A new strategy of cell entry for some types of parvoviruses
Researchers at INRS uncover a new parvovirus strategy for reaching the cell nucleus
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Statins Reduce COVID-19 Severity, Likely by Removing Cholesterol That Virus Uses to Infect
Analyzing anonymized patient medical records, UC San Diego researchers discovered that cholesterol-lowering statins reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection, while lab experiments uncovered a cellular mechanism that helps explain why.
Read moreGlycans in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein play active role in infection
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, researchers are working overtime to develop vaccines and therapies to thwart SARS-CoV-2, the virus
Read moreFaulty transportation of messenger RNA is the culprit in ALS
The lack of protein TDP-43 in two neurodegenerative diseases is shown to prevent neuron growth via failed transport of RNA and subsequent absence of protein synthesis in axons
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$4.2 million grant to uncover mysteries of deep earth-dwelling microbes
Read moreDon’t sleep on the hypnotic potential of thalidomide
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba demonstrate that the hypnotic and teratogenic effects of thalidomide are separable
Read moreHow a single protein in non-neuronal cells controls brain development
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify the protein PRMT1 as a key regulator of glial cell function during postnatal brain development
Read moreUnraveling the genome in 3D-space
The cells that make up our body are tiny, each of them measuring only micrometers in diameter. The ensemble of
Read moreBerry good news — new compound from blueberries could treat inflammatory disorders
Scientists show how a polyphenolic compound derived from blueberry can treat inflammatory bowel disease
Read moreCustomizable synthetic antibiotic outmaneuvers resistant bacteria
Researchers’ molecular ‘LEGO set’ advances efforts to defeat resistant microbes
Read moreA Sudoku-solving algorithm holds promise for protein medicine
Harnessing of artificial intelligence for novel protein design
Read moreScientists identify dozens of genes allowing cancer cells to evade the immune system
182 genes identified that regulate the interaction between cancer and immune T cells and which could he harnessed for immunotherapy
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