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Research explores whether the eye influenced the development of language

Eyes provide us with most information about the surrounding world. Yet, the eye, especially that of a human, enables not only to receive stimuli but also to transfer this information outside.

9 Jan 2023

Orally administered insulin tablet powered by chemical micromotors

For the millions of people living with diabetes, insulin is a life-saving drug. Unlike many other medicines, though, insulin cannot be easily delivered by swallowing a pill - it needs to be injected under the skin with a syringe or pump.

9 Jan 2023

Does the immunization order of vaccine types influence the efficacy of heterologous prime-boost vaccination, especially mRNA and protein-based vaccines?

A new study aimed to analyze whether the order of immunization of vaccine types impacted the efficacy of a heterologous prime-boost vaccination strategy.

6 Jan 2023

Study shows angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 decoy protein as a promising anti-SARS-CoV-2 agent

Researchers presented a microbody recombinant decoy protein with high affinity to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as an option for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment.

5 Jan 2023

Old antibiotic nitroxoline suggested as a treatment for MPOX

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers in Germany investigated the effectiveness of the antibiotic nitroxoline against the currently circulating mpox viruses, previously called monkeypox virus (MPXV). This antibiotic has been used in Europe for about fifty years and has been proven effective in fighting biofilm infections.

3 Jan 2023

Viral short RNAs detected in SARS-CoV-2 RNA transcriptome

Researchers analyzed the ribonucleic acid (RNA) transcriptome associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and SARS-CoV-1-infected human cells.

3 Jan 2023

New method records gene activity patterns and presence of proteins across tissues

A new method can illuminate the identities and activities of cells throughout an organ or a tumor at unprecedented resolution, according to a study co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and the New York Genome Center.

2 Jan 2023

New technology may help figure out what’s wrong with you

Some people do such smart and difficult things that it's hard to see what in the world they might have to do with you and me, so we just shrug them off. But that's often the wrong response.

29 Dec 2022

Researchers unravel how cells use their sense of touch to make decisions during embryogenesis

A research team at the Cluster of Excellence Physics of Life of TU Dresden and the University of California, Santa Barbara, reveals how cells sense their mechanical environment as they build tissues during embryogenesis.

28 Dec 2022

3D neutron tomography reveals water diffusion across the bone material

What keeps bones able to remodel themselves and stay healthy? A team from Charité Berlin has discovered clues to the key function of non-collagen protein compounds and how they help bone cells react to external load.

22 Dec 2022

EKF launches handheld veterinary lactate analyzer

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From EKF Diagnostics 22 Dec 2022

UMass Amherst microbiologist receives NIH grant to develop more effective treatments for tuberculosis

A microbiologist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a National Institutes of Health grant to support research aimed ultimately at developing new, more effective treatments for tuberculosis (TB).

21 Dec 2022

New method uses artificial DNA to target and kill cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have used artificial DNA to target and kill cancer cells in a completely new way.

21 Dec 2022

Using 3D patient tumor avatars to guide cancer treatment decisions

At any time, most cancer patients are receiving a treatment that does not significantly benefit them while enduring bodily and financial toxicity.

20 Dec 2022

Safety and immunogenicity of the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-containing bivalent booster mRNA-1273.222

Researchers evaluated the immunogenicity and safety of the COVID-19 bivalent mRNA vaccine mRNA-1273.222 and tested the neutralizing ability of the two bivalent vaccines — mRNA-1273.222 and mRNA-1273.214 — against the newly emergent Omicron subvariants.

19 Dec 2022

mRNA vaccine methodologies: Production, value and spectrometer use

To be decided by the editor

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 16 Dec 2022

Research reveals that a viral toxin may contribute to the severity of COVID-19

Researchers determine whether the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein influences endothelial and epithelial barrier dysfunction and vascular leakage.

14 Dec 2022

The therapeutic effects and safety of psychedelics

Psychedelics are reported to have rapid-onset and long-lasting therapeutic benefits after a single or few doses.

14 Dec 2022

Vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity associated with reduction of all-cause mortality, cancer, and cardiovascular mortality

Researchers investigated the health-enhancing effects of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity if incorporated into the daily lives of non-exercisers unable to indulge in vigorous physical activity.

13 Dec 2022

Novel wearable device can monitor physiological parameters associated with heart failure in real-time

There are about 64 million cases of heart failure worldwide. According to the American Heart Association, 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart failure and that number is estimated to increase to 8 million by 2030.

12 Dec 2022