Cell-based viral replication system for screening of SARS-CoV-2 drugs
A viral replicon system suited to the stable replication of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), without cytopathic …
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Novel stem cell therapy approach proves effective in treating COVID-19
Despite many advances in treating the COVID-19 virus there remains no specific cure for patients with infection. This is especially …
Massage can enhance healing and strength of muscles, study finds
Massage has been used to treat sore, injured muscles for more than 3,000 years, and today many athletes swear by …
Scientists develop a cell-free assay to screen SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors
In a study conducted at the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), Israel, scientists have developed and validated a cell-free fluorescence …
Scientists discover new cell type in human skin that contributes to inflammatory skin diseases
A team of international scientists and clinical experts have unraveled a new cell type in human skin that contributes to …
Study reveals blood metabolites associated with dementia
Scientists in Japan have identified metabolic compounds within the blood that are associated with dementia. The study revealed that the …
Impaired T cell function precedes loss of natural HIV control
HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being …
Research project focusing on membraneless organelles receives funding from Volkswagen Foundation
As part of its "Life?" project, the Volkswagen Foundation is funding a research project that is placing membraneless organelles within …
Researchers develop adult lung organoids that represent all cell types
Since the COVID-19 pandemic reached the United States in early 2020, scientists have struggled to find laboratory models of SARS-CoV-2 …
CIRM approves a trio of awards for new stem cell-based projects
The governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a trio of awards, totaling approximately $4 …
A spike-derived epitope YLQ induces robust polyfunctional cytotoxic T cell responses in COVID-19 recovered individuals
Scientists from Australia have recently deciphered the structural and molecular basis of T cell-mediated recognition of a dominant epitope on …
Researchers develop new low-cost reproducible system for co-cultivation of cells
Scientists of the MIPT Cell Signaling Regulation Laboratory have developed a new low cost reproducible system for the co-cultivation of …
New discovery could pave the way towards therapeutic treatments for many cancers
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre researchers have made new findings which provide a broader understanding of how dormant hematopoietic stem cells …
Scientists identify key role of p38-MK2 pathway in determining cell fate in response to stress
Living organisms are often exposed to stress stimuli generated either by external or internal factors, and they need to respond …
New live cell models lay the groundwork for studies into mitochondrial diseases
The mitochondrion has garnered quite the reputation for its role as the "powerhouse of the cell." These tiny, but mighty …
Researchers identify key protein that allows cancer-destroying viruses to enter tumor cells
Researchers from the Laboratory of Oncolytic-Virus-Immuno-Therapeutics (LOVIT) at the LIH Department of Oncology (DONC) are working on the development of …
Researchers create first detailed atlas of the developing mouse brain
Researchers at Harvard University and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have created a first detailed atlas of a …
Slowed cell division causes microcephaly
The birth of a human being requires billions of cell divisions to go from a fertilized egg to a baby. …