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New set of channels between malaria parasite and blood cells discovered
A team has discovered channels that enable the transport of lipids between the malaria parasite and red blood cells during infection.
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New insights into human and mouse genomes published in NIH study
The third phase of the ENCODE project has been released, with new information on genes and their potential regulators in their respective genomes.
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Five of the most recent microscopy developments
Drug Target Review highlights five of the latest imaging advancements in the field of microscopy.
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Novel compound could treat type 2 diabetes without common side effects
Two molecules combined into a new substance to treat type 2 diabetes lowered blood sugar in shrew models without causing nausea, vomiting and weight loss.
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CD47 blockade could work as immunotherapy across multiple diseases
Researchers have demonstrated that blocking CD47-mediated signalling in mice can enhance the speed of pathogen clearance, presenting a new potential form of immunotherapy.
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Potential for Mycoplasma pneumoniae vaccine through lipoprotein removal, finds study
A new study has shown that effective and safe M. pneumoniae vaccine could be possible by removing certain lipoproteins from the bacteria.
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Researchers find microglia are key to protecting brain from viral infection
The team found microglia and CD8 T cells were vital to protecting neurons from vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) infection and suggest loss of taste and smell in COVID-19 could be due to a certain mechanism of infection.
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3D map of the heart’s intracardiac nervous system (ICN) revealed
The 3D map, created using Knife-Edge Scanning Microscopy and analysed using laser capture microdissection, reveals new insights about the nervous control of the heart.
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Mapping SARS-CoV-2 infection in the airway
Researchers found there is a gradient of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity down the airway and that the severe pneumonia symptoms may be caused by aspiration of oral contents into the lungs.
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Oxford University and NIH COVID-19 vaccine shows success in rhesus macaques
A vaccine currently in Phase I clinical trials was effective at inducing immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 in mice and rhesus macaques.
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Utilising an interleukin-12 plasmid: a novel COVID-19 vaccine
Dr Bernard Fox from Providence Cancer Institute explains how OncoSec’s CORVax12 vaccine works to potentially combat COVID-19.
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Developing respiratory therapeutics for prophylaxis and treatment
Drug Target Review explores antiviral Fc-conjugates and how they could be used as a COVID-19 prophylactic and therapeutic with Dr Jeff Stein, Cidara’s President and CEO.
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New malaria vaccine candidate shows promise in non-human primates
Using an antibody to a particular malaria protein called PfGARP, researchers have developed a new strategy for designing a malaria vaccine.
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Fundamental molecular research underpins our ability to combat COVD-19, says article
Ali Shilatifard’s article explains how investment in institutes performing molecular research is essential, as it is the foundation for all attempts to combat COVID-19 and other future pandemics.
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The race to find a coronavirus treatment: are antibodies the answer?
At the beginning of March, US President Donald Trump pressed the pharmaceutical industry to “accelerate the development” of vaccines and therapies to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. This article explores what is currently known about COVID-19 and potential treatments that are in the pipeline.