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Study shows how Zika virus degrades key protein involved in neurological growth

In a study published in Autophagy, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) shed new light on how Zika virus hijacks our own cellular machinery to break down a protein that is essential for neurological development and cellular communication, getting it to "eat itself."

29 Sep 2020

Valproic acid can interact with DNA conformation and regulate gene expression

Results of recent studies involving valproic acid, used for decades as an anti-convulsant drug, show that it can interact with the conformation of DNA and regulate gene expression.

29 Sep 2020

Study unravels how lysosomal damage response pathways prevent kidney injury

Human cells need to work like well-oiled machines to keep our bodies running as they should. Waste products such as misfolded proteins, damaged cellular components, and carbohydrates get in the way and must be quickly disposed of.

28 Sep 2020

SARS-CoV-2 re-infection is real but rare: Case study

Now, American researchers have looked at all reported cases of re-infection and the possible reasons behind them. Their study titled, “Re-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Failure of Humoral Immunity: a case report,” is published online on the preprint server medRxiv in September 2020.

28 Sep 2020

Cincinnati Children's research leads to approval of new drug for hypereosinophilic syndrome

Following two decades of research on a group of rare diseases called hypereosinophilic syndrome at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Nucala (mepolizumab) for use in the treatment of patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome.

28 Sep 2020

UCLA researchers receive $13 million NIH grant to combat melanoma

UCLA researchers have received a $13 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to find new ways to overcome melanoma resistance to some of the most promising targeted therapies and immunotherapies.

28 Sep 2020

Study pinpoints heating element in vaping devices as cause for lung injuries

Early results of an experimental vaping study have shown significant lung injury from E-cigarette (eC) devices with nickel-chromium alloy heating elements.

28 Sep 2020

J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows potent immune response in phase 2 human trial

A multicenter phase 1/2a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial has been conducted recently to evaluate the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a non-replicating adenovirus-based vaccine, namely Ad26.COV2.S against severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

28 Sep 2020

A new generation of microelectrode-array chips for recording nerve cell impulses

ETH researchers have developed a new generation of microelectrode-array chips for measuring nerve impulses, enabling studies of how thousands of nerve cells interact with each other.

28 Sep 2020

Stanford researchers unravel how a common genetic deletion elevates schizophrenia risk

A common genetic deletion boosts the risk for schizophrenia by 30-fold. Generating nerve cells from people with the deletion has showed Stanford researchers why.

28 Sep 2020

Hamsters and ferrets clear low dose SARS-CoV-2 infection in 14 days

A recent study by French researchers has demonstrated that experimental exposure to severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is capable of inducing mild infection in hamsters and ferrets within 7 – 10 days of exposure. However, the infection completely resolves within 14 days. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv preprint server.

28 Sep 2020

COVID-19 may deteriorate men's testosterone levels, new data suggests

For the first time, data from a study with patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 suggest that the disease might deteriorate men's testosterone levels.

28 Sep 2020

Researchers discover specific cellular pathway involved in lung tissue regeneration

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cellular pathway that can be targeted with a naturally occurring drug to stimulate lung tissue regeneration, which is necessary for recovery from multiple lung injuries.

28 Sep 2020

Brain wiring genes may be linked to a significant portion of cerebral palsy cases

In an article published in Nature Genetics, researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder for which there are no cures, may be linked to a patient's genes and suggest that many of those genes control how brain circuits become wired during early development.

28 Sep 2020

FDA releases final guidance to improve patient communication about risks of breast implants

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the final guidance, "Breast Implants - Certain Labeling Recommendations to Improve Patient Communication," as part of the agency's effort to help improve the information available to patients and health care professionals about the risks of breast implants.

28 Sep 2020

Blocking nuclear pore complex formation can help selectively kill cancer cells

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that blocking the construction of nuclear pores complexes--large channels that control the flow of materials in and out of the cell nucleus--shrank aggressive tumors in mice while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

28 Sep 2020

Epigenetic changes in the brain drive late-onset Alzheimer's disease

New findings suggest that late-onset Alzheimer's Disease is driven by epigenetic changes -- how and when certain genes are turned on and off -- in the brain. Results were published today in Nature Genetics.

28 Sep 2020

Scientists identify a new way to regulate cell plasticity

Cell plasticity is a property by which a cell can take on different and reversible identities. Cell plasticity is also essential for embryo development and for the correct function of the immune system.

28 Sep 2020

New mechanism that prevents hair loss identified

A team of researchers from Cologne and Helsinki has discovered a mechanism that prevents hair loss: hair follicle stem cells, essential for hair to regrow, can prolong their life by switching their metabolic state in response to low oxygen concentration in the tissue.

28 Sep 2020

Researchers decipher how the immune system memorizes pathogens after an infection

The immune system will memorize the pathogen after an infection and can therefore react promptly after reinfection with the same pathogen. Now, scientists at the University of Würzburg have deciphered new details of this process.

28 Sep 2020

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Latest T Cell News and Research

Study shows how Zika virus degrades key protein involved in neurological growth

Valproic acid can interact with DNA conformation and regulate gene expression

Study unravels how lysosomal damage response pathways prevent kidney injury

SARS-CoV-2 re-infection is real but rare: Case study

Cincinnati Children's research leads to approval of new drug for hypereosinophilic syndrome

UCLA researchers receive $13 million NIH grant to combat melanoma

Study pinpoints heating element in vaping devices as cause for lung injuries

J&J's COVID-19 vaccine shows potent immune response in phase 2 human trial

A new generation of microelectrode-array chips for recording nerve cell impulses

Stanford researchers unravel how a common genetic deletion elevates schizophrenia risk

Hamsters and ferrets clear low dose SARS-CoV-2 infection in 14 days

COVID-19 may deteriorate men's testosterone levels, new data suggests

Researchers discover specific cellular pathway involved in lung tissue regeneration

Brain wiring genes may be linked to a significant portion of cerebral palsy cases

FDA releases final guidance to improve patient communication about risks of breast implants

Blocking nuclear pore complex formation can help selectively kill cancer cells

Epigenetic changes in the brain drive late-onset Alzheimer's disease

Scientists identify a new way to regulate cell plasticity

New mechanism that prevents hair loss identified

Researchers decipher how the immune system memorizes pathogens after an infection

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