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Emory doctors join forces with the Family Heart Foundation to help patients with familial hypercholesterolemia

Doctors from the Emory Heart & Vascular Center are joining forces with the Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, to find and more widely treat undiagnosed patients living with a common genetic condition that causes very high levels of unhealthy cholesterol, heightening the risk for heart attacks and strokes even at a young age.

29 Nov 2022

New computer-based platform could make drug discovery process more efficient and less expensive

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. have devised a computer-based platform for drug discovery that could make the process more effective, more efficient and less costly.

28 Nov 2022

Acute COVID-19 infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad gut microbes

In an intensive look at the effects of the virus causing COVID-19 on patients' microbiome – the collection of microorganisms that live in and on the human body – Rutgers scientists found that acute infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with antibiotic treatment.

28 Nov 2022

Scientists unravel how bats harbor many viruses without developing symptoms

Bats are asymptomatic carriers of a multitude of viruses that are pathogenic to most other mammals. How has their immune system evolved to shield them from these pathogens?

28 Nov 2022

Two studies emphasize the need for ethnically diverse prostate cancer genetic testing

More than 1.4 million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020 globally, but the molecular characteristics of the disease remain unexplored for the majority of patients around the world.

28 Nov 2022

New research helps to better understand the risks associated with prenatal Zika virus infections

Approximately one third of children born to mothers infected with Zika virus during their pregnancy present with at least one abnormality consistent with Congenital Zika Syndrome in the first years of their life, according to new research.

28 Nov 2022

Feline coronavirus-infected domesticated cats found to possess cross-reactive anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

In a recent study, researchers confirmed that feline coronavirus infection induced the production of cross-reactive antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain in domestic cats.

28 Nov 2022

Researchers discover a new function of CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors

For several years now, the CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors have been causing a sensation in science and medicine.

25 Nov 2022

New tech solution to spot disease-transmitting mosquitoes

Researchers develop technology to detect disease-transmitting mosquitoes.

25 Nov 2022

Multivalent mRNA-based vaccine may serve as a preventative measure against future flu pandemics

An experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu strains in initial tests, and thus might serve one day as a general preventative measure against future flu pandemics, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

25 Nov 2022

Scientists investigate the evolutionary origin of SARS-CoV-2 using recombination-aware phylogenetic analysis

A study has employed Bacter to identify recombination events with the RBD regions of the Sarbecovirus genome.

25 Nov 2022

Fossils of a tiny sea creature solve century-old debate over brain evolution in arthropods

Fossils of a tiny sea creature that died more than half a billion years ago may compel a science textbook rewrite of how brains evolved.

24 Nov 2022

All eligible people urged to get vaccinated due to higher rates of flu cases than usual

All those eligible for the flu vaccine have been urged to come forward as cases rise to levels not seen since before the pandemic.

24 Nov 2022

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance?

As part of World Antimicrobial Resistance Week 2022, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Tomislav Meštrović about his new research discussing the burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in the WHO European region, as well as about how we can prevent antimicrobial resistance together.

24 Nov 2022

How national programs leveraged PEPFAR-supported laboratory resources for SARS-CoV-2 testing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers described ways in which national-level programs leveraged PEPFAR [president’s emergency plan for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) relief]-aided laboratory-based resources for SARS-CoV-2 testing during COVID-19.

24 Nov 2022

Study highlights global estimates of mortality related to 33 clinically significant bacterial pathogens

Researchers presented comprehensive global estimates of the mortality burden related to 33 species or genera of bacterial pathogenic organisms causing 11 main infectious syndromes in 2019 using data and methods of the GBD 2019 and the global burden of antimicrobial resistance study conducted in the same year.

24 Nov 2022

Animal study pinpoints a gene that is vital for development of earliest social behaviors

Little is known about how social behavior develops in the earliest stages of life. But most animals––including humans––are born with an innate ability to interact socially or form bonds with others. And that contributes to success throughout life.

24 Nov 2022

Study can provide deeper insight into the link between common oral bacteria and other diseases

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified the bacteria most commonly found in severe oral infections. Few such studies have been done before, and the team now hopes that the study can provide deeper insight into the association between oral bacteria and other diseases. The study is published in Microbiology Spectrum.

24 Nov 2022

Sino Biological announces construction of its new US-based center for bioprocessing

Sino Biological, Inc., a biotechnology company listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange subsidiary ChiNext, which provides biological research reagents and related technical contract research services, is pleased to announce the formal signing of a lease with Hines and initiation of construction on its new Center for Bioprocessing at its Levit Green facility in Houston, Texas USA.

From Sino Biological Inc. 24 Nov 2022

VTC scientist wins $2.7 million to investigate viral infection of the heart that can cause sudden death

James Smyth, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover why viruses that normally infect our lungs can turn deadly when they infect the heart.

23 Nov 2022

Laboratory News and Research

Emory doctors join forces with the Family Heart Foundation to help patients with familial hypercholesterolemia

New computer-based platform could make drug discovery process more efficient and less expensive

Acute COVID-19 infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad gut microbes

Scientists unravel how bats harbor many viruses without developing symptoms

Two studies emphasize the need for ethnically diverse prostate cancer genetic testing

New research helps to better understand the risks associated with prenatal Zika virus infections

Feline coronavirus-infected domesticated cats found to possess cross-reactive anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

Researchers discover a new function of CRISPR/Cas9 gene scissors

New tech solution to spot disease-transmitting mosquitoes

Multivalent mRNA-based vaccine may serve as a preventative measure against future flu pandemics

Scientists investigate the evolutionary origin of SARS-CoV-2 using recombination-aware phylogenetic analysis

Fossils of a tiny sea creature solve century-old debate over brain evolution in arthropods

All eligible people urged to get vaccinated due to higher rates of flu cases than usual

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022: What is the burden of antimicrobial resistance?

How national programs leveraged PEPFAR-supported laboratory resources for SARS-CoV-2 testing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Study highlights global estimates of mortality related to 33 clinically significant bacterial pathogens

Animal study pinpoints a gene that is vital for development of earliest social behaviors

Study can provide deeper insight into the link between common oral bacteria and other diseases

Sino Biological announces construction of its new US-based center for bioprocessing

VTC scientist wins $2.7 million to investigate viral infection of the heart that can cause sudden death

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