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Two specific brain networks can strongly influence weight-loss success

When it comes to weight loss, the old adage it's all in your head may be true.

4 May 2022

Study finds brain circuit controlling drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement

New research from the University of California, Irvine, finds that drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement of drug seeking behaviors are controlled by a single pathway in the brain and centered around dopamine cells.

4 May 2022

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is as deadly as past variants

A recent article under review at the Nature Portfolio journal and currently posted to the Research Square* preprint server compared the severity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant with prior mutants.

4 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 poses greater risk to global health than BA.1

In a recent study published in the journal Cell, researchers investigated distinguishing virological characteristics of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.

3 May 2022

Proximity labeling to identify high-confidence SARS-CoV-2 interactors

A recent report published in the STAR Protocols journal depicted a protocol for an antibody-based proximity labeling to discover biotinylated interactors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

3 May 2022

Pets living in households with COVID-19 are high likely to seroconvert and become ill

In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers investigated whether pet dogs and cats in the households of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected humans were at risk of infection.

3 May 2022

UNC researcher working with NASA to study blood clot formation in astronauts during space missions

Are astronauts more likely to develop blood clots during space missions due to zero gravity? That's the question NASA is trying to answer with help from UNC School of Medicine's Stephan Moll, MD, professor in the UNC Department of Medicine.

3 May 2022

Acute sleep loss is associated with more negative social impressions of others

A new study from Uppsala University shows that young adults when sleep-deprived evaluate angry faces as less trustworthy and healthy-looking.

3 May 2022

Brain folds formed during fetal development could affect age at onset in frontotemporal dementia

Frontotemporal dementia begins relatively early compared to other forms of dementia. We still know relatively little about what causes the disease, however, new research from Lund University in Sweden shows that the folds in the brain that are formed in the latter stages of pregnancy could have an impact on the age at which the disease takes hold.

3 May 2022

Green walls inside offices diversify employees’ skin microbiota, study shows

The experimental study led by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) showed that air-circulating green walls installed inside offices modified microbiota affecting employees’ skin health and enhanced the immune system’s regulation. Effects could already be seen during one month.

3 May 2022

Exercise can have a beneficial effect on factors contributing to NAFLD, study shows

Study explores which occupations had the greatest risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and how relative differences varied over the pandemic

Researchers investigated occupations at the highest risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

3 May 2022

Multivalent messenger ribonucleic acid-lipid nanoparticle vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

A new study analyzed multivalent messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-lipid nanoparticle (LNP) vaccine constructs against certain β-coronaviruses (β-CoVs).

3 May 2022

Needle- and adjuvant-free vaccination with non-infectious T4-COVID nanoparticles induces strong immunity in mice

Researchers developed a mucosal vaccine for COVID-19 based on bacteriophage.

3 May 2022

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Two specific brain networks can strongly influence weight-loss success

Study finds brain circuit controlling drug withdrawal-induced anxiety and reinstatement

Study suggests SARS-CoV-2 Omicron is as deadly as past variants

SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 poses greater risk to global health than BA.1

Proximity labeling to identify high-confidence SARS-CoV-2 interactors

Pets living in households with COVID-19 are high likely to seroconvert and become ill

UNC researcher working with NASA to study blood clot formation in astronauts during space missions

Acute sleep loss is associated with more negative social impressions of others

Brain folds formed during fetal development could affect age at onset in frontotemporal dementia

Green walls inside offices diversify employees’ skin microbiota, study shows

Exercise can have a beneficial effect on factors contributing to NAFLD, study shows

Study explores SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome's functional interactions with host cell

Multi-omics identify COVID-19 severity predictors and prothrombotic signatures in patients with end-stage kidney disease

Efficacy of affinity resin containing Galanthus nivalis agglutinin against SARS-CoV-2

Precision cut slice lung model to study early host viral pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Studying immunomodulatory effects of microbiota helps design prophylactic and therapeutic interventions against COVID-19

Joint associations of genetic risk and diet quality with incident type 2 diabetes

Study explores which occupations had the greatest risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and how relative differences varied over the pandemic

Multivalent messenger ribonucleic acid-lipid nanoparticle vaccines against SARS-CoV-2

Needle- and adjuvant-free vaccination with non-infectious T4-COVID nanoparticles induces strong immunity in mice

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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