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'Brain age' mostly relates to early life influences

Researchers in brain science and aging are very interested in measuring the health of a brain using a single observation. The most popular way to measure it is through a method called "brain age".

16 Nov 2021

New atomic-level insight of SARS-CoV-2 within a respiratory aerosol

In a paradigm-shifting paper currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server, the researchers have dramatically extended the possibilities of computational microscopy in order to better understand both structure and dynamics of respiratory aerosols laden with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

16 Nov 2021

ALS also causes retinal alterations, study reveals

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), characterized by harm to brain neurons and to the spinal cord, also affects the tissue of the retina, according to a study headed up by Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

16 Nov 2021

New metabolic vulnerabilities of subsets of triple-negative breast cancer discovered

Researchers have identified a metabolic enzyme and pathway in some triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients, which they hope could serve as a biomarker to select patients to receive targeted therapy.

16 Nov 2021

Scientists identify new gene that contributes to type 1 diabetes progression

When the pro-inflammatory pair, a receptor called CCR2 and its ligand CCL-2, get together, it increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, scientists report.

16 Nov 2021

New AI application reads eye movements

Eye movements read by a new AI application can reveal thoughts, memories, goals — and brain diseases.

16 Nov 2021

Unprecedented manufacturing strategy provides a template for equitable supply of vaccines

Today, as AstraZeneca reports 2 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine released for supply University of Oxford scientists explain how it has been possible to produce so much of the vaccine in less than a year, and the unprecedented strategy used to improve international equity of access.

16 Nov 2021

Study: Covid-19 vaccine-elicited immune cells persist six months after vaccination

A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers provides evidence that CD4+ T lymphocytes — immune system cells also known as helper T cells — produced by people who received either of the two available messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for COVID-19 persist six months after vaccination at only slightly reduced levels from two weeks after vaccination and are at significantly higher levels than for those who are unvaccinated.

16 Nov 2021

Two genetic risk variants in Black individuals may exacerbate sepsis and COVID-19 severity

Two genetic risk variants that are carried by nearly 40 percent of Black individuals may exacerbate the severity of both sepsis and COVID-19, a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine have found.

16 Nov 2021

A therapeutic interfering particle for SARS-CoV-2

Researchers report their attempt to engineer TIPs that can conditionally replicate with SARS-CoV-2, inhibit viral replication 10–100 fold, and exhibit R0>1.

16 Nov 2021

Discovery of new receptor that interacts with SARS-CoV-2 spike, suppresses infection

Researchers recently conducted a study to identify host factors affecting cellular interactions of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

16 Nov 2021

Modeling the role of antivirals in suppressing the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study used an agent-based mathematical model to evaluate potential population impact on the widespread use of antiviral treatment for reducing viral load and hospitalization risk.

16 Nov 2021

Spread of COVID-19 and effectiveness of contact tracing in a university population

Researchers from the University of Bristol were able to investigate how social behaviors of a university population changed with social restrictions and then the effectiveness of contact tracing in such a setting.

16 Nov 2021

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination in the Norwegian population

Researchers quantified the general VE achieved in the population of Norway, with the realized mixture of vaccine types, current population characteristics, and epidemic trajectory and directly estimated VE across vaccine types and age groups.

16 Nov 2021

Identification of transcription regulatory sequences and genes in previously unannotated coronaviruses

Scientists have hypothesized that the presence of regulatory sequences could be effectively used to instantaneously and accurately identify TRS sites as well as the related viral genes in unannotated coronavirus genomes.

16 Nov 2021

Broad neutralization capability of potent nanobody against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new study has described the molecular basis of the neutralization potency and breadth of nanobodies.

16 Nov 2021

Diagnostic sensitivity, viral load and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in paired respiratory and oral samples

To understand the viral load in different sections of infected individuals, their respective shedding patterns, and the sensitivity of the SARS-CoV-2 assays, researchers published a study.

16 Nov 2021

Myocarditis among Moderna COVID-19 vaccine recipients

A new preprint reports on the incidence of myocarditis in a large population of over 150 million who received two doses of the first vaccine to receive emergency use authorization against the virus.

16 Nov 2021

Rapid finger stick test to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

A new preprint reports a semi-quantitative test that can measure neutralizing antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen at the point of care, using a finger stick or venipuncture blood.

16 Nov 2021

Essential needs of university students during COVID-19 pandemic

The current study examined the impact of the pandemic on higher education and the student's capacity to meet essential needs such as food, housing, and financial security during this time.

16 Nov 2021

Medical Science News

'Brain age' mostly relates to early life influences

New atomic-level insight of SARS-CoV-2 within a respiratory aerosol

ALS also causes retinal alterations, study reveals

New metabolic vulnerabilities of subsets of triple-negative breast cancer discovered

Scientists identify new gene that contributes to type 1 diabetes progression

New AI application reads eye movements

Unprecedented manufacturing strategy provides a template for equitable supply of vaccines

Study: Covid-19 vaccine-elicited immune cells persist six months after vaccination

Two genetic risk variants in Black individuals may exacerbate sepsis and COVID-19 severity

A therapeutic interfering particle for SARS-CoV-2

Discovery of new receptor that interacts with SARS-CoV-2 spike, suppresses infection

Modeling the role of antivirals in suppressing the COVID-19 pandemic

Spread of COVID-19 and effectiveness of contact tracing in a university population

Impact of COVID-19 vaccination in the Norwegian population

Identification of transcription regulatory sequences and genes in previously unannotated coronaviruses

Broad neutralization capability of potent nanobody against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Diagnostic sensitivity, viral load and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in paired respiratory and oral samples

Myocarditis among Moderna COVID-19 vaccine recipients

Rapid finger stick test to detect antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Essential needs of university students during COVID-19 pandemic

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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