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[ad_1] Coronavirus vocabulary: vaccine Published December 2, 2020 Transcript of the video [MUSIC PLAYING] PRESENTER: The coronavirus was teaching us a lot on infectious diseases and public health, but it is also teaching us many new words. I’ll help you talk coronavirus. It really is learning a new language. What …

[ad_1] To effectively combat a disease, it is necessary to understand its mechanism of action. Researchers from a French start-up have just discovered how HIV can destroy the immune systems of people with the disease. They thus pave the way for new therapeutic strategies. You will also be interested [EN …

[ad_1] Using post mortem tissue samples, a team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the brains of COVID-19 patients and how the immune system responds to the virus once it does. The results, which show that SARS-CoV-2 enters …

[ad_1] In an article recently published on Trends in endocrinology and metabolism, Graziano Pinna of the University of Illinois at Chicago outlines some of the evidence that suggests that female reproductive hormones may play a role in the sexual bias that has been observed in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Reports …

[ad_1] Researchers studied the effect of several SARS-CoV-2 mutations on its binding to the human angiotensin 2 converting enzyme using molecular dynamics simulations. They found that the N439K mutant binds more strongly than the original Wuhan strain, which could have implications for therapies such as monoclonal antibodies. The 2019 coronavirus …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 25, 2020 With new insights into how the CRISPR genetic tool – which allows direct editing of our genes – has evolved and adapted, we are now one step closer to understanding the basics of the constant struggle for survival that takes place in …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among obese patients who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospitalization and intensive care unit admission. The findings were published in the Surgery for …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 24, 2020 Funding from the National Institutes of Health will allow a Penn State researcher to investigate whether vitamin D supplementation could help people ward off or reduce symptoms caused by COVID-19. Margherita Cantorna, a distinguished professor of molecular immunology and nutrition at the …

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a huge allocation of resources towards producing solutions, from identifying life-saving drugs, to monitoring the spread of the virus and, finally, to preventing infection with vaccines. As a medical scientist, I study how the virus evolved during the pandemic, as any changes in …

[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 18, 2020 The researchers found that a protein thought to be involved only in the development of neurons in the brain also plays an important role in the development and growth of pancreatic cancer. Their results show for the first time how the protein, …