COVID-19 is known to increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The intense inflammation that occurs throughout the body in severe cases likely contributes to this increased risk. But it wasn’t clear whether SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, also affects blood vessels directly. Recent Findings on Blood Vessel Infection To find out, an NIH-funded [...]
Researchers have derived a new wave equation, linking wave mechanics with the general theory of relativity and the arrow of time, offering solutions to long-standing physics debates and introducing applications for novel materials. Researchers at Tampere University and the University of Eastern Finland have reached a milestone in a study where they derived a [...]
In a recent study published in npj Vaccines, a group of researchers demonstrated that a single-dose intranasal application of a modified Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain ∆3678 effectively induces robust immune responses, protecting mice against various forms of the virus, suggesting its potential as an efficient mucosal vaccine. Background Over three years, [...]
Scientists at UNSW Sydney have created a new material that could change the way human tissue can be grown in the lab and used in medical procedures. The new material belongs to a family of substances called hydrogels, the essence of life's "squishy" substances found in all living things, such as cartilage in animals and [...]
It has become nearly impossible for human researchers to keep track of the overwhelming abundance of scientific publications in the field of artificial intelligence and to stay up-to-date with advances. Scientists in an international team led by Mario Krenn from the Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light have now developed an AI algorithm [...]
An international team of scientists has recently developed a novel type of nano engine made of DNA. It is driven by a clever mechanism and can perform pulsing movements. The researchers are now planning to fit it with a coupling and install it as a drive in complex nano machines. Their results have been [...]
Researchers succeeded for the first time in accelerating electrons using a nano device. Particle accelerators are crucial tools in a wide variety of areas in industry, research, and the medical sector. The space these machines require ranges from a few square meters to large research centers. Using lasers to accelerate electrons within a photonic [...]
Studies in mice confirm that a vaccine candidate could target SARS and MERS strains. A promising vaccine targeting three lethal coronaviruses has proven effective in preliminary mouse trials, underscoring the potential for a universal coronavirus vaccine. The research, conducted by experts at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute, was recently published in the journal Cell Reports. This [...]
A 2000-year-old practice by Chinese herbalists – examining the human tongue for signs of disease – is now being embraced by computer scientists using machine learning and artificial intelligence. Tongue diagnostic systems are fast gaining traction due to an increase in remote health monitoring worldwide, and a study by Iraqi and Australian researchers provides more evidence [...]
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an experimental vaccine that could prevent the spread of metastatic cancers to the lungs. The key ingredients of the vaccine are nanoparticles—fashioned from bacterial viruses—that have been engineered to target a protein known to play a central role in cancer growth and spread. In [...]
