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Bovine ultralong complementarity-determining region H3 found to cross-react with sarbecoviruses

In a new study, researchers performed an in vitro analysis to isolate ultralong bovine heavy chains that showed binding with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and related coronaviruses (CoVs).

24 Oct 2022

What is the efficacy of mulberry component Kuwanon C against COVID-19?

A recent study determined the underlying antiviral mechanism of KC associated with the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2.

24 Oct 2022

What are the health benefits and food industry applications of wine industry by-products?

A new article reviewed the health benefits and food industry applications of the by-products of the wine industry.

24 Oct 2022

Study shows hybrid immunity or vaccine boosters elicit plasma neutralizing activity against Omicron sublineages

Researchers evaluated imprinted antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages.

24 Oct 2022

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

Researchers gathered empirical evidence that past pandemics due to infectious pathogens shaped the present-day susceptibility of humans to diseases, such as autoimmune diseases.

24 Oct 2022

Antibody-mediated protection against symptomatic COVID achieved at low serum neutralizing titers

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States assessed the efficiency of protection mediated by antibodies against symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at low serum-neutralizing titers.

24 Oct 2022

Research suggests that ORF6 is a major SARS-CoV-2 innate immune antagonist

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers in the United States demonstrated how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) open reading frame 6 (ORF6) protein contributes to viral pathogenesis and modulates the host's immune responses.

23 Oct 2022

Antiseptic chewing gum reduces SARS-CoV-2 viral load in exhaled air

A recent study determined the effectiveness of antiviral chewing gum in reducing oral viral load in the exhaled air of COVID-19 patients.

23 Oct 2022

Study indicates that the major determinants of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity reside outside of the spike protein

Researchers at Boston University made a chimeric recombinant SARS-CoV-2 encoding the spike glycoprotein gene of Omicron in the backbone of an ancestral SARS-CoV-2 isolate.

22 Oct 2022

Researchers successfully generate fully mature hair follicles in cultures

A team of researchers from Japan studying the processes of hair follicle growth and hair pigmentation has successfully generated hair follicles in cultures.

21 Oct 2022

Anthelmintic inhibits exacerbated inflammatory response related to COVID-19 in preclinical research

Experiments involving animals and human cells conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggest that niclosamide, an anthelmintic widely used against tapeworms, effectively inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication as well as the exacerbated inflammatory response that leads to death in many patients with severe COVID-19.

21 Oct 2022

Scientists develop human salivary gland organoids to test SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers demonstrated the susceptibility of salivary glands to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in vitro using an organoid culture model.

20 Oct 2022

EKF introduces hand-held hemoglobin analyzer with secure POC connectivity

EKF Diagnostics, a global in vitro diagnostics company, announces an enhanced DiaSpect Tm. The hand-held hemoglobin analyzer now connects securely to EKF Link, the company’s own point-of-care (POC) middleware, enabling additional features including a calculated hematocrit value and data management.

From EKF Diagnostics 20 Oct 2022

Licorice root extract shows potential as a COVID-19 treatment

A recent study explores the activity of glycyrrhizin against SARS-CoV-2.

19 Oct 2022

Rapid and robust pipeline for developing mRNA vaccines for future SARS-CoV-2 variants

A recent study under review at the journal Scientific Reports and currently available on the Research Square* preprint server reported the development of a robust pipeline for fabricating an mRNA vaccine portfolio to combat current and future coronavirus outbreaks, other infectious diseases, and cancer.

19 Oct 2022

Common oral bacterium promotes tumor progression-associated activity in pancreatic cancer cells

Virginia Tech researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Department of Biochemistry have discovered a characteristic of a common oral bacterium that relocates to pancreatic cancer tumors that may help guide future therapeutic interventions for treatment.

18 Oct 2022

in vitro News and Research

Bovine ultralong complementarity-determining region H3 found to cross-react with sarbecoviruses

What is the efficacy of mulberry component Kuwanon C against COVID-19?

What are the health benefits and food industry applications of wine industry by-products?

Study shows hybrid immunity or vaccine boosters elicit plasma neutralizing activity against Omicron sublineages

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

Antibody-mediated protection against symptomatic COVID achieved at low serum neutralizing titers

Research suggests that ORF6 is a major SARS-CoV-2 innate immune antagonist

Antiseptic chewing gum reduces SARS-CoV-2 viral load in exhaled air

Study indicates that the major determinants of SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity reside outside of the spike protein

Researchers successfully generate fully mature hair follicles in cultures

Anthelmintic inhibits exacerbated inflammatory response related to COVID-19 in preclinical research

Scientists develop human salivary gland organoids to test SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

EKF introduces hand-held hemoglobin analyzer with secure POC connectivity

Licorice root extract shows potential as a COVID-19 treatment

Rapid and robust pipeline for developing mRNA vaccines for future SARS-CoV-2 variants

Common oral bacterium promotes tumor progression-associated activity in pancreatic cancer cells

Do hypertension, dyslipidemia, and new-onset diabetes mellitus play a part in post-COVID sequelae?

Investigating plasma signatures of platelet-derived proteins in acute pulmonary embolism

Study reviews hydroxychloroquine and remdesivir antiviral potency against SARS‐CoV‐2

Researchers explore single-cell sequencing technologies to understand molecular mechanisms of autoimmune diseases

eBook: Using iPSCs models for human disease research and drug discovery eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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