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What are the biological features, prevention and control strategies against monkeypox?

Researchers elucidated the epidemiology and clinical presentation, biological features, pathogenicity and prevention and control strategies for monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections.

13 Jul 2022

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

A collaboration between researchers at the Center for Virology of the Medical University of Vienna and the Pasteur Institute in Paris has provided unexpected insights into the atomic interactions of the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus in infected cells.

13 Jul 2022

The potential of tixagevimab–cilgavimab for treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Scientists assessed the potential of tixagevimab–cilgavimab for treating hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 patients.

13 Jul 2022

Does high-dose inhaled nitric oxide improve respiratory function and outcomes among pregnant patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia?

Researchers demonstrated that inhaled nitric oxide 200 (iNO200) enhances oxygenation in pregnant COVID-19 patients with severe pneumonia.

13 Jul 2022

Ancestral molecule from bacteria-like cells may offer evolutionary insight on sexual reproduction

A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, among others, presents the theory that egg-sperm fusion, a crucial feature of sexual reproduction in plants and animals, may have originated from an ancient form of genetic exchange that involved the fusion of bacteria-like microorganisms called archaea.

12 Jul 2022

Scientists determine the binding affinity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in response to infection or vaccination

Scientists measured the quantity and binding affinity (avidity) of antibodies against five different viral proteins.

12 Jul 2022

Stinging nettle extract inhibits SARS-CoV-2 cell fusion

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers at Ghent University and KU Leuven, Belgium, demonstrated that Urtica dioica agglutinin (UDA), a monomeric lectin extracted from stinging nettle rhizomes, inhibited severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants of concern (VOCs) cell to cell fusion.

12 Jul 2022

Researchers unravel how epithelial cells become invasive and cancerous

Epithelial cells, which line the surfaces and organs of the body, can protect themselves against cancer by removing unhealthy or abnormal cells through a mechanism known as "apical extrusion," where the damaged cells are forcibly removed from the cell layer by the surrounding healthy cells.

11 Jul 2022

Study assesses the potential of plant secondary metabolites as potential anti-COVID-19 agents

A new study has focused on identifying plant secondary metabolites (PSM) having a higher affinity for S-RBD of SARS-CoV-2.

11 Jul 2022

Researchers find a way to kill recurring prostate cancer with a lot of iron

Prostate cancer can come back from common hormone deprivation therapy with a vengeance and no clear treatment option, but scientists have early evidence that one way to kill these recurring cancer cells may be with a lot of iron.

7 Jul 2022

MIT chemists discover how changes in a shape-shifting receptor trigger cell growth

Receptors found on cell surfaces bind to hormones, proteins, and other molecules, helping cells respond to their environment.

6 Jul 2022

The host cell membrane binding surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 spike variants

Researchers identified SARS-CoV-2 spike surfaces involved in binding to host cell membranes.

6 Jul 2022

New atomic-level models of spike protein play a key role in COVID-19 infection and immunity

When the coronavirus causing COVID-19 infects human cells, the cell's protein-processing machinery makes modifications to the spike protein that render it more flexible and mobile, which could increase its ability to infect other cells and to evade antibodies, a new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found.

6 Jul 2022

Scientists unravel the neuronal metabolism in learning and memory

Exploring the predictive properties of neuronal metabolism can contribute to our understanding of how humans learn and remember.

5 Jul 2022

Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

A study led by the University of Bonn has identified a molecule - the purine inosine - that boosts fat burning in brown adipocytes.

5 Jul 2022

Human gingival epithelial cells become damaged by cannabis smoke condensate

In a new study, scientists evaluated the effect of cannabis smoke condensate (CSC) on the gingival epithelial cells.

5 Jul 2022

Deep RNA sequencing with molecular dynamic simulations can detect neutralizing antibodies elicited by COVID-19 patients

In a new study, researchers reported on the non-ACE2 blocking neutralizing antibodies elicited in response to severe coronavirus disease 2019 using deep ribonucleic acid sequencing with >100 million reads per sample and molecular dynamic simulations.

5 Jul 2022

Scientists discover how a protein and enzymes interact to allow hepatitis A virus replication

The viral replication cycle is crucial for a virus to spread inside the body and cause disease. Focusing on that cycle in the hepatitis A virus (HAV), UNC School of Medicine scientists discovered that replication requires specific interactions between the human protein ZCCHC14 and a group of enzymes called TENT4 poly(A) polymerases.

4 Jul 2022

Filter using whey protein nanofibrils and iron oxyhydroxides nanoparticles catches viruses, including SARS-CoV-2

A recent Swiss study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server demonstrated that aerosol filters centered on granular protein nanofibrils and iron (Fe) oxyhydroxides nanoparticles could trap virus-containing aerosols.

4 Jul 2022

MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than new imaging technique

A team of researchers in Australia and New Zealand has found that MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than the newer, prostate-specific -PSMA PET/CT scanning technique.

3 Jul 2022

Membrane News and Research

What are the biological features, prevention and control strategies against monkeypox?

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

The potential of tixagevimab–cilgavimab for treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Does high-dose inhaled nitric oxide improve respiratory function and outcomes among pregnant patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 pneumonia?

Ancestral molecule from bacteria-like cells may offer evolutionary insight on sexual reproduction

Scientists determine the binding affinity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in response to infection or vaccination

Stinging nettle extract inhibits SARS-CoV-2 cell fusion

Researchers unravel how epithelial cells become invasive and cancerous

Study assesses the potential of plant secondary metabolites as potential anti-COVID-19 agents

Researchers find a way to kill recurring prostate cancer with a lot of iron

MIT chemists discover how changes in a shape-shifting receptor trigger cell growth

The host cell membrane binding surfaces of SARS-CoV-2 spike variants

New atomic-level models of spike protein play a key role in COVID-19 infection and immunity

Scientists unravel the neuronal metabolism in learning and memory

Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

Human gingival epithelial cells become damaged by cannabis smoke condensate

Deep RNA sequencing with molecular dynamic simulations can detect neutralizing antibodies elicited by COVID-19 patients

Scientists discover how a protein and enzymes interact to allow hepatitis A virus replication

Filter using whey protein nanofibrils and iron oxyhydroxides nanoparticles catches viruses, including SARS-CoV-2

MRI scans can detect prostate cancer more accurately than new imaging technique

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