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Researchers Develop System That Models Interactions Between Gut and Brain for Studies of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Image Source: MIT Evidence of the link between the digestive…continue reading →
Novel RNA Sequencing Technique Provides Insights into Tuberculosis Progression: Researchers have used single-cell RNA sequencing to study the initial…continue reading →
New Signaling Pathway Can be Targeted to Selectively Kill Leukemic Stem Cells: A signaling pathway has been identified that can be targeted…continue reading →

Previous Exposure to Common Cold Coronaviruses Could Provide Protection Against SARS-CoV-2

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can cause severe symptoms in some patients, while other are entirely asymptomatic. The reason why this is the case is one of the many mysteries of the…

Study Suggest Interferon Plays Key Role in Severe COVID-19 Cases

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 causes the respiratory disease COVID-19 which, for the majority of individuals, is a relatively mild disease that will resolve on its own without intervention over the course…

Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Can Directly Attack Heart Cells and Change Their Function

Infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can produce a wide range of symptoms. Some patients experience heart complications with COVID-19 such as a change in heart rhythm. Some…

Asymptomatic COVID-19 Patients Have a Weaker Immune Response than Symptomatic Patients

One of the mysteries about SARS-CoV-2 is why some patients, even those with no underlying health conditions, become critically ill or die, while others are asymptomatic, even patients classed as…

Dexamethasone Reduces COVID-19 Mortality Rate by up to One Third for Patients Requiring Oxygen

A large-scale clinical trial in the United Kingdom has shown that the steroid dexamethasone decreases the rate of death in COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen, although the drug has no effect…

Researchers Discover Gene Essential to the Survival of AML Stem Cells

Researchers in Sweden have identified a gene that is essential for the survival of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stem cells. AML is characterized by the accumulation of immature, abnormally differentiated…

Researchers Develop New Model of Liver Cancer Stem Cells Developed from IPSCs

Researchers at Okayama University have identified the conditions under which normal liver stem cells develop into cancer stem cells (CSCs) and have demonstrated conversion under environmental conditions without genetic manipulation….

Evidence for Hydroxychloroquine for Coronavirus Infections

Following the announcement by President Trump that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, many people have been searching for evidence for hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus infections to see if there is a case…

New Research Suggests Reason Why Smokers More Likely to Have COVID-19 Complications

New data suggests smokers have a much higher risk of COVID-19 complications than non-smokers, but the reasons why are not understood. One recent study suggests that the reason may be…

Researchers Report Discovery of First Fully Human Monoclonal Antibody that Neutralizes SARS-CoV-2

Researchers have identified a fully human monoclonal antibody that prevents SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cultured cells. Monoclonal antibodies are man-made molecules that mimic human antibodies in the immune system. As…