HONG KONG – Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) research enterprise in Singapore have found a way to not just reverse antibiotic resistance but also increase sensitivity in some bacteria, using hydrogen sulfide.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Microspheres paired with LHRH perform well in study of triple-negative breast cancer; New partner in crime for AHR; MMA induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition; SCCA incidence trending up in U.S.
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Through the use of sequencing data, researchers in Hong Kong presented a case study providing the strongest evidence yet that individuals can become reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 after clearing a first infection.
Despite two significant coronavirus outbreaks in the last two decades that killed hundreds of people, dominated international headlines, and grabbed millions in research dollars, SARS-CoV-2 still caught researchers, national scientific advisors, pharmaceutical companies flatfooted when it emerged in late 2019. Why?
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Novasignal’s Lucid robotic system reveals insights into COVID-19; Sensing eye mask developed to improve data capture in neuro studies; Multiple sclerosis’ early days; How antidepressants inhibit fibrosis.
HONG KONG Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) research enterprise in Singapore, known as Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), have found a way to not just reverse antibiotic resistance but also increase sensitivity in some bacteria, using hydrogen sulfide.
BioWorld looks at translational medicine, including: Mechanisms of retinopathy come into focus; New partner in crime for AHR; Multiple sclerosis’ early days; MMA induces EMT; CAR T cells for inhibition; Islet organoids can evade immune attack, Cross-reactive immunity helps antitumor response; How antidepressants inhibit fibrosis; Just add fever.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: Antigen test detects spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2; Blood volume assessment study to use Daxor device; Gaining insights into loss of function.
Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is a protein that senses DNA in the cytosol, where it comes from either an infectious invader or a damaged nucleus and sets off an immune response that ultimately results in the activation of T cells. STING agonists are among the strategies that have been tested in hopes they would increase the response rate to checkpoint blockade. Now, back-to-back papers in the Aug. 21, 2020, issue of Science have detailed the preclinical development of orally available STING agonists.