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The Protein Data Bank has Over 200,000 Structures
Structural biology is an important field in drug discovery as it helps researchers understand the three-dimensional structure of proteins and how they interact with other molecules. This knowledge is crucial in developing new drugs as it allows scientists to target specific proteins and understand how they contribute to diseases. One of the most important resources in structural biology is the ...
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IAQ Technical Information, References and Resources – 20060808
AIRBORNE ALLERGENS AFFECT OUR HEALTH! There is NO prejudice for economic or social status! Affected Immuno-Compromised Individuals include: Elderly, Children, Cancer and Transplant Patients. Allergic reactions include hypersensitivity pneumonitis allergic rhinitis, and some types of Asthma. Infectious illnesses, such as influenza, measles and chicken pox are transmitted through the air. ...
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Onchocerciasis Vaccine Research - Case Study
What is onchocerciasis? Onchocerciasis or river blindness is a human disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus, and it endangers approximately 120 million people each year globally. When the worms become adults, they can live for over a decade in knots ("nodules") under the skin and release millions of of smaller worms or microfilariae. Circulating microfilariae cause many clinical ...
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Study of the pathogenic mechanisms of autoimmune myasthenia gravis - Case Study
Contexte Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease caused by the presence of antibodies directed against components of the muscle membrane located at the neuromuscular junction. In the majority of cases, these are autoantibodies directed against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR). The origin of the autoimmune response is not known, but thymic abnormalities and defective regulation of the ...
By Inovarion
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Identification and analysis of epitope-based malarial vaccine targets using computational biology
Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The malaria vaccine which has been studied is designed to induce immunity to the sporozoite and to kill sporozoite-infected liver cells. A combination of bioinformatics approach and computational tools are used to screen and select antigen sequences as potential T-cell epitopes of supertype human ...
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Prokaryotic Microorganisms and Research Methods: Exploring the Tiny World
Introduction: Prokaryotes, like eukaryotes, are organisms that store their genetic information in the form of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). However, prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes in that their genetic material is not enclosed within a membrane-bound organelle nucleus. Instead, it is located in a region of the cell known as the nucleoid. Additionally, prokaryotes possess another DNA-containing ...
By CD Genomics
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Environmental threats to children's health – a global problem
Today's children are exposed to a wide range of environmental threats, whose consequences on health and development may appear early in life, throughout their youth and even later, in adulthood. Health problems linked to environmental hazards are multiplying and becoming more visible due to a rapidly changing environment, rapid population growth, overcrowding, fast industrialisation and ...
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How Is Frontotemporal Dementia Different From Alzheimer`s?
People living with frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, are commonly misdiagnosed with psychiatric disorders or Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of dementia, such as Parkinson’s disease and vascular dementia. While frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer’s disease can both cause dementia, there are distinct differences in impacted regions of the brain and, consequently, ...
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About COVID-19 | Coronavirus Cleaning and Disinfecting
The CDC is responding to an outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (SARS Cov-2). The virus known as ‘coronavirus disease 2019’ (COVID-19) is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person or through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or an object that has the virus on it and ...
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HM Government Consultation – ‘Health is everyone’s business: Proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss’
The British Occupational Hygiene Society welcomes the consultation on Proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss. As the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection, BOHS supports every initiative aiming to achieve healthy workplaces and reduce the burden of preventable diseases caused by exposure to workplace hazards. Occupational hygiene is the discipline of anticipating, recognising, ...
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High-resolution structure of a key bacterial enzyme: Aid in the fight against antibiotic resistance
A team of scientists from around the world, including from Trinity College Dublin, has obtained high-resolution structural insights into a key bacterial enzyme, which may help chemists design new drugs to inhibit it, thereby inhibiting disease-causing bacteria. Their work is important amid growing concerns about rising antibiotic resistance. The scientists, led by Martin Caffrey, Emeritus ...
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Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease: A Breakdown of the Differences and Similarities
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease are both neurological diseases that cause progressive damage to the brain, resulting in a decline in neurocognitive function. While Parkinson’s disease is known for affecting movement and function and Alzheimer’s disease is known for affecting cognition, they are a bit more complex than that. Below, we provide an overview of ...
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Bacterial Coldwater Disease
Synonyms Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome (RTFS) Bacterial fry anemia Low temperature disease Peduncle disease Saddleback Tail-rot Systemic myxobacteriosis Cause of the Disease Bacterial Coldwater Disease (BCWD) is caused by Flavobacterium psychrophilum, also known as Flexibacter psychrophilus and Cytophaga psychrophila. There may be strain differences among isolates but their importance ...
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Temperature Sensitivity of Vaccines
All vaccines are sensitive to extreme heat and extreme cold and require both proper vaccine storage and management to avoid any loss of potency. Immunization is the most effective and economical public health measure against infectious diseases that cause morbidity or mortality. Immunization prevents two to three million deaths every year from diseases such as hepatitis, pertussis (whooping ...
By AKCP
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Persistent gene editing therapy using LNP-delivered mRNAs
Gene editing technology, represented by CRISPR/Cas9, has greatly accelerated the development of gene therapy, bringing hope to many genetic diseases that otherwise had no cure. In June 2021, Intellia Therapeutics' NTLA-2001, a CRISPR gene editing therapy for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) invented by Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna, was proven to be safe and effective in a ...
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02, 2020 Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Outbreak: Rights, Roles and Responsibilities of Health Workers, Including Key Considerations for Occupational Safety and Health
Coronaviruses are a group of viruses belonging to the family of Coronaviridae, which infect both animals and humans. Human coronaviruses can cause mild disease similar to a common cold, while others cause more severe disease (such as MERS – Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome). A new coronavirus that previously has not been identified in ...
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What Are the Applications of Enzymes in Disease Research and Treatment?
With the development of biotechnology in the modern information age, the research, development and utilization of enzymes have become more and more in-depth, and correspondingly, the application of enzymes in medicine has become more and more extensive. 1. The relationship between enzymes and certain diseases The diseases caused by the lack of enzymes in the human body are mostly congenital or ...
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COVID-19: It’s Not Over Yet
It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than 2 years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. At that time, the scientific world and public health communities all came together to identify the cause of this outbreak, to understand the type of “virus” infecting people and identify the infectious ...
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Detailed Introduction to Clinical Significance of Amylase
As a kind of enzymes for diagnostic use. Serum amylase (AMS) is the main type of amylase in serum. It belongs to glycoside chain hydrolase, which is mainly derived from the pancreas. In addition, there are also a small amount of secretion in the proximal duodenum, lung, uterus, and breast during lactation. Amylase plays an important role in the digestion of polysaccharide compounds in food. The ...
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The Importance of Vaccine Research and Quality Control
The controversy over vaccines and immunizations have become one of the most heavily debated topics. Vaccines have had the ability to save countless individuals from unnecessary illness, death, and have even helped to eliminate certain diseases. Over the last eight months, COVID-19 has created a global pandemic, to which there is currently no cure. As the virus continues to claim lives worldwide, ...
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