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Phage-like particle system provides a platform for quick and easy vaccine generation

In this study, researchers report on the development of a monovalent lambda PLP-based vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 or MERS-Cov through decoration with the spike RBD proteins from either virus.

11 Nov 2021

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 remdesivir resistance in an immunocompromised patient

A research group from the US (led by experts from Yale University School of Medicine) recently presented a case of an immunocompromised female patient with acquired deficiency of B lymphocytes who subsequently developed a protracted course of the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

10 Nov 2021

Newly discovered RNA molecule protects mice from emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that an RNA molecule that stimulates the body's early antiviral defense system can protect mice from a range of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants.

10 Nov 2021

UArizona researchers get closer to developing a safe, effective non-opioid pain reliever

Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are closer to developing a safe and effective non-opioid pain reliever after a study showed that a new compound they created reduces the sensation of pain by regulating a biological channel linked to pain.

10 Nov 2021

Whole senome sequencing can effectively secure a diagnosis for people with rare diseases

A world-first scientific study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown that whole genome sequencing can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare diseases investigated to date and could deliver enormous benefits across the NHS.

10 Nov 2021

Researchers uncover new genetic link to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the accumulation of fat in the liver unrelated to alcohol abuse or other liver diseases. It is often associated with obesity and diabetes and is considered a manifestation of metabolic syndrome.

10 Nov 2021

New method of stem cell transplantation may eliminate the need for radiation or chemotherapy

Studying mice, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a method of stem cell transplantation that does not require radiation or chemotherapy.

10 Nov 2021

Cancer drugs could be repurposed as potential therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Existing and emerging cancer drugs could be repurposed as therapies to be tested in clinical trials for people at genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in Science Advances.

10 Nov 2021

Identifying an important protein for motor coordination

News-Medical speaks to Professor Jorge Ruas about how he has identified an important protein involved in motor coordination.

10 Nov 2021

Cell-based viral replication system for screening of SARS-CoV-2 drugs

The current study reports a SARS-CoV-2 replicon system within stable cell lines that can be cultured with ease in a standard biosafety level 2 laboratory.

10 Nov 2021

Ion channel mechanosensor plays a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing

PIEZO1, an ion channel mechanosensor found within cells, has been revealed to play a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.

10 Nov 2021

New epigenetic editing technique may advance the treatment of many diseases

Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer are just some of the disorders associated with specific genes not "turning on" and "turning off" as they should.

9 Nov 2021

Retinoid therapy improves vision in mice with Usher syndrome

Using data generated from patients and mice with genetic mutation for the disorder Usher syndrome, researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health's National Eye Institute, and National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, documented the natural history of vision impairment in patients and identified the cell mechanism behind progressive vision loss.

9 Nov 2021

Researchers investigate how intestinal bacteria distribute metabolic products in membrane vesicles

Bacteria in the intestine pack a wide spectrum of their biomolecules into small capsules. These are transported via the bloodstream to various organs in the body and even absorbed and processed by nerve cells in the brain.

9 Nov 2021

Neurons needed for brain connections unfold at different speeds

Scientists at UNIGE show that during development, the different populations of neurons needed for connections between brain areas share similar genetic programs, but which unfold at different speeds.

9 Nov 2021

Proton therapy used for the first time in Switzerland to treat lung cancer

Today a 60-year-old patient suffering from lung cancer received proton beam therapy, a medical procedure where positively charged particles are precisely targeted at the tumor. This is the first time this type of radiotherapy has been used for lung cancer treatment in Switzerland.

9 Nov 2021

New computer program can read any genome sequence and decipher its genetic code

Yekaterina "Kate" Shulgina was a first year student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, looking for a short computational biology project so she could check the requirement off her program in systems biology. She wondered how genetic code, once thought to be universal, could evolve and change.

9 Nov 2021

Genetic News and Research

Phage-like particle system provides a platform for quick and easy vaccine generation

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 remdesivir resistance in an immunocompromised patient

Newly discovered RNA molecule protects mice from emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants

UArizona researchers get closer to developing a safe, effective non-opioid pain reliever

Whole senome sequencing can effectively secure a diagnosis for people with rare diseases

Researchers uncover new genetic link to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

New method of stem cell transplantation may eliminate the need for radiation or chemotherapy

Cancer drugs could be repurposed as potential therapies for Alzheimer's disease

Identifying an important protein for motor coordination

Cell-based viral replication system for screening of SARS-CoV-2 drugs

Ion channel mechanosensor plays a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing

New epigenetic editing technique may advance the treatment of many diseases

Retinoid therapy improves vision in mice with Usher syndrome

Researchers investigate how intestinal bacteria distribute metabolic products in membrane vesicles

Neurons needed for brain connections unfold at different speeds

Proton therapy used for the first time in Switzerland to treat lung cancer

New computer program can read any genome sequence and decipher its genetic code

Scientists discover gene responsible for doubling the risk of respiratory failure from COVID-19

Multiplex network offers a systematic approach to study rare, uncharacterized diseases

Novel study aims to develop personalized treatment for triple-negative breast cancer

eBook: Using iPSCs models for human disease research and drug discovery eBook

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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