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Second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may not benefit previously infected individuals

Researchers at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine have shown that a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine may not offer any additional protection against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) over one dose among individuals previously infected with the causative agent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

10 Feb 2021

Substrain of SARS-CoV-2 variant in UK may resist antibody neutralization

Researchers at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw have identified a substrain of the recently emerged B.1.1.7 variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that may confer resistance to antibody neutralization.

10 Feb 2021

Freiburg immunologists decipher anti-cancer drug's mode of operation

Rituximab, an anti-cancer drug targeting the membrane protein CD20, was the first approved therapeutic antibody against B tumor cells. Immunologists at the University of Freiburg have now solved a mystery about how it works.

10 Feb 2021

Study shows local topological free energy as determinant of SARS-CoV-2 spike stability

A recent study conducted by US scientists has demonstrated that the distribution of local topological free energy along the spike protein domains of SARS-CoV-2 is associated with their activity in protein rearrangement.

10 Feb 2021

Could a SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein be responsible for certain COVID-19 symptoms?

Researchers highlight the potential causes of some COVID-19 symptoms. Early in the pandemic, the hallmark symptoms of COVID-19 include cough, fever, and shortness of breath. As the pandemic has evolved, more symptoms have emerged, such as loss of smell and taste, headache, intestinal issues, and abdominal pains.

10 Feb 2021

Study unravels function of 'mystery protein' that kills brain cells of people with Parkinson's

A study published in Nature Communications today (Wednesday 10 February) presents compelling new evidence about what a key protein called alpha-synuclein actually does in neurons in the brain.

10 Feb 2021

MD Anderson and Mirati Therapeutics collaborate to expand evaluation of potent KRAS inhibitors

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. today announced a strategic research and development collaboration to expand the evaluation of Mirati's two investigational small molecules, potent and selective KRAS inhibitors - adagrasib (MRTX849), a G12C inhibitor in clinical development, and MRTX1133, a G12D inhibitor in preclinical development, as monotherapy and in combination with other agents - which target two of the most frequent KRAS mutations in cancer.

10 Feb 2021

Study reveals why Black men with prostate cancer have greater survival benefits from immunotherapy

Black men die more often of prostate cancer yet, paradoxically, have greater survival benefits from immunotherapy treatment.

10 Feb 2021

Polyclonal SARS-CoV-2 antibody shows potent neutralizing activity in vitro

Researchers shows a fully human immunoglobulin (IgG) that potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection.

10 Feb 2021

Study finds low SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 cases

Researchers at Northwestern University have noted high rates of asymptomatic and mild infection in a large community-based cohort and low levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G antibody (IgG) in the general population of previously exposed people.

10 Feb 2021

Potential treatment strategies for patients suffering long-term COVID-19 symptoms

A new paper in Oxford Open Immunology, published by Oxford University Press, examines prior findings in the field of neuroimmunology that suggest potential treatment strategies for patients suffering long-term symptoms from COVID-19.

10 Feb 2021

BioRescue research project exemplifies challenges posed by global pandemic

The BioRescue research project, a program aiming at saving the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, exemplifies the challenges to overcome when conducting research and conservation in an international consortium in times of a global pandemic.

10 Feb 2021

Cellular survival after radiation exposure depends on the specific protein behavior

Exposure to radiation can wreak indiscriminate havoc on cells, tissues, and organs. Curiously, however, some tissues are more vulnerable to radiation damage than others.

10 Feb 2021

Researchers summarize underlying mechanisms and applications of sonoporation in cellular regulation

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this review article the authors Yue Li, Zhiyi Chen and Shuping Ge from First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China and Tower Health and Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA summarize current state of the art applications of microbubble-cell interactions and sonoporation effects to cellular functions.

10 Feb 2021

A known tumor suppressor gene plays role in stress protection of adult progenitor cells

Adult progenitor cells are present in the Drosophila fly as early as its larvae stage. These cells are the only ones that are maintained throughout development and they are responsible for giving rise to adult tissues and organs.

9 Feb 2021

UIC researchers receive $10.15 million grant to develop treatment for dry eye conditions

Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded a five-year, $10.15 million grant to develop a broad-spectrum immunomodulatory eye drop to treat patients with severe dry eye and ocular surface disease due to inflammatory and immune system disorders.

9 Feb 2021

Modified CRISPR/Cas9 complex targets specific histones

Finding a needle in a haystack is hard enough. But try finding a specific molecule on the needle.

9 Feb 2021

Both mRNA vaccines protect against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers in the United States and Canada have conducted a study showing that just a single dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is likely to protect against emerging variants.

9 Feb 2021

A new approach for detecting and treating two rare pediatric diseases before birth

Scientists have devised a new approach for detecting and potentially heading off the effects of two rare pediatric diseases before birth.

9 Feb 2021

New molecular tool can be used to study single synapses of neurons

Neurons are the primary cells of the nervous system, and the signals that are transmitted between them are responsible for all our actions and our cognitive ability.

9 Feb 2021

T Cell News and Research

Latest T Cell News and Research

Second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may not benefit previously infected individuals

Substrain of SARS-CoV-2 variant in UK may resist antibody neutralization

Freiburg immunologists decipher anti-cancer drug's mode of operation

Study shows local topological free energy as determinant of SARS-CoV-2 spike stability

Could a SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein be responsible for certain COVID-19 symptoms?

Study unravels function of 'mystery protein' that kills brain cells of people with Parkinson's

MD Anderson and Mirati Therapeutics collaborate to expand evaluation of potent KRAS inhibitors

Study reveals why Black men with prostate cancer have greater survival benefits from immunotherapy

Polyclonal SARS-CoV-2 antibody shows potent neutralizing activity in vitro

Study finds low SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in asymptomatic and mild COVID-19 cases

Potential treatment strategies for patients suffering long-term COVID-19 symptoms

BioRescue research project exemplifies challenges posed by global pandemic

Cellular survival after radiation exposure depends on the specific protein behavior

Researchers summarize underlying mechanisms and applications of sonoporation in cellular regulation

A known tumor suppressor gene plays role in stress protection of adult progenitor cells

UIC researchers receive $10.15 million grant to develop treatment for dry eye conditions

Modified CRISPR/Cas9 complex targets specific histones

Both mRNA vaccines protect against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2

A new approach for detecting and treating two rare pediatric diseases before birth

New molecular tool can be used to study single synapses of neurons

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