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Targeting specific neurons modulates memory retrieval and alters anxiety-like behaviors in mice

We humans lose mental acuity, an unfortunate side effect of aging. And for individuals with neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, the loss of cognitive function often accompanied by mood disorders such as anxiety is a harrowing experience.

16 May 2022

Microbes can influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action

The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice at Duke.

13 May 2022

Discovery of host co-factors necessary for SARS-CoV2 infection

A new study published in the journal EMBO Reports has reported on the shedding of two proteases, namely, ADAM10 and ADAM17, which aids in S protein-dependent molecular events.

11 May 2022

Researchers develop a live imaging system to observe collagen synthesis

"Proteins are the building blocks of our body": You have probably heard this phrase before. Proteins are essential to the formation of our body's structures, and their functioning.

21 Apr 2022

The molecular context and substrate profiles of human cell surface receptor tyrosine kinases

researchers discussed and identified the systemic functions and interactions of 52 active cell surface receptor tyrosine kinases, providing insights on RTK-RTK interactions and substrates, RTK-protein complexes, and signaling pathways.

13 Apr 2022

Minimal system for SARS-CoV-2 based virus-like particle production to study viral assembly and entry

Researchers proposed an optimal system to generate SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particles for examining viral assembly and entry into target host cells.

30 Mar 2022

Researchers create method to track SARS-CoV-2 RBD binding in vivo

Researchers developed a method for tracking the binding of the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 in vivo using genetically engineered extracellular vesicles that can migrate to ACE2 expressing cells.

30 Mar 2022

Masks made of woven fabrics are lousy air filters

Like many other viruses, COVID-19 is transmitted primarily via particles carried in the air. An infected person breathes out particles containing the virus into the air, which can then be inhaled by another person, who then becomes infected.

1 Mar 2022

Mechanism of fatty-acid coupled adaptive immunity in SARS-CoV-2 revealed

A new study explains how SARS-CoV-2 adapts its immunogenicity to the immune response of the host.

20 Feb 2022

Impact of several ACE2 coding missense variants and their effect on ACE2 protein subcellular localization and trafficking

Researchers investigated the connecting link between viral genetic variability and clinical heterogeneity of COVID-19 by analyzing the effect of several missense mutations on the ACE2 receptor coding sequence.

18 Feb 2022

New METPlatform allows researchers to test drugs for possible use in brain metastases

It is estimated that about a quarter of cancer patients are at risk of brain metastases, a rate that is increasing especially among those who suffer relapses after having undergone different cancer treatments.

17 Feb 2022

Structural protein vimentin facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry into endothelial cells

Researchers suggest that extracellular vimentin may act as a coreceptor to allow for SARS-CoV-2 entry into cells.

14 Feb 2022

Efficacy of MVA-CoV2-S vaccination to prevent SARS-CoV-2 cerebral infection and associated damage

Researchers demonstrated that an MVA vector expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein was 100% effective in preventing neuroinvasion and brain damage by SARS-CoV-2 in transgenic mice.

8 Feb 2022

Scientists reveal how droplets of transcription factors collectively read DNA regions to switch on genes

Life starts with one cell. When an organism develops, dividing cells specialize to form the variety of tissues and organs that build up the adult body, while keeping the same genetic material – contained in our DNA.

6 Feb 2022

New study holds promise to help plants defend themselves against viruses

New research, led by Washington State University scientists, into how viral proteins interact and can be disabled holds promise to help plants defend themselves against viruses-;and ultimately prevent crop losses.

25 Jan 2022

FFP2 respirator masks provide superior protection from Covid-19 than cloth masks

As the UK lifts the legal requirement for face masks in most indoor public areas in England, new research from the University of Surrey and the University of Bristol has shown that FFP2 (filtering facepiece) respirator masks are typically five times more efficient at filtering particles which carry the Covid-19 virus than cloth masks.

25 Jan 2022

Confocal microscopy News and Research

Targeting specific neurons modulates memory retrieval and alters anxiety-like behaviors in mice

Microbes can influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action

Discovery of host co-factors necessary for SARS-CoV2 infection

Researchers develop a live imaging system to observe collagen synthesis

The molecular context and substrate profiles of human cell surface receptor tyrosine kinases

Minimal system for SARS-CoV-2 based virus-like particle production to study viral assembly and entry

Researchers create method to track SARS-CoV-2 RBD binding in vivo

Masks made of woven fabrics are lousy air filters

Mechanism of fatty-acid coupled adaptive immunity in SARS-CoV-2 revealed

Impact of several ACE2 coding missense variants and their effect on ACE2 protein subcellular localization and trafficking

New METPlatform allows researchers to test drugs for possible use in brain metastases

Structural protein vimentin facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry into endothelial cells

Efficacy of MVA-CoV2-S vaccination to prevent SARS-CoV-2 cerebral infection and associated damage

Scientists reveal how droplets of transcription factors collectively read DNA regions to switch on genes

New study holds promise to help plants defend themselves against viruses

FFP2 respirator masks provide superior protection from Covid-19 than cloth masks

Yokogawa Develops Single Cellome System SS2000 for Subcellular Sampling

Researchers discover mechanism for congenital disorders of glycosylation

New mechanism involved in early melanoma metastasis discovered

SARS-CoV-2 moves between permissive cells and non-permissive neuronal cells via tunneling nanotubes (TNT)

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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