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Clues to SARS-CoV-2 Vulnerability Emerge
An antibody recovered from a survivor of the SARS epidemic in the early 2000s has revealed a potential vulnerability of the new coronavirus at the root of COVID-19, according to a study from scientists at Scripps Research.
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Progressing Towards a COVID-19 Vaccine
South Australian researchers are testing a vaccine candidate against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fighting COVID-19 With the Help of High-performance Computing
OCF is assisting its customers to get involved in “Folding@home” in the fight against COVID-19.
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The Psychedelic Revolution in Psychiatry
Some researchers are saying that it's time for regulators, scientists, and the public to "revisit drugs that were once used but fell out of use because of political machinations, especially the war on drugs."
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Linking Biological Molecules to Fatty Acids To Aid Drug Delivery
Houston Methodist researchers have designed a platform where a diabetes drug is chemically linked to fatty acids and then packaged in a nanoparticle resistant to the stomach’s gastric acids.
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Skin Patch Vaccine Shows Promise in Neutralizing SARS-CoV-2
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. When tested in mice, the vaccine, delivered through a fingertip-sized patch, produces antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 at quantities thought to be sufficient for neutralizing the virus.
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Killing Pancreatic Cancer Cells By Starving Them of Cysteine
A new study suggests a compound in development for a rare kidney stone disease may have therapeutic potential against pancreatic cancer. The compound starves tumors of cysteine, which was found to be critical to the cancer cell survival.
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Trial Drug Blocks Early Stages of COVID-19 in Engineered Human Tissues
An international team led by University of British Columbia researcher Dr Josef Penninger has discovered a drug candidate that can effectively block the "cellular door" SARS-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts.
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Brain Cancer in Infants Could Be Treated With Targeted Drugs
Brain cancer in infants is biologically distinct from other pediatric brain tumors and could be successfully treated with targeted drugs, a new study has shown.
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Modeling Meat Could Improve Quality and Reduce Waste
By treating meat as a network of flexible polymers surrounded by flowing moisture, computer models can accurately predict how much it will shrink when cooked.
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