A team of scientists led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified the binding site where drug compounds could activate a key braking mechanism against the runaway ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Researchers from Protein Production UK, a collaborative project led by The Rosalind Franklin Institute, have isolated nanobodies—a type of antibody used in research, which bind to the 'spike' protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Apr 18, 2020
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Researchers say they've developed a low-cost swab test that can diagnose COVID-19 infections in about 45 minutes.
Apr 16, 2020
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In a perfect scenario, individual COVID-19 testing would be widely and readily accessible. In reality, tests are still in short supply, and likely cases far outnumber testing capacity, making the prevalence and trajectory ...
Apr 14, 2020
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In late January, as the world watched the growing COVID-19 epidemic with increasing unease, a Michigan State University laboratory, which specializes in the use of artificial intelligence and big data to discover therapeutics ...
Apr 13, 2020
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Why develop new drugs to combat the replication of the coronavirus if existing approved substances could do the same thing? Repurposing drugs in this fashion could offer a faster remedy against pathogens that have as yet ...
Apr 10, 2020
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As pharmaceutical companies work to develop potential vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, they are operating under extreme pressure—as well as the restrictions on movement and interaction that are affecting all of us. ...
Apr 6, 2020
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As she emerges from quarantine, recovered COVID-19 patient Diana Berrent is eager to join the battle against the pandemic and donate precious antibodies that researchers hope might help others.
Apr 3, 2020
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Viruses are sneaky beings. As the coronavirus pandemic is demonstrating, they cross borders quickly and can be highly contagious before symptoms of disease break out. In many cases of infection, a clear path of transmission ...
Mar 30, 2020
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The Federal Aviation Administration briefly suspended flights to New York City-area airports on Saturday because of coronavirus-related staffing issues as the number of confirmed cases in New York state soared above 10,000.
Mar 21, 2020
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