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Bispecific antibody shows improved efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed fully human bispecific antibodies, as revealed in a recent study. These antibodies can bind to two distinct epitopes of the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and have demonstrated the ability to neutralize various strains of the virus, including the Omicron variant.

14 Mar 2023

Novel vaccine to stop the spread of Japanese encephalitis virus in pigs

Scientists at The University of Queensland have developed a novel vaccine for Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in pigs, to help stop the spread of the disease in Australia.

15 Feb 2023

Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria not higher among babies delivered by cesarean section

Imagine a horse race, where the winner takes it all and is awarded both food and protection against enemies. In the same way, bacteria compete with one another in the gut of newborn babies.

19 Jan 2023

EKF launches handheld veterinary lactate analyzer

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From EKF Diagnostics 22 Dec 2022

The infection potential of influenza A viruses H3 subtype of avian, equine, and swine origin in humans

Researchers determined the zoonotic transmission potential of influenza A viruses (IAVs) H3 subtype of avian, equine, and swine origin.

20 Dec 2022

The player-coaches of addiction recovery work without boundaries

Sarah Wright stops by her peer support specialist's hotel room-turned-office in this Denver suburb several times a day.

16 Nov 2022

What is the role of adenoviruses in human health?

With advances in molecular biology informing recent developments in vaccinology, gene therapy, and other fields of medicine, human adenoviruses (HAdVs) have been of primary importance in medical research. A recent review looks at the promises of HAdVs, their potential dangers, and future challenges.

9 Nov 2022

Using neuroimaging to investigate how petting dogs could help clinicians improve animal-assisted therapy

In this interview, News Medical speaks to Rahel Marti, Ph.D. student in the faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel, about her new research, which shows that petting dogs engages the social brain, leading the way for new potentialities in animal-assisted clinical therapy.

11 Oct 2022

Addiction experts fear the fallout if California legalizes sports betting

Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that states could legalize betting on sports, California — with 40 million people and numerous professional teams — has been the great white whale, eluding gambling companies and casino-hosting tribal communities.

5 Oct 2022

The currently available evidence on viral-induced parkinsonism

A new review attempts to summarize all known about the relationship between viral illness and parkinsonian disorders to facilitate further research.

31 Aug 2022

Highly sensitive DNA test identifies neuroborreliosis in horses

A Rutgers scientist aiming to help heal a sick horse created an ultra-sensitive DNA test that could have applications for difficult-to-detect illnesses in humans such as Lyme disease.

18 Aug 2022

They lost Medicaid when paperwork was sent to an empty field, signaling the mess to come

Three years ago, Mason Lester, a rambunctious toddler, tumbled off his family's porch and broke his wrist. His mother, nine months pregnant, rushed him to a nearby hospital, where she made a confounding discovery: Their health insurance had vanished.

3 Aug 2022

New DNA repair vehicle used to fix a common genetic cause of hereditary kidney disease

Genetic mutations which cause a debilitating hereditary kidney disease affecting children and young adults have been fixed in patient-derived kidney cells using a potentially game-changing DNA repair-kit. The advance developed by University of Bristol scientists is published in Nucleic Acids Research.

29 Jul 2022

Using genomics to restore degraded ecosystems

The monumental global task to restore degraded ecosystems will need to include sophisticated technologies such as environmental DNA monitoring to understand and support the recovery of complex biospheres, international researchers say.

27 Jun 2022

The possible immune-mediated mechanisms causing CNS alterations during and post-acute SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recent review published in Immunity, researchers explored potential mechanisms of neuro-immune pathophysiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.

22 Jun 2022

New research in mice investigates the safety of DNA nanotechnology

Advances in nanotechnology have made it possible to fabricate structures out of DNA for use in biomedical applications like delivering drugs or creating vaccines, but new research in mice investigates the safety of the technology.

14 Jun 2022

Novel Hendra virus variant detected in flying fox urine

Researchers reported on the detection of a novel Hendra virus variant of genotype 2 (HeV-g2) in the urine of grey-headed and black flying foxes in Australia.

12 Apr 2022

As US nears 1 million covid deaths, one hard-hit county grapples with unthinkable loss

Connie Houtz didn't think covid would be that bad. She'd seen many people in this rural hamlet in central Pennsylvania get infected yet recover within a few days. She did not get vaccinated because she worried about how a new vaccine, developed in record time, might affect her heart condition.

1 Apr 2022

Texas A&M team continues research on the potential cure for Menkes disease

A life-saving cure solution for Menkes Disease, a copper deficiency in young children, is at the center of a licensing agreement by the The Texas A&M University System, through the Intellectual Property and Commercialization office of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, and a California-based biopharmaceutical company, Engrail Therapeutics.

3 Mar 2022

Equine hepatitis viruses help gain new insights into the behavior of hepatitis C virus in humans

Research comparing viruses found in humans and horses provides insights that may aid vaccine development.

2 Mar 2022