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Llama antibodies could be a potent nanoweapon against COVID-19

Today in Science, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine describe a new method to extract tiny but extremely powerful SARS-CoV-2 antibody fragments from llamas, which could be fashioned into inhalable therapeutics with the potential to prevent and treat COVID-19.

5 Nov 2020

Researchers pioneer new approach to treating life-threatening snake bites

A new approach of treating life-threatening snake bites responsible for around 100,000 deaths globally each year is being pioneered by an international research consortium led by University of Bristol scientists.

5 Nov 2020

Children produce different antibodies in response to infection with new coronavirus

Children and adults produce different types and amounts of antibodies in response to infection with the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found.

5 Nov 2020

Insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac making most people vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes

Scientists have found that insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac, limiting its ability to adapt to obesity and thereby rendering most people vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes.

5 Nov 2020

Nanobodies efficiently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in cells

Two separate studies have identified nanobodies - which could be produced less expensively than monoclonal antibodies - that bind tightly to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and efficiently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in cells.

5 Nov 2020

Study investigates the ebb and flow of brain ventricles

Enlarged ventricles in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis were previously considered a sign of tissue loss.

5 Nov 2020

Mice study finds gene that controls food cravings, desire to exercise

National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a gene in mice that controls the craving for fatty and sugary foods and the desire to exercise.

5 Nov 2020

HKUST researchers identify new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have identified new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease (AD) by studying the patients' brain with a newly-developed methodology.

5 Nov 2020

Wearing a face mask during strenuous workouts does not hinder breathing

A new University of Saskatchewan study has found that exercise performance and blood and muscle oxygen levels are not affected for healthy individuals wearing a face mask during strenuous workouts.

5 Nov 2020

Neuroscientists receive ERC Synergy Grant to explore the neural basis of cognition

A Norwegian-Israeli team of neuroscientists has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant to explore the biological basis of spatial operations in the brain.

5 Nov 2020

Researchers study link between gut microbiome and the brain in humans, rodents

Despite extensive support for relationships between the gut microbiome and the brain (the "microbiota-gut-brain axis") in humans and rodents, little is known about these relationships in other animals, leaving questions about this system's generality.

5 Nov 2020

Researchers identify antibodies that prevent SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells

The ability of SARS-CoV-2 to infect cells depends on interactions between the viral spike protein and the human cell surface protein ACE2.

5 Nov 2020

Study reveals new mechanism underlying immune-cell activation

When antibody-producing immune cells encounter infectious pathogens for the first time, they engage a signal cascade to generate a massive activation signal within seconds.

5 Nov 2020

Scientists identify a brain structure important for decision making

Our minds can help us make decisions by contemplating the future and predicting the consequences of our actions.

5 Nov 2020

Study shows T cells can prevent Zika infection in mice

Where Aedes mosquitoes fly, Zika virus may not be far behind. Although the explosive 2015–2016 Zika epidemics in the Americas are behind us, Zika may re-emerge, and "in many countries, Zika may be spreading in silence," says Sujan Shresta, Ph.D., a professor at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI).

5 Nov 2020

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Llama antibodies could be a potent nanoweapon against COVID-19

Researchers pioneer new approach to treating life-threatening snake bites

Children produce different antibodies in response to infection with new coronavirus

Insulin has met an evolutionary cul-de-sac making most people vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes

Nanobodies efficiently neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in cells

Study investigates the ebb and flow of brain ventricles

Mice study finds gene that controls food cravings, desire to exercise

HKUST researchers identify new therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease

Wearing a face mask during strenuous workouts does not hinder breathing

Neuroscientists receive ERC Synergy Grant to explore the neural basis of cognition

Researchers study link between gut microbiome and the brain in humans, rodents

Researchers identify antibodies that prevent SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells

Study reveals new mechanism underlying immune-cell activation

Scientists identify a brain structure important for decision making

Study shows T cells can prevent Zika infection in mice

Researchers explore how different birth experience affect the developing nervous system

Scientists study the multiscale spatial organization of the brain

Case study reports prolonged infectious SARS-CoV-2 shedding from an asymptomatic leukemia patient

Researchers identify a genetic basis for ANCA-associated vasculitis

Western diet linked with early decline of olfactory functions related to learning and memory

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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