In an article appearing in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team of scientists from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA School of Engineering report real-world results on SwabSeq, a high-throughput testing platform that uses sequencing to test thousands of samples at a time to detect COVID-19. They wereContinuar Leyendo
Using real-time deformability cytometry, researchers at the Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin in Erlangen were able to show for the first time: Covid-19 significantly changes the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells — sometimes over months. These results may help to explain why some affected people continueContinuar Leyendo
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare cancer involving dendritic cells, a type of white blood cell that usually helps defend against infections. The current standard of care for LCH, chemotherapy, cures fewer than half of patients. Houston, july 01, 2021.- «Our research team focuses on identifying the causes ofContinuar Leyendo
Knowing the weight of a commodity provides an objective way to value goods in the marketplace. But did a self-regulating market even exist in the Bronze Age? And what can weight systems tell us about this? A team of researchers from the University of Göttingen researched this by investigating theContinuar Leyendo
While exploring two exoplanets in a bright nearby star system, ESA’s exoplanet-hunting Cheops satellite has unexpectedly spotted the system’s third known planet crossing the face of the star. This transit reveals exciting details about a rare planet “with no known equivalent”, say the researchers. París, June 29, 2021.- The discoveryContinuar Leyendo
Southampton, June 29, 2021.- Scientists at the University of Southampton have found that a marine invasive species – a sea squirt that lives on rocky shores – could spread along 3,500 kilometres of South American coastline if climate change or human activities alter sea conditions. The researchers – working withContinuar Leyendo
The first two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employed a technology that had never before been used in FDA-approved vaccines. Both vaccines performed well in clinical trials, and both have been widely credited with reducing disease, but concerns remain over how longContinuar Leyendo
The brain’s neurons tend to get most of the scientific attention, but a set of cells around them called astrocytes — literally, star-shaped cells — are increasingly being viewed as crucial players in guiding a brain to become properly organized. Durham, NC, June 28, 2021.- Specifically, astrocytes, which form aboutContinuar Leyendo
The same taste-sensing molecule that helps you enjoy a meal from your favorite restaurant may one day lead to improved ways to treat diabetes and other metabolic and immune diseases. Grand rapids, MI, June 27, 2021.- TRPM5 is a specialized protein that is concentrated in the taste buds, where itContinuar Leyendo
A team from Japan and the United States has identified the design principles for creating large «ideal» proteins from scratch, paving the way for the design of proteins with new biochemical functions. New York, June 27, 2021.- Their results appear June 24, 2021, in Nature Communications. The team had previouslyContinuar Leyendo
