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GSK-3 inhibitors show promise in treating coronavirus infections

Researchers in the United States have suggested a new approach to treating infection with coronaviruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

23 Feb 2021

Glycan switch may explain why SARS-CoV-2 causes such variable symptoms

Researchers in Portugal have provided evidence that might explain why infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes mild or even asymptomatic illness in some individuals, but severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in others.

23 Feb 2021

Limiting the release of fat into the bloodstream during heart failure could help improve outcomes

University of Alberta researchers have found that limiting the amount of fat the body releases into the bloodstream from fat cells during heart failure could help improve outcomes for patients.

23 Feb 2021

New rapid diagnostic tests can differentiate between COVID-19 variants and multiple viruses

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have developed two new rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 - one to detect COVID-19 variants and one to help differentiate with other illnesses that have COVID-19-like symptoms.

23 Feb 2021

Researchers develop models to predict epidemics of yellow fever, other mosquito-borne diseases

Yellow fever was the first human disease to have a licensed vaccine and has long been considered important to an understanding of how epidemics happen and should be combated.

23 Feb 2021

New gene-editing tool enables programming of sequential cuts over time

Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new gene-editing technique that allows for the programming of sequential cuts -- or edits -- over time.

23 Feb 2021

MUSC physician wins $9.9 million contract to run trials for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium

Susan Dorman, M.D., an infectious disease physician at the Medical University of South Carolina, was recently awarded a 10-year, $9.9 million contract by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to run trials for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium.

23 Feb 2021

Hormone known to prevent weight gain can help maintain healthy muscles in mice

A new study suggests that a hormone known to prevent weight gain and normalize metabolism can also help maintain healthy muscles in mice.

23 Feb 2021

'Phage therapy' helps treat mice infected with multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Using viruses instead of antibiotics to tame troublesome drug-resistant bacteria is a promising strategy, known as bacteriophage or "phage therapy."

23 Feb 2021

New AI algorithm to fully automate the artificial pancreas system

Diabetes is on the rise worldwide. It is a permanent condition that requires care over a life time. To help manage it, an artificial pancreas system, which automatically measures blood sugar levels to infuse the appropriate amount of insulin into the blood, has now become smarter thanks to AI learning.

23 Feb 2021

Study identifies potential therapeutic target for treatment of Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease is caused by a mutation in the Huntingtin gene (HTT), which appears in adults and features motor, cognitive and psychiatric alterations.

23 Feb 2021

Researchers study how seasons influence the brain function

A Finnish research group has studied how seasons influence the function of the brain. Researchers at the Turku PET Centre showed that the length of daylight affects the opioid receptors, which in turn regulates the mood we experience.

23 Feb 2021

Covid strikes clergy as they comfort pandemic’s sick and dying

The Rev. Jose Luis Garayoa survived typhoid fever, malaria, a kidnapping and the Ebola crisis as a missionary in Sierra Leone, only to die of Covid-19 after tending to the people of his Texas church who were sick from the virus and the grieving family members of those who died.

23 Feb 2021

Calling all vaccinators: Closing the next gap in Covid supply and demand

Beating back Covid right now comes down to balancing supply and demand.

23 Feb 2021

After billions of dollars and dozens of wartime declarations, why are vaccines still in short supply?

The U.S. government has invested billions of dollars in manufacturing, used a wartime act dozens of times to boost supplies and yet there's still not enough covid vaccine on the way to meet demand — or even the government's own goals for national immunization.

23 Feb 2021

Researchers develop nanoceutical mask fabric that prevents SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Researchers at S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences in West Bengal found that a nanoceutical fabric, which is comfortable, washable, and anti-microbial, can prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

23 Feb 2021

Incidence of cardiometabolic and pulmonary events in UK has lowered due to COVID-19

A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and other institutions recently analyzed extensive data collected by NHS England to reveal any association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and cardiometabolic or respiratory events.

23 Feb 2021

mRNA Therapeutics – Analytical and Bioanalytical Characterization

NewsMed interviews Anette Bak from AstraZeneca about her research on developments in mRNA therapeutics that she will present at Pittcon 2021.

From Pittcon 23 Feb 2021

Could rotavirus vaccine platforms aid in the immunization campaign against SARS-CoV-2?

The study began with the generation of recombinant (r)SA11 rotaviruses, into which segment 7 modified RNAs were introduced. These encoded sequences for the non-structural protein NSP3 and some parts of the viral spike.

23 Feb 2021

Scientists identify new compound that reverses ALS neuron damage

Northwestern University scientists have identified the first compound that eliminates the ongoing degeneration of upper motor neurons that become diseased and are a key contributor to ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a swift and fatal neurodegenerative disease that paralyzes its victims.

23 Feb 2021

Research News and Research

GSK-3 inhibitors show promise in treating coronavirus infections

Glycan switch may explain why SARS-CoV-2 causes such variable symptoms

Limiting the release of fat into the bloodstream during heart failure could help improve outcomes

New rapid diagnostic tests can differentiate between COVID-19 variants and multiple viruses

Researchers develop models to predict epidemics of yellow fever, other mosquito-borne diseases

New gene-editing tool enables programming of sequential cuts over time

MUSC physician wins $9.9 million contract to run trials for the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium

Hormone known to prevent weight gain can help maintain healthy muscles in mice

'Phage therapy' helps treat mice infected with multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

New AI algorithm to fully automate the artificial pancreas system

Study identifies potential therapeutic target for treatment of Huntington's disease

Researchers study how seasons influence the brain function

Covid strikes clergy as they comfort pandemic’s sick and dying

Calling all vaccinators: Closing the next gap in Covid supply and demand

After billions of dollars and dozens of wartime declarations, why are vaccines still in short supply?

Researchers develop nanoceutical mask fabric that prevents SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Incidence of cardiometabolic and pulmonary events in UK has lowered due to COVID-19

mRNA Therapeutics – Analytical and Bioanalytical Characterization

Could rotavirus vaccine platforms aid in the immunization campaign against SARS-CoV-2?

Scientists identify new compound that reverses ALS neuron damage

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