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A pandemic-scale phylogenetic analysis tool

Researchers develop a phylogenetic package that incorporated several pandemic-specific optimization and parallelization techniques.

12 Dec 2021

New tool to help map immune escape with SARS-CoV-2 mutations

A new study discusses a computational program that can be used to substitute for actual experimental evidence of the biologic impact of new mutations.

12 Dec 2021

Infant immune system beats the adult immune system at fighting off new pathogens

As any parent knows, infants are prone to getting respiratory infections.

12 Dec 2021

Newly discovered hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

A newly discovered hormone named fabkin helps regulate metabolism and may play an important role in the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to research led by the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

12 Dec 2021

Researchers discover why people with asthma have lower brain tumor risk

There's not much good that can be said about asthma, a breathing disease in which the airways become narrowed and inflamed.

11 Dec 2021

UTSW study points to a new way to fight parasitic nematode diseases

Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm's life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% in animal models, far better than either treatment alone, according to a proof-of-concept study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center pharmacologists.

11 Dec 2021

TP53 mutations in men may predispose to aggressive prostate cancer

Men who have mutations in a gene called TP53 have a high risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a multicenter research team in the United States has found.

11 Dec 2021

Nasal vaccine provides broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice

The emergence of COVID-19 variants such as delta and omicron have sent scientists scrambling to determine whether existing vaccinations and boosters are still effective against new strains of SARS-Cov-2.

11 Dec 2021

UCLA research points the way towards a longer-lasting COVID vaccine

Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified rare, naturally occurring T cells that are capable of targeting a protein found in SARS-CoV-2 and a range of other coronaviruses.

11 Dec 2021

Rare population of toxic senescent cells in the brain could be a target for Alzheimer's treatment

For the first time, scientists have identified a rare population of potentially toxic senescent cells in human brains that can serve as a target for a new Alzheimer's disease treatment.

11 Dec 2021

Potentially serious side effect reported after CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma

Mount Sinai scientists have become the first to report a potentially serious side effect related to a new form of immunotherapy known as CAR-T cell therapy, which was recently approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

11 Dec 2021

OIST and FC Ryukyu launch partnership to understand how athletes' minds behave during team sports

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and Ryukyu Football Club Co., Ltd. (FC Ryukyu) have today launched a new partnership, aimed at understanding how athletes' minds behave during team sports.

10 Dec 2021

Impact of environmental SARS-CoV-2 contamination in residential housing

In a new study, scientists hypothesize that the presence of Corynebacterium and SARS-CoV-2 in surface samples might be associated with skin contamination.

10 Dec 2021

Study finds mutational changes in Omicron variant likely increase transmissibility

A new study presented evidence for a large number of mutational changes in the Omicron variant which will likely increase its transmissibility and significantly decrease the neutralization capacity of monoclonal antibodies, leading to a decline in vaccine efficacy.

10 Dec 2021

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A pandemic-scale phylogenetic analysis tool

New tool to help map immune escape with SARS-CoV-2 mutations

Infant immune system beats the adult immune system at fighting off new pathogens

Newly discovered hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Researchers discover why people with asthma have lower brain tumor risk

UTSW study points to a new way to fight parasitic nematode diseases

TP53 mutations in men may predispose to aggressive prostate cancer

Nasal vaccine provides broad-based protection against heterologous respiratory viruses in mice

UCLA research points the way towards a longer-lasting COVID vaccine

Rare population of toxic senescent cells in the brain could be a target for Alzheimer's treatment

Potentially serious side effect reported after CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma

OIST and FC Ryukyu launch partnership to understand how athletes' minds behave during team sports

Impact of environmental SARS-CoV-2 contamination in residential housing

Study finds mutational changes in Omicron variant likely increase transmissibility

Mutational landscape of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant

Impact of mRNA-1273 vaccination during early pregnancy

Screening FDA-approved compounds shown to possess antiviral or antimicrobial activity for SARS-CoV-2 inhibition

Research suggests targeting fusion peptide-calcium interaction may help treat COVID-19

Distinct plasma proteins linked to presence and course of COVID-19

Study finds sarbecoviruses circulating in wildlife outside Asia can infect human cells

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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