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Neutralization potency against the Omicron variant of naturally expressed MBC-derived IgG antibodies from vaccinated individuals

Researchers have shown how the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 successfully evaded a large fraction of antibodies derived from memory B cells, giving rise to a reduced, but incomplete immune escape.

8 Apr 2022

Yale researchers discover immune response pathway that leads to severe COVID-19

Yale researchers have identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

7 Apr 2022

Scientists are searching for the ‘perfect protein’ to develop mRNA-based malaria vaccine

After the success of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, scientists are cautiously optimistic that the same technology can be used to tackle other widespread diseases such as malaria.

7 Apr 2022

Unique immune cell fingerprint can help rapidly identify better treatment for autoimmune disease

Most autoimmune diseases are easy to diagnose but hard to treat. A paper published today in Science proposes using your unique immune cell fingerprint to rapidly identify which treatments will work for your autoimmune disease.

7 Apr 2022

Modified version of hormone kisspeptin can be used to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A hormone that triggers puberty and controls fertility in humans might be developed as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to new Rutgers research.

7 Apr 2022

NHLBI researchers support multiple programs to address pregnancy-related health disparities

During Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17, and in preparation for Women's Health Month in May, researchers are raising awareness about pregnancy-related complications that disproportionately affect Black people.

7 Apr 2022

Nobel-prize-winning breakthrough: Discovery of ion-channel sensors for temperature and pressure

For centuries, understanding the basis for how we detect, process and react to light, sound, temperature, pressure and other environmental signals has been a scientific focus.

7 Apr 2022

Long-term follow-up from health services could be beneficial for reduction of diabetes risk

Type 2 diabetes is an inherited disease, but habits can affect the risk of getting it. Obesity due to fatty and high-calorie foods, often in combination with limited activity, increases the risk considerably.

7 Apr 2022

New ML models show high accuracy in predicting complications after abdominal hernia repair

Machine learning (ML) models developed by surgeons at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have shown a high level of accuracy in predicting which types of patients are most likely to have a hernia recurrence or other complications.

7 Apr 2022

Smoking cessation could help heart disease patients gain five years of healthy life

Smoking cessation adds the same number of heart disease-free years to life as three preventive medications combined, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers design RNA molecules for delivering therapies directly to beta cells

Investigators at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have designed RNA molecules that home to human pancreatic beta cells, the cells that produce insulin and are destroyed in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

7 Apr 2022

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

Nearly half of heart disease patients have insomnia, according to research presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, and published in SLEEP Advances.

7 Apr 2022

Study investigates biochemical, biophysical, and immunological profile of COVID-19 respiratory secretions

A new study assessed the biophysical, immunological, and biochemical characteristics of respiratory secretions in acute SARS-CoV-2 infections.

7 Apr 2022

Study suggests blunted serological responses not responsible for COVID-19 mortality

A new study investigated serological profiling to determine the antibody responses in critically ill COVID-19 positive and negative patients.

7 Apr 2022

Study finds a significant reduction in the risk of COVID-19 infection among those who always wear glasses

Researchers analyzed the influence of the use of spectacles on COVID-19 risk in a community setting.

7 Apr 2022

Never-ending costs: When resolved medical bills keep popping up

Every now and then, Suzanne Rybak and her husband, Jim, receive pieces of mail addressed to their deceased son, Jameson. Typically, it's junk mail that requires little thought, Suzanne said.

7 Apr 2022

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Speaking from his hospital bed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, James Perkinson’s voice was raspy. In February, he’d just been taken off ECMO, the last-ditch life support treatment in which a machine outside the body does the work of the heart and lungs.

7 Apr 2022

Blood News and Research

Neutralization potency against the Omicron variant of naturally expressed MBC-derived IgG antibodies from vaccinated individuals

Yale researchers discover immune response pathway that leads to severe COVID-19

Scientists are searching for the ‘perfect protein’ to develop mRNA-based malaria vaccine

Unique immune cell fingerprint can help rapidly identify better treatment for autoimmune disease

Modified version of hormone kisspeptin can be used to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

NHLBI researchers support multiple programs to address pregnancy-related health disparities

Nobel-prize-winning breakthrough: Discovery of ion-channel sensors for temperature and pressure

Long-term follow-up from health services could be beneficial for reduction of diabetes risk

New ML models show high accuracy in predicting complications after abdominal hernia repair

Smoking cessation could help heart disease patients gain five years of healthy life

Researchers design RNA molecules for delivering therapies directly to beta cells

Insomnia common in heart disease patients and linked with subsequent cardiovascular events

Study investigates biochemical, biophysical, and immunological profile of COVID-19 respiratory secretions

Study suggests blunted serological responses not responsible for COVID-19 mortality

Study finds a significant reduction in the risk of COVID-19 infection among those who always wear glasses

Never-ending costs: When resolved medical bills keep popping up

A shortfall of ECMO treatment cost lives during the delta surge

Insufficient sleep could play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes

Using a pulse oximeter did not save more lives or prevent hospitalization in COVID Watch program

New platform for studying how the immune system responds to hepatitis C

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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