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Omicron re-judgment: Has the toxicity weakened?
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
Abdi Mahmood, the World Health Organization's new crown epidemic response official, said on the 4th that more and more studies have shown that the Omicron strain causes upper respiratory tract infections, which is different from other strains that cause severe pneumonia .
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[Research News] Professor Zhao Yanbing and Professor Yang Xiangliang of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Professor Zheng Chuansheng of Union Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College...
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
(Correspondent Shi Dingwen) On December 28 , 2021 , Professor Zhao Yanbing and Professor Yang Xiangliang, School of Life, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, National Nanomedicine Engineer
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New study sheds light on how notorious "triclosan" causes gut damage
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
A new study in mice shows exactly how triclosan, an antibacterial substance found in toothpaste, toys and thousands of other products, triggers intestinal inflammation .
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Wuhan Botanical Garden makes progress in scientific expedition to Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
In order to explore the trigger factors of touch sensitivity in the corolla , the researchers conducted a series of experiments on a natural population of Gentiana clarkei (the average flower closure time was 27 seconds) .
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USTC discovered for the first time a new path for extramedullary development of natural lymphocytes
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
This study discovered the differentiation potential and regulatory mechanism of adult hepatic hematopoietic precursor cells into type 1 innate lymphocytes (liver I LC1 , ie, liver - resident NK cells ), and revealed a new pathway for the extramedullary development of innate lymphocytes .
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Positive results from KEYNOTE-091 study in adjuvant therapy for stage IB-IIIA lung cancer
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
KEYNOTE-091 is a randomized, controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Keytruda versus placebo with or without adjuvant chemotherapy as adjuvant therapy in patients with stage IB-IIIA NSCLC after surgical resection (lobectomy or pneumonectomy) difference .
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Inventory of the Weapons to Fight the New Corona Virus
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
In November 2020, REGEN-COV was granted Emergency Use Authorization by the FDA for the treatment of patients who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by direct method, are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalized, and are ≥12 years of age , Children and adults with mild to moderate COVID-19 weighing ≥40 kg .
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Nature Neuroscience University of Science and Technology of China/Shenzhen Advanced Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences Bi Guoqiang team deciphers the organization rules of receptor proteins in inhibitory nerve synapses
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
Recently, the team of Bi Guoqiang and Liu Beiming, double-appointed professors from the Hefei National Research Center for Microscale Matter Science of the University of Science and Technology of Chin
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Ways to deliver immune system-stimulating drugs enhance cancer immunotherapy
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
A research team at MIT has now developed a new way to deliver a stimulating molecule called IL-12 directly to tumors, avoiding the toxic effects that immune-stimulating drugs can have when administered systemically .
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Activation pathway of Hippo/SIK1 protein kinase in Arabidopsis
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
Recently, the research group of Xu Qin and Gong Qingqiu from the School of Life Science and Technology of Shanghai Jiao Tong University jointly published a research paper entitled An Allosteric Regulation Mechanism of Arabidopsis Serine/Threonine Kinase 1 (SIK1) Through Phosphorylation in Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal .
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For the first time, new neural circuits regulating spatial learning and memory formed by the brain's hippocampus have been discovered
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
The team uncovered novel functions for novel circuit connections between the hippocampal bridging CA1 region and dorsal CA3 region, and demonstrated that gene inactivation of this projection impairs object-related spatial learning and memory, but does not modulate the relationship with Anxiety-related behavior .
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Genetic Correlation of Schizophrenia and Eating Disorders
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
Despite different diagnostic criteria and few common symptoms, a significant genetic association between schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa (AN) has been found in several recent genomic studiesRegarding the genetic link between schizophrenia and other eating disorders, besides, it is unclear whether these disorders share a common familial riskA new paper by Ruyue Zhang, a doctoral student in the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, aims to further understand the underlying common etiological pathways between schizophrenia and eating disorders .
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Experts who tested positive in imported dragon fruit in Qingchuan County, Sichuan: low risk of human infection and transmission
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
Qingchuan County immediately implemented relevant disposal work, adopted temporary closed management of Shangpin Supermarket, and quickly carried out epidemiological investigations.
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New Cell study establishes framework for precise surveillance of colorectal cancer
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
Vanderbilt authors contributed to other research include Elliott McKinley, Ellen Simmons, Marisol, Ramirez-Solano, Shannon, Nicholas Markham, Cody Black, Paige Vega, Andrea Rolong Hyeyon, Kim Quanhu Sheng, Yuan Zhou, Austin Southard-Smith Yanwen Xu, James Ro, Angela Jones, Frank Revetta, Lynn Berry, Niitsu President, Hiroaki Nakanishi, Mirazul Islam, Jeremy Goettel, Wei Zheng, Kay Washington, Qiuyin Cai, James Goldenring, Jeffrey Franklin, Timothy Su, Won Jae Huh, Simon Vandekar, Joseph Roland and Qi Liu .
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Is Vision Linked to Dementia? New Study Finds: 30% Lower Dementia Risk After Cataract Surgery!
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
This article concludes and states: The results of this study showed that cataract surgery was significantly associated with a reduced risk of dementia in adults ≥65 years of age .
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New evidence that common cold protects against COVID-19 infection
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
The researchers also said their findings provide a blueprint for a second-generation universal vaccine that could protect against infection by current and future SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron .
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Research team discovers gene linked to suicide
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
Mirko Manchia, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Cagliari in Italy and one of the study's senior authors, said: "Stratification of patients according to validated gene expression signatures will aid future risk assessment of suicidal behaviors.
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Nature Neuroscience│An important function of pain perception in the struggle for survival among species
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
The simulated snakes containing the olfactory information of natural enemies did not trigger the defensive aggressive behavior of the mice, but when the alligator clips applied continuous noxious mechanical stimulation to the tails of the mice, the mice attacked the simulated snakes by biting .
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Time, not genes, shape poplar's microbiome
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
This study characterizes the initial assembly of microbial communities in several species of poplar .
The results show that the initial assembly of poplar microbial communities is time-, genotype-, and habitat-dependent, and is regulated by selection and stochastic factors .
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Scientists reveal distribution and physiological role of plant sugars
Time of Update: 2022-01-25
Taken together, the findings of this study indicate that: (1) phytosugars are distributed in the small dry seeds of Orobanche, and their physiological roles are difficult to determine; (2) phytosugars play an important role in sensing Striga during the germination of root parasitic weed seeds.