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Rapid Removal of gDNA from RNA Samples

Porvair Sciences has launched Chromatrap® gDNA Removal Columns that quickly remove unwanted genomic DNA (gDNA) from RNA samples.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 26 May 2021

Tissue-resident memory T cells found in lungs of people who had COVID-19 10 months ago

In recent research by Judith Grau-Expósito et al., scientists identify circulating virus-specific T cell responses during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection with functional, migratory, and apoptotic patterns modulated by viral proteins and associated with clinical outcome.

26 May 2021

Researchers to conduct Phase 1 gene therapy trial to treat Alzheimer's disease

The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a $5 million grant to researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine to conduct a first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial of a gene therapy for treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a condition that often precedes full-blown dementia.

26 May 2021

Novel compound similar to psychedelic drug can reverse effects of stress in mice

A novel compound similar in structure to the psychedelic drug ibogaine, but lacking its toxic and hallucinogenic effects, has been found to rapidly reverse the effects of stress in mice.

26 May 2021

Researchers synthesize potential drugs with anti-cancer effects

New effective compounds, which can be endogenous donors of a signaling molecule - hydrogen sulfide in the body, were synthesized by SUSU scientists. Due to this property, the obtained compounds are potential drugs with a cancer-preventing effect.

26 May 2021

An exploratory study of T-cell and antibody responses after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Recent COVID-19 investigations have found that up to half of immunocompromised individuals struggle to produce antibodies after receiving their severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccinations.

26 May 2021

Immunologists decode T cell responses that occur during COVID-19 infection

An international team of researchers from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, affiliated to the Università della Svizzera italiana, has deciphered, at single cell resolution, the T cell responses occurring during COVID-19 infection.

26 May 2021

Long-term data from smartwatches can help estimate clinical blood test results

Smartwatches and other wearable devices may be used to sense illness, dehydration and even changes to the red blood cell count, according to biomedical engineers and genomics researchers at Duke University and the Stanford University School of Medicine.

26 May 2021

Study shows how rare but serious post-COVID-19 complication develops in children, adolescents

A multidisciplinary team from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), Brigham and Women's Hospital and other institutions have identified the mechanism of how an extremely rare but serious post-COVID-19 complication develops in children and adolescents.

26 May 2021

Scientists propose new strategies to find drugs that neutralize critical enzymes

Scientists from the University of Bath explore racemases and propose strategies for finding drugs that target these important enzymes.

26 May 2021

Researchers use new technique to create 3D-printed medical implants

Researchers have flipped traditional 3D printing to create some of the most intricate biomedical structures yet, advancing the development of new technologies for regrowing bones and tissue.

26 May 2021

Researchers explore mechanical properties of cellular microenvironment in the body

Cells sense and respond to the mechanical properties of the cellular microenvironment in the body. Changes in these properties, which occur in a number of human pathologies, including cancer, can elicit abnormal responses from cells.

26 May 2021

NFCR announces winners of 2021 Salisbury Award Competition

The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) announced winners of the 2021 Salisbury Award Competition for Entrepreneurial Translational Research, selected from among eight semi-finalists after pitch presentations in front of a judging committee consisting of prominent cancer research scientists, clinicians, early-stage investors and business leaders.

26 May 2021

Person infected with SARS-CoV-2 can transmit infection to three to five other people

What started as the preliminary analysis of routine laboratory data has since evolved into the largest-ever study of viral load levels in patients with SARS-CoV-2.

25 May 2021

Study reveals how harmless skin microbes become deadly pathogens

The bacterium Staphylococcus epidermidisis primarily a harmless microbe found on the skin and in the noses of humans.

25 May 2021

Human T cells can target more than 1,400 sites on SARS-CoV-2 virus

In a new paper, scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) bring together research findings from COVID-19 researchers around the world.

25 May 2021

New study may pave way for novel therapeutic strategies for COVID-19

An international and multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Glasgow, and University of Heidelberg, has uncovered the interactions that SARS-CoV-2 RNA establishes with the host cell, many of which are fundamental for infection.

25 May 2021

New technology makes it easier to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases

A new combination of optical coherence tomography (OCT), adaptive optics and deep neural networks should enable better diagnosis and monitoring for neuron-damaging eye and brain diseases like glaucoma.

25 May 2021

Repurposed gout medication (probenecid) shows potent inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 replication

New research by a team of scientists in the USA describes the potential utility of a drug called probenecid, commonly used to treat gout, to treat this devastating viral illness caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the causative virus of COVID-19.

25 May 2021

Next-generation SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine candidate elicits powerful immunity in preclinical trials

New research – by scientists at the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the University of Iowa in the USA – describes a novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate that has achieved impressive immunologic results in mouse studies.

25 May 2021

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Latest T Cell News and Research

Rapid Removal of gDNA from RNA Samples

Tissue-resident memory T cells found in lungs of people who had COVID-19 10 months ago

Researchers to conduct Phase 1 gene therapy trial to treat Alzheimer's disease

Novel compound similar to psychedelic drug can reverse effects of stress in mice

Researchers synthesize potential drugs with anti-cancer effects

An exploratory study of T-cell and antibody responses after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Immunologists decode T cell responses that occur during COVID-19 infection

Long-term data from smartwatches can help estimate clinical blood test results

Study shows how rare but serious post-COVID-19 complication develops in children, adolescents

Scientists propose new strategies to find drugs that neutralize critical enzymes

Researchers use new technique to create 3D-printed medical implants

Researchers explore mechanical properties of cellular microenvironment in the body

NFCR announces winners of 2021 Salisbury Award Competition

Person infected with SARS-CoV-2 can transmit infection to three to five other people

Study reveals how harmless skin microbes become deadly pathogens

Human T cells can target more than 1,400 sites on SARS-CoV-2 virus

New study may pave way for novel therapeutic strategies for COVID-19

New technology makes it easier to diagnose neurodegenerative diseases

Repurposed gout medication (probenecid) shows potent inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 replication

Next-generation SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine candidate elicits powerful immunity in preclinical trials

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