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Experimental model reveals possible causes and treatments for long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers characterized long-term pulmonary consequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) mouse-adapted strain (MA10) infection in BALB/c laboratory mice.

11 Jul 2022

New data on duration of protection afforded by natural SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers investigated the immune protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) natural reinfection.

11 Jul 2022

Study highlights need to prioritize immunocompromised COVID patients

In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published on the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) website, researchers evaluated whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected immunocompromised individuals are at a higher risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death.

10 Jul 2022

Salk professor wins $2 million to gain better understanding of cassava genetics

Research Professor Todd Michael will receive nearly $2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to sequence the genomes of multiple lineages of the cassava plant, a large starchy root vegetable also known as yuca root consumed in more than 80 countries around the world.

8 Jul 2022

Revolutionary technology identifies molecular alterations in failing hearts at single-cell resolution

Imagine, if scientists had a map of the heart, so granular in its accuracy that it even profiled details of the heart at the cellular level.

8 Jul 2022

Study illustrates how the use of whole exome sequencing can better predict treatment response

Immunotherapies, such as immune checkpoint inhibitors, have transformed the treatment of advanced stage cancers.

8 Jul 2022

Moffitt researchers discover how YAP1 protein contributes to angiogenesis in cancers

The formation of new blood vessels, also known as angiogenesis, is critical to the development and progression of cancer.

8 Jul 2022

Study finds microglia to be responsible for neuronal death in a mitochondrial disease animal model

Microglia, a type of central nervous system cell, is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological symptoms related to this mitochondrial disease.

8 Jul 2022

New non-invasive treatment for patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression and dementia

A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) and City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered that the electrical stimulation of the eye surface can alleviate depression-like symptoms and improve cognitive function in animal models.

8 Jul 2022

Disrupting genes in the yeast Pichia pastori to increase its secretory production of useful proteins

A collaboration including researchers from Kobe University, University of Tokyo and Tohoku University has successfully identified and disrupted genes in the yeast Pichia pastoris (1) in order to increase its secretory production of useful proteins (2).

8 Jul 2022

High prevalence of persistent cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered patients according to new study

Scientists recently conducted a study on community-dwelling adults to determine the prevalence and risk factors of long-term cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered individuals.

8 Jul 2022

The strength and breadth of antibody responses elicited by hybrid immunity to COVID-19 vaccination or infection alone

Researchers assessed neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 after receiving one dose of vaccine.

8 Jul 2022

Diabetes not strongly associated with in-hospital COVID mortality

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the association between diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes) and mortality among patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at multiple centers in Canada and Denmark.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers unravel mechanism that underlies failure of staph vaccine trials

For the most part, the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is common and harmless, posing no threat to humans with whom they coexist.

7 Jul 2022

What is the monkeypox transmission risk in metropolitan areas?

A new study discusses the possible patterns of spread of monkeypox, and strategies to contain such transmission.

7 Jul 2022

Novel COVID-19 antibody delivery approach advances to clinical trials

Under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) funded program, a novel COVID-19 antibody delivery approach has advanced to clinical trials.

7 Jul 2022

Knowledge of HIV Pol polyprotein's structure could spur the development of new therapies

In a discovery that could spur the development of new therapies for more than 40 million HIV patients worldwide, scientists from Rutgers University and the Salk Institute determined the molecular structure of the HIV Pol polyprotein, a protein that plays a critical role in helping the virus propagate itself and spread throughout the body.

7 Jul 2022

Laboratory News and Research

Experimental model reveals possible causes and treatments for long-COVID

New data on duration of protection afforded by natural SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study highlights need to prioritize immunocompromised COVID patients

Salk professor wins $2 million to gain better understanding of cassava genetics

Revolutionary technology identifies molecular alterations in failing hearts at single-cell resolution

Study illustrates how the use of whole exome sequencing can better predict treatment response

Moffitt researchers discover how YAP1 protein contributes to angiogenesis in cancers

Study finds microglia to be responsible for neuronal death in a mitochondrial disease animal model

New non-invasive treatment for patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression and dementia

Disrupting genes in the yeast Pichia pastori to increase its secretory production of useful proteins

High prevalence of persistent cardiovascular symptoms in COVID-19 recovered patients according to new study

The strength and breadth of antibody responses elicited by hybrid immunity to COVID-19 vaccination or infection alone

Diabetes not strongly associated with in-hospital COVID mortality

Researchers unravel mechanism that underlies failure of staph vaccine trials

What is the monkeypox transmission risk in metropolitan areas?

Novel COVID-19 antibody delivery approach advances to clinical trials

Knowledge of HIV Pol polyprotein's structure could spur the development of new therapies

Household overcrowding found to be a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and strep skin

Novel gene-based therapies for sickle cell disease rely on finding the right mouse for the job

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