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Cryo-electron tomography helps visualize platelet deformation due to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Researchers used cellular cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) to demonstrate the role of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-triggered severe coagulopathies.

28 Nov 2022

Feline coronavirus-infected domesticated cats found to possess cross-reactive anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

In a recent study, researchers confirmed that feline coronavirus infection induced the production of cross-reactive antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain in domestic cats.

28 Nov 2022

Higher weight and BMI in children are associated with poor brain health

Using MRI data from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States, researchers have found that higher weight and body mass index (BMI) in pre-adolescence are associated with poor brain health.

28 Nov 2022

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures.

28 Nov 2022

New technologies and recent advances in the study of T cells and T-cell epitope discovery in food allergy research

In a recent study, scientists reviewed the latest technological advancements and T cell epitope discovery associated with food allergy.

28 Nov 2022

Memory B and T cells responses differ when induced by SARS-CoV-2 infections or booster vaccinations

In a recent study published in The Journal of Immunology, a team of researchers from Japan examined the memory B and T cell responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein after the booster dose of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine BNT162b2.

27 Nov 2022

All trimesters of pregnancy carry the same COVID-19 risk

A study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM journal aimed to analyze the effect of the trimester of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the progression of the disease in pregnant women.

27 Nov 2022

The distinct pathophysiology of ‘SuperAger’ brains

Superagers are adults over the age of 80 who have a superior memory capacity that resembles that of middle-aged adults.

27 Nov 2022

Klotho protein levels protect against cognitive decline in Alzheimer patients

Researchers compare Klotho protein levels of healthy individuals and patients diagnosed with different stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

27 Nov 2022

Researchers identify five plasma proteins related to severe COVID-19

Just as oil is essential to keep a car's motor running, blood is essential to keep the body functioning. The presence of particular proteins in the plasma, the liquid component of blood, may signal the presence of a disease or indicate the severity of a condition.

27 Nov 2022

People who belong to blood group Rh(D) have elevated risk of parvovirus infection

The risk of being infected by parvovirus is elevated in those people who have blood group Rh(D), according to a study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases by researchers from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden in collaboration with Octapharma.

25 Nov 2022

Astrocytes in the brains of epileptic mice exhibit an acid response with intensified seizures

Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes in the mouse brain exhibit an acid response with intensified epileptic seizures.

25 Nov 2022

How Can CPNs Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics?

At MEDICA 2022, NewsMedical spoke with Andy Chaloner about Stream Bio's conjugated polymer nanoparticle technologies that have the potential to revolutionize the medical and life sciences sectors, from diagnostics to clinical imaging.

From Stream Bio 25 Nov 2022

The potential of Sofosbuvir against COVID-19 neurological symptoms

Researchers discuss how SARS-CoV-2 infects cortical neurons and damages their synapses that form the connection between brain cells.

25 Nov 2022

New CRISPR-based tool can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones

Building on the CRISPR gene-editing system, MIT researchers have designed a new tool that can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones, in a safer and more efficient way.

24 Nov 2022

Novel cancer-fighting nanoparticles co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and immunotherapy

University of Pittsburgh researchers have designed cancer-fighting nanoparticles that co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and a novel immunotherapy, according to a new Nature Nanotechnology study published today.

24 Nov 2022

Wireless smart bandage promotes faster closure of wounds, enhances skin recovery

Some wounds just won't heal. Infections, diseases like diabetes, and suppressed immune systems often stack up to slow healing.

24 Nov 2022

Additional six weeks of anti-clotting treatment reduces further clot risk after distal DVT

Giving the anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban to patients for 12 weeks instead of the usual six after a blood clot in the lower leg reduces the risk of further clots developing up to two years after treatment, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.

24 Nov 2022

Single-cell transcriptome analysis provides insights into bat immunity

In a world first, scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and colleagues in Singapore have sequenced the response to viral infection in colony-bred cave nectar bats (Eonycteris spelaea) at single-cell resolution.

24 Nov 2022

New study points to a strategy for inhibiting hyper-progression of melanoma

Duke Cancer Institute researchers have identified potential biomarkers that predict the likelihood for checkpoint inhibitor drugs to backfire, driving hyper-progression of melanoma cells instead of unleashing the immune system to fight them.

23 Nov 2022

Blood News and Research

Cryo-electron tomography helps visualize platelet deformation due to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Feline coronavirus-infected domesticated cats found to possess cross-reactive anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Higher weight and BMI in children are associated with poor brain health

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

New technologies and recent advances in the study of T cells and T-cell epitope discovery in food allergy research

Memory B and T cells responses differ when induced by SARS-CoV-2 infections or booster vaccinations

All trimesters of pregnancy carry the same COVID-19 risk

The distinct pathophysiology of ‘SuperAger’ brains

Klotho protein levels protect against cognitive decline in Alzheimer patients

Researchers identify five plasma proteins related to severe COVID-19

People who belong to blood group Rh(D) have elevated risk of parvovirus infection

Astrocytes in the brains of epileptic mice exhibit an acid response with intensified seizures

How Can CPNs Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics?

The potential of Sofosbuvir against COVID-19 neurological symptoms

New CRISPR-based tool can snip out faulty genes and replace them with new ones

Novel cancer-fighting nanoparticles co-deliver a chemotherapy drug and immunotherapy

Wireless smart bandage promotes faster closure of wounds, enhances skin recovery

Additional six weeks of anti-clotting treatment reduces further clot risk after distal DVT

Single-cell transcriptome analysis provides insights into bat immunity

New study points to a strategy for inhibiting hyper-progression of melanoma

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