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Study evaluates the clinical accuracy of two FDA-approved rapid antigen tests across SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers evaluated clinical accuracy and analytical detection capabilities of the two US Food and Drug Administration-approved rapid antigen tests across SARS-CoV-2 variants.

25 Mar 2022

Model for investigating the effect of mutations on the binding affinity of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-ACE2 complex

Researchers used a CNN regression model to investigate the effect of mutations on the binding affinity of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-ACE2 complex.

25 Mar 2022

Understanding a New Mutation in Pediatric AML

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Jeffery Klco about acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and his recent research that is helping us to understand a new mutation in pediatric AML.

25 Mar 2022

Amygdala in children diagnosed with autism begins its accelerated growth during infancy

The amygdala- a brain structure enlarged in two-year-old children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)- begins its accelerated growth between 6 and 12 months of age, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

25 Mar 2022

Reduced kidney function caused by antithrombotic therapy can influence bleeding events

Antithrombotic therapy is prescribed to prevent thrombotic (blood clotting inside a blood vessel) events but the treatment also increases the likelihood of experiencing a bleeding event, which can be extremely serious if it occurs in a vital organ.

25 Mar 2022

IgG Fc glycosylation: A marker for severe COVID-19

Researchers suggest that low anti-spike IgG1 glycosylation, sialyation, and high bisection are markers of severe COVID-19.

24 Mar 2022

The intercontinental spread of high-pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus

Researchers aim to better understand the landscape movement of the avian influenza virus.

24 Mar 2022

Shorter course of antibiotics associated with fewer antibiotic resistance genes

Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem worldwide that threatens the efficacy of available treatments and can lead to extended hospital stays and increased mortality.

24 Mar 2022

INRS professor developing a glycoconjugate vaccine for melioidosis

The threat from Melioidosis is real. The bacterium that causes this infectious multisymptom illness is resistant to antibiotics, making diagnosis and treatment more complex and resulting in a mortality rate of up to 50%.

24 Mar 2022

U of A researcher receives $436,642 from NIH to study effects of SARS-COV-2 on the aortic valve

The National Institute of Health awarded $436,642 to associate professor of biomedical engineering, Kartik Balachandran, to study the downstream effects of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on the aortic valve.

24 Mar 2022

Blood biomarker may uniquely aid prediction of dementia in Mexican Americans

Blood levels of a biomarker called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) may uniquely aid prediction of dementia in Mexican Americans, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and collaborating institutions reported March 24.

24 Mar 2022

Prevalence of organ impairment in Long COVID patients 6 and 12 months after initial symptoms

Researchers assessed the prevalence of organ impairment in long COVID six months and a year post-COVID-19 at London and Oxford.

24 Mar 2022

Study finds that Omicron variant preferentially uses the endosome pathway through mutation in the spike protein

A recent study assessed the role of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike H655Y mutation on viral entry pathways.

24 Mar 2022

Study evaluates mutation-induced SARS-CoV-2 spike protein fold stability

Researchers evaluated the stability and expression of mutations in the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2.

24 Mar 2022

Anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibody titer trends over 15 months in healthcare workers in Boston

Researchers assessed the changes in the immunoglobulin titers against the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccination and natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers of Boston.

24 Mar 2022

Study identified multiple siRNAs spanning the SARS-CoV-2 genome with potent antiviral activity

A recent study demonstrated that RNA interference could prophylactically protect against SARS-CoV-2.

24 Mar 2022

Uptake of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in human cerebrovascular cells

A recent study assessed the uptake of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in human cerebrovascular cells via the lipid raft ganglioside.

24 Mar 2022

Study evaluates the prevalence of autoantibodies targeting type I interferons in critically-ill COVID-19 patients

Researchers assessed the prevalence of antibodies that neutralize the type I interferon antiviral activity and reactivate herpesviruses such as herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 and/or cytomegalovirus infections in patients with critical COVID-19.

24 Mar 2022

Non-hormonal male contraceptive effectively prevents pregnancy in mice

Women have many choices for birth control, ranging from pills to patches to intrauterine devices, and partly as a result, they bear most of the burden of preventing pregnancy.

24 Mar 2022

New pancreatic islet cryopreservation protocol could pave the way for diabetes cure

Engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Mayo Clinic have developed a new process for successfully storing specialized pancreatic islet cells at very low temperatures and rewarming them, enabling the potential for on-demand islet transplantation.

24 Mar 2022

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Study evaluates the clinical accuracy of two FDA-approved rapid antigen tests across SARS-CoV-2 variants

Model for investigating the effect of mutations on the binding affinity of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD-ACE2 complex

Understanding a New Mutation in Pediatric AML

Amygdala in children diagnosed with autism begins its accelerated growth during infancy

Reduced kidney function caused by antithrombotic therapy can influence bleeding events

IgG Fc glycosylation: A marker for severe COVID-19

The intercontinental spread of high-pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus

Shorter course of antibiotics associated with fewer antibiotic resistance genes

INRS professor developing a glycoconjugate vaccine for melioidosis

U of A researcher receives $436,642 from NIH to study effects of SARS-COV-2 on the aortic valve

Blood biomarker may uniquely aid prediction of dementia in Mexican Americans

Prevalence of organ impairment in Long COVID patients 6 and 12 months after initial symptoms

Study finds that Omicron variant preferentially uses the endosome pathway through mutation in the spike protein

Study evaluates mutation-induced SARS-CoV-2 spike protein fold stability

Anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibody titer trends over 15 months in healthcare workers in Boston

Study identified multiple siRNAs spanning the SARS-CoV-2 genome with potent antiviral activity

Uptake of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in human cerebrovascular cells

Study evaluates the prevalence of autoantibodies targeting type I interferons in critically-ill COVID-19 patients

Non-hormonal male contraceptive effectively prevents pregnancy in mice

New pancreatic islet cryopreservation protocol could pave the way for diabetes cure

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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