02/18/2021
In a milestone for biomolecular design, a team of scientists has succeeded in creating new proteins that adopt one of the most complex folds known to molecular biology. These designer proteins were...
02/17/2021
With mental health needs rising in the world, mobile health approaches, or "mHealth," is filling the gap. Some mHealth apps for mental health are being integrated into European and Australian...
01/28/2021
Scientists have created a new way to detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus, as well as antibodies against it. They designed protein-based biosensors that glow when mixed with...
01/06/2021
A new class of protein material that interacts with living cells without being absorbed by them can influence cell signaling by binding and sequestering cell surface receptors, a new study shows....
10/30/2020
An innovative nanoparticle vaccine candidate for the pandemic coronavirus produces virus-neutralizing antibodies in mice at levels 10 times greater than is seen in people who have recovered from...
10/28/2020
A major scientific effort is underway to characterize the proteins in the cerebrospinal fluid to improve diagnostics and clinical monitoring assays, and discover potential therapies, for Alzheimer’s...
10/27/2020
As flu season gets underway, researchers hope that thousands will reach for their smartphones to share helpful data.
One app is recruiting 25,000 people across the United States to monitor health,...
09/09/2020
Computer-designed small proteins have now been shown to protect lab-grown human cells from SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
The findings are reported today, Sept. 9, in Science. ...
08/27/2020
The link between influenza and serious heart conditions just grew stronger.
A CDC study looking at more than 80,000 adult patients hospitalized with flu over eight seasons found that sudden, serious...
08/20/2020
Scientists have demonstrated a new way to precisely target cells by distinguishing them from neighboring cells that look quite similar.
Even cells that become cancerous may differ from their healthy...