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Report: Less than half of children with sickle cell anemia received recommended screening and treatment

In 2019, less than half of children aged 2–16 years with sickle cell anemia received the recommended screening for stroke, a common complication of the disease, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report.

27 Sep 2022

Novel CRISPR-based method benefits further cancer studies

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which an oncogene commonly activated in cancer patients affects the growth rate of cells.

27 Sep 2022

Scientists find new piece of the puzzle in understanding how the brains of Alzheimer's patients work

Why does it become harder to concentrate when you have Alzheimer's disease? The explanation is perhaps that the signals transmitted from glial cells to nerve cells are disrupted.

27 Sep 2022

Singapore researchers identify protein that transports degraded membrane lipids out of lysosomes

Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School and colleagues in Singapore have identified a protein that transports degraded membrane lipids out of lysosomes, cellular organelles that are the breakdown factories of cells.

27 Sep 2022

NIH launches new program to better understand the function of every human gene

The National Institutes of Health is launching a program to better understand the function of every human gene and generate a catalog of the molecular and cellular consequences of inactivating each gene.

27 Sep 2022

Study shows how a common epigenetic modification can be transmitted across multiple generations

Without altering the genetic code in the DNA, epigenetic modifications can change how genes are expressed, affecting an organism's health and development.

27 Sep 2022

How do clinical outcomes in patients infected with different Omicron subvariants differ?

Researchers compare the clinical outcomes, upper respiratory viral loads, and viral recovery of different SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants on cell cultures.

27 Sep 2022

Lab-grown ‘pigmented’ skin-equivalent commercially available for the first time

Labskin and University of Bradford team up to bring new science in skin health to greater diversity for skin types.

27 Sep 2022

What is the association between COVID-19 and type 1 diabetes?

In a new study, researchers assessed the relationship between incident type 1 diabetes and recent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection.

27 Sep 2022

Specific N-glycans regulate the development and functional maturation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

If you're an avid reader of science news, you've probably heard of viral proteins such as the COVID-19 spike protein.

27 Sep 2022

The antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in patients pre- and post-infusion with commercial intravenous immunoglobulin products

Researchers comparatively evaluated antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 among immunodeficient individuals pre- and post-intravenous immunoglobulin product infusions.

27 Sep 2022

Transplantation tolerance associated with conventional T cells’ susceptibility to Treg suppression

Patients who receive organ transplants must take powerful medications to prevent the immune system from rejecting the organ.

27 Sep 2022

Rational treatment strategies for SARS-CoV-2 derived from human pluripotent stem cells models

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Australia explored the molecular mechanisms of the pulmonary and cardiac complications caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection using human stem-cell-derived cardiac and lung cells.

27 Sep 2022

New machine learning tool discovers mutational signature that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have for the first time discovered a pattern of DNA mutations that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking.

27 Sep 2022

Researchers uncover a new way the immune system detects coronavirus infection

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv*, researchers in the United States demonstrated that the main protease (Mpro) of coronaviruses (CoVs) activates host inflammasome responses.

27 Sep 2022

Study identifies potential therapeutic targets for preventing aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are developing new ways to study why an antibiotic causes hair cell death and permanent hearing loss in people.

27 Sep 2022

UW joins the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience to transform the fight against neurological diseases

The University of Washington has joined the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience (ATN), a long-term research partnership between academia and industry geared to transform the fight against brain diseases and disorders of the central nervous system.

26 Sep 2022

New research model enables scientists to test therapeutics for rare neurodegenerative diseases

For the first time, scientists will be able to test therapeutics for a group of rare neurodegenerative diseases that affect infants and young children thanks to a new research model created by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

26 Sep 2022

Study looks at boosting with variant-derived COVID vaccine

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv*, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, demonstrated that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine booster elicits robust germinal center (GC) B cell responses.

26 Sep 2022

Advanced software tool uncovers new cancer-driving genes

An advanced software tool for analyzing DNA sequences from tumor samples has uncovered likely new cancer-driving genes, in a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

26 Sep 2022

B Cell News and Research

Report: Less than half of children with sickle cell anemia received recommended screening and treatment

Novel CRISPR-based method benefits further cancer studies

Scientists find new piece of the puzzle in understanding how the brains of Alzheimer's patients work

Singapore researchers identify protein that transports degraded membrane lipids out of lysosomes

NIH launches new program to better understand the function of every human gene

Study shows how a common epigenetic modification can be transmitted across multiple generations

How do clinical outcomes in patients infected with different Omicron subvariants differ?

Lab-grown ‘pigmented’ skin-equivalent commercially available for the first time

What is the association between COVID-19 and type 1 diabetes?

Specific N-glycans regulate the development and functional maturation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

The antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 in patients pre- and post-infusion with commercial intravenous immunoglobulin products

Transplantation tolerance associated with conventional T cells’ susceptibility to Treg suppression

Rational treatment strategies for SARS-CoV-2 derived from human pluripotent stem cells models

New machine learning tool discovers mutational signature that links bladder cancer to tobacco smoking

Researchers uncover a new way the immune system detects coronavirus infection

Study identifies potential therapeutic targets for preventing aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss

UW joins the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience to transform the fight against neurological diseases

New research model enables scientists to test therapeutics for rare neurodegenerative diseases

Study looks at boosting with variant-derived COVID vaccine

Advanced software tool uncovers new cancer-driving genes

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