Researchers give knowledge on how lung microorganisms secure against attacking microbes Kumar Jeetendra | December 9, 2020 New insight on how bacteria in the lungs protect against invading pathogens has been published today in the open-access eLife journal. The study in mice shows that a strain of lung bacteria called Lactobacillus provides a barrier against Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) colonisation in animals previously infected with influenza A virus when applied therapeutically following …
New consortium aims to comprehend principles underlying the formation of coronaviruses Kumar Jeetendra | December 10, 2020 “This consortium will aim to comprehend the physical principles underlying the formation of coronaviruses,” said Roya Zandi, a professor of physics and astronomy at UC Riverside and the principal investigator of this four-year project that received funding of over $1.75 million. “We will also explore the effect of some drugs on the assembly process.” Zandi …
IGC analysts get three out of six European Research Council grants Kumar Jeetendra | December 11, 2020 Since the establishment of the European Research Council in 2008, the IGC has secured 17 of the competitive grants (7 Beginning, 8 Consolidator and two Advanced). In 2021, with the beginning of the new grants awarded this month, it will have ten active grants. The year of 2020 marks a total of 327 researchers chosen …
A short-reduce in photosynthetic equipment can permit needles of pine bushes to live green Kumar Jeetendra | December 24, 2020 How do conifers which are used for example as Christmas trees keep their green needles over the boreal winter when many trees drop their leaves? Science hasn’t provided a good response to this question but now an international group of scientists, including researchers in Umeå University, has deciphered that a short-cut in the photosynthetic machinery …
Scientists disentangle the cycle that makes virus irresistible Kumar Jeetendra | January 9, 2021 Researchers have for the first time identified how viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus’package up’ their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells. The findings, published today (Friday, 8 January) in the journal PLOS Pathogens by a team from the Universities of Leeds and York, open up the possibility that medication or …
New fluorescence microscopy strategy produces nanoscale 3D pictures of living cells Kumar Jeetendra | January 12, 2021 A new fluorescence microscopy technique has produced the world’s first nanoscale 3D images of molecules in a whole, living cell, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology reported. Ilaria Testa, an associate professor at KTH and researcher at the Science for Life Laboratory, says the technique is capable of generating images with precision that until …
New upkeep treatment for AML shows solid advantage for patients Kumar Jeetendra | January 23, 2021 Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the most common form of leukemia in adults, that has gone into remission following initial chemotherapy remain in remission longer and have improved overall survival when they are given a pill form of the cancer drug azacitidine as a maintenance therapy, based on a randomized, international phase 3 clinical …
Small SARS-CoV-2 protein may have huge ramifications for future COVID-19 medicines Kumar Jeetendra | April 12, 2021 A very small protein of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that gives rise to COVID-19, may have big implications for future therapies, according to a team of Penn State researchers. Using a novel toolkit of approaches, the scientists uncovered the first full structure of the Nucleocapsid (N) protein and discovered how antibodies from COVID-19 patients interact with …
Researchers enlighten how a few antibodies can viably disable ebolaviruses Kumar Jeetendra | April 18, 2021 Some survivors of ebolavirus outbreaks create antibodies that may broadly neutralize those viruses–and today , scientists at Scripps Research have illuminated how these antibodies can disable the viruses so efficiently. The insights might be helpful for developing effective treatments. Ebolavirus is a family of often-deadly viruses that includes Ebola virus and lots of lesser-known viruses …
New examination reveals insight into complex brain measure that learns and structure new memories Kumar Jeetendra | April 19, 2021 Making memories involves over seeing friends or taking photos. How neurons do so –reaching out arm-like dendrites to communicate with other neurons–requires a ballet of genes, signaling molecules, cellular scaffolding and protein-building machinery. A new study from scientists at Scripps Research and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience finds a fundamental role for one …
New stage helps non-specialists use AI to examine microscopy pictures Kumar Jeetendra | April 24, 2021 A new, publicly available platform helps non-experts utilize artificial intelligence to examine microscopy images. The platform has been developed at Åbo Akademi University in Finland and Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal, and will be of big help in research and diagnostics using modern day microscopes. Software using artificial intelligence, AI, is revolutionizing how microscopy images …
Novel technique gives quicker and more exact diagnostics in histopathology Kumar Jeetendra | May 1, 2021 Histology is the study of biological cells at a microscopic level. Also called microscopic anatomy, histology is widely used to offer identification of cancer and other diseases. For instance, tissue samples obtained during surgery might help to ascertain whether additional surgical action is needed, and additional surgery may be avoided if a diagnosis can be …
