As new COVID variants emerge, do you need to 'double mask'? Could wearing two masks be better than one? Feb 1, 2021 0 6
New insights into B cells and why humans can produce trillions of disease-fighting antibodies No story in biology is more intriguing than the one involving B cells and the intricate processes that result in antibody production—it's a story about mathematics, a tale of genetics and a saga of how vast armies of tiny ... Feb 1, 2021 feature 0 344
Aggregated waste in brain tumors predict disease severity Proteins are crucial to all cellular processes. So for a cell to stay viable, it has to keep its proteins in shape. In technical terms, it's called protein folding, and it refers to the process by which proteins assume their ... Feb 1, 2021 0 113
Study finds potential therapeutic targets to inhibit colorectal cancer progression Nagoya University researchers and colleagues have revealed that colorectal cancer tissues contain at least two types of fibroblasts (a type of cells found in connective tissue), namely, cancer-promoting fibroblasts and cancer-restraining ... Feb 1, 2021 0 60
Early functional SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell response may prevent severe infection Antibodies and T cells are components of the human immune system that directly act against viral infections and eliminate infected cells. A new study by scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, provides evidence that an early ... Feb 1, 2021 0 137
UK hits COVID vaccination 'landmark' in care homes All elderly people living in English care homes who are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine have now been offered their first injection, the National Health Service (NHS) announced on Monday. Feb 1, 2021 0 2
German chemicals giant Bayer says to produce Curevac vaccine Chemicals giant Bayer announced Monday it will produce from 2022 a coronavirus vaccine that fellow German pharmaceuticals company CureVac is developing. Feb 1, 2021 0 4
Germany seeks ways to give its vaccine campaign momentum Chancellor Angela Merkel and German state governors were planning to talk Monday with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry on ways to beef up the country's sluggish vaccination campaign. Feb 1, 2021 0 2
Diabetes during pregnancy may increase risk of heart disease Women with a history of diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) are twice as likely by mid-life to develop calcium in heart arteries—a strong predictor of heart disease—even if healthy blood sugar levels were ... Feb 1, 2021 0 27
Nutrition, companionship reduce pain in mice with sickle cell disease, study finds Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the University of Minnesota have found that an enriched diet and companionship can reduce pain in mice with sickle cell disease by increasing serotonin. They also ... Feb 1, 2021 0 55
