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COVID vaccines generate antibodies in saliva

Researchers in the United States and Canada have conducted a study showing that the vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) generate local antibody responses in the salivary gland that are independent of the systemic immune response.

5 Aug 2021

Lipid blast shield protects natural killer cells and also some cancer cells

A newly discovered fat 'shield' that prevents natural killer cells from being destroyed by their own deadly biological weapons also allows some cancer cells to evade an immune system attack, a study at Columbia University has found.

3 Aug 2021

Researchers develop a new way to detect placenta accreta spectrum disorder during pregnancy

Researchers from UCLA and Cedars-Sinai have developed a new way to detect a potentially life-threatening condition that can occur during pregnancy.

3 Aug 2021

ICTER scientists improve the precision of cornea imaging using a non-invasive method

Until recently, researchers could mainly observe the eye cornea through a close microscope contact with living, or dead cells.

29 Jul 2021

Innovative testing platform could enable more precise, personalized immunotherapy

An innovative testing platform that more closely mimics what cancer encounters in the body may allow for more precise, personalized therapies by enabling the rapid study of multiple therapeutic combinations against tumor cells.

22 Jul 2021

Protein involved in cell migration offers clues to cancer metastases

A protein involved in making cells move offers a clue to how certain types of cancer metastasize and develop into secondary tumors, according to new research from the University of Warwick.

21 Jul 2021

Research reveals clues to how a molecule improves appearance of surgery scars

Surgical scars treated with a molecule called alphaCT1 showed a long-term improvement in appearance when compared to control scars, according to multicenter, controlled Phase II clinical trials - a finding that could help surgeons improve patient outcomes.

20 Jul 2021

Study finds sex differences in astrocyte-mediated synaptic connectivity during brain development

During development, brain cells may find different ways to connect with each other based on sex, according to researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

19 Jul 2021

Researchers discover new genetic driver of autism and other developmental disorders

A research group including Kobe University's Professor TAKUMI Toru (also a Senior Visiting Scientist at RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research) and Assistant Professor TAMADA Kota, both of the Physiology Division in the Graduate School of Medicine, has revealed a causal gene (Necdin, NDN) in autism model mice that have the chromosomal abnormality called copy number variation.

9 Jul 2021

Non-toxic derivative of tetanus neurotoxin may help treat depression, neurodegenerative diseases

Depression has been treated traditionally with inhibitors of serotonin reuptake in the central nervous system.

9 Jul 2021

New technique provides deep tissue high-resolution images 100 to 1,000 times faster than other techniques

The new system, identified as DEEP, overcomes previous challenges with deep tissue microscopy and may revolutionize imaging methodology.

7 Jul 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates in the salivary glands, study finds

In Brazil, researchers at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates in the salivary glands.

6 Jul 2021

Research reveals the role of dopamine in how songbirds learn complex new sounds

Neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have demonstrated in new research that dopamine plays a key role in how songbirds learn complex new sounds.

5 Jul 2021

Novel optical device could open new avenues in advanced microscopy

What if a microscope allowed us to explore the 3D microcosm of blood vessels, nerves, and cancer cells instantaneously in virtual reality? What if it could provide views from multiple directions in real time without physically moving the specimen and worked up to 100 times faster than current technology?

1 Jul 2021

Breakthrough method for tracking mRNA molecules with fluorescence

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in developing a method to label mRNA molecules, and thereby follow, in real time, their path through cells, using a microscope - without affecting their properties or subsequent activity.

30 Jun 2021

New neuronal circuit may help control which sensory information is relayed to the auditory cortex

A team of neuroscientists at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology led by Baher Ibrahim and Dr. Daniel Llano published a study in eLife that furthers our understanding of how the brain perceives everyday sensory inputs.

30 Jun 2021

Researchers show how Covid-19 changes the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells

Using real-time deformability cytometry, researchers at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin in Erlangen were able to show for the first time: Covid-19 significantly changes the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells - sometimes over months.

29 Jun 2021

Advanced X-ray technology provides a viable pipeline for multiscale whole brain imaging

Researchers at the University of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have leveraged existing advanced X-ray microscopy techniques to bridge the gap between MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and electron microscopy imaging, providing a viable pipeline for multiscale whole brain imaging within the same brain.

29 Jun 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces accumulation of lipids and N-proteins

Scientists from the Netherlands and the US recently studied the localization of the SARS-CoV-2 proteins in postmortem lung tissues of COVID-19 patients and in SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero cells that were processed identically. The research is posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, prior to peer review.

29 Jun 2021

SARS-CoV-2 test in 20 minutes with FISH

A collaboration from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick has led to research into a novel method of viral detection through rapid fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in order to effectively detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus within 20 minutes.

29 Jun 2021

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COVID vaccines generate antibodies in saliva

Lipid blast shield protects natural killer cells and also some cancer cells

Researchers develop a new way to detect placenta accreta spectrum disorder during pregnancy

ICTER scientists improve the precision of cornea imaging using a non-invasive method

Innovative testing platform could enable more precise, personalized immunotherapy

Protein involved in cell migration offers clues to cancer metastases

Research reveals clues to how a molecule improves appearance of surgery scars

Study finds sex differences in astrocyte-mediated synaptic connectivity during brain development

Researchers discover new genetic driver of autism and other developmental disorders

Non-toxic derivative of tetanus neurotoxin may help treat depression, neurodegenerative diseases

New technique provides deep tissue high-resolution images 100 to 1,000 times faster than other techniques

SARS-CoV-2 infects and replicates in the salivary glands, study finds

Research reveals the role of dopamine in how songbirds learn complex new sounds

Novel optical device could open new avenues in advanced microscopy

Breakthrough method for tracking mRNA molecules with fluorescence

New neuronal circuit may help control which sensory information is relayed to the auditory cortex

Researchers show how Covid-19 changes the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells

Advanced X-ray technology provides a viable pipeline for multiscale whole brain imaging

SARS-CoV-2 infection induces accumulation of lipids and N-proteins

SARS-CoV-2 test in 20 minutes with FISH

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