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Busting myths on airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

The rapid spread of COVID-19 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to significant research on the mechanisms of how the virus spreads, which is usually by airborne transmission.

20 Jan 2021

Data analysis reveals a second decline in cardiovascular admissions during COVID-19 pandemic

Data analysis is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart failure or a heart attack.

19 Jan 2021

E-cigarettes stress and inflame the lungs, impair key regulatory proteins

E-cigarettes stress and inflame the lungs of rats, compromising important regulatory proteins through exposure, according to research recently published in the journal Redox Biology.

18 Jan 2021

SARS-CoV-2 anti-N rigid monoclonal antibodies provide accurate early diagnosis

An interesting new preprint research paper that was posted on the bioRxiv* server recently describes the use of rigid monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in contrast to flexible mAbs, and how this affects the binding of multiple mAbs to the same antigen.

17 Jan 2021

A high-temperature tolerant SARS-CoV-2 derived immunogen as a potential vaccine candidate

There have been significant efforts worldwide to combat COVID-19, the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). One prominent strategy has been to develop vaccines against the virus. Numerous vaccine candidates are under development, and a handful have now been approved for use by several countries.

17 Jan 2021

New review highlights heat-health outcome relationship in the urban context

Over the last half-century, the probability of heat extreme events has changed by orders of magnitude in almost every region of the world, with occurrences that are now up to a hundred times more in respect to a century ago.

16 Jan 2021

Computational method uses heat map data to reverse engineer 3D chromosome models

Genome analysis can provide information on genes and their location on a strand of DNA, but such analysis reveals little about their spatial location in relation to one another within chromosomes -- the highly complex, three-dimensional structures that hold genetic information.

15 Jan 2021

Omega-3 diet helps Arctic ground squirrels to hibernate a little warmer than normal

By feeding arctic ground squirrels special diets, researchers have found that omega-3 fatty acids, common in flax seed and fish oil, help keep the animals warmer in deep hibernation.

15 Jan 2021

Cooling vests can reduce perceptual heat strain encountered by COVID-19 nurses

Wearing cooling vests during a COVID-19 shift ensures that nurses experience less heat during their work. During their shifts, nurses wear protective clothing for three hours in a row, during which the temperature can rise to as much as 36 degrees.

7 Jan 2021

Researchers call for policies and laws mandating the use of surgical smoke evacuations systems

If you've ever been in an operating room where tools are used to simultaneously cut and cauterize human flesh, you know what surgical smoke is.

7 Jan 2021

MRI frequently underestimates the size of prostate tumors, finds study

A study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, frequently underestimates the size of prostate tumors, potentially leading to undertreatment.

7 Jan 2021

Researchers analyze evaporation and propagation of respiratory droplets of COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 can be transmitted when an infected person talks, coughs, sneezes or sings, expelling virus-containing respiratory droplets that can reach the mouth, nose or eyes of previously uninfected people.

6 Jan 2021

Heat treatment during chemotherapy is more effective at destroying cancer cells

Heating up cancer cells while targeting them with chemotherapy is a highly effective way of killing them, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

5 Jan 2021

People with detectable brown fat less likely to suffer cardiac and metabolic conditions

Brown fat is that magical tissue that you would want more of. Unlike white fat, which stores calories, brown fat burns energy and scientists hope it may hold the key to new obesity treatments.

4 Jan 2021

A short-cut in photosynthetic machinery can allow needles of pine trees to stay green

How can conifers that are used for example as Christmas trees keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their leaves?

24 Dec 2020

SARS-CoV-2 infection shown to reduce the expression of vitamin D pathway components

A recent computational study from India implicated a dysregulated vitamin D pathway in the pathobiology of the infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – and opened the door for experimental validation of these observations.

23 Dec 2020

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Busting myths on airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Data analysis reveals a second decline in cardiovascular admissions during COVID-19 pandemic

E-cigarettes stress and inflame the lungs, impair key regulatory proteins

SARS-CoV-2 anti-N rigid monoclonal antibodies provide accurate early diagnosis

A high-temperature tolerant SARS-CoV-2 derived immunogen as a potential vaccine candidate

New review highlights heat-health outcome relationship in the urban context

Computational method uses heat map data to reverse engineer 3D chromosome models

Omega-3 diet helps Arctic ground squirrels to hibernate a little warmer than normal

Cooling vests can reduce perceptual heat strain encountered by COVID-19 nurses

Researchers call for policies and laws mandating the use of surgical smoke evacuations systems

MRI frequently underestimates the size of prostate tumors, finds study

Researchers analyze evaporation and propagation of respiratory droplets of COVID-19 patients

Heat treatment during chemotherapy is more effective at destroying cancer cells

People with detectable brown fat less likely to suffer cardiac and metabolic conditions

A short-cut in photosynthetic machinery can allow needles of pine trees to stay green

SARS-CoV-2 infection shown to reduce the expression of vitamin D pathway components

Study confirms the feasibility of RT-qPCR on extraction-free inactivated SARS-CoV-2 samples

Researchers develop a method to examine the body’s own pain control system

Wildfire smoke's microbial content can cause infectious diseases

Rapid no-frills detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva with LAMP-Cas13

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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