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New closed-loop gene therapy approach to treat brain circuit disorders

New closed-loop gene therapy approach to treat brain circuit disorders

On-demand expression of a gene that inhibits neuronal activity provides a way to reduce spontaneous seizures in mice, researchers report.

3 Nov 2022

Novel platform allowing universal off-the-shelf T and NK cell access shows potential for immunotherapies

Novel platform allowing universal off-the-shelf T and NK cell access shows potential for immunotherapies

Recent advances in immunotherapy for cancer have stimulated a plethora of studies aimed at developing T cells (white blood cells) and Natural Killer (NK) cells (immune cells with enzymes that can kill tumor cells or cells infected with a virus) in-vitro from pluripotent stem cells - cells that are able to self-renew by dividing and developing into the three primary groups of cells that make up a human body.

3 Nov 2022

Ventilation rates need to increase substantially to bring down Omicron infection probability

Ventilation rates need to increase substantially to bring down Omicron infection probability

With SARS-CoV-2 variants continuing to evolve, building scientists and air quality specialists have assessed the ventilation rates of rooms required to keep the risk of infection under one percent, concluding that Omicron and its sublineages require ventilation some 50 times greater than the virus did when humanity first encountered it in the spring of 2020.

3 Nov 2022

SARS-CoV-2 infections may induce neuroinflammation

SARS-CoV-2 infections may induce neuroinflammation

Researchers assessed the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on neuroinflammation.

3 Nov 2022

A review of vaccines against the respiratory syncytial virus

A review of vaccines against the respiratory syncytial virus

This study reviewed the epidemiology, molecular characteristics, populations affected by the virus, and vaccines against RSV.

3 Nov 2022

Vimentin is an important co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Vimentin is an important co-receptor for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Vimentin functions as a co-receptor for the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells to facilitate infection.

2 Nov 2022

Bivalent mRNA booster broadens humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Bivalent mRNA booster broadens humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Researchers at Emory University, Stanford University, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases evaluated whether bivalent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) boosters conferred protection against new Omicron subvariants.

2 Nov 2022

RSV and kids: What you need to know

RSV and kids: What you need to know

An overview on the prevalence, symptoms, and management of RSV in children.

2 Nov 2022

A portable air sampler to quantify and capture SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in laboratories

A portable air sampler to quantify and capture SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in laboratories

Researchers in the United Kingdom evaluated a battery-operated portable air sampler that could recover severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) aerosolized in a laboratory using a plaque assay.

2 Nov 2022

Study uncovers a control hub for skin inflammation

Study uncovers a control hub for skin inflammation

Inflammatory reactions in the skin can reduce damage from UV radiation or infections, but can also result in painful symptoms such as sunburn.

2 Nov 2022

New Pathogen Analyzer combines the advantages of PCR and rapid antigen testing

New Pathogen Analyzer combines the advantages of PCR and rapid antigen testing

Speed or accuracy? As far as COVID-19 tests go, this was the choice you had to make. In the future, this dilemma could be a thing of the past.

2 Nov 2022

Contrastive learning model can detect lung damage in long-COVID patients

Contrastive learning model can detect lung damage in long-COVID patients

For patients dealing with lingering respiratory symptoms from the novel coronavirus, a chest X-ray can reveal only so much.

2 Nov 2022

Nebulized mRNA-encoded antibodies found to protect hamsters against COVID-19

Nebulized mRNA-encoded antibodies found to protect hamsters against COVID-19

New research describes a novel route of prevention, using messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) molecules that encode protective antibodies within the recipient.

2 Nov 2022

UC researchers receive NIH grant to study how alcohol, fentanyl affect HIV medications

UC researchers receive NIH grant to study how alcohol, fentanyl affect HIV medications

The United States has set a goal of reducing the number of new HIV infections by 75% by 2025 and by at least 90% by 2030, mirroring the United Nations' initiative to end the AIDS epidemic as a global health threat by 2030.

2 Nov 2022

What is the role of cyclophilin-A in alleviating SARS-CoV-2 infections?

What is the role of cyclophilin-A in alleviating SARS-CoV-2 infections?

A new study aimed to analyze the molecular interactions between the hCypA protein and the SARS-CoV-2 variants to determine the impact of variants on the blocking and binding potential of the hCypA–S protein complex with the ACE2 receptor.

2 Nov 2022

Effectiveness of prior infection in preventing reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 sublineage

Effectiveness of prior infection in preventing reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 sublineage

Researchers used a test-negative, case-control study design to estimate the effectiveness of prior infection in preventing reinfection with Omicron BA.2.75.2 subvariant in the Qatar population.

2 Nov 2022

How does imprinted SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity drive convergent Omicron evolution?

How does imprinted SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity drive convergent Omicron evolution?

Researchers examined how imprinted SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity drives convergent evolution in continuously emerging Omicron subvariants.

2 Nov 2022

Microplastics are associated with the biological risks of water-borne viral transmission

Microplastics are associated with the biological risks of water-borne viral transmission

Microplastics are not just tiny particles that can be ingested, they can also carry viruses, a University of Queensland study has revealed.

2 Nov 2022

Extensive European study finds very high rates of long-COVID

Extensive European study finds very high rates of long-COVID

In a recent study published by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, researchers assessed the prevalence of post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition symptoms.

1 Nov 2022

Can monkeypox spread through contaminated food?

Can monkeypox spread through contaminated food?

In a recent study published in the journal Microbial Risk Analysis, a team of researchers from France performed a qualitative risk assessment to determine the probability of transmission of monkeypox through the handling and consumption of food.

1 Nov 2022

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