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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 E protein antagonizes BET protein-mediated antiviral responses during infection

Researchers assessed the impact of SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein on the bromodomain and extraterminal domain (BET) proteins.

29 Jun 2022

Providing mental health support for men in barbershops in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath

Researchers explored the barbershop model as a mental health support resource for males during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.

29 Jun 2022

The risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease severity in a cohort of severe asthmatics treated with biologics

Researchers assessed the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asthma patients taking biologics.

29 Jun 2022

Immune particles from llama blood could offer protection against several COVID-19 variants

Mount Sinai-led researchers have shown that tiny, robust immune particles derived from the blood of a llama could provide strong protection against every COVID-19 variant, including Omicron, and 18 similar viruses including SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1, which was responsible for the 2003 SARS outbreak.

29 Jun 2022

Researchers perform MRI scans on bearded dragons to generate first-of-its-kind brain atlas

They're not too cuddly, but bearded dragons are working their way into the hearts and homes of American families. And now, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are ensuring that these scaly companion animals receive the same medical care as Fluffy, Stripes, and Snowball.

29 Jun 2022

New study looks at the role of beta cells in triggering autoimmunity

Research into the causes of type 1 diabetes often focuses on the autoimmune response, where the immune system destroys pancreatic islet beta cells that produce insulin.

28 Jun 2022

Should monkeypox be considered a sexual transmitted infection?

The present monkeypox outbreak is marked by sustainable human-to-human transmission.

28 Jun 2022

Scientists define plasma dose for future cancer treatments

Chinese researchers may have found a new approach to treat cancer by using a plasma treatment to induce apoptosis, the death of cancer cells, without any obvious side effect to normal cells.

28 Jun 2022

Study uncovers a new, specific target for developing treatments for cocaine addiction

Researchers have found that blocking certain acetylcholine receptors in the lateral habenula (LHb), an area of the brain that balances reward and aversion, made it harder to resist seeking cocaine in a rat model of impulsive behavior.

28 Jun 2022

Study identifies critical genes and biological pathways related to COVID-19 myocarditis

Scientists from China have recently deciphered the genetic network and biological mechanisms associated with COVID-19 myocarditis using bioinformatic methods.

28 Jun 2022

OpenSAFELY-TPP data is broadly representative of the English population

Researchers evaluated the representativeness of the OpenSAFELY-TPP data to the general English population

28 Jun 2022

The mental health status and menstrual changes in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients

Researchers assessed the changes in the menstrual cycle and mental states among female coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

28 Jun 2022

Antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV ameliorates cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome

Lamivudine, a commonly-used antiretroviral drug for treating HIV, improves cognition in a mouse model of Down syndrome, according to the findings of a joint new study by researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute, a center jointly promoted by the "la Caixa" Foundation and the Department of Health of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

28 Jun 2022

Genome analysis of alphacoronavirus and betacoronavirus species from South Korean bats

Researchers performed genomic comparisons between alphacoronaviruses (αCoVs) and betacoronaviruses (βCoVs) originating from South Korean Bats.

28 Jun 2022

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 genomes based on continuing positive selection

Researchers hypothesized that ongoing positive selection strongly influences SARS-CoV-2 genomes, which plays an important role in shaping the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic.

28 Jun 2022

Effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages

Researchers assessed the in vivo effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antiviral agents against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages.

28 Jun 2022

Developmental dyslexia-associated cognitive differences from the perspective of cognitive search

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology, researchers assessed the characteristics of developmental dyslexia (DD).

28 Jun 2022

The potential of DNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

Researchers evaluated the immunogenicity of DNA-based candidate vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 in mice.

28 Jun 2022

Cell-based assay highlights differences in antibody neutralizing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 variants

A recent study by scientists at Celentyx Ltd, the University of Birmingham, and the University of Warwick and posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server illustrated a cell-based severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein attachment assay.

28 Jun 2022

A cancer patient who had SARS-CoV-2 for over eight months

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in Israel described the case of a severely immunocompromised cancer patient who developed a chronic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

28 Jun 2022

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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 E protein antagonizes BET protein-mediated antiviral responses during infection

Providing mental health support for men in barbershops in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath

The risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease severity in a cohort of severe asthmatics treated with biologics

Immune particles from llama blood could offer protection against several COVID-19 variants

Researchers perform MRI scans on bearded dragons to generate first-of-its-kind brain atlas

New study looks at the role of beta cells in triggering autoimmunity

Should monkeypox be considered a sexual transmitted infection?

Scientists define plasma dose for future cancer treatments

Study uncovers a new, specific target for developing treatments for cocaine addiction

Study identifies critical genes and biological pathways related to COVID-19 myocarditis

OpenSAFELY-TPP data is broadly representative of the English population

The mental health status and menstrual changes in hospitalized female COVID-19 patients

Antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV ameliorates cognitive deficits in mouse model of Down syndrome

Genome analysis of alphacoronavirus and betacoronavirus species from South Korean bats

Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 genomes based on continuing positive selection

Effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and directly acting antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 sublineages

Developmental dyslexia-associated cognitive differences from the perspective of cognitive search

The potential of DNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

Cell-based assay highlights differences in antibody neutralizing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 variants

A cancer patient who had SARS-CoV-2 for over eight months

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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