Immune Biomarkers Tied to Severe COVID-19: Study
A study of COVID-19 patients at two London hospitals has identified blood-based immunological changes that are linked to the disease and, in some cases, to
A study of COVID-19 patients at two London hospitals has identified blood-based immunological changes that are linked to the disease and, in some cases, to
As of today (January 23), 18 people have died from a newly identified coronavirus, and more than 630 have been infected. Airports are screening passengers
2019 Distribution of World’s First Malaria Vaccine Begins The World Health Organization and its partners will test the public health effect of immunization in parts
Discovery of a new T cell With all the extensive investigations scientists have conducted of the human immune system over the past century, it is
Stimulating or inhibiting particular neurons in an animal and observing the effects is the basis of countless neuroscience experiments. To achieve such control, researchers have
Koalas are susceptible to cancers such as lymphoma and leukemia along with chlamydia infections due to koala retrovirus, a pathogen that began inserting itself into
In a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, animals that had ample levels the bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila in their gut microbiomes fared better than those
Breast tissue undergoes a remarkable transformation to allow for breastfeeding—and the process reverses after weaning. Lipid-filled fat cells essentially disappear to make room for milk
Japan has issued draft guidelines that allow the use of gene-editing tools in human embryos. The proposal was released by an expert panel representing the
While lounging around, human bodies burn about 10 percent more calories in the late afternoon than they do in the early morning, a small study
Highlights Human iPSC-derived NK cells provide an “off-the-shelf” resource for cancer therapy New CAR constructs optimize targeted anti-tumor activity of iPSC-derived NK cells Optimized NK-CAR-expressing
β-Thalassemia is a blood disease caused by mutations in the β-globin gene. β-Globin is a subunit of hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells.
At the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting last June, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) researchers presented data on a cohort of patients not responding to
Metabolic syndrome, leaky guts, and infection Metabolic syndrome often accompanies obesity and hyperglycemia and is associated with a breakdown in the integrity of the intestinal
A synthetic base pair, first reported in 2014, can now not only replicate inside living cells, but also encode and produce proteins containing atypical amino
One of the major challenges of the current Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic is to prevent congenital foetal abnormalities, including microcephaly, following ZIKV infection of pregnant
arly in 2016, a woman went to a clinic in Dallas to have a genetically modified adeno-associated virus injected into her eye. The woman was
Summary By sequencing and comparing hundreds of bacterial genomes, researchers have shown that all of the explosive epidemics of cholera in Africa and the Americas
Summary By sequencing and comparing hundreds of bacterial genomes, researchers have shown that all of the explosive epidemics of cholera in Africa and the Americas
Some malaria researchers say their worst fears are coming true. A malaria parasite resistant to resistant to a first-line artemisinin combination therapy has rapidly made
A signature event for organoids Human cancer genomes harbor cryptic mutational signatures that represent the cumulative effects of DNA damage and defects in DNA repair
Cigarette smoke contributes to epigenetic and genetic changes in lung cancer. But whether and how these alterations interact in lung cancer initiation has remained unclear.
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded this morning (October 4) to three scientists who developed cryo-electron microscopy, a method that allows scientists to freeze
Many people with polycythemia vera (PV) live a normal life with this rare blood cancer under control. The goal is to avoid complications like blood
Highlights •Phage-encoded anti-CRISPRs (Acrs) inhibit CRISPR-Cas9 through unique mechanisms •AcrIIC1 controls genome editing by diverse Cas9 orthologs •AcrIIC1 binding disables Cas9’s nucleases without impacting DNA
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