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Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19
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Malaria discovery could expedite antiviral treatment for COVID-19

by RMIT University The study, conducted by an international team and led by RMIT University’s Professor Christian Doerig, outlines a strategy that could save years of drug discovery research and millions of dollars in drug development by repurposing existing treatments designed for other diseases such as cancer. The approach shows so much promise it has...

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Boosting immune system a potential treatment strategy for COVID-19

by Jim Dryden, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Front-line health-care providers work with seriously ill COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. New research from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine suggests that the immune systems of such patients can’t do enough to protect them...

Coronavirus research updates: Antiviral antibodies peter out within weeks after infection
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Coronavirus research updates: Antiviral antibodies peter out within weeks after infection

Nature wades through the literature on the new coronavirus — and summarizes key papers as they appear. People who have recovered from COVID-19 are discharged from a hospital in Kolkata, India.Credit: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times via Getty 16 July — Antiviral antibodies peter out within weeks after infection Key antibodies that neutralize the effects of the...

Host cell fusion in bacteria infection alarms immune system, causing host cell destruction
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Host cell fusion in bacteria infection alarms immune system, causing host cell destruction

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, YONG LOO LIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE A GIANT CELL RESULTING FROM BURKHOLDERIA INFECTION UNDERGOING ABORTIVE CELL DIVISION. PART 1: THE GENETIC MATERIAL IN THE GIANT CELL IS HIGHLY CONDENSED, SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENS DURING NORMAL CELL… view more CREDIT: DR GAN YUNN HWEN Burkholderia pseudomallei is a bacterium in the soil...

Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough as scientists find giving TWO doses of Oxford University’s experimental jab provokes a stronger immune response
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Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough as scientists find giving TWO doses of Oxford University’s experimental jab provokes a stronger immune response

The jab may work best in a two-dose way as the MMR vaccine is given Trials on pigs revealed a ‘booster’ dose led to the body making more antibodies Leading scientist said the vaccine could be ready for October It is already being produced by the Cambridge-based company AstraZeneca Here’s how to help people impacted...

Researchers say genetics may determine wound infection and healing
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Researchers say genetics may determine wound infection and healing

A recent study led by Texas Tech’s Department of Biological Sciences and Natural Science Research Laboratory determined that certain genes are associated with the pathogens that infect chronic wounds and hinder the healing process. CALEB PHILLIPS; ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND DIRECTOR OF THE PHILLIPS LABORATORY, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES; CURATOR OF GENETIC...

Smell cameras’ built by Airbus to detect explosives on planes ‘could be adapted to sniff out coronavirus’
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Smell cameras’ built by Airbus to detect explosives on planes ‘could be adapted to sniff out coronavirus’

So-called smell cameras have been designed to spot explosives on planes The technology has now begun adaptation to identify the coronavirus Similar technology has already been used to detect cancer and influenza According to the people behind the project, there are already ‘encouraging’ signs of early progress Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19...

Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer’s disease?
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Could disease pathogens be the dark matter behind Alzheimer’s disease?

by Richard Harth, Arizona State University For researchers investigating Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a devastating neurodegenerative illness afflicting close to 6 million Americans, it is the best and worst of times. Scientists have made exponential advances in understanding many aspects of the mysterious disease since it was first diagnosed over 100 years ago. Nevertheless, every effort...