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How antiviral host responses create a lung environment susceptible to bacterial and fungal infections

A recent study discussed coinfections in the lungs and how viral infections create a favorable environment for bacteria and fungi.

8 May 2023

Advancing the development of vaccines through recombinant technology

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Amy Sheng, the head of CRO at Sino Biological, about current developments in the field of vaccine development through recombinant techniques.

From Sino Biological Inc. 4 May 2023

Researchers synthesize fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymeric nanoparticles to detect neurotransmitters

The animal brain consists of tens of billions of neurons or nerve cells that perform complex tasks like processing emotions, learning, and making judgments by communicating with each other via neurotransmitters.

3 Mar 2023

Different cellular building blocks are not produced at the same time, research shows

Textbooks will tell you that in dividing cells, the production of new DNA peaks during the S-phase, while production of other macromolecules, such as proteins, lipids, and polysaccharides, continues at more or less the same level.

27 Feb 2023

Using the power of light to transform analytical workflows in the life sciences

In this interview, we speak to Svea Cheeseman at Refeyn about their SamuxMP products used for the analysis of adeno-associated viruses (AAV) capsids.

From Refeyn 17 Jan 2023

New molecular pathway critical to the initiation of pancreatic tumors discovered

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a molecular pathway critical to the initiation of pancreatic tumors.

16 Jan 2023

Pre-Plated Assay Solutions That Can Help Accelerate Biotech

In this interview, we speak with University of Warwick spin-out Cryologyx about their innovative new technology that hopes to revolutionize cell-based assays for researchers across life sciences and drug discovery.

From Cryologyx Ltd 6 Dec 2022

KAUST study reveals unexpected role for zinc in the prevention of Parkinson's disease

Revealing zinc's interaction with a critical transport protein underscores the need to study biological pathways under physiologically relevant conditions.

17 Oct 2022

Exploring molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations as advanced tools for novel antiviral drug discovery

Researchers presented an overview of factors influencing emerging infectious diseases. They also highlighted the importance of molecular dynamic (MD) simulations and molecular docking (MDO) analysis for combating these diseases.

17 Oct 2022

A novel molecularly imprinted polypyrrole electrode for diagnosing COVID-19

A recent study examines the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein through the use of a molecularly imprinted polypyrrole electrode.

12 Oct 2022

New capsule tunnels through mucus in the GI tract to deliver large protein drugs

One reason that it's so difficult to deliver large protein drugs orally is that these drugs can't pass through the mucus barrier that lines the digestive tract.

28 Sep 2022

Study suggests ZCB11 as a promising antibody drug against all SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Researchers at the AIDS Institute, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Microbiology, School of Clinical Medicine, the LKS Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong and the State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, HKU, together with structural biologists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, have demonstrated that ZCB11, a broadly neutralizing antibody derived from a local mRNA-vaccinee against the spreading Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, displays potent antiviral activities against all variants of concern (VOCs), including the dominantly spreading Omicron BA.1, BA1.1 and BA.2.

13 Jul 2022

Age exacerbates COVID neuroimmunological symptoms

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago investigated whether aging exacerbated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection-induced neuropsychiatric disorders.

6 Jun 2022

Using DNA droplets for early disease detection

Aqueous droplet formation by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) in macromolecules is a hot topic in life sciences research.

3 Jun 2022

Innovative solutions to the challenges of narcotic analysis

In this interview, Dr. Joerg Koehler and Dr. Marcio-Fernando Cobo from Bruker introduce their forensic distributed lab topology featuring the Fourier 80 CrimeLab with NMR-based narcotics profiling module.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 30 May 2022

Novel transdermal vaccine delivery for COVID-19 and cancer

Researchers assess the efficacy of a fluorocarbon modified chitosan system for the development of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and tumor immunotherapy.

13 Apr 2022

Conformational variation of the SARS-CoV-2 energy landscape

Researchers demonstrate that the energy landscape of SARS-CoV-2 exhibits significant conformational variation.

14 Mar 2022

Researchers discover a nuclear import mechanism essential for organ growth and development

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have identified a nuclear import mechanism essential for organ growth and development. Manipulation of this mechanism has potential applications in the control of organ growth and organ regeneration.

4 Mar 2022

Molecular simulations provide insight into SARS-CoV-2 variant RBD interactions with ACE2 and mAbs

Researchers aimed to understand the relationship between the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain and both human receptors and therapeutic targets.

3 Feb 2022

Binding and conformational properties of the SARS-CoV spike protein and hACE2 complex

A new paper in the journal Molecules describes this in molecular terms, comparing SARS-CoV-2 with an earlier highly pathogenic coronavirus, SARS-CoV.

31 Jan 2022