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SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and the natural immune response

Researchers review available literature on immunity and SARS-CoV-2 infection to elucidate mechanisms behind SARS-CoV-2 immunity and reinfections.

24 Nov 2021

Weekly exposure to deep red light in the morning can improve declining vision

Just three minutes of exposure to deep red light once a week, when delivered in the morning, can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a pioneering new study by UCL researchers.

24 Nov 2021

CIRM awards $4.1 million to advance CAR T-cell therapy from the lab to clinic

On November 23, 2021, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) governing board approved a $4.1 million grant to enable University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to advance a new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy from the laboratory into the clinic.

24 Nov 2021

An assessment of potential epitopes in SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins

Researchers utilized multiple bioinformatics resources to identify potent T- and B-cell epitopes of four SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins.

24 Nov 2021

The antimicrobial properties of the lungfish cocoon

Researchers investigate if the immune system of lungfish plays a role in estivation.

24 Nov 2021

Finding potential biomarkers to predict response to immunotherapy in nonhypermutated cancers

Scientists have discovered a potential biomarker that could more accurately identify which patients with non-hypermutated cancers will respond to specialized immunotherapy drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to findings published in Science Translational Medicine.

24 Nov 2021

Similar antibody responses to spike protein in COVID-19 survivors and vaccine recipients

Researchers conducted a study on COVID-19 convalescent patients and post-vaccinated populations to identify the minimal levels of antibody required to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

24 Nov 2021

Study finds rhinovirus reduces SARS-CoV-2 replication in airway epithelial cells

A recent study has demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 infection induces a significantly lower interferon response than rhinovirus infection.

24 Nov 2021

Exosomes involved in the progression of breast cancer in patients with obesity, diabetes

Obesity, insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are risk factors for breast cancer in post-menopausal women. The metabolic and inflammatory complications of obesity have a role in the formation of cancer.

24 Nov 2021

Healthcare workers at increased SARS-CoV-2 infection risk during second wave

A new study evaluates the SARS-CoV-2 infection rates among healthcare workers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

24 Nov 2021

Antibody persistence in infants after maternal COVID-19 vaccination

New research finds COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy results in significantly greater antibody persistence in the infants compared to natural infection of the mothers during pregnancy.

24 Nov 2021

How does penicillin work?

In this interview, we spoke to Dr. Bartlomiej Salamaga about his latest research that discovered how penicillin works in the body.

24 Nov 2021

Bat coronavirus ecology, evolution, and spillover

In a review published in Nature Reviews Microbiology, the authors collate information about the ecology and evolution of bat coronaviruses.

24 Nov 2021

Markers of SARS-CoV-2 shedding in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals

The study uses serial mid-turbinate nasal specimens collected from a subset of incarcerated persons infected during this outbreak.

24 Nov 2021

Spread and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 lineages with possible recombination events

Researchers examined the dissemination and evolution of four SARS-CoV-2 lineages as well as the potential that one or more recombination events played a role in their evolution.

24 Nov 2021

Estimation of the SARS-CoV-2 infectious period

A new study focused on estimating the temporal dynamics of transmissibility of infected cases in the absence of intervention measures (unmitigated generation interval).

24 Nov 2021

Vaccine-induced immune responses for SARS-CoV-2 in patients receiving anti-CD20 B-cell depleting therapies

A new study published on the medRxiv* preprint server analyzed the trajectories of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in patients from the RituxiVac study were compared to healthy volunteers. In addition, they investigated the immunogenicity of a third vaccine dose in previously non-responding patients.

23 Nov 2021

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SARS-CoV-2 reinfection and the natural immune response

Weekly exposure to deep red light in the morning can improve declining vision

CIRM awards $4.1 million to advance CAR T-cell therapy from the lab to clinic

An assessment of potential epitopes in SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins

The antimicrobial properties of the lungfish cocoon

Finding potential biomarkers to predict response to immunotherapy in nonhypermutated cancers

Similar antibody responses to spike protein in COVID-19 survivors and vaccine recipients

Study finds rhinovirus reduces SARS-CoV-2 replication in airway epithelial cells

Exosomes involved in the progression of breast cancer in patients with obesity, diabetes

Healthcare workers at increased SARS-CoV-2 infection risk during second wave

Antibody persistence in infants after maternal COVID-19 vaccination

How does penicillin work?

Bat coronavirus ecology, evolution, and spillover

Markers of SARS-CoV-2 shedding in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals

Spread and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 lineages with possible recombination events

Estimation of the SARS-CoV-2 infectious period

Vaccine-induced immune responses for SARS-CoV-2 in patients receiving anti-CD20 B-cell depleting therapies

New therapeutic approach prevents growth of metastatic tumors by putting cancer cells to sleep

Higher antibody level correlates with greater vaccine protection against COVID-19

Study explains why moles can change into melanoma

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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