Recombinant protein vaccines, exemplified by the Novavax vaccine deployed in combating COVID-19, present a plethora of advantages over traditional vaccines. Their precise manufacturability, coupled with… Read More »Novel recombinant influenza vaccine showspromise in animal studies
Thanks to advancements in the development of patented synthetic human-like hearts first created at Michigan State, researchers can study human heart development and congenital heart… Read More »New mini heart models offer promise for revolutionizing heart disease treatment and prevention
An interdisciplinary collaboration has used a cutting-edge form of RNA tagging to map the gene expression that occurs during follicle maturation and ovulation in mice.… Read More »High-resolution spatiotemporal transcriptomics maps cellular interactions during ovulation in mice
Northwestern University researchers have developed the first physics-based metric to predict whether or not a person might someday suffer an aortic aneurysm, a deadly condition… Read More »Fluttering blood vessels could predict deadly aortic aneurysms
Sepideh Dolatshahi, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia, is spearheading an exploration of systems immunology in its crucial development phase—during… Read More »How vaccines protect mothers and babies
In a groundbreaking development, scientists have introduced a transformative technique, known as Secretion-Enabled Cell Ranking and Enrichment (SECRE), with the potential to revolutionize the discovery… Read More »New technique revolutionizes drug discovery for autoimmune diseases
UVA Health researchers have pioneered an innovative tool for comprehending the gender-specific effects of medications, paving the way for safer and more efficacious drugs in… Read More »New tool to understand how medications affect men and women differently
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have collaborated on the development and characterization of an artificial protein that can elicit the same response in the human body… Read More »Engineers help develop artificial protein that mimics natural counterpart, could accelerate healing
A research team led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has made significant strides in the field of implantable bioelectronics, as outlined in their… Read More »Researchers develop ultrahigh-density, biocompatible liquid metal microelectrodes
John Chappell, a cardiovascular scientist at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, was incredulous at the results before him. “This can’t be right. Let’s run the… Read More »Molecule linked to neurodegenerative diseases found in healthy brain tissue
Gene transcription, the process of turning genes on or off, is essential for cellular diversity, individual variation, and even health and disease. However, understanding this… Read More »New microscopy technique reveals unseen molecular processes of gene transcription
A research team from the University of Central Florida (UCF) has successfully engineered tissue using human cells that attract mosquitoes for feeding, aiming to combat… Read More »UCF researchers engineer mosquito-friendly tissue to study diseases
Watch out for the silent bacteria that can evade antibiotic treatment by becoming dormant, drug-tolerant “persisters.” These pesky bacteria can remain in hibernation during treatment… Read More »Researchers discover how dormant bacteria survive antibiotic treatments