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Inhalable ‘aerogel’ induces immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice

An inhalable 'aerogel' loaded with DNA that encodes for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein successfully induces an immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice, according to new research conducted at Penn State.

16 Mar 2022

Toxin-producing yeast strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Individual Candida albicans yeast strains in the human gut are as different from each other as the humans that carry them, and some C. albicans strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

16 Mar 2022

The Future of Tuberculosis; An Interview with the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

We speak to Dr. Alemnew Dagnew from the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, about their tuberculosis vaccine study and the future of tuberculosis.

16 Mar 2022

Study reveals how to identify and avoid risks related to mitochondrial therapeutic interventions

Research carried out at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has demonstrated that mixing mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) of different origins can have damaging effects over the medium and long term.

16 Mar 2022

Researchers receive grant to find answers to taste loss in COVID patients

Up to 80% of individuals who've had COVID-19 report temporary or lasting changes in their sense of taste, and scientists are working to better understand the biological basis of why, including whether our taste buds are a direct virus target.

15 Mar 2022

Recovery of consciousness may take weeks for most COVID patients on respirators

Most patients with severe COVID who are put on ventilators regain consciousness after removal of respiratory support, but recovery may take weeks after the period of mechanical ventilation has ended, according to a new study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harvard Medical School, NewYork-Presbyterian and Massachusetts General Hospital.

15 Mar 2022

Small airways disease is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, study says

Disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

15 Mar 2022

Do anti-nucleocapsid antibodies affect COVID-19 immune reactions?

Researchers have been investigating the potential for vaccines and treatments against the nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV-2.

15 Mar 2022

Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant by hetero-bivalent nanobodies

A new study investigated the broad-spectrum protection provided by hetero-bivalent nanobodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, such as Omicron.

14 Mar 2022

Mice study shows how to improve long-term effectiveness of TB vaccine

Briefly blocking a key molecule when administering the only approved vaccine for tuberculosis vastly improves long-term protection against the devastating disease in mice, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute report this week in the Journal of Immunology.

11 Mar 2022

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways may be the cause of persistent post-COVID-19 breathlessness

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19.

10 Mar 2022

LMU scientists find specific immunological signature that can prevent SARS-CoV-2 virus spread

LMU scientists have investigated how most people's immune defenses are able to curb the coronavirus so effectively that pneumonia does not occur.

10 Mar 2022

Study finds chimeric mRNA induces potent and broadly acting neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers explored strategies to develop an mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine that could elicit safer and wider protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

10 Mar 2022

'Post-apoptotic pro-metastatic cells' appear to be potential metastasis prevention targets

Researchers at UNIGE show that the experience of impending cell death within a primary tumor can lead to the development of pro-metastatic cells.

10 Mar 2022

New technique generates high resolution 3D images of lung disease in free-breathing mice

In a first for X-ray imaging, researchers in Sweden generated high resolution, three-dimensional images of the lungs of free-breathing mice, without using mechanical ventilation.

9 Mar 2022

Elevated P2X7 receptor levels in COVID-19 patients correlate with disease severity

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv preprint server, researchers demonstrated that the soluble P2X7 receptor is increased in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients. They also showed that the elevated P2X7 receptors correlated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity.

9 Mar 2022

Lungs News and Research

Inhalable ‘aerogel’ induces immune response against COVID-19 in the lungs of mice

Toxin-producing yeast strains may damage the gut of patients with inflammatory bowel disease

The Future of Tuberculosis; An Interview with the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

Study reveals how to identify and avoid risks related to mitochondrial therapeutic interventions

Researchers receive grant to find answers to taste loss in COVID patients

Recovery of consciousness may take weeks for most COVID patients on respirators

Small airways disease is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, study says

Do anti-nucleocapsid antibodies affect COVID-19 immune reactions?

Protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant by hetero-bivalent nanobodies

Mice study shows how to improve long-term effectiveness of TB vaccine

Long-lasting immune activity in the airways may be the cause of persistent post-COVID-19 breathlessness

LMU scientists find specific immunological signature that can prevent SARS-CoV-2 virus spread

Study finds chimeric mRNA induces potent and broadly acting neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 variants

'Post-apoptotic pro-metastatic cells' appear to be potential metastasis prevention targets

New technique generates high resolution 3D images of lung disease in free-breathing mice

Elevated P2X7 receptor levels in COVID-19 patients correlate with disease severity

Biodegradable nanoparticle used in medical sutures could help combat scleroderma

Could oropharyngeal microflora predict COVID-19 patients' need for respiratory support?

NETosis in COVID-19 and MIS-C

Impact of humoral responses in COVID-19

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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