Every four months, pathologist Aaron LeBeau scoops into a net one of the five nurse sharks he keeps in his University of Wisconsin lab. Then he carefully administers a shot to the animal, much like a pediatrician giving a ...
Feb 27, 2023
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A nanobody—an alternative class of antibody derived from alpaca or IIama protein fragments—developed by MassBiologics of UMass Chan Medical School, blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection in animal models and may be a new therapeutic ...
Dec 1, 2022
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We are increasingly being exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that interfere with the normal functioning of our hormones. Bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, which are widely used in consumer products including ...
Aug 4, 2022
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A research team led by Kyoto University is attempting to take the Marburg virus by its horns using recently gained knowledge of its core structure.
Jul 12, 2022
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Two mRNA vaccines, which received emergency authorization in late 2020, have proven critical in the fight against COVID-19. These vaccines, the first of their kind, were the culmination of decades of research on RNA. Delivered ...
May 16, 2022
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A research group led by Kazunobu Sawamoto, a professor at Institute of Brain Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences and National Institute for Physiological Sciences, and Chihiro Kurematsu, a ...
Mar 17, 2022
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The SARS-CoV-2 anti-viral drug, PF-07321332, can protect Syrian hamsters against infection with some SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern and reduces the risk of transmission, suggests a study published in Nature Communications.
Feb 16, 2022
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How would you go about solving a puzzle if you didn't know what pieces to use, how many you would need, how it was supposed to look when you were done or what possible function it would serve?
Oct 18, 2021
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The rapid onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has meant that many laboratories around the world have quickly redirected research efforts to focus on COVID-19. Correspondingly, there has ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Hypoxia—where a tissue is deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen—is a feature inside solid cancer tumors that renders them highly invasive and resistant to treatment. Study of how cells adapt to this critical stressor, ...
Feb 3, 2021
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