We’re excited to announce the development of two new animal rehabilitation and recovery centers to add to our current facilities providing much-needed care for abused and neglected cats and dogs. The facilities, which will open in Columbus, OH, and Pawling,…
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Developing antiviral drugs is not easy—here’s why
The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, recently announced the creation of an antivirus taskforce to “supercharge” the development of new antiviral drugs. At a Downing Street press conference, Johnson said: “The majority of scientific opinion in this country is still…
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Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
THURSDAY, Nov. 26, 2020 – People who cook with wood instead of other fuels may be at risk of lung damage because of the pollutants and bacterial toxins they’re breathing, a small study suggests. Researchers studied the impact of cookstove…
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Scientists developing COVID-19 antibody treatment from cow's blood
Are COWS the key to treating coronavirus? Human trial of an antibody treatment made from bovine blood is set to start next month SAb Biotherapeutics, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have genetically engineered cows to give them part-human immune systems…
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Researchers developing antibodies ‘neutralize’ novel coronavirus before it invades cells
University of Toronto researcher Sachdev Sidhu and his collaborators are engineering antibody molecules that can neutralize the novel coronavirus in the body before it invades cells. The investigator at the Donnelly Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Research is part of…
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Novel communication between intestinal microbes and developing immune cells in the thymus
Newborns face unique immunological challenges immediately after birth. As they depart a relatively sterile fetal environment, they are abruptly exposed to a multitude of foreign antigens, the major burden of which is in the form of the microbiota newly colonizing…
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