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Study sheds light on how melanoma primes nearby lymph nodes for tumor metastases

Melanoma cells release small extracellular packages containing the protein nerve growth factor receptor, which primes nearby lymph nodes for tumor metastases, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

21 Jan 2022

Cannabidiol found to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells and mice

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Chicago has found evidence that cannabidiol (CBD), a product of the cannabis plant, can inhibit infection by SARS-CoV-2 in human cells and in mice.

21 Jan 2022

Nano-bubbles containing ACE2 protein can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2

Scientists at Northwestern Medicine and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified natural nano-bubbles containing the ACE2 protein (evACE2) in the blood of COVID-19 patients and discovered these nano-sized particles can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2 virus in preclinical studies.

21 Jan 2022

Intervention focusing on one's strength may be the best way to improve sad mood

What's the best way to improve a sad mood? It may be whatever skill you think you're best at, a new study suggests.

21 Jan 2022

New study to help understand the effect of cancer medicine

When the muscles become acidic after doing too many press-ups, squats or cycling to work, it is because of lactic acid.

21 Jan 2022

Tau mapping offers potential treatment targets and biomarkers for dementia and Alzheimer disease

By mapping all the protein interactions of a dementia-linked protein in the brain called Tau, a team of Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has created a road map for identifying potential new treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

21 Jan 2022

A validated risk-stratification system to manage COVID-19 outpatients

A group of researchers developed a risk-stratification system from existing scoring methods that are exclusively for outpatients.

20 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections elicit potent neutralizing antibody responses

A recent study looked at the strength, durability and breadth of neutralizing antibody responses generated by breakthrough infections in individuals vaccinated against SARS-CoV2.

20 Jan 2022

Researchers identify first known patients with BUB1 biallelic mutations

A new study published in Science Advances described the first two patients known to have mutations in both copies of BUB1, a critical gene for cell division.

20 Jan 2022

Discovery illuminates a blueprint to develop new antibiotics for killing bacteria

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 2.8 million Americans experience antibiotic-resistant infections each year; more than 35,000 die from those infections.

20 Jan 2022

Natural extracellular vesicles containing ACE2 protein could fight new SARS-CoV-2 variants

Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Northwestern Medicine have identified natural extracellular vesicles containing the ACE2 protein (evACE2) in the blood of COVID-19 patients that can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2 virus in preclinical studies. The study was published today in Nature Communications.

20 Jan 2022

A newly discovered species of worm kills tarantulas

Scientists have named a newly discovered species of worm that kills tarantulas after American actor, musician and producer Jeff Daniels, a distinction no other entertainer can claim.

20 Jan 2022

Study identifies a new potential pathway for developing therapeutics against Epstein-Barr virus

A new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology, infectious disease, and vaccine development, has identified a new potential pathway for developing therapeutics that target Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

19 Jan 2022

Novel antibody that targets the N-terminal domain of SARS-CoV-2 identified

A new study discusses the targeted discovery of NTD-reactive antibodies from an individual who had recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection.

19 Jan 2022

'Retinal age gap' can be an independent predictor of increased mortality risk

The difference between the biological age of the retina, the light sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye, and a person's real (chronological) age, is linked to their risk of death, finds research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

19 Jan 2022

Laboratory News and Research

Study sheds light on how melanoma primes nearby lymph nodes for tumor metastases

Cannabidiol found to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in human cells and mice

Nano-bubbles containing ACE2 protein can block infection from broad strains of SARS-CoV-2

Intervention focusing on one's strength may be the best way to improve sad mood

New study to help understand the effect of cancer medicine

Tau mapping offers potential treatment targets and biomarkers for dementia and Alzheimer disease

A validated risk-stratification system to manage COVID-19 outpatients

SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections elicit potent neutralizing antibody responses

Researchers identify first known patients with BUB1 biallelic mutations

Discovery illuminates a blueprint to develop new antibiotics for killing bacteria

Natural extracellular vesicles containing ACE2 protein could fight new SARS-CoV-2 variants

A newly discovered species of worm kills tarantulas

Study identifies a new potential pathway for developing therapeutics against Epstein-Barr virus

Novel antibody that targets the N-terminal domain of SARS-CoV-2 identified

'Retinal age gap' can be an independent predictor of increased mortality risk

Scientists reveal toxic astrocyte changes in ALS

Researchers investigate whether influenza impacted the epidemiological dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

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Sleep and biological rhythm variables linked to severity of depression, anxiety during pregnancy

Partial bone marrow transplant can dramatically improve survival of mice with cystic fibrosis

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