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Researchers identify a gene that could prevent Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the destruction of a specific population of neurons: the dopaminergic neurons.

17 Mar 2022

Study explores profiles of COVID-19 vaccines across different countries

A new study analyzed the amplitude, time, and adverse events associated with COVID-19 vaccines across different countries.

17 Mar 2022

Optical coherence tomography reveals the beating and development of human heart organoids

Researchers have been using organoids - 3D organ-like, tightly-packed cell cultures - as models to study organ development, disease and drug discovery with excellent success.

16 Mar 2022

Inhalable ‘aerogel’ induces immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice

An inhalable 'aerogel' loaded with DNA that encodes for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein successfully induces an immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice, according to new research conducted at Penn State.

16 Mar 2022

Toxin-producing yeast strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Individual Candida albicans yeast strains in the human gut are as different from each other as the humans that carry them, and some C. albicans strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

16 Mar 2022

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

The brain is composed of billions of neurons - vulnerable cells that require a protective environment to function properly.

16 Mar 2022

Pressure drives sudden burst of rapid and coordinated cellular motion in 3D tumor model

Biological processes such as wound healing and cancer cell invasion rely on the collective and coordinated motion of living cells.

16 Mar 2022

New insight into how gut bacteria work to counter intestinal inflammation

Bile acids made by the liver have long been known for their critical role in helping to absorb the food we ingest.

16 Mar 2022

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Some "hypervirulent" strains of Listeria monocytogenes have a greater capacity to infect the central nervous system.

16 Mar 2022

Tracking the mutating coronavirus variants

Viruses continuously and naturally evolve. To track coronavirus variants, we need to think like Darwin.

16 Mar 2022

Sneaking large drug-carrying biological molecules into cells using a novel drug delivery system

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a novel method of delivering drugs into human cells using large biological molecules, by first encasing them in a protein-based microdroplet.

16 Mar 2022

Study reveals how to identify and avoid risks related to mitochondrial therapeutic interventions

Research carried out at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has demonstrated that mixing mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) of different origins can have damaging effects over the medium and long term.

16 Mar 2022

Previously unknown bacterial enzyme makes new type of polysaccharide

Strings of sugars called polysaccharides are the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Because of their versatile and environmentally friendly properties, these molecules could eventually replace some plastics.

16 Mar 2022

Ethyl lauroyl arginine hydrochloride (ELAH) nasal spray as potent antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers evaluate the virucidal effects of ELAH against SARS-CoV-2 and human coronavirus-229E in a nasal spray formulation.

15 Mar 2022

Acacetin shows potency against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Researchers use molecular docking to screen phytocompounds and evaluate their binding affinity with SARS-CoV-2.

15 Mar 2022

Bacteria change their morphology when acquiring drug resistance, study reveals

If you've been hitting the gym and getting results, you know it's time to strut your stuff; and it turns out bacteria feel the same way.

15 Mar 2022

Researchers illuminate the link between autophagy and the body's metabolic response to fasting

The coming of spring harkens spring cleaning; a time to de-clutter your home and discard things that are no longer needed. In the body, a cellular process called autophagy occurs regularly to "de-clutter" our cells.

15 Mar 2022

Orally-active senolytics can boost a key beneficial protein in mice and humans

Mayo Clinic researchers say senolytic drugs can boost a key protein in the body that protects older people against aspects of aging and a range of diseases.

15 Mar 2022

Study takes a new approach to looking at de novo genetic variants in autism

About 1 in 44 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by the age of 8, according to the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance. How a child's DNA contributes to the development of ASD has been more of a mystery.

15 Mar 2022

Cell fusion could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage

Fusing human retinal cells with adult stem cells could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage and visual impairment, according to the findings of a new study published in the journal eBioMedicine.

15 Mar 2022

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Researchers identify a gene that could prevent Parkinson’s disease

Study explores profiles of COVID-19 vaccines across different countries

Optical coherence tomography reveals the beating and development of human heart organoids

Inhalable ‘aerogel’ induces immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice

Toxin-producing yeast strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Yale researchers uncover how to control the blood-brain barrier with a molecule

Pressure drives sudden burst of rapid and coordinated cellular motion in 3D tumor model

New insight into how gut bacteria work to counter intestinal inflammation

Scientists discover mechanism that enables Listeria-infected cells to escape immune responses

Tracking the mutating coronavirus variants

Sneaking large drug-carrying biological molecules into cells using a novel drug delivery system

Study reveals how to identify and avoid risks related to mitochondrial therapeutic interventions

Previously unknown bacterial enzyme makes new type of polysaccharide

Ethyl lauroyl arginine hydrochloride (ELAH) nasal spray as potent antiviral against SARS-CoV-2

Acacetin shows potency against SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Bacteria change their morphology when acquiring drug resistance, study reveals

Researchers illuminate the link between autophagy and the body's metabolic response to fasting

Orally-active senolytics can boost a key beneficial protein in mice and humans

Study takes a new approach to looking at de novo genetic variants in autism

Cell fusion could be a potential therapeutic strategy to treat retinal damage

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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