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The neurological effects of COVID-19

What is the relationship between COVID-19 and the brain? A new review published in Tropical Biomedicine summarizes the key findings on how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes severe COVID-19 infection, disrupts brain activity and produces a range of long-term neurological disorders.

10 Oct 2021

Accumulation of SARS-CoV-2 mutations reduces sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies

In a new study, researchers discovered that SARS-CoV-2 mutations accumulate, especially in immunocompromised patients.

10 Oct 2021

Inactivated polio vaccine induces antibodies that block SARS-CoV-2 RNA synthesis

A new study introduces the possibility that the inactivated polio vaccine can elicit antibodies that inhibit SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid synthesis.

10 Oct 2021

Phase I clinical trial of two Cuban recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccines

The results of Phase I clinical trials for two new COVID-19 vaccine candidates based on recombinant RDB proteins are reported.

10 Oct 2021

What impact does temperature have on SARS-CoV-2 M protein dynamics?

In a recent study, the structural dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 M protein are studied at temperatures of 10-50 ˚C using molecular dynamics simulations.

10 Oct 2021

Lipids, COVID-19, and host immunity

A new study from a team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania examines the role played by lipids in this disease.

10 Oct 2021

Powerful neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A new paper discusses a new antibody with potent neutralizing activity against the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain, as well as newer variants of SARS-CoV-2.

10 Oct 2021

Role of S-acylation in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

A new study published in Developmental Cell investigates S-acylation of the SARS-CoV-2 S protein.

10 Oct 2021

Characterization of circulating neutrophils from hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A new preprint deals with the characterization of neutrophil phenotypes in an attempt to provide biomarkers that can predict severe disease in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

8 Oct 2021

Study supports efficacy and safety of lung-selective nanotherapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new preprint shows the potential role of a host protease cathepsin L inhibitor, which mediates viral entry into the host cell by its effect on the viral spike protein.

8 Oct 2021

Oral and intranasal COVID-19 vaccines show promising results in hamster model

A new preprint discusses the protective effect of an oral adenovirus-vectored vaccine based on the SARS-CoV-2 spike against viral transmission and disease in hamsters.

8 Oct 2021

mRNA vaccination associated with decreased risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in U.S. veterans

Researchers from the U.S. Veterans Affairs have examined the U.S. effort to vaccinate its Veteran population to investigate further.

8 Oct 2021

Assay to assess and quantify presence of RBD-directed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 following vaccination

Researchers from Roche Diagnostics have been testing a new assay known as the Elecsys assay.

8 Oct 2021

Adapting biological research and development to COVID-19

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr Yuning Chen, about the work he does with Sino Biological and how they have adapted their research & development to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Sino Biological Inc. 8 Oct 2021

Scientists study immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity

Researchers from Skoltech, U.S. companies VirIntel and Argentys Informatics, and two Russian Academy of Sciences institutes have studied the immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity.

8 Oct 2021

Study identifies cells that may play a pivotal role in fibrotic scarring after lung transplant

A lung transplant can mean the difference between life and death for people with diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and even severe COVID-19.

8 Oct 2021

$Researchers identify a stem cell population with enhanced fracture healing and differentiation abilities$

Researchers identify a stem cell population with enhanced fracture healing and differentiation abilities

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are thought to have great potential in the field of regenerative medicine, which has the aim of restoring damaged tissues. However, not much was known about in vivo plasticity of them—until now.

8 Oct 2021

Machine learning algorithms accelerate the protein engineering process

Proteins are the molecular machines of all living cells and have been exploited for use in many applications, including therapeutics and industrial catalysts.

7 Oct 2021

Israeli Pfizer COVID vaccine/myocarditis study, 136 cases out of 5 million

A new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, aimed to present clinical, epidemiological, and follow-up findings of myocarditis cases diagnosed in temporal proximity to COVID-19 vaccination and explore the possibility of a causal relationship between the two.

7 Oct 2021

Study uncovers new drug target for myelodysplastic syndrome

Mount Sinai and UC San Diego researchers have shown for the first time how mutations affecting a cellular process called RNA splicing alter cells to develop myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and other hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, according to a study published in Cancer Discovery in October.

7 Oct 2021

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The neurological effects of COVID-19

Accumulation of SARS-CoV-2 mutations reduces sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies

Inactivated polio vaccine induces antibodies that block SARS-CoV-2 RNA synthesis

Phase I clinical trial of two Cuban recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccines

What impact does temperature have on SARS-CoV-2 M protein dynamics?

Lipids, COVID-19, and host immunity

Powerful neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Role of S-acylation in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

Characterization of circulating neutrophils from hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Study supports efficacy and safety of lung-selective nanotherapy against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Oral and intranasal COVID-19 vaccines show promising results in hamster model

mRNA vaccination associated with decreased risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in U.S. veterans

Assay to assess and quantify presence of RBD-directed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 following vaccination

Adapting biological research and development to COVID-19

Scientists study immune response to COVID-19 in patients with different levels of disease severity

Study identifies cells that may play a pivotal role in fibrotic scarring after lung transplant

Researchers identify a stem cell population with enhanced fracture healing and differentiation abilities

Machine learning algorithms accelerate the protein engineering process

Israeli Pfizer COVID vaccine/myocarditis study, 136 cases out of 5 million

Study uncovers new drug target for myelodysplastic syndrome

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