Study looks at boosting with variant-derived COVID vaccine

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv*, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, demonstrated that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine booster elicits robust germinal center (GC) B cell responses. Several studies have reported that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine boosters enhance immune responses to ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and emergent variants of concern. Besides, new vaccines […]

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AI-based screening method could boost speed of new drug discovery: Using a technique that models drug and target protein interactions using natural language, researchers achieved up to 97% accuracy in identifying promising drug candidates

Developing life-saving medicines can take billions of dollars and decades of time, but University of Central Florida researchers are aiming to speed up this process with a new artificial intelligence-based drug screening process they’ve developed. Using a method that models drug and target protein interactions using natural language processing techniques, the researchers achieved up to 97% accuracy in identifying promising […]

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Aged neurons generated directly from skin more accurately model Parkinson’s disease

The possibility to make virtually all cell types of the human body from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are embryonic-like cells generated from a patient’s skin, in a process called reprogramming, has opened new avenues for disease modeling in the lab. However, one shortcoming of this technique is that the donor age-specific cellular features are erased during reprogramming, so […]

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Optimal birth weight may help reduce the risk of mental health problems in children

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that babies with larger birth weights tend to have fewer mental health and behavioral issues in childhood and adolescence. These findings could help to identify and support children at greater risk of developing psychological problems. The study, published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, examined birth weights and […]

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Team develops high-speed imaging technology that captures blood flow

A research team in the field of imaging technology of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has provided unprecedented moving images of how individual blood cells flow in the brain of a mouse that was awake. The development provides neuroscientists with […]

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Half of moms of kids with autism have high depressive symptoms: Mothers depression does not worsen childrens behavior symptoms, study finds

About 50% of all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) had elevated levels of depressive symptoms over 18 months, while rates were much lower (6% to 13.6%) for mothers with neurotypical children in the same period, UCSF researchers report in a new study published August 26 in Family Process. In addition, while past studies suggest having a parent […]

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Discovery illuminates how Parkinsons disease spreads in the brain

Aggregates of the protein alpha-synuclein spread in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease through a cellular waste-ejection process, suggests a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. During the process, called lysosomal exocytosis, neurons eject protein waste they cannot break down and recycle. The discovery, published Aug. 22 in Nature Communications, could resolve one of the mysteries of […]

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Dennis Quaid on what makes him feel better

This Morning: Expert discusses the health benefits of walking We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Best known for the films Innerspace (1987) and The Day After […]

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