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Amino Acid is one of several molecules that join together to form proteins. There are 20 common amino acids found in proteins.

Could your gut microbiome shape your teenage years? New study dives into the lifelong health impact

Research explores how the gut microbiota impacts critical areas of adolescent development, including mental health, metabolism, and skeletal growth. It suggests that understanding these interactions could lead to microbiome-based treatments for optimal growth and maturation.

7 Sep 2023

Study characterizes SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.86: New variant under watch

Researchers identify a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, BA.2.86, with enhanced ability to evade immunity but lower infectivity compared to current variants. The study highlights the need for global monitoring due to its potential to become a predominant strain if it gains infectivity through mutations.

6 Sep 2023

Cracking the obesity code: The protein leverage hypothesis

The research paper presents an integrative approach to understanding obesity, focusing on the protein leverage hypothesis (PLH) to examine how protein intake affects energy imbalance. It combines insights from nutritional ecology, ecological sciences, and nutritional geometry, suggesting that protein deficiency and amino acid imbalances could drive increased food intake and contribute to obesity.

6 Sep 2023

Researchers characterize new SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant neutralization by monoclonal antibodies

Researchers used a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-pseudotyped viral model to characterize BA.2.86 variant neutralization by monoclonal antibodies.

6 Sep 2023

Clovibactin - a game-changing novel antibiotic with no resistance

Researchers reported the discovery of a new antibiotic, clovibactin.

6 Sep 2023

Novavax's updated XBB.1.5 vaccine shows promising cross-neutralizing antibodies against new COVID-19 variants

The study reveals that Novavax's updated XBB.1.5 vaccine effectively induces cross-neutralizing antibodies against multiple Omicron XBB sub-variants in both mice and non-human primates.

5 Sep 2023

Can SARS-CoV-2 infect poultry?

New research in the Virology Journal suggests that chickens could become intermediate hosts for newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 variants, posing a potential threat to public health. The study identifies AXL and ACE2 receptors in chickens as likely binding sites for the virus, highlighting the need for further research and preventive measures.

5 Sep 2023

How is next-generation protein sequencing democratizing protein sequencing?

In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Jeff Hawkins, CEO of Quantum-Si, about the challenges of conventional proteomic methods, as well as how next-generation protein sequencing is democratizing protein sequencing.

From Quantum-SI 5 Sep 2023

Mutational changes in Avian flu virus could increase risk of transmission to humans

A new study from researchers in China and Nottingham has discovered that a subtype of avian flu virus, endemic in poultry farms in China, is undergoing mutational changes, which could increase the risk of the disease being passed on to humans.

5 Sep 2023

SARS-CoV-2 Eris variant spreads faster and dodges immunity

Study investigates the characteristics of the EG.5.1 "Eris" variant of SARS-CoV-2, finding it more transmissible among hamsters and slightly better at evading immunity compared to the XBB.1.5 variant. The results suggest that these properties could be driving the variant's increasing prevalence in human populations.

5 Sep 2023

New blood test pinpoints Parkinson's disease through mitochondrial DNA damage

Researchers have developed a new blood test that measures mitochondrial DNA damage as a potential marker for Parkinson's disease (PD). The study shows the test could aid in diagnosing PD and assessing responses to LRRK2 kinase inhibitors, which may help in reducing mitochondrial damage in PD patients.

4 Sep 2023

Study characterizes SARS-CoV-2 subvariants to inform development of next-generation COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers characterized two novel SARS-CoV-2 XBB variants, EG.5.1 and XBB.2.3.

4 Sep 2023

Evaluating the risks of fish allergy from thermostable allergens in canned fish

The safety of consuming canned fish for fish-allergic patients.

4 Sep 2023

Study explores the role of sex on mRNA and protein levels and its genetic regulation in brain

Researchers investigated the impact of biological sex on protein levels and its genomic control by analyzing 1,277 proteomes of the brain.

4 Sep 2023

Scientists delve deeper into how vaccines work against leishmaniasis

Scientists have established the effectiveness of vaccines they developed to prevent the disfiguring skin disease leishmaniasis in animal studies, and Phase 1 human trial planning is in motion for the most promising candidate.

31 Aug 2023

Scientists create library of mutant bacteria to study antibiotic resistance

Modern medicine depends on antibiotics to treat infections by disabling targets inside bacterial cells. Once inside these cells, antibiotics bind to certain sites on specific enzyme targets to stop bacterial growth.

30 Aug 2023

Study suggests whole egg consumption has benefits over egg white consumption in young, healthy adults

Researchers investigated the impacts of different egg-based diets on healthy young individuals' immune, hematologic, and metabolic clinical profiles.

30 Aug 2023

Study finds that germline-encoded specificities cannot always predict the trajectory of B-cell responses

Researchers used computational simulations and experiments to investigate how genetic variations encoded in the germline impact B-cell responses.

29 Aug 2023

Same cellular mechanism implicated in cystic fibrosis and rare disease cystinosis

University of Michigan researchers have discovered that the same cellular mechanism involved in a form of cystic fibrosis is also implicated in a form of a rare disease called cystinosis.

28 Aug 2023

Researchers discover new biological mechanism to regenerate and repair myelin

A study led by Dr. Hyun Kyoung Lee, associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine and investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, has discovered a new biological mechanism to regenerate and repair myelin, a protective sheath that insulates neuronal fibers and plays a vital role in ensuring rapid and accurate neurotransmission.

24 Aug 2023

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Could your gut microbiome shape your teenage years? New study dives into the lifelong health impact

Study characterizes SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.86: New variant under watch

Cracking the obesity code: The protein leverage hypothesis

Researchers characterize new SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 variant neutralization by monoclonal antibodies

Clovibactin - a game-changing novel antibiotic with no resistance

Novavax's updated XBB.1.5 vaccine shows promising cross-neutralizing antibodies against new COVID-19 variants

Can SARS-CoV-2 infect poultry?

How is next-generation protein sequencing democratizing protein sequencing?

Mutational changes in Avian flu virus could increase risk of transmission to humans

SARS-CoV-2 Eris variant spreads faster and dodges immunity

New blood test pinpoints Parkinson's disease through mitochondrial DNA damage

Study characterizes SARS-CoV-2 subvariants to inform development of next-generation COVID-19 vaccines

Evaluating the risks of fish allergy from thermostable allergens in canned fish

Study explores the role of sex on mRNA and protein levels and its genetic regulation in brain

Scientists delve deeper into how vaccines work against leishmaniasis

Scientists create library of mutant bacteria to study antibiotic resistance

Study suggests whole egg consumption has benefits over egg white consumption in young, healthy adults

Study finds that germline-encoded specificities cannot always predict the trajectory of B-cell responses

Same cellular mechanism implicated in cystic fibrosis and rare disease cystinosis

Researchers discover new biological mechanism to regenerate and repair myelin

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