Liposomes—nano-sized spheres composed of fatty molecules—are very promising for vaccination. Bio-pharmaceutical scientist Naomi Benne discovered that the immune response in animal models can be steered by varying the ...
Sep 28, 2020
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There are no Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatments for COVID-19, the pandemic infection caused by a novel coronavirus. While several therapies are being tested in clinical trials, current standard of care ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Molecules from the venom of one of the world's largest spiders could help University of Queensland-led researchers tailor pain blockers for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Sep 21, 2020
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Why are men at greater risk than women for more severe symptoms and worse outcomes from COVID-19 regardless of age?
Aug 27, 2020
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Permanent hearing loss triggered by a common chemotherapy drug in half of children being treated for cancer may occur through a well-studied immune receptor, according to University of Alberta research.
Aug 17, 2020
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University of Otago researchers have learnt more about how viruses operate and can evade the immune system and are now using their discovery to help learn more about COVID-19.
Aug 13, 2020
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Certain fat-based molecules required for Zika virus infection in human cells could provide clues to why the virus primarily infects brain tissue, particularly in a developing fetus or newborn.
Jul 31, 2020
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have discovered another set of pore-like holes, or channels, traversing the membrane-bound sac that encloses the deadliest malaria parasite as it infects ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Despite many developments in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer, it continues to be an important public health problem. Therefore, besides classical methods, new biomolecules are needed to facilitate the prediction ...
Jul 13, 2020
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Asthma does not appear to increase the risk for a person contracting COVID-19 or influence its severity, according to a team of Rutgers researchers.
Jul 6, 2020
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