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Researchers find link between fungal microbes in infant gut and body-mass index

Researchers in the Cumming School of Medicine (CSM) at the University of Calgary in collaboration with the Canadian CHILD Study have found a link between the diversity, or number, of fungal species in the infant gut and the body-mass index (BMI) of infants.

9 Feb 2023

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are higher in infants than in mothers

Researchers characterize the functional and binding antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 in postpartum women and their infected infants.

9 Feb 2023

Computer software can predict what happens when certain gene networks are disrupted

Computer software developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis can predict what happens to complex gene networks when individual genes are missing or dialed up more than usual.

9 Feb 2023

3D architecture ofAedes aegypti’s chromosomes may offer clues on gene expression, regulation

When it comes to DNA, one pesky mosquito turns out to be a rebel among species.

9 Feb 2023

Researchers find possible genetic basis and mouse model for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

A mutant or damaged gene may be a cause of a severe, mysterious form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have found.

9 Feb 2023

Inhalable powder could protect lungs and airways from viral invasion

Researchers have developed an inhalable powder that could protect lungs and airways from viral invasion by reinforcing the body's own mucosal layer.

9 Feb 2023

Researchers identify 27 genetic risk variants related to ADHD

Why do some people get ADHD, while others do not? And how early in life or in the womb is the seed of ADHD sown?

9 Feb 2023

New method for detecting cancers could help provide clearer disease prognoses

Thanks to a new prognostic method for detecting cancers including cancer of the large intestine, doctors could provide clearer disease prognoses and predict which patients will respond best to immunotherapy.

9 Feb 2023

EGFR protein plays a decisive role in the penetration of hepatitis E virus into cells

A certain surface protein is crucial to allow the hepatitis E virus to enter cells. Medication can suppress it.

9 Feb 2023

Researchers find a way to block anaphylaxis caused by peanut allergies

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have found a way to block anaphylaxis caused by peanut allergies.

9 Feb 2023

A single base-resolution sequencing methodology that sequences the two most common cytosine modifications in a single workflow

Researchers developed a WGS method that read four canonical DNA bases, viz., adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T) plus 5mC and 5hmC, epigenetic variants of unmodified C to yield an accurate six-letter digital readout in a single workflow.

9 Feb 2023

New strategies to beat rare tumors of the adrenal gland

Only one in 100,000 people suffer from a pheochromocytoma, a tumor of the adrenal gland. If the tumor has already metastasized, a radioactive compound can be used to detect malignant cells that have spread to other parts of the body, and to irradiate them from the inside.

9 Feb 2023

Researcher contextualizes a study on IgG4 anti-Spike levels after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination

A researchers emphasized the need to reconsider mRNA COVID-19 vaccination strategies in the future,

9 Feb 2023

Complete Genomics drops genome sequencing price to sub $100 at AGBT general meeting

Complete Genomics Inc., a global life science tools leader and subsidiary of MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (“MGI”), today launched new revolutionary products and prices at Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting.

From Complete Genomics 9 Feb 2023

Complete Genomics Drops Genome Sequencing Price to Sub $100 at AGBT General Meeting

From Complete Genomics 9 Feb 2023

Researchers discover small molecules that can lock SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins

The infamous spike proteins on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 help it bind to and enter human cells. Because of their important role in spreading infection, these spike proteins are one of the main targets for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

9 Feb 2023

Researchers identify new mechanism that causes hereditary diseases

Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG), and the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH) have investigated in detail how BPTA syndrome, an extremely rare hereditary condition, arises.

9 Feb 2023

Research reveals differences in the gut microbiomes of people with ME/CFS

The study was led by scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, as part of the Center for Solutions for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, an inter-disciplinary, inter-institutional research group dedicated to understanding the biology of the disease in order to develop effective means to diagnose, treat and prevent it.

8 Feb 2023

A microbiota-driven mechanism underlies severity of leishmaniasis infection

In a recent study posed to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in Brazil and the United States investigated the probable impact of the skin microbiome microbiota on the outcomes of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

8 Feb 2023

Study reveals how a subset of lung T regulatory cells protects against deadly pneumococcal disease

A new study by University of Liverpool researchers reveals how resistance to bacteraemic pneumonia is provided by a unique subset of lung T regulatory cells.

8 Feb 2023

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Researchers find link between fungal microbes in infant gut and body-mass index

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 are higher in infants than in mothers

Computer software can predict what happens when certain gene networks are disrupted

3D architecture ofAedes aegypti’s chromosomes may offer clues on gene expression, regulation

Researchers find possible genetic basis and mouse model for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Inhalable powder could protect lungs and airways from viral invasion

Researchers identify 27 genetic risk variants related to ADHD

New method for detecting cancers could help provide clearer disease prognoses

EGFR protein plays a decisive role in the penetration of hepatitis E virus into cells

Researchers find a way to block anaphylaxis caused by peanut allergies

A single base-resolution sequencing methodology that sequences the two most common cytosine modifications in a single workflow

New strategies to beat rare tumors of the adrenal gland

Researcher contextualizes a study on IgG4 anti-Spike levels after repeated SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination

Complete Genomics drops genome sequencing price to sub $100 at AGBT general meeting

Complete Genomics Drops Genome Sequencing Price to Sub $100 at AGBT General Meeting

Researchers discover small molecules that can lock SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins

Researchers identify new mechanism that causes hereditary diseases

Research reveals differences in the gut microbiomes of people with ME/CFS

A microbiota-driven mechanism underlies severity of leishmaniasis infection

Study reveals how a subset of lung T regulatory cells protects against deadly pneumococcal disease

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