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Researchers identify six “words” used by specific immune cells to call up immune defense genes

UCLA life scientists have identified six "words" that specific immune cells use to call up immune defense genes -- an important step toward understanding the language the body uses to marshal responses to threats.

13 May 2021

Scientists unveil new Ebola virus vaccine design

Scientists at Scripps Research have unveiled a new Ebola virus vaccine design, which they say has several advantages over standard vaccine approaches for Ebola and related viruses that continue to threaten global health.

13 May 2021

Inexpensive test for rapid detection of COVID-19 with 90% accuracy

A low-cost, rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19 developed by Penn Medicine provides COVID-19 results within four minutes with 90 percent accuracy.

12 May 2021

Girls more likely to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity than boys

A study of 92 adolescents conducted in Brazil suggests girls are more likely than boys to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity, such as high blood pressure and excessive blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (dyslipidemia).

12 May 2021

New drug-like compound could effectively block a critical step in malaria parasite life cycle

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis have designed a drug-like compound which effectively blocks a critical step in the malaria parasite life cycle and are working to develop this compound into a potential first of its kind malaria treatment.

12 May 2021

Simple sugar could play a key role in the development of progressive MS

Multiple sclerosis, or MS for short, manifests itself slightly differently in each person - which is why some call it "the disease of a thousand faces."

12 May 2021

LLNL-developed thin-film electrodes generate never-before-seen recordings of brain activity

Thin-film electrodes developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have been used in human patients at the University of California, San Francisco, generating never-before-seen recordings of brain activity in the hippocampus, a region responsible for memory and other cognitive functions.

12 May 2021

Study reveals genes that cause loss of lung function in active smokers

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disease caused by cigarette smoking that reduces lung function and causes difficulty breathing. It is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Current treatments for COPD only affect symptoms, not progression. Identifying who is going to get COPD before they get it is key to figuring out how to intercept the disease at an early stage.

12 May 2021

Novel chip-based antigen test can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel chip-based antigen test that can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A, the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, respectively.

12 May 2021

Hands-on learning significantly increases young people's understanding of healthy lifestyle

A study by the University of Southampton has shown its LifeLab programme, aimed at improving adolescent health through hands-on learning, significantly increases young people's understanding of what it means to lead a healthy lifestyle.

12 May 2021

Investigational gene therapy can restore immune function in children with inherited immunodeficiency disorder

An investigational gene therapy can safely restore the immune systems of infants and children who have a rare, life-threatening inherited immunodeficiency disorder, according to research supported in part by the National Institutes of Health.

12 May 2021

New class of anti-cancer compounds effectively kills liver and breast cancer cells

A team of Oregon State University scientists has discovered a new class of anti-cancer compounds that effectively kill liver and breast cancer cells.

12 May 2021

Researchers conduct first-in-man clinical trial for new stem cell technology

Institutes and centres under the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) are joining hands together with Singapore's first private cord blood bank, Cordlife Group Limited (Cordlife), to test a novel technology that expands the number of blood-forming stem cells from stored umbilical cord blood (UCB) in a first-in-man study in Singapore.

12 May 2021

New translational research platform launched to study rare cancers

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard today announced the launch of a new translational research platform to study rare cancers and develop a first-of-its-kind resource for the scientific community.

11 May 2021

An Introduction to the Benefits of the Skin Trust Club

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. David Caballero-Lima, Head of R&D at Labskin, about the applications and benefits of the Skin Trust Club.

11 May 2021

Novel 'CopyCatcher' detects when precise copying of genetic information takes place in cells

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have laid the groundwork for a potential new type of gene therapy using novel CRISPR-based techniques.

11 May 2021

MIT researchers generate the complete gene annotation of SARS-CoV-2 genome

In early 2020, a few months after the Covid-19 pandemic began, scientists were able to sequence the full genome of the virus that causes the infection, SARS-CoV-2. While many of its genes were already known at that point, the full complement of protein-coding genes was unresolved.

11 May 2021

Laboratory News and Research

Researchers identify six “words” used by specific immune cells to call up immune defense genes

Scientists unveil new Ebola virus vaccine design

Inexpensive test for rapid detection of COVID-19 with 90% accuracy

Girls more likely to develop metabolic alterations associated with obesity than boys

New drug-like compound could effectively block a critical step in malaria parasite life cycle

Simple sugar could play a key role in the development of progressive MS

LLNL-developed thin-film electrodes generate never-before-seen recordings of brain activity

Study reveals genes that cause loss of lung function in active smokers

Novel chip-based antigen test can provide ultrasensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A

Hands-on learning significantly increases young people's understanding of healthy lifestyle

Investigational gene therapy can restore immune function in children with inherited immunodeficiency disorder

New class of anti-cancer compounds effectively kills liver and breast cancer cells

Researchers conduct first-in-man clinical trial for new stem cell technology

New translational research platform launched to study rare cancers

An Introduction to the Benefits of the Skin Trust Club

Novel 'CopyCatcher' detects when precise copying of genetic information takes place in cells

MIT researchers generate the complete gene annotation of SARS-CoV-2 genome

BioEcho receives CE-IVD mark approval for SARS-CoV-2 RNA extraction kit

CHEST releases new clinical guidelines to improve diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis

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