[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 23, 2020 A study by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) described a potential therapeutic cancer vaccine that liberates suppressed immune cells that kill cancer, allowing them to …
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[ad_1] The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), has caused more than 59 million cases globally. There is currently no vaccine or drug approved for the infection. However, doctors and scientists are using repurposed drugs to help hospitalized patients recover faster and improve clinical outcomes. …
Read More »Genetic variations of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in cats
[ad_1] Using cats as an animal model to study the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the researchers determined that the virus has a narrow transmission bottleneck. The current 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the agent SARS-CoV-2, is widely believed to be zoonotic in origin (meaning …
Read More »Spike-based DNA vaccine shows excellent protection against SARS-CoV-2 in a hamster model
[ad_1] A study conducted at the United States Army Research Institute of Infectious Diseases shows how a relatively simple full-length DNA vaccine against the spike glycoprotein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can elicit a neutralizing antibody response in a animal model – even after a single shot …
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[ad_1] November 11, 2020 Stress is a major cause of relapse after people quit smoking. Worrying situations, such as money or relationship problems, can affect the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain, leading former smokers to take a cigarette. Now, the researchers who report ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science found …
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