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In a recent study, researchers report that a series of biomarkers, or biological signals, associated with white blood cell activation and obesity can predict severe outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

Brain plaques in Alzheimer's Disease are caused by the amyloid-beta protein. Researchers have provided a new technique for studying amyloid-beta that could have uses in future Alzheimer's treatments.

A recent discovery showed that plants heavily rely on a protein complex named the TPLATE complex for vesicle trafficking. In a new study, VIB teams reveal TPLATE's molecular architecture for the very first time.

Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital have discovered that increased levels of the protein OAS1 are associated with reduced mortality and less severe disease requiring ventilation among patients with COVID-19. Using drugs that boost OAS1 levels could be explored to try to improve these outcomes.

A new study has investigated the association between physiology and olfactory behavior using an AD mouse model to understand the involvement of olfactory neurons in disease pathogenesis.

UNLV scientist Gary Kleiger is at the forefront of a potential new drug modality; research published in the journal Nature.

Immunologists have mapped the previously unknown biological machinery by which the immune system generates T cells that kill bacteria, viruses and tumor cells. The findings have multiple implications for how the adaptive immune system responds to infections to generate such memory T cells.

The spikes on the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, change shapes. New research reveals ways that antibodies can recognize these different shapes and block the virus and informs the design of vaccines and antiviral therapies.

Using machine learning tools to analyze hundreds of proteins, UT Southwestern researchers have identified a group of biomarkers in blood that could lead to an earlier diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and, in turn, more effective therapies sooner.

In hopes of contributing to the fight against cancer, a team of researchers has identified and mapped 300 proteins that regulate the cell division process.