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Polyphenols in Muscadine Wine May Help Perk Up Sagging Skin

Could muscadine wine help perk up sagging skin? According to a new study, women who drank two glasses of dealcoholized muscadine wine daily showed significant improvements in the elasticity and water retention of their skin compared with those who consumed a placebo.

25 Jul 2023

Study Provides More Treatment Options for Severe COVID-19

Two anti-inflammatory drugs, abatacept and infliximab, reduced deaths among patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to a national study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

11 Jul 2023

New Computational Methods for Improving Alzheimer’s Disease Characterization

An improved method of subtyping Alzheimer’s disease based on genetic and tau PET imaging data has been developed computationally.

27 Jun 2023

Loss of the Y Chromosome Impairs Body's Ability to Fight Cancer

According to recent Cedars-Sinai Cancer research, as men age, some of their cells lose the very feature that makes them biological males—the Y chromosome—and this loss impairs the body’s ability to fight cancer.

22 Jun 2023

Establishing the Flour Reference Proteome for Five Wheat Species

The protein composition of the five types of wheat—einkorn, emmer, spelt, durum, and common wheat—and their varieties differ widely.

20 Jun 2023

Using Mass-Spectrometry-Based Cancer Proteomics Datasets to Discover Potential Therapeutic Targets

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on May 4, 2023, entitled, "Using cancer proteomics data to identify gene candidates for therapeutic targeting."

11 May 2023

Cancer Stem Cell Test can Accurately Decide More Effective Treatments for Glioblastoma Patients

New multi-institutional phase 3 clinical trial data published May 2 in Cell Reports Medicine found that a cancer stem cell test can accurately decide more effective treatments and lead to increased survival for patients with glioblastoma, a deadly brain tumor.

8 May 2023

Engineered Sustainable, Patient-Specific NPCs Could Help Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases

Progressive loss of neurons is the underlying cause for a diverse spectrum of severe diseases called neurodegenerative diseases, which include Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and retinitis pigmentosa.

21 Apr 2023

Study Presents Crucial Themes in the Biology of Pancreatic Cancer

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine, the University of Michigan and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have made a significant contribution to the field of pancreatic cancer research.

17 Apr 2023

Specialized Diet Stimulates a Unique Form of Programmed Cell Death

Glioblastoma is the most prevalent kind of adult brain tumor.

10 Apr 2023

Newly developed toolkit uses small molecules to control the activity of synthetic RNA

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc., has developed a new toolkit that uses small molecules to control the activity of a piece of synthetic RNA, and ultimately regulate gene expression.

31 Mar 2023

Maternal vaginal microbiome does not substantially influence the infant stool microbiome

It has been a longstanding assumption that birth mode and associated exposure of newborns to their mothers' vaginal microbiome during delivery greatly affects the development of babies' gut microbiome.

31 Mar 2023

Single monoclonal antibody infusion can strengthen the body's fight against yellow fever

New research from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborators indicates lab-made antibodies may be able to cure people infected with yellow fever, a virus for which there is no treatment.

30 Mar 2023

Using better probiotics to maintain a healthy gut microbiome

Bacteria have thousands of genes and functions that we, the human host, do not have. For instance, bacteria can help us digest fiber, provide support to our immune systems, and absorb important nutrients. But reaping the benefits of "good bacteria" is easier said than done.

29 Mar 2023

Common Epstein-Barr virus may be a trigger for multiple sclerosis

In 1868, French physician Jean-Martin Charcot, known as the founder of modern neurology, defined a disease entity in which multiple plaques formed in the brain and spinal cord, with varying physical symptoms, called Sclérose en plaques, or in English as multiple sclerosis (MS).

24 Mar 2023

Clinical Trial News and Research

Polyphenols in Muscadine Wine May Help Perk Up Sagging Skin

Study Provides More Treatment Options for Severe COVID-19

New Computational Methods for Improving Alzheimer’s Disease Characterization

Loss of the Y Chromosome Impairs Body's Ability to Fight Cancer

Establishing the Flour Reference Proteome for Five Wheat Species

Using Mass-Spectrometry-Based Cancer Proteomics Datasets to Discover Potential Therapeutic Targets

Cancer Stem Cell Test can Accurately Decide More Effective Treatments for Glioblastoma Patients

Engineered Sustainable, Patient-Specific NPCs Could Help Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases

Study Presents Crucial Themes in the Biology of Pancreatic Cancer

Specialized Diet Stimulates a Unique Form of Programmed Cell Death

Newly developed toolkit uses small molecules to control the activity of synthetic RNA

Maternal vaginal microbiome does not substantially influence the infant stool microbiome

Single monoclonal antibody infusion can strengthen the body's fight against yellow fever

Using better probiotics to maintain a healthy gut microbiome

Common Epstein-Barr virus may be a trigger for multiple sclerosis

Using AI to screen for genetic mutations in cancerous brain tumors in under 90 seconds

Using viruses to fight antibiotic-resistant "superbugs"

Keck Medicine of USC launches clinical trial investigating innovative procedure to control Type 2 diabetes

Keeping lymph nodes in the body can boost the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy

DNA drugs help restore the normal processing of protein-encoding RNA

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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