Immunology
TGen seeks help from Arizona dog and cat owners for COVID-19 study
Project builds on 'One Health' testing and disease surveillance collaborations in ArizonaCredit: Photo: Courtesy of TGen. PHOENIX, Ariz. -- March...
Study of mosquito protein could lead to treatments against life-threatening viruses
Credit: Geoffrey Mueller, Ph.D. The mosquito protein AEG12 strongly inhibits the family of viruses that cause yellow fever, dengue, West...
Scientists report gastrointestinal manifestations and mechanisms of COVID-19
Credit: GUO Meng Recently, Prof. ZHU Shu from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of CAS and Prof....
Big shift seen in high-risk older adults’ attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination
Poll shows double-digit jumps since autumn in percentage of Black, Hispanic and chronically ill older adults who say they'll get...
Chemical signal in plants reduces growth processes in favor of defense
Beta-cyclocitral produced by plants after herbivore attack increases defense responses while inhibiting the production of metabolites for growthCredit: Kimberly Falk,...
Time needed to sequence key molecules could be reduced from years to minutes
Research demonstrates potential for rapid, accurate glycan sequencingCredit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- Using a nanopore, researchers have demonstrated...
Monoclonal antibody “cocktail” blocks COVID-19 variants: Study
Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A monoclonal antibody "cocktail" developed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to neutralize the COVID-19...
Int’l Women’s Day: Fathima Wakeel to present at Women in Data Science Conference
Wakeel, from Lehigh University's College of Health, will discuss how to frame population health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic using...
A new strategy for pooling COVID-19 tests to detect outbreaks early
Novel protocol draws on mathematical models that account for false-negative test resultsCredit: Jean-François Rupprecht, the Centre for Theoretical Physics (CNRS/Aix-Marseille...
Easy-to-deliver mRNA treatment shows promise for stopping flu and Covid-19 viruses
Credit: (Photo: Georgia Institute of Technology) With a relatively minor genetic change, a new treatment developed by researchers at the...
COVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
Study reveals details of how coronavirus infects heart; models of tissue damage may help develop potential therapiesCredit: Lina Greenberg Since...
Repurposed arthritis drug did not significantly improve severe COVID-19 pneumonia
But researchers say tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody treatment, may reduce ventilator use and shorten hospital staysCredit: Photo courtesy of Roche...
Balanced T cell response key to avoiding COVID-19 symptoms, study suggests
Credit: ©2021 Le Bert et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20202617 By analyzing blood samples from individuals...
Covid-19: How to do lockdown? Russian scientists may have an answer
Researchers modified the existing SIR class pandemic prediction model.Credit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University A painful tradeoff between a...
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