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Higher viscosity of extracellular fluid enhances cancer dissemination

New research findings show how higher viscosity, or resistance to flow, of the extracellular fluid that surrounds cells enables cancer cells to migrate more rapidly from a primary tumor to other sites in the body.

2 Nov 2022

What is the role of cyclophilin-A in alleviating SARS-CoV-2 infections?

A new study aimed to analyze the molecular interactions between the hCypA protein and the SARS-CoV-2 variants to determine the impact of variants on the blocking and binding potential of the hCypA–S protein complex with the ACE2 receptor.

2 Nov 2022

Hospital investigated for allegedly denying an emergency abortion after patient’s water broke

The federal government has launched its first confirmed investigation of an alleged denial of an abortion to a woman experiencing a medical emergency.

1 Nov 2022

New red blood cell destruction model based on dissipative particle dynamics within a high shear flow

Many medical devices for treating heart failure generate nonphysiological shear flow. This can trigger the destruction of red blood cells after implantation of ventricular assist devices (VADs), artificial heart valves, vascular stents, or interventional thrombectomy devices.

1 Nov 2022

Novel delivery system selectively delivers antibiotics to specific targets

Physicists at McMaster University have identified a natural delivery system which can safely carry potent antibiotics throughout the body to selectively attack and kill bacteria by using red blood cells as a vehicle.

1 Nov 2022

New method to improve nanoparticle coating may enhance tumor targeting

A new technique to improve the coating of nanoparticles used in cancer therapy may enhance tumour targeting, a new study carried out in collaboration between the University of Eastern Finland and Anhui Medical University in China concludes.

31 Oct 2022

What is the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on HIV-1 infectivity?

In a new study, researchers assessed the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and SARS-CoV envelope (E) proteins on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infectivity.

31 Oct 2022

Cancer cells' sticky fingers contribute to building a barrier surrounding breast tumors

Researchers at Turku University and Åbo Akademi University, Finland, have identified that finger-like cellular extensions called filopodia contribute to building a barrier surrounding breast tumors.

28 Oct 2022

Study refutes the nicotinic hypothesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanism

A new study confirmed that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein does not bind to human AChR’s orthosteric sites, nor does it compete with ACh, choline, or nicotine.

28 Oct 2022

Research opens up new avenues for overcoming treatment resistance in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers. Its treatment is mainly based on chemotherapy. However, over time, chemotherapy induces resistance in the majority of patients, who end up being unresponsive to the drugs.

27 Oct 2022

Discovery points to a new understanding of Stargardt disease progression

Using a new stem-cell-based model made from skin cells, scientists found the first direct evidence that Stargardt-related ABCA4 gene mutations affect a layer of cells in the eye called the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE).

27 Oct 2022

New discovery may change the textbook model of GPCR-mediated signaling

Researchers at University of California San Diego have identified a new signaling process involving G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a cellular target already exploited by hundreds of diverse drugs.

27 Oct 2022

Study finds that ACE-2 is not biochemically required for SARS-CoV2 membrane fusion

A study tested the hypothesis that the ACE-2 receptor of SARS-CoV-2 is not only an attachment factor in viral infection but also plays a role in activating the viral spike protein to facilitate membrane fusion.

27 Oct 2022

Discovery provides better understanding of retinal protein's structure and function

Scientists have discovered a mechanism by which an area of a protein shape-shifts to convert vitamin A into a form usable by the eye's light-sensing photoreceptor cells.

26 Oct 2022

Subarachnoid hemorrhage incidence is higher and increasing in Black patients, study says

Rates of one type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage have increased in older people and men in recent years, and such strokes occur in Black people at a disproportionately higher rate compared to people of other races and ethnicities, according to a study published in the October 26, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

26 Oct 2022

Membrane News and Research

Higher viscosity of extracellular fluid enhances cancer dissemination

What is the role of cyclophilin-A in alleviating SARS-CoV-2 infections?

Hospital investigated for allegedly denying an emergency abortion after patient’s water broke

New red blood cell destruction model based on dissipative particle dynamics within a high shear flow

Novel delivery system selectively delivers antibiotics to specific targets

New method to improve nanoparticle coating may enhance tumor targeting

What is the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on HIV-1 infectivity?

Cancer cells' sticky fingers contribute to building a barrier surrounding breast tumors

Study refutes the nicotinic hypothesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection mechanism

Research opens up new avenues for overcoming treatment resistance in colorectal cancer

Discovery points to a new understanding of Stargardt disease progression

New discovery may change the textbook model of GPCR-mediated signaling

Study finds that ACE-2 is not biochemically required for SARS-CoV2 membrane fusion

Discovery provides better understanding of retinal protein's structure and function

Subarachnoid hemorrhage incidence is higher and increasing in Black patients, study says

Study reveals conserved and divergent host responses to infections with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus promotes replication by inducing autophagy

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Researchers design a COVID-19 vaccine construct using hybrid SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and nucleocapsid protein peptides

The Black Death may have influenced the evolution of genes involved in immune responses against pathogens

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