Mutated Coronavirus Shows Significant Boost in Infectivity
Mutations to SARS-CoV-2 in mid 2020 made the virus' spike proteins more stable, improving its ability to infect cells.
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Treating Cancer Drug Resistance May Come at a Cost to Immune System, Study Suggests
Inhibiting the key gene involved in cancer drug resistance could dull the anti-cancer immune response by inhibiting a type of T lymphocytes, a study from Sundrud lab finds.
Compounds Protect Brain Cells’ Energy Organelle From Damage Linked to Alzheimer’s, ALS, Parkinson’s
Dyclonine, an anesthetic found in some sore-throat products, protected cultured neurons against glutamate and peroxide toxicity.
RNA-Targeting Strategy Successfully Blocks a Vexing Driver of Parkinson’s Disease
"This compound can stop its messenger RNA from being recognized by a ribosome," professor Disney said. "We believe this unique mechanism is broadly applicable."
Gene Therapy Switch Allows Control of Gene Therapy Doses
JUPITER, FLA – Scientists at UF Scripps Biomedical Research have developed a special molecular switch that could be embedded into gene therapies to allow doctors to control dosing. The feat, reported in the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology, offers gene therapy designers what may be the first viable…
PTSD Study Identifies Potential Target for Memory Disruption
Professor Courtney Miller, PhD, of the departments of Neuroscience and Molecular Medicine. JUPITER, FL — Fight or flight, panic, trembling: Our brains are wired to ensure we respond instantly to fear. While that fear response may save our lives in the dangerous moment, at times people stay on high…
Discovery of Bacteria’s Protein Quality Control Agent Offers Insight Into Origins of Life
JUPITER, FL — Our cells’ process for transforming genes into useful proteins works much like an automobile factory’s assembly line; there are schematics, parts, workers, motors, quality control systems and even recycling crews. If the cell’s recycling process falters, abnormal protein fragments accumulate, potentially causing the cell’s death. In nerve…
Once-Promising Diabetes Drugs’ Side-Effects Can be Limited, Study Finds
Altering the activity of the PPARg receptor could limit the side-effects of a useful group of diabetes drugs, TZDs.
Memory Strength Dependent on Abundance of ‘Package’ Deliveries, Study Shows
The number of vesicles at specific types of synapses lead to better memory formation, Davis' team discovered.
Opioid Users Could Benefit From Meth-Relapse Prevention Strategy, Study Finds
Professor Courtney Miller is developing a compound designed to directly target neurons involved in methamphetamine cravings. Photo by Scott Wiseman. JUPITER, FL – New research raises the possibility that a wider group of people in recovery from substance use disorders may benefit from a relapse-prevention compound designed by UF Scripps…
