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Deficient spike-specific T cell responses and inability to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants 12 month post-infection

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected millions worldwide, causing respiratory coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a global pandemic. Rapid development and deployment of different COVID-19 vaccines and non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as hard and soft lockdowns, have been effective in curbing numbers of daily new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths globally. However, while vaccines […]

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New evidence reveals a cancer-promoting role for MAPK6 enzyme

A team led by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine uncovered new evidence supporting a cancer-promoting role for enzyme MAPK6. The study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that MAPK6 furthers cancer growth by activating the AKT pathway, a known cancer-promoting cellular mechanism. The findings suggest that therapies directed at interfering with MAPK6 activity […]

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Studying influenza A virus and peptide interactions with electrically controllable DNA nanoconstructs

According to a recent study published in Advanced Materials Technologies, electrically controllable DNA nanolevers may be an effective tool in learning more about the flu virus. German scientists used DNA nanolevers to target the interaction between a peptide known as PeB and influenza A. Study: Measuring Influenza A Virus and Peptide Interaction Using Electrically Controllable […]

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Study paves the way for a better understanding of muscle injury

Researchers from the INCLIVA Health Research Institute, the Clinical Hospital of Valencia, and the University of Valencia (UV) have participated in a study, the results of which have just been published in Science, which paves the way for a better understanding of muscle injury. The work will enable, in the future, the application of interventions […]

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Scientists identify potential treatment for previously unknown condition affecting children

Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research's (A*STAR) Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), and Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine identified a previously unknown condition affecting children, which they discovered could be prevented by administering a drug during pregnancy. Through a worldwide collaboration, the researchers identified children from Egypt, India, United Arab Emirates, […]

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MAIT cell activation may play a role in fatal outcomes among severe COVID-19 cases

The mortality rate of COVID-19 patients requiring mechanical ventilation is 30-40%, however, the immunological factors associated with death in critically ill COVID-19 patients are poorly understood. A study published in PLOS Pathogens by Jonathan Youngs at St. George’s University of London, United Kingdom and colleagues suggests an association between systemic inflammation responses and increased mortality […]

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Are bat retroviruses a threat to humans?

Bats have long been known as important hosts of zoonotic viral pathogens. Zoonotic viruses that bats transmit are capable of infecting humans and have caused devastating infections throughout the world. Common zoonotic viruses include the Ebola virus and the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronaviruses. Although retroviruses are known to have a major global impact […]