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Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is an imaging technique to visualize antigens in cells. Labeled antibodies bind to target antigens in the cell to image the distribution and localization of specific proteins of interest

Antibody drug improves survival rates in canine prostate cancer model

Dogs are proving to be a far better scientific model for study of prostate cancer than mice, the typical animal used in the lab for this type of research.

8 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

Better diagnostic tests needed to guide HER2 breast cancer treatment, study suggests

A new study by researchers at Yale Cancer Center shows using current standard human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) assays as a diagnostic test may result in a mis-assignment of patients for treatment for breast cancer with a promising new drug.

3 Feb 2022

Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 neurotropism and Alzheimer's disease

In a new study, researchers evaluated the neurotropism of SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on COVID-19 patients with and without neurological disorders like Alzheimer's disease.

3 Feb 2022

Nanoparticle vaccine effective against eight SARS-CoV-2 variants in non-human primates

Researchers demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 RBD-based nanoparticle vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants.

2 Feb 2022

The Role of Glycans in the Cell and Glycans Imaging Method

In this interview, News-Medical talks to a pioneer of glycan imaging, Richard Drake about glycans, their role in maintaining cellular homeostasis, glycopeptide analysis, and method development for glycan imaging.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 26 Jan 2022

Human endogenous retrovirus type W envelope protein found to be a biomarker of COVID-19 severity

A new study revealed that the expression of HERV-W envelope protein (ENV) in lymphoid cells from COVID-19 patients correlated with disease outcome making them biomarkers of lymphocyte exhaustion.

24 Jan 2022

Exploring the systemic infection of SARS-CoV-2 in a wild leopard in India

A new study focused on the pathomorphological and virological characterization of SARS-CoV-2 in naturally infected, wild Indian Leopard.

17 Jan 2022

Long-term use of blood pressure medication could be contributing to kidney damage

New kidney research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is raising concerns that long-term use of drugs commonly prescribed to treat high-blood pressure and heart failure could be contributing to kidney damage.

12 Jan 2022

Researchers set the framework for improved colorectal cancer surveillance using precision medicine

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has revealed some of the mechanisms by which polyps develop into colorectal cancer, setting the framework for improved surveillance for the cancer utilizing precision medicine.

7 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 appears to persist in organs throughout the body for months

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), leads to asymptomatic or mild symptoms in most cases. However, in a significant minority, it causes moderate or severe disease, with lung damage and sometimes multi-organ dysfunction, the origin of which is currently a matter of intense debate.

6 Jan 2022

Scientists identify a panel of nanobodies with good neutralizing efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A team of scientists from Canada has recently characterized a panel of nanobodies against the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2.

22 Dec 2021

Severe COVID-19 found to be associated with disrupted intestinal Peyer’s patches

A new study demonstrates significantly altered structure and cellularity of Peyer’s patches in deceased COVID-19 patients.

21 Dec 2021

Efficacy of SARS-CoV2 variant-specific replicating RNA vaccines on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

A new study evaluates the repRNA vaccine expressing the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein for the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 variants in mice and hamsters.

19 Dec 2021

Nasal infection drives lethal lung injury due to SARS-CoV-2 in mice

A new study demonstrates lethal infection of the olfactory epithelium in a mouse model that could help understand the mechanisms of COVID-19.

12 Dec 2021

Lunaphore highlights novel spatial biology research at SITC 2021

Lunaphore today announced new research from collaborators at the University of Birmingham.

From Lunaphore 7 Dec 2021

Lunaphore to host inaugural Spatial Biology Week™ virtual meeting

Lunaphore today announced the events and activities planned around the inaugural Lunaphore Spatial Biology Week™, taking place virtually December 6-10, 2021.

From Lunaphore 7 Dec 2021

Exposure to Chikungunya may offer partial cross-protection against Mayaro virus

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil suggests people previously infected by Chikungunya virus may develop partial immunity to Mayaro virus.

4 Dec 2021

Study documents and visualizes hearing loss-associated genes in the inner ear

Researchers from Uppsala University have been able to document and visualise hearing loss-associated genes in the human inner ear, in a unique collaboration study between otosurgeons and geneticists.

2 Dec 2021

Cerba Research Expands U.S. Immuno-Oncology Center of Excellence to Strengthen Its Precision Medicine Offerings

Cerba Research recently expanded. Our U.S. Immuno-Oncology Center of Excellence allows us to provide even more comprehensive, integrated central lab services, specialty lab and biomarker solutions, and diagnostic services worldwide.

From Cerba Research 25 Nov 2021