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Study shows BCG vaccine provides no protection against SARS-CoV-2 in mice and hamsters

Researchers investigated the effectiveness of the BCG vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infections using three animal models.

23 Feb 2022

Omicron neutralizing titers after third BNT162b2 dose are persistent

The new study, published in the journal Cell Host and Microbe, also finds that the neutralization against Omicron remains robust at four months after the third dose of the BNT162b2 vaccine.

22 Feb 2022

Study investigates the prevalence risk of familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common type of heart failure in the United States, was found to have a familial etiology in 30 percent of individuals diagnosed with DCM, and the overall risk for a family member of developing DCM was nearly 20 percent by the age of 80, according to a family-based, cross-sectional study published in JAMA.

22 Feb 2022

Poor sleep increases severity of viral respiratory infections including COVID-19

A new study explores the risk of respiratory infection with poor sleep in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

22 Feb 2022

TGen and Deepcell collaborate to employ AI-based technology to classify and isolate diseased cells

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, is partnering with a Silicon Valley firm to become one of the first research institutes in the world to employ a new Artificial Intelligence-powered imaging and sorting technology to classify and isolate individual diseased cells.

22 Feb 2022

Obesity may negatively affect kidney function in women with type 2 diabetes

Obesity may negatively affect kidneys function in people with type 2 diabetes, particularly in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

22 Feb 2022

Novel platform can become a potential approach for personalized cancer treatments

Killing cancer cells without affecting surrounding normal cells is the most desirable approach for targeted cancer therapy. However, it cannot be easily achieved due to the similarities in the properties between normal and cancer cells.

22 Feb 2022

New method to develop nanoengineered bacteria for photothermal cancer immunotheranostics

There is substantial interest regarding the understanding and designing of nanoengineered bacteria to combat various fatal cancerous diseases.

22 Feb 2022

A blood test proves to be highly accurate in detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease

A blood test developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has proven highly accurate in detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease in a study involving nearly 500 patients from across three continents, providing further evidence that the test should be considered for routine screening and diagnosis.

22 Feb 2022

Cellular automata imaging-based classification of SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new preprint classified and grouped SARS-CoV-2 variants based on their cellular automata imaging images and Hamming distances, to determine viral evolutions.

22 Feb 2022

Research shows the impact of accessory genes deletion in SARS-CoV-2 evolution

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers investigated the effect of genetic variability based on accessory gene deletions on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission and the clinical severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

22 Feb 2022

Global SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence distribution in early COVID-19

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers evaluated the temporal spread and geographic distribution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) genomic variants.

21 Feb 2022

Researchers discover how pre-transplant chemotherapy facilitates the replacement of microglial cells

More than 50,000 bone marrow-derived stem cell transplants are performed worldwide each year to treat a wide range of conditions, including brain diseases.

21 Feb 2022

Monitoring rise of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater using genome sequencing

Researchers conduct genomic wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 following the emergence of the Alpha and Delta variants in the United Kingdom.

21 Feb 2022

Cedars-Sinai experts review the past decade of research on women's heart health

A new collection of scientific articles published today shines a light on the differences between men and women when it comes to heart health.

21 Feb 2022

Intervention during the first five weeks of life prevents autism symptoms from ever developing in mice

Timing is key when treating developmental disorders. Blocking an overactive signaling pathway during the first five weeks of life prevents autism symptoms from ever developing in mice, according to new research published in JNeurosci.

21 Feb 2022

The logic that controls gene regulation in human cells discovered

A research group at the University of Helsinki has discovered the logic that controls gene regulation in human cells. In the future, this new knowledge can be applied to, for example, investigating cancers and other genetic diseases.

21 Feb 2022

First study in North America uses genetic testing to identify people at risk of heart disease

Dignity Health in Arizona is launching the first research study in North America in which genetic testing is used to identify men and women at risk of developing heart disease based on the makeup of their DNA.

21 Feb 2022

Emergence of new HIV variant underscores importance of monitoring virus mutations

A new study published in the journal Science reported the presence of a subtype-B variant of HIV-1 with remarkably high virulence, circulating in the Netherlands during the past two decades.

20 Feb 2022

N-glycosylation blockers reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new Virology study shows that the N-glycosylation pattern of SARS-CoV-2 is crucial to normal spike activity.

20 Feb 2022

Genetic News and Research

Study shows BCG vaccine provides no protection against SARS-CoV-2 in mice and hamsters

Omicron neutralizing titers after third BNT162b2 dose are persistent

Study investigates the prevalence risk of familial dilated cardiomyopathy

Poor sleep increases severity of viral respiratory infections including COVID-19

TGen and Deepcell collaborate to employ AI-based technology to classify and isolate diseased cells

Obesity may negatively affect kidney function in women with type 2 diabetes

Novel platform can become a potential approach for personalized cancer treatments

New method to develop nanoengineered bacteria for photothermal cancer immunotheranostics

A blood test proves to be highly accurate in detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease

Cellular automata imaging-based classification of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Research shows the impact of accessory genes deletion in SARS-CoV-2 evolution

Global SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequence distribution in early COVID-19

Researchers discover how pre-transplant chemotherapy facilitates the replacement of microglial cells

Monitoring rise of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater using genome sequencing

Cedars-Sinai experts review the past decade of research on women's heart health

Intervention during the first five weeks of life prevents autism symptoms from ever developing in mice

The logic that controls gene regulation in human cells discovered

First study in North America uses genetic testing to identify people at risk of heart disease

Emergence of new HIV variant underscores importance of monitoring virus mutations

N-glycosylation blockers reduce SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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