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Novel compound protects against infection by virus that causes COVID-19, preliminary studies show

Novel compound protects against infection by virus that causes COVID-19, preliminary studies show

JANUARY 5, 2024 Editors' notesbyDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDesign and screening of stapled lipopeptide inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2.aSchematic of the six-helix bundle (6-HB) fusion

Novel compound protects against infection by virus that causes COVID-19, preliminary studies show

JANUARY 5, 2024 Editors' notesbyDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDesign and screening of stapled lipopeptide inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2.aSchematic of the six-helix bundle (6-HB) fusion
Students who use dating apps take more risks with their sexual health, research finds

Students who use dating apps take more risks with their sexual health, research finds

Students who use dating apps take more risks with their sexual health, research findsbyFrontiersCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn May, the WHO raised the alarm over the rise in the incidence o

Students who use dating apps take more risks with their sexual health, research finds

Students who use dating apps take more risks with their sexual health, research findsbyFrontiersCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn May, the WHO raised the alarm over the rise in the incidence o
Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g

Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g
Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o

Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o
New insight into dying cells in Parkinson's disease

New insight into dying cells in Parkinson's disease

APRIL 25, 2023by Birgitte Svennevig, University of Southern DenmarkGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112180When a patient experiences the first symp

New insight into dying cells in Parkinson's disease

APRIL 25, 2023by Birgitte Svennevig, University of Southern DenmarkGraphical Abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112180When a patient experiences the first symp
How corporate involvement in psychedelic research could threaten public safety

How corporate involvement in psychedelic research could threaten public safety

by Elena Koning, Elisa Brietzke and Marco Solmi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the mid-20th century,psychedelicswere deemed illegal substances with little medic

How corporate involvement in psychedelic research could threaten public safety

by Elena Koning, Elisa Brietzke and Marco Solmi,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the mid-20th century,psychedelicswere deemed illegal substances with little medic
Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development

Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development

byNational Institutes of HealthThis image metaphorically captures the cell differentiation process during retinal organoid development. Loose yarn representing uncompacted DNA is wound by a croc

Study shows how genes in retina are regulated during development

byNational Institutes of HealthThis image metaphorically captures the cell differentiation process during retinal organoid development. Loose yarn representing uncompacted DNA is wound by a croc
Listen to your gut: Research discusses using microbiota analysis for precision health care

Listen to your gut: Research discusses using microbiota analysis for precision health care

by Sarah Small,Pennsylvania State UniversityIn a recently published paper, Pak Kin Wong discusses the methods discusses the methods available for incorporating microbiota analysis into clinical

Listen to your gut: Research discusses using microbiota analysis for precision health care

by Sarah Small,Pennsylvania State UniversityIn a recently published paper, Pak Kin Wong discusses the methods discusses the methods available for incorporating microbiota analysis into clinical
Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

JANUARY 24, 2024byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replic

Study: This protein may be the 'glue' that helps COVID virus stick

JANUARY 24, 2024byTulane UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body, the virus' spike protein binds to a cell, allowing the virus to infiltrate and begin replic
Study shows tendency for infection and bacterial flora explain caries

Study shows tendency for infection and bacterial flora explain caries

byUmea UniversityCredit:eBioMedicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105001Researchers at Umeå University have for the first time been able to show that individual variation in susc

Study shows tendency for infection and bacterial flora explain caries

byUmea UniversityCredit:eBioMedicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105001Researchers at Umeå University have for the first time been able to show that individual variation in susc
Chicken eggs could provide low-cost opportunities for cancer imaging research

Chicken eggs could provide low-cost opportunities for cancer imaging research

JANUARY 4, 2024byKing's College LondonComparison of in ovo and in vivo18F-FDG PET/CT imaging.aRepresentative in ovo18F-FDG PET/CT images 40–60 min p.i.. White arrows

Chicken eggs could provide low-cost opportunities for cancer imaging research

JANUARY 4, 2024byKing's College LondonComparison of in ovo and in vivo18F-FDG PET/CT imaging.aRepresentative in ovo18F-FDG PET/CT images 40–60 min p.i.. White arrows
Gene editing precisely repairs immune cells

Gene editing precisely repairs immune cells

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineMutated T cells are unable to kill B cells (red) induced by the Epstein-Barr virus. This causes other immune cells to flow into the area of infection,

Gene editing precisely repairs immune cells

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineMutated T cells are unable to kill B cells (red) induced by the Epstein-Barr virus. This causes other immune cells to flow into the area of infection,