Seeing how the malaria can withstand fever’s warmth Kumar Jeetendra | October 6, 2020 Even when a man suffering from malaria is burning up with fever and too ill to operate, the little blood-eating parasites lurking inside them continue to flourish, relentlessly growing and multiplying as they gobble up the host’s red blood cells. The single-celled Plasmodium parasites that cause 200 million cases of malaria annually can withstand feverish …
Amniotic liquid undifferentiated cells may prompt better treatment for ischemic stroke Kumar Jeetendra | October 7, 2020 A study published today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine points the way to a potential new avenue of treatment for ischemic stroke. The study, led by Annamaria Cimini, Ph.D., of the University of L’Aquila, and Liborio Stuppia, M.D., of D’Annunzio University, Italy, shows how the secretome of amniotic fluid stem cells can restore neuronal plasticity …
New initiative identifies key parameters Inherent effective anti-tumor immunity Kumar Jeetendra | October 10, 2020 Neoantigens, tiny markers that arise from cancer mutations, flag cells as cancerous and could be the key to unlocking a new generation of immunotherapies. Targeting the”right” neoantigens – at a cancer vaccine or a cell treatment – has the promise to eliminate a patient’s cancer with minimal side effects. But countless mutations can exist in …
Bruker presents Vutara™ VXL tbest-in-class super-resolution magnifying lens and spatial science investigation abilities Kumar Jeetendra | October 23, 2020 Vutara VXL serves as a biological microscopy workstation for research on DNA, RNA and proteins, from macromolecular complexes and super-structures, to chromatin structure and chromosomal substructures, to studying functional connections in genomes and in various subcellular organelles. This novel system supports innovative spatial biology research in extracellular matrix structures, extracellular vesicles (EV), virology, neuroscience, and …
Washing hands and Halloween candy can diminish COVID-19 introduction hazard Kumar Jeetendra | November 2, 2020 New research indicates that COVID-19 exposure risk from contaminated candy might be successfully mitigated either by washing hands and washing candy with a simple at-home technique. A group of researchers published this work today in mSystems, an open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The researchers enrolled 10 recently diagnosed asymptomatic or mildly/moderately symptomatic …
AI calculations help anticipate out-of-emergency clinic heart failure endurance Kumar Jeetendra | November 9, 2020 Using neighborhood and neighborhood data in combination with existing data sources creates a more precise prediction on a patient’s recovery prospects after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to preliminary study to be presented in the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020. The 2020 meeting will be held virtually, November 14-16, and will feature …
Antibiotics directed before age 2 are connected to ongoing conditions Kumar Jeetendra | November 16, 2020 In a retrospective case study, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that antibiotics administered to children younger than 2 are associated with several ongoing illnesses or ailments, which range from allergies to obesity. The findings appear in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Using health record data from the Rochester Epidemiology Project, a population-based research cooperation in Minnesota and …
Polypill in addition to headache medicine and polypill alone reduced cardiovascular sickness hazard Kumar Jeetendra | November 17, 2020 A single, daily pill combining blood pressure and cholesterol medications, as well as the addition of a daily dose of aspirin, reduced cardiovascular disease events in people at risk for heart disease, according to late-breaking study presented today in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020. The virtual conference, …
Researchers distinguish systems behind inflammasome initiation by fungal pathogens Kumar Jeetendra | December 3, 2020 Researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have identified the mechanisms behind inflammasome activation driven by infection with the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Fungal infection, especially with A. fumigatus, is a leading cause of infection-associated deaths in people with compromised immune systems. The work provides clues to a potential therapeutic approach for treating infectious and …
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific dispatches Sterile Express Media Service Kumar Jeetendra | December 4, 2020 FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., today announced the launch of Sterile Express Media Service (SEMS), for small, rapid creation of non-GMP media tested for sterility. With SEMS, clients can request up to 100L of media, to be quickly manufactured in a Grade A/ISO 5 sterile environment, and have it shipped within 15 business days pending sterility …
ATCC presents new product with launch of SARS-CoV-2 external control unit Kumar Jeetendra | December 4, 2020 The ready-to-run kit provides controls in the rapidly changing COVID-19 testing landscape as a workflow-optimized kit with complete genome coverage that is widely compatible with most commercial and laboratory-developed tests. Federal regulation requires that clinical laboratories assess the performance of their testing applications. This new ATCC kit is a practical, kitted solution clinical laboratories can …
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 …
