Specialists win award to examine why COVID-19 patients lose their feeling of smell Kumar Jeetendra | July 22, 2020 “The virus frequently begins in the nose prior to making its way to the lungs,” stated Diego Restrepo, PhD, professor of developmental and cell biology in the University of Colorado School of Medicine whose lab won the $125,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health late last month. “We believe this may spark an inflammatory …
Remedial got from turmeric shows guarantee in treating canine visual condition Kumar Jeetendra | September 5, 2020 Researchers in Texas A&M University have produced a curative derived from turmeric, a spice long-praised because of its natural anti-inflammatory properties, that shows promise in decreasing ocular inflammation in dogs suffering from uveitis, an inflammation of the eye that leads to pain and reduced vision. Uveitis — a frequent condition in dogs, humans, and other …
Study distinguishes protein as likely restorative objective for leishmaniasis vaccine Kumar Jeetendra | December 12, 2020 According to the results of research led by the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), among the various strategies deployed by the Leishmania parasite to avoid tripping the human immune system is to trigger the SHP-1 protein. The parasite does this by secreting a molecule capable of interacting with the Mincle receptor expressed by antigen-presenting dendritic …
New information shows empowering results for patients with neuro-degenerative blinding eye illness Kumar Jeetendra | December 16, 2020 New data published in the Journal Science Translational Medicine shows encouraging results in a worldwide clinical trial for patients diagnosed with the neuro-degenerative blinding eye disease; Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON. The disease is an inherited type of vision loss estimated to affect 1 in 30,000 to 50,000 individuals. LHON most often afflicts individuals with …
Analysts build up a little, yet successful technique for forestalling premature birth Kumar Jeetendra | January 14, 2021 In a study in mice and human cells, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say that they have developed a little, yet effective method for preventing premature birth. The vaginally-delivered treatment contains nanosized (billionth of a meter) particles of drugs that easily penetrate the vaginal wall to reach the uterine muscles and keep them from contracting. If …
New gene based vaccine procedure gets award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Kumar Jeetendra | January 29, 2021 The AAVCOVID vaccine application, a novel gene-based vaccine plan that utilizes an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector, was granted an award for up to $2.1 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will assist the effort to bring further preclinical validation into the AAV vaccine platform. An AAVCOVID vaccine candidate is set to …