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New compound can reduce overactivation without impairing the body's immunity response

When the body detects a pathogen, such as bacteria or viruses, it mounts an immune system response to fight this invader. In some people, the immune system overreacts, resulting in an overactive immune response that causes the body to injure itself, which may prove fatal in some cases.

10 Mar 2021

Novel method can improve the detection of circulating tumor cells

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) is the most prevalent form of lung cancer, accounting for more than 80 percent of all lung cancer cases.

10 Mar 2021

New SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate produces strong immune response, prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate, developed by giving a key protein's gene a ride into the body while encased in a measles vaccine, has been shown to produce a strong immune response and prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and lung disease in multiple animal studies.

10 Mar 2021

Study identifies key gene associated with age-related brain deterioration

A new study led by the University of Portsmouth has identified that one of the major factors of age-related brain deterioration is the loss of a substance called myelin.

10 Mar 2021

Scientists use silk from transgenic silkworm to grow skeletal muscle cells

Researchers at Utah State University are using silkworm silk to grow skeletal muscle cells, improving on traditional methods of cell culture and hopefully leading to better treatments for muscle atrophy.

10 Mar 2021

New study may lead to therapeutic strategies for chronic lung disease

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have implicated a type of immune cell in the development of chronic lung disease that sometimes is triggered following a respiratory viral infection.

10 Mar 2021

Research demonstrates multivalent nanobodies overcome SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations

In a recent bioRxiv* preprint paper, researchers isolated anti-RBD nanobodies from llamas and “nanomice” (they engineered to produce VHHs cloned from alpacas, dromedaries and camels).

10 Mar 2021

Injectable scaffolding materials facilitate rapid healing after spinal cord injuries

Spinal cord injuries can be life-changing and alter many important neurological functions. Unfortunately, clinicians have relatively few tools to help patients regain lost functions.

9 Mar 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants rapidly arise in non-human hosts, potential risk for human reinfection

The study, published on the preprint server bioRxiv*, highlights the need to study viral evolution and pathogenesis in human and animal hosts. This could help prevent future outbreaks that may mimic the magnitude of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Mar 2021

Scientists study seven human coronavirus envelope proteins using topology prediction and molecular modeling

A new study by researchers at the University of the Western Cape aimed to determine why some coronaviruses are more virulent than others. The team speculates that the increased flexibility of the PDZ-binding motif (PBM) of SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS22 CoV-2 to be more flexible than the PBM of hCoVs 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1.

9 Mar 2021

Study reveals novel approach to reduce the risk of thrombosis by using IgM antibodies

Thrombotic occlusion of blood vessels, which leads to myocardial infarctions, strokes and venous thromboembolisms, is the major cause of death in the western hemisphere.

9 Mar 2021

First complete atlas of how mutations affect the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease

A study published in the journal eLife made all the possible mutations in the amyloid beta peptide and tested how they influence its aggregation into plaques, a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

9 Mar 2021

Super-resolution system microscopy can reveal pluripotency and differentiation of live stem cells

A new super-resolution system microscopy can assess the pluripotency and differentiation of live stem cells, spearheading a new era in stem-cell research and systems biology.

9 Mar 2021

Phase 2 clinical trial is now open at Columbia to test gene therapy for dry macular degeneration

A phase 2 clinical trial is underway at Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian to test an investigational gene therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration, a progressive, chronic eye disease with no cure and a leading cause of blindness in the United States.

9 Mar 2021

Cooperation between two key genes drives breast cancer growth

Cooperation is generally a good thing -- working together to reach a goal. But in the case of cancer, it can be detrimental. University of Cincinnati researchers have discovered that cooperation between two key genes drives cancer growth, spread and treatment resistance in one particularly aggressive type of breast cancer.

9 Mar 2021

Translational research results in promising combination therapeutic candidate for type 1 diabetes

Translational research led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has resulted in a promising combination therapeutic candidate for adults with recent-onset type 1 diabetes.

9 Mar 2021

Princeton researchers discover previously unknown organelle that plays role in bone metastasis

Some of Princeton's leading cancer researchers were startled to discover that what they thought was a straightforward investigation into how cancer spreads through the body -- metastasis -- turned up evidence of liquid-liquid phase separations: the new field of biology research that investigates how liquid blobs of living materials merge into each other, similar to the movements seen in a lava lamp or in liquid mercury.

9 Mar 2021

Study describes the infection of human cells by intestinal pathogen during spaceflight

Astronauts face many challenges to their health, due to the exceptional conditions of spaceflight. Among these are a variety of infectious microbes that can attack their suppressed immune systems.

9 Mar 2021

CBD ameliorates cognitive function in experimental model of familial Alzheimer's

A two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two proteins key to reducing the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and improves cognition in an experimental model of early onset familial Alzheimer's, investigators report.

9 Mar 2021

Optimized SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate could be less reactogenic, say researchers

A new study, released as a preprint on the bioRxiv* server, reports an optimized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine candidate, which, claim the researchers, may be less likely to produce reactions like fevers. It may also have increased protective potential against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen that causes COVID-19.

9 Mar 2021

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Latest T Cell News and Research

New compound can reduce overactivation without impairing the body's immunity response

Novel method can improve the detection of circulating tumor cells

New SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate produces strong immune response, prevents SARS-CoV-2 infection

Study identifies key gene associated with age-related brain deterioration

Scientists use silk from transgenic silkworm to grow skeletal muscle cells

New study may lead to therapeutic strategies for chronic lung disease

Research demonstrates multivalent nanobodies overcome SARS-CoV-2 variant mutations

Injectable scaffolding materials facilitate rapid healing after spinal cord injuries

SARS-CoV-2 variants rapidly arise in non-human hosts, potential risk for human reinfection

Scientists study seven human coronavirus envelope proteins using topology prediction and molecular modeling

Study reveals novel approach to reduce the risk of thrombosis by using IgM antibodies

First complete atlas of how mutations affect the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease

Super-resolution system microscopy can reveal pluripotency and differentiation of live stem cells

Phase 2 clinical trial is now open at Columbia to test gene therapy for dry macular degeneration

Cooperation between two key genes drives breast cancer growth

Translational research results in promising combination therapeutic candidate for type 1 diabetes

Princeton researchers discover previously unknown organelle that plays role in bone metastasis

Study describes the infection of human cells by intestinal pathogen during spaceflight

CBD ameliorates cognitive function in experimental model of familial Alzheimer's

Optimized SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate could be less reactogenic, say researchers

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