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Study shows potential inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by natural phytochemicals

A new study assessed the molecular dynamics of potentially active natural phytochemicals to target the SARS-CoV-2 main protease.

29 Mar 2022

Viewpoint explains how T cell testing can help research on population-level SARS-CoV-2 adaptive immunity and inform public health policies

A recent viewpoint illustrated that evaluating T cell responses to COVID-19 is essential to inform public health initiatives.

29 Mar 2022

NTU-developed coating for probiotics ensures effective delivery of beneficial bacteria into the intestine

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed probiotics with a unique edible coating that ensures the beneficial bacteria successfully reach the intestine once they are ingested.

25 Mar 2022

Study finds methylene blue is a low-micromolar inhibitor of the the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and ACE2 interaction

A new study has focussed on screening and identification of possible SMIs of this PPI for COVID-19.

25 Mar 2022

Researchers identify microbial cooperation as one of the causes of drug tolerance

The treatment of fungal infections is often hampered by fungal pathogens that do not respond, or are tolerant, against anti-fungal drugs.

23 Mar 2022

The obstacles to developing high-throughput 3D wound healing models

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Glauco Souza and Linda Boekestijn about their work in the wound healing space and how they devised a new high throughput 3D model for would healing.

From PromoCell 22 Mar 2022

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 allosteric binders found to be effective against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers reported a hybrid approach comprising computational models and high throughput screening to discover allosteric ACE2 binders inhibiting viral replication without interrupting ACE2 renal, pulmonary, immune, and cardiovascular functions.

22 Mar 2022

New test greatly simplifies the diagnosis of allergies

Although allergies are widespread, their diagnosis is complex and, depending on the type of allergy, the prospects of success with therapy are not always clear.

21 Mar 2022

The importance of the endosomal pathway for SARS-CoV-2 entry

Researchers demonstrated that combined inhibition of cell-surface-based and endosomal pathways completely blocked SARS-CoV-2 entry into mammalian cells.

21 Mar 2022

New discovery points to potential drug targets for ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

New research from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine finds that patients with ASXL1-mutant chronic myelomonocytic leukemia - an uncommon type of cancer of the bone marrow - have distinctive epigenetic changes that can activate harmful genes and cause the cancer to grow faster.

18 Mar 2022

Clinical utility of Roche assays determined utilizing samples from participants enrolled in a phase 2 trial of the mRNA-1273 vaccine

Researchers quantified the humoral immune response against the mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine using commercially available high throughput assays.

17 Mar 2022

Lateral flow assays: The possibilities beyond COVID-19

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Andre Alfaro from nanoComposix (now a Fortis Life Sciences company) about the possibilities lateral flow assays offer in the post-covid healthscape.

From nanoComposix 17 Mar 2022

Transcription factors work together to drive cancer cell proliferation

Scientists have discovered that a well-established cancer cell transcription factor and its newly identified co-factor work together to drive cancer cell proliferation, according to findings published in Science Advances.

16 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infection model generated from human tonsil epithelial organoids

Researchers evaluate the feasibility of tonsil epithelial cell-derived organoids as an ex vivo model for studying SARS-CoV-2 infection.

15 Mar 2022

Sustainable material-based biosensors for SARS-CoV-2 detection

Researchers conducted a brief review on biosensors based on sustainable materials for SARS-CoV-2 detection.

15 Mar 2022

In silico screening and testing of FDA approved drugs inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein cleavage

Researchers screened 5,000 Food and Drug Association-approved drugs to identify repurposed drugs targeting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein cleavage at both S1/S2 boundary and S2’.

11 Mar 2022

The Nucleic Acid Experts – Certified Twice!

BioEcho Life Sciences receives two important hallmarks for its quality management – DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN ISO 13485:2016.

From BioEcho Life Sciences GmbH 10 Mar 2022

Study reveals differential blood glycoprotein profiles in symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

A new study used glycoprotein profiling technology platform that couples high-resolution LC-MS for glycoprotein analysis in regards to COVID-19.

9 Mar 2022

Identification of a rapid test for SARS-CoV-2 neutralization via antibodies and nanobodies

Researchers presented a technique called rapid in vitro inhibition assay (RIVIA), whereby potential SARS-CoV-2 antibody and nanobody candidates can be rapidly screened.

8 Mar 2022

Current and future perspectives of mRNA technology

New research reports on the current and future perspectives on messenger ribonucleic acid technology, the platform on which the first successful COVID-19 vaccine was based.