COVID-19 Research: Chinese researchers from the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences (AMMS)-China led by Professor Dr Wei Congwen, have found the role of an HDL (high-density lipoprotein) receptor in the facilitation of entry of the SARS CoV-2 into human host cells.
The SARS-CoV-2 infects host cells through binding of the viral spike protein (SARS-2-S) to the cell-surface receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2).
Simulations that model molecular interactions have identified an enzyme that could be targeted to reverse a natural aging process called cellular senescence. The findings were validated with laboratory experiments on skin cells and skin equivalent tissues, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
“Our research opens the door for a new generation that perceives aging as a reversible biological phenomenon,” says Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho of the Department of Bio and Brain engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), who led the research with colleagues from KAIST and Amorepacific Corporation in Korea.
Cells respond to a variety of factors, such as oxidative stress, DNA damage, and shortening of the telomeres capping the ends of chromosomes, by entering a stable and persistent exit from the cell cycle. This process, called cellular senescence, is important, as it prevents damaged cells from proliferating and turning into cancer cells. But it is also a natural process that contributes to aging and age-related diseases. Recent research has shown that cellular senescence can be reversed. But the laboratory approaches used thus far also impair tissue regeneration or have the potential to trigger malignant transformations.
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Energy producing kite.
This google owned company built a giant energy-producing kite.
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The sustainable propulsion system enables flights at over 300 km/h (186 mph) for 5 minutes and climbing ability for the first time.
The test has not been approved by the FDA.
How is Alzheimer’s diagnosed? New blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s is not approved by the FDA.
A powerful telescope in Australia gives a glimpse of three million galaxies in record time.
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America highlighted how artificial intelligence is being used to augment medical imaging.
RSNA 2020, the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, showcases the latest research advances and product developments in all areas of radiology. Here’s a selection of studies presented at this year’s all-virtual event, all of which demonstrate the increasingly prevalent role played by artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in diagnostic imaging applications.
Deep-learning model helps detect TB
Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is crucial to enable effective treatments, but this can prove challenging for resource-poor countries with a shortage of radiologists. To address this obstacle, Po-Chih Kuo, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and colleagues have developed a deep-learning-based TB detection model. The model, called TBShoNet, analyses photographs of chest X-rays taken by a phone camera.
Astronomers may have witnessed the formation of a kind of rapidly spinning, extremely magnetized stellar corpse for the first time.
Using the polarization data from ESA’s Planck satellite, a mission that have studied the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the oldest light in the Universe, a duo of astrophysicists has uncovered intriguing signs of new physics beyond the Standard Model of elementary particles and fields.
