The Essential Mineral Linked To A Stronger Immune System
The trace mineral is essential in helping the immune system fight infections like SARS-CoV-2. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - December 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: COVID19 Source Type: blogs
Career Conversations: Q & A with Biomolecular Engineer Markita Landry
Dr. Markita Landry. Credit: Vilcek Foundation.
“I have a hard time envisioning a career more exciting than science. It’s really magical to see an experimental result and, for a moment, be the only person in the universe to know something about the world,” says Markita Landry, Ph.D., an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. In an interview, Dr. Landry shares with us her scientific journey, research with nanoparticles, and interests outside of the lab.
Q: What sparked your interest in science?
A: I was indirectly exposed to science growing up bec...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - December 14, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Tools and Techniques Cool Tools/Techniques Profiles Source Type: blogs
“Paxlovid Rebound” Is Just COVID Rebound
by Gertrud U. Rey The antiviral drug Paxlovid is highly effective at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 replication and reducing symptoms associated with COVID-19. Nevertheless, there have recently been numerous reports of recurrence of positive tests and symptoms after completing treatment with Paxlovid, leading some to infer that the drug triggers the recurrence. Is this inference actually correct, […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 1, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey antiviral antiviral drug COVID rebound COVID-19 Michael Mina Paxlovid Paxlovid rebound prospective study rapid antigen test retrospective study SARS-CoV-2 symptom rebound viral rebound Source Type: blogs
“Paxlovid Rebound” Is Just COVID Rebound
by Gertrud U. Rey The antiviral drug Paxlovid is highly effective at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 replication and reducing symptoms associated with COVID-19. Nevertheless, there have recently been numerous reports of recurrence of positive tests and symptoms after completing treatment with Paxlovid, leading some to infer that the drug triggers the recurrence. Is this inference actually correct, … “Paxlovid Rebound” Is Just COVID Rebound Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - December 1, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Gertrud U. Rey Tags: Basic virology Gertrud Rey antiviral antiviral drug COVID rebound COVID-19 Michael Mina Paxlovid Paxlovid rebound prospective study rapid antigen test retrospective study SARS-CoV-2 symptom rebound viral rebound Source Type: blogs
Toolbox to Study Ligand Binding for Enhanced Treatments
Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have developed a DNA toolbox that allows researchers to explore binding interactions between ligands and their respective receptors based on receptor density and arrangement. The basis for many pharmacological interactions between drugs and cells, and indeed many physiological or pathological interactions involving biological signaling molecules, involves a molecule, termed a ligand, binding to a receptor that is typically present on the cell membrane. This binding is highly specific, but it can be influenced by the density of ligands present. ...
Source: Medgadget - November 24, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Genetics Medicine Public Health EPFL ligand binding Source Type: blogs
Empowering Biomedical Research in Rural West Virginia
Public health crises often disproportionately impact rural America. Sally L. Hodder, M.D., works to alleviate these disparities, especially regarding the opioid crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s the director of the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute (WVCTSI), the associate vice president of clinical and translational research, and a professor of medicine at West Virginia University.
Dr. Sally Hodder. Credit: West Virginia University.
Dr. Hodder’s work is focused in West Virginia, but her results are valuable assets to researchers across the country. Not only does treating chronic...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 23, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Injury and Illness COVID-19 Medicines Pain Source Type: blogs
Ferrobot Swarms for Rapid Viral Testing
At the University of California Los Angeles, scientists have developed a handheld lab kit that can conduct automated pooled testing for viral diseases, including COVID-19. The technology consists of a microfluidic platform that relies on swarms of magnetic discs, which the researchers have termed “ferrobots”, to shuttle samples through the device and mix them with reagents before reaching an area where a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay takes place.
The assay amplifies hallmark nucleic acid signatures and allows for rapid identification of a viral pathogen. Cleverly, the device is designed with rapi...
Source: Medgadget - November 18, 2022 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Diagnostics Medicine Public Health ucla Source Type: blogs
20 years of open science or how we haven't radically changed the way we do science online
Around 20 years ago I was a starting PhD student and it was an exciting time for the internet. It was the time of blogs, wikis and a large increase in public participation with more user generated content in what is commonly known as the start of Web 2.0. These were the times of web based online communities such as the now defunct Kuro5hin or the great survivor slashdot.org. I started this blog 19 years ago and I was also " hanging out " in an online community called Nodalpoint. Nodalpoint no longer exists but it was a discussion forum/wiki for bioinformatics with some of these discussions st...
Source: Evolution of Cellular Networks - November 16, 2022 Category: Cytology Tags: open science Source Type: blogs
TWiV 954: Speculating sarbecovirus spillovers with Michael Letko
Michael Letko joins TWiV to discuss his research on understanding cell receptors required for sarbecovirus entry, including an ACE2-dependent isolate from Russian bats that is resistant to vaccine-induced antibodies. (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 13, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology ACE2 cell entry coronavirus COVID-19 Khosta virus pandemic RBD sarbecovirus SARS-CoV-2 Tmprss2 trypsin viral viruses Source Type: blogs
TWiV 953: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses high demand for Amoxicillin causing shortages amid child RSV surge, epidemiologic and clinical features of children and adolescents aged <18 years with monkeypox, low risk of SARS-Cov-2 transmission by fomites, nucleocapsid antigenemia is a marker of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, impact of community masking on COVID-19, protection against Omicron from vaccination and […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 12, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral coronavirus COVID-19 delta inflammation Long Covid marburg virus monkeypox monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic poliovirus SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vaccine booster variant of concern viruses Source Type: blogs
TWiV 953: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses high demand for Amoxicillin causing shortages amid child RSV surge, epidemiologic and clinical features of children and adolescents aged <18 years with monkeypox, low risk of SARS-Cov-2 transmission by fomites, nucleocapsid antigenemia is a marker of acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, impact of community masking on COVID-19, protection against Omicron from vaccination and … TWiV 953: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 12, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral coronavirus COVID-19 delta inflammation Long Covid marburg virus monkeypox monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic poliovirus SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vaccine booster variant of concern viruses Source Type: blogs
Jake Scott put the ID in COVID-19
Infectious Disease physician Jake Scott joins TWiV to provide a west coast clinical perspective on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the impact of vaccines, antivirals, variants of concern and mortality. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Jake Scott Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 952 (63 MB .mp3, 104 […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 6, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology coronavirus COVID-19 monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic Paxlovid SARS-CoV-2 viral viruses Source Type: blogs
Jake Scott put the ID in COVID-19
Infectious Disease physician Jake Scott joins TWiV to provide a west coast clinical perspective on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the impact of vaccines, antivirals, variants of concern and mortality. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Jake Scott Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 952 (63 MB .mp3, 104 … Jake Scott put the ID in COVID-19 Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 6, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology coronavirus COVID-19 monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic Paxlovid SARS-CoV-2 viral viruses Source Type: blogs
TWiV 951: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses Influenza incidence and vaccine effectiveness during the southern hemisphere influenza season in Chile, Nirsevimab for prevention of RSV infection in healthy late-preterm and term infants, severe Monkeypox in hospitalized patients, reinfections with different SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, impact of community masking on COVID-19 in Bangladesh, unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 5, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology antiviral coronavirus COVID-19 delta inflammation influenza Long Covid marburg virus monkeypox monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic poliovirus SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vaccine booster variant of concern Source Type: blogs
