All Infectious disease articles – Page 9
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WhitepaperApplication note: Next-gen protein sequencing rapid ID of COVID variants
Quantum-Si's Next-Generation Protein Sequencing technology on Platinum™, rapidly distinguishes SARS-CoV-2 variants based on amino acid sequence.
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WhitepaperHandbook: Advanced flow cytometry handbook
Don’t miss out on the easier way to do flow cytometry. Learn how to bring speed, throughput, multiplexing and miniaturization, to your bench.
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ArticleBreaking down barriers across the DMTA cycle
In this article, David Bardsley, Commercial Director, and Nick Foster, Vice President of Discovery CRO at Cresset, explore the challenges that occur when approaching drug discovery in silos and how harnessing advances in technology can help to overcome them.
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NewsNew bacterial protein found to improve mitochondrial function
Protein released by C. burnetti interacts with antioxidising enzyme GPX4 to prevent cell damage and death.
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Neutrophils: vital defence against fungal toxin
New research uncovers how neutrophils trigger cellular processes to counteract the Candida albicans toxin.
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Explosive cell death: inflammation-causing gene
WEHI researchers have found that a genetic change of MLKL increases risk of uncontrolled inflammatory response
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ArticleWomen in Stem with Dr Emily Leproust
This September edition of our Women in Stem series spotlights Dr Emily Leproust, CEO of Twist Bioscience. Dr Leproust began her STEM journey from a background in chemistry, eventually leading her to the forefront of DNA synthesis technology. She co-founded Twist Bioscience in 2013, now a thriving company reporting substantial ...
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COVID-19: rapid and reliable detection method
Commercially available mass spectrometers offer a reliable means of detecting the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
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NewsCombating malaria: new approach
Researchers are actively seeking to unravel the intricacies of gene expression regulation throughout the various stages of the P. falciparum lifecycle.
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Research offers insight into swift spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants
Researchers have shown insights into the omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which have rapidly disseminated globally in the past year.
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NewsImmune cells predict flu symptoms
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in collaboration with ESR Limited, discovered that specific immune cells present in individuals months before a flu infection can better predict symptom development compared to current antibody-based methods.
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NewsVaccine may reduce severity of long-haul covid symptoms
Receiving a COVID-19 vaccination could offer a dual benefit by not only lowering the likelihood of developing long-haul COVID but also mitigating symptoms for individuals already dealing with this condition.
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NewsResearchers discover covid-19 induces mitochondrial dysfunction
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, scientists have been striving to comprehend the underlying reasons for the virus's distinctive and detrimental long-term impacts, distinct from most other coronaviruses.
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Advancing vaccine design: potential of peptide mimicry
A new discovery presents a bioinformatic approach for improving vaccine effectiveness against infectious agents such as COVID-19.
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NewsCracking the code of influenza evolution
Researchers provide new insights into viral evolution and have significant implications for understanding and predicting the behaviour of influenza and other mutating diseases.
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NewsAre female mice better protected against obesity?
The University of California underwent a mouse study disclosing underlying sex differences in mice for obesity.
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NewsA structural insight into HIV drug-resistance mechanisms
New Salk Institute, US, research could lead to the development of new HIV therapeutics that overcome resistance to existing drugs.
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ArticleMalaria unravelled: decoding the parasite's gene expression control
Researchers from Tokyo Tech's World Research Hub Initiative conducted a study to investigate the regulation of gene expression in the apicoplast of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
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ArticleLong COVID breakthrough
In this Q&A, Dr Steve Gardner elucidates the genetic variations that appear to underpin the debilitating new condition, long COVID, that have been uncovered in a recent analytical study.
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ArticleAddressing the grand challenge of global access to vaccines
Tracy Saveria, James Roberts and Brian Finrow from Lumen Bioscience discuss progress in the aspiration for global vaccine access and how Lumen Bioscience’s inhalation malaria vaccine represents a major step towards it.