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Study provides a new depth of resolution to understand single gene disorders

Traditionally, geneticists divide disorders into "simple," where a single gene mutation causes disease, or complex, where mutations in many genes contribute modest amounts. A new study suggests that the truth is somewhere in between.

12 Oct 2020

Dynamic map reveals how cells fight microbes and preserve memory for future infections

Researchers have charted the activity of tens of thousands of genes in mouse immune cells over the course of an infection.

12 Oct 2020

COVID-19 susceptibility is independent of age, research shows

Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by SARS-CoV-2. However, development of symptoms, progression of the disease, and mortality are age-dependent.

12 Oct 2020

Study elucidates the role of ERβ in growth of skeletal muscle in female mice

Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan generated mice lacking the estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) gene, both fiber-specific and muscle stem cell-specific, which resulted in abnormalities in the growth and regeneration of skeletal muscle in female mice.

12 Oct 2020

Optimizing allocation of future COVID-19 vaccine can double effectiveness

In anticipation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine deployment, the Australian and US researchers utilized an age-structured mathematical model to appraise the potential benefits of optimizing age-specific dose allocation for suppressing SARS-CoV-2 transmission – and reaffirmed the notion that vaccination alone may be inadequate to achieve herd immunity in some settings. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

12 Oct 2020

Powerful antimicrobial molecules engineered from toxic proteins in wasp venom

A team led by scientists in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has engineered powerful new antimicrobial molecules from toxic proteins found in wasp venom.

12 Oct 2020

Computational biology algorithm could help optimize culture conditions required for cell therapy

Cellular therapy is a powerful strategy to produce patient-specific, personalised cells to treat many diseases, including heart disease and neurological disorders.

12 Oct 2020

Nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results in mice

With promising vaccines comes a new candidate that has shown potent pre-clinical immune responses. The vaccine, developed by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), induced a potent T-cell response at the mucus layer of the lungs, including killer CD8+ T-cells, which can recognize and kill virally infected cells.

12 Oct 2020

UniSA researchers are one step closer to finding new biomarker for osteoarthritis

University of South Australia researchers are a step closer to finding a new biomarker for osteoarthritis, a painful condition which affects more than two million Australians and costs the country an estimated $23 billion a year.

12 Oct 2020

Intelligent robotic system to make colonoscopy easier for doctors

Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to guide a medical device into the body.

12 Oct 2020

People with pandemic-related stress show least engagement at work

As COVID-19 cases surged this spring, the pandemic led some people more than others to ponder their own mortality. A new study in China and the United States suggests that these people were the ones who showed the highest levels of stress and the least engagement at work.

12 Oct 2020

With Senate control at stake, Trump and COVID haunt Ernst’s fight to keep her seat

The week that Iowa reported its 90,000th confirmed case of COVID-19, Sen. Joni Ernst sat behind a plexiglass partition and told a debate audience watching from home what she thinks about masks.

12 Oct 2020

COVID takes challenge of tracking infectious college students to new level

As the return of college students to campuses has fueled as many as 3,000 COVID-19 cases a day, keeping track of them is a logistical nightmare for local health departments and colleges.

12 Oct 2020

COVID stalks Montana town already saddled with asbestos disease

Like thousands of people from Libby and Lincoln County in the far northwestern corner of Montana, the 61-year-old Fahland has scarred lungs after years of breathing in asbestos fibers from dust and soil contaminated by the town's now-defunct plant that produced vermiculite, a mineral used in insulation and gardening.

12 Oct 2020

Research News and Research

Study provides a new depth of resolution to understand single gene disorders

Dynamic map reveals how cells fight microbes and preserve memory for future infections

COVID-19 susceptibility is independent of age, research shows

Study elucidates the role of ERβ in growth of skeletal muscle in female mice

Optimizing allocation of future COVID-19 vaccine can double effectiveness

Powerful antimicrobial molecules engineered from toxic proteins in wasp venom

Computational biology algorithm could help optimize culture conditions required for cell therapy

Nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine shows promising results in mice

UniSA researchers are one step closer to finding new biomarker for osteoarthritis

Intelligent robotic system to make colonoscopy easier for doctors

People with pandemic-related stress show least engagement at work

With Senate control at stake, Trump and COVID haunt Ernst’s fight to keep her seat

COVID takes challenge of tracking infectious college students to new level

COVID stalks Montana town already saddled with asbestos disease

Researchers develop online game to tackle the deluge of coronavirus misinformation

HIV self-tests improve "door-to-door" testing campaigns

Gene variations that regulate dopamine levels in the brain may influence mobility of elderly, frail adults

Researchers identify new mechanism underlying the progression of FAP-associated Desmoid tumor

Mothers who report increased insomnia symptoms have higher levels of acute COVID-19 anxiety

New research provides a possible pathway to reduce off-the-job player misconduct

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