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Researchers Peer Inside Deadly Pathogen’s Burglary Kit

November 20, 2020
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Durham, NC — The bacterium that causes the tick-borne disease tularemia is a lean, mean infecting machine. It carries a relatively small genome, and a unique set of infectious tools, including a collection...

Gut Microbiome Link to Deadly Lung Disease

November 20, 2020
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Camperdown, Australia — Research led by the Centenary Institute, the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Queensland has shown for the first time a link between chronic obstructive...

Insights on a Mechanism to Stop COVID-19 Replication

November 20, 2020
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Milan, Italy — Stopping the replication of SARS-CoV-2 is likely possible thanks to a compound called EBSELEN: a group of researchers from the Politecnico di Milano has communicated aspects relevant...

Insights in the Search for New Antibiotics

November 20, 2020
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Norman, OK — A collaborative research team from the University of Oklahoma, the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Merck & Co. published an opinion article in the journal, Nature Chemical...

Antibody Cocktails at Low Doses could be More Effective at Treating COVID-19

November 20, 2020
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New York, NY — Pairs of antibodies may be more effective than single antibodies at preventing and treating COVID-19, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Vibrations of Coronavirus Proteins may Play a Role in Infection

November 20, 2020
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Cambridge, MA — When someone struggles to open a lock with a key that doesn’t quite seem to work, sometimes jiggling the key a bit will help. Now, new research from MIT suggests that coronaviruses,...

Scientists Discover Roles for Cellular Motor in Cancer

November 20, 2020
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Salt Lake City, UT — Utah scientists have discovered new functions of a key cellular machine that regulates gene packaging and is mutated in 20% of human cancers. The study was published in print today...

CLCN6 Identified as Disease Gene for Severe Form of Lysosomal Neurodegenerative Disease

November 20, 2020
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Berlin, Germany — A mutation in the CLCN6 gene is associated with a novel, particularly severe neurodegenerative disorder. Scientists from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie...

Revolutionary CRISPR-Based Genome Editing System Treatment Destroys Cancer Cells

November 19, 2020
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New York, NY — Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) have demonstrated that the CRISPR/Cas9 system is very effective in treating metastatic cancers, a significant step on the way to finding a cure...

Relaxing Cell Divisions

November 19, 2020
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Klosterneuburg, Austria — During cell division, a parent cell divides into two daughter cells. Their new role and function depend on the orientation of the division plane. A crucial factor guiding...

Researchers improve neuronal reprogramming by manipulating mitochondria

November 19, 2020
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Munich, Germany — The replacement of lost neurons is a holy grail for neuroscience. A new promising approach is the conversion of glial cells into new neurons. Improving the efficiency of this conversion...

Patented Solution for Dry Mouth Relief and Food Product Development

November 19, 2020
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Leeds, UK — A team of scientists from the University of Leeds have developed a new hydrogel that has significant potential for oral care products that can help with dry mouth relief. The team developed...

Researchers Invent Supercool Mini Thermometer

November 19, 2020
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Gaithersburg, MD — Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented a miniature thermometer with big potential applications such as monitoring the temperature...

Study reveals how smoking worsens COVID-19 infection in the airways

November 19, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA — UCLA researchers using a model of airway tissue created from human stem cells have pinpointed how smoking cigarettes causes more severe infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...

Non-Hereditary Mutation Acts as Natural Gene Therapy in Patient with Rare Disease

November 19, 2020
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São Paulo, Brazil — Researchers affiliated with the Center for Cell-Based Therapy (CTC) in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, have identified for the first time a non-hereditary mutation in blood cells from a...

Comprehensive Safety Testing of COVID-19 Vaccines Based on Experience with Prior Vaccines

November 19, 2020
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Washington, DC — “The urgent need for COVID-19 vaccines must be balanced with the imperative of ensuring safety and public confidence in vaccines by following the established clinical safety...

Kids Mount a COVID-19 Immune Response without Detection of SARSCoV- 2 virus

November 19, 2020
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Victoria, Australia — Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus from their parents, a new case report has found. The research,...

Research Proves the Concept of a Natural Approach to Antiperspirants

November 17, 2020
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Blacksburg, VA — Sweating is a natural function of the human body, allowing a body to cool itself as sweat emerges from glands and evaporates. Separately, this process may produce odours as bacteria...

Newly Discovered Enzyme Helps Make Valuable Bioactive Saponins

November 17, 2020
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Osaka, Japan — Many plants, including legumes, make naturally occurring chemicals called saponins. For example, the medicinal plant licorice produces the saponin glycyrrhizin, a potent natural sweetener...

Reversal of Glial Scar Tissue Back to Neuronal Tissue Through Neuroregenerative Gene Therapy

November 17, 2020
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Guangdong, China — Brain or spinal cord injury often results in glial scar tissue that is correlated to neural functional loss. Glial scar is a well-known obstacle for neural regeneration due to its...

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