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Study reveals immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 peptides in COVID-19 convalescent patients

A new study aimed to demonstrate the reactivity of COVID-19 serum obtained from patients in Tatarstan, Russia with S and N peptides that were previously identified as immunogenic.

9 May 2022

Study investigates the cause of lymphopenia as seen in COVID-19 patients

Researchers explored the underlying mechanism resulting in thymic atrophy and subsequent lymphopenia in COVID-19 patients.

9 May 2022

How new Insights into ESR1 Mutant Breast Cancers may lead to Novel Therapy Targets

In this interview, we speak to Steffi Oesterreich, PH.D., from the University of Pittsburgh, about how new insights into a gene mutation present in 20-30% of breast cancer recurrences may have a silver lining, leading to novel treatment opportunities.

9 May 2022

Evaluating the Role of Automated LabTech Instruments within Research

In this interview, we speak to Günter Tenzler, founder and CEO of INHECO, about their automated labtech instruments and their role within scientific research.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 9 May 2022

Diagnostic performance of monocyte distribution width and other leukocyte parameters for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infection

Researchers used a novel diagnostic screen, monocyte distribution width for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infection.

9 May 2022

What can chimpanzees tell us about cancer propensity in humans?

A recent study published in the renowned journal Cell Reports finds evidence for reduced functional activity of certain human cancer genes (such as breast cancer 2 gene or BRCA2), following the divergence from the chimpanzee-human last common ancestor.

9 May 2022

Research opens the door to novel therapies for cancer induced by hedgehog signaling pathway

A research led by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has revealed a novel mechanism that regulates secretion of sonic hedgehog (Shh), a key signaling molecular that plays an important role in cancer progression, in mammals, opening the door to novel therapeutic strategies for cancer induced by the hedgehog signaling pathway.

9 May 2022

COVID-19 mortality among elderly may be due to genetically predetermined limit on the immune system

Your immune system's ability to combat COVID-19, like any infection, largely depends on its ability to replicate the immune cells effective at destroying the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the disease.

9 May 2022

Changes in gut microbiome impact depression

Over the last five years, the effects of the gut microbiome on depression have gained scientific attention, resulting in a significant increase in research papers.

8 May 2022

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 results in antibodies against common colds

A study published in the journal Science Advances uses electron microscopy-based polyclonal epitope mapping (EMPEM) methodology to elucidate the spike epitopes of β-HCoV targeted by preexisting serum antibodies and compares them to the epitopes targeted by antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection using electron microscopy-based polyclonal epitope mapping (EMPEM) methodology.

8 May 2022

Single-cell-resolution map of retinal pigment epithelium could help develop precise therapies for degenerative diseases

Researchers have identified distinct differences among the cells comprising a tissue in the retina that is vital to human visual perception.

6 May 2022

Researchers discover a bi-directional neural network connecting the legs and visual system to shape walking

A fruit fly walks on a small styrofoam ball fashioned into a floating 3D treadmill. The room is completely dark, and yet, an electrode recording visual neurons in the fly's brain relays a mysterious stream of neural activity, rising and falling like a sinusoidal wave.

6 May 2022

Researchers confirm the existence of 36-mer cellulose synthase supercomplex in cotton fiber

About 180 billion tons of celluloses are produced by the world's vegetation annually, making this polysaccharide the most abundant biological macromolecule on earth.

6 May 2022

Study reveals underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of high blood pressure in the lungs, in which blood vessels are narrowed, blocked or destroyed, causing the heart to work harder and, in time, result in cardiac weakness and failure.

6 May 2022

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute joins Cancer Proteome Project

The Josep Carreras Institute becomes part of the Cancer Proteome project, an international initiative for the study of malignant tumors.

6 May 2022

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals characteristics of myeloid immune cells in coronary plaque

Through single-cell RNA sequencing, a research group has successfully illuminated the characteristics of Myeloid immune cells in coronary plaque, which causes acute coronary syndrome (this term includes conditions such as unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)).

6 May 2022

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

It's often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may be true for cells, uncovering a newly-discovered mechanism that might help prevent the build-up of tangles of proteins commonly seen in dementia.

6 May 2022

Antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts offer a new target to fight pancreatic cancer

Scar-like cells that make up a sizable portion of malignant pancreatic tumors and shield these cancers from immune attack are derived from mesothelial cells that line tissues and organs, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests.

6 May 2022

Pathogenicity and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus

Researchers observed that pangolin coronaviruses related to SARS-CoV-2 share similar pathogenicity and transmissibility in hamsters.

6 May 2022

Study reveals why some lungs are protected against COVID

COVID-19 vaccines have saved at least a million lives in the United States alone, but for many people, a lingering fear remains: if - or when - they get hit by the coronavirus, just how bad will it be? Will they breeze through with little more than a sore throat - or will it saddle them with long-term complications, perhaps even push them to the brink of death?

6 May 2022

B Cell News and Research

Study reveals immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 peptides in COVID-19 convalescent patients

Study investigates the cause of lymphopenia as seen in COVID-19 patients

How new Insights into ESR1 Mutant Breast Cancers may lead to Novel Therapy Targets

Evaluating the Role of Automated LabTech Instruments within Research

Diagnostic performance of monocyte distribution width and other leukocyte parameters for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza infection

What can chimpanzees tell us about cancer propensity in humans?

Research opens the door to novel therapies for cancer induced by hedgehog signaling pathway

COVID-19 mortality among elderly may be due to genetically predetermined limit on the immune system

Changes in gut microbiome impact depression

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 results in antibodies against common colds

Single-cell-resolution map of retinal pigment epithelium could help develop precise therapies for degenerative diseases

Researchers discover a bi-directional neural network connecting the legs and visual system to shape walking

Researchers confirm the existence of 36-mer cellulose synthase supercomplex in cotton fiber

Study reveals underlying signaling pathway that results in pulmonary arterial hypertension

The Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute joins Cancer Proteome Project

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals characteristics of myeloid immune cells in coronary plaque

Newly-discovered mechanism may help prevent the build-up toxic proteins in dementia

Antigen-presenting cancer-associated fibroblasts offer a new target to fight pancreatic cancer

Pathogenicity and transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2-related pangolin coronavirus

Study reveals why some lungs are protected against COVID

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