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Direct infection and replication of influenza virus in cardiomyocytes is a primary determinant of cardiac pathology associated with severe influenza

Researchers generated a recombinant influenza virus expressing micro ribonucleic acid (miRNAs) expressed in cardiomyocytes to infect mice, which served as a model to study the etiology of influenza-associated cardiac pathology.

13 May 2022

Microbes can influence which of the gut's genes are being called into action

The microbes that help break down food actually tell the gut how to do its job better, according to a new study in mice at Duke.

13 May 2022

Researchers reveal mechanism for spread of antibiotic resistance among bacteria

A bacteria calledStaphylococcusaureusis widespread and generally harmless, but can cause infections known as "opportunistic infections".

13 May 2022

Researchers discover new gene that confers resistance to prostate cancer treatment

Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a gene that confers resistance to a common prostate cancer treatment, according to a study published in Cancer Research.

13 May 2022

Study reveals serum proteomic signatures of long COVID patients

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv*preprint server, researchers evaluated the serum proteomic signatures of long coronavirus disease (COVID) patients.

13 May 2022

Topical drugs may regress congenital giant nevi and prevent skin cancer

About one in 20,000 infants is born with what's called a congenital giant nevus - a huge, pigmented mole that may cover much of the face and body.

12 May 2022

Penn study finds low uptake of first mutation-targeted bladder cancer drug

The first bladder cancer drug targeting a cancer-driving gene mutation has been used relatively little despite its clear efficacy in a clinical trial, suggests a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

12 May 2022

An Ad5 vectored COVID vaccine expressing an S1-N fusion protein

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers characterized the development of multiple adenovirus-vectored and subunit recombinant protein severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine candidates.

12 May 2022

Repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to schizophrenia risk

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have found that repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia.

12 May 2022

Researchers pursue a new way to use milk for delivering cancer-fighters to the brain

In health care, perhaps no word sends a more chilling message than "cancer." Brain tumors, for example, prove especially resistant to current treatments. Only 5% of patients with that condition survive more than three years and the median survival time is 10 to 14 months.

12 May 2022

Researchers identify cellular serpins as host factors that restrict SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers investigated differences in susceptibility between individuals and may have discovered a new opportunity for treatment.

12 May 2022

Nerve gas sarin largely responsible for Gulf War illness, study shows

For three decades, scientists have debated the underlying cause of Gulf War illness (GWI), a collection of unexplained and chronic symptoms affecting veterans of the Persian Gulf War.

12 May 2022

Research looks at potential of pantethine against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study posted to the Research Square preprint server, researchers assessed the antiviral activity of pantethine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

12 May 2022

Antifungal agent Bifonazole as an antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study published in the journal Molecular Therapy, researchers identified Bifonazole, an imidazole-based antifungal agent, to have potent activity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using high-throughput screening of small molecules.

12 May 2022