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Innovation, Research

RNA-binding cylinders inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro

April 5, 2021

Via: The Medical News

Research led by Michael J. Hannon from the University of Birmingham, UK, finds metallo-supramolecular helicates (cylinders) binding to untranslated regions of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) suppresses viral replication. The untranslated regions (UTR) of the viral genome could […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Alternative imaging technique shows promise for safer heart procedures

April 17, 2020

Via: The Medical News

In the first study of its kind, Johns Hopkins researchers provide evidence that an alternative imaging technique could someday replace current methods that require potentially harmful radiation. The findings, published in the April issue of IEEE Transactions in Medical Imaging, […]


Innovation, Med Tech

Encapsulating two drugs in same nanovector can greatly improve drug delivery

August 9, 2019

Via: The Medical News

Encapsulating two drugs with different properties into nanovesicles surrounded by antibodies can greatly improve their delivery and efficacy, according to a study led by Xavier Fernández Busquets, director of the joint Nanomalaria unit at the Institute for Bionengineering of Catalonia […]


Innovation, Research

Scientists identify new DNA structure within living human cells

April 24, 2018

Via: The Medical News

The structure, which has been named the i-motif, is a twisted “knot” of DNA. It has previously been observed and studied in vitro, but this is the first time scientists have identified it inside living cells. Previously, researchers in the […]