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Recurrent brain trauma may increase Alzheimer's risk

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New research finds that the brains of otherwise healthy military personnel who are exposed to explosions show an abnormal brain accumulation of amyloid-beta protein—a protein that plays a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. The results of the study were published today in Radiology.

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Small glowing protein allows researchers to peer deeper into living tissues

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Biomedical and genetic engineers at Duke University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed a small fluorescent protein that emits and absorbs light that penetrates deep into biological tissue.

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FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Fully At-Home Test for COVID-19

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The new Ellume COVID-19 Home Test approved Tuesday detects severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus protein fragments on nasal swab samples from any person 2 years of age or older, according to the FDA. Last week, the FDA approved a different at-home test, but it requires samples to be mailed to a lab to get the results.

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3 Newest COVID-19 Tests Authorized by the FDA

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Like other rapid antigen tests, Cue’s test also detects the nucleocapsid protein antigen from SARS-CoV-2, and not the more notorious spike protein of the virus. The nucleocapsid protein is touted to be an ideal target for viral antigen-based detection based on tests that can detect it with high sensitivity and high specificity. “The

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Research Roundup: UK Strain of COVID-19 and More

The Pharma Data

Of the 17 mutations, eight are in the gene that encodes the spike protein. One is N501Y, which has been previously shown to increase how the spike protein binds to the ACE2 receptor. A Better Understanding of the Coronavirus Spike Protein. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery and of radiology at Einstein.

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AZD1222 US Phase III primary analysis confirms safety and efficacy

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It uses a replication-deficient chimpanzee viral vector based on a weakened version of a common cold virus (adenovirus) that causes infections in chimpanzees and contains the genetic material of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spike protein. The Phase III D8110C00001 trial is part of this funding agreement. JPEO-CBRND.

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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine; Type 1 diabetes research updates; FDA nod to Zebra’s X-ray modelling AI; UniQure/CSL haemophilia B gene therapy curbs bleeding in phase 3

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Warding off Type 1 diabetes by aiming a T-cell protein. Scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine have found a way to control that autoimmune response by aiming a protein that is vital for T-cell activation. The protein is known as OCA-B. UniQure/CSL haemophilia B gene therapy curbs bleeding in phase 3.