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Research reveals how a marine bacterium makes a potent anti-cancer molecule

Years of toil in the laboratory have revealed how a marine bacterium makes a potent anti-cancer molecule.

22 Mar 2022

Scientists reveal how 9-1-1 clamp attaches to DNA damage site for initiating effective repair

DNA is often likened to a blueprint. The particular sequence of As, Cs, Gs, and Ts in DNA provides information for building an organism.

22 Mar 2022

Microbial communities with auxotrophs more likely to have increased drug tolerance, study finds

Research from the Francis Crick Institute has revealed a key mechanism which increases tolerance to drugs amongst microbial communities.

22 Mar 2022

Transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer's patients reveals early organelle dysfunction in astrocytes

An international group of researchers led by the UAB analyzed the genes that are expressed in neurons and astrocytes based on data from 800 individuals and compared what happens in Alzheimer's patients and in people without diagnosed dementia.

21 Mar 2022

Researchers investigate genomic data discrepancies among racial groups

The Cancer Genome Atlas, one of the biggest cancer research databases, was used by Mayo Clinic researchers to investigate disparities in genomic data quality.

21 Mar 2022

Novel method to sneak large drug-carrying biological molecules into cells

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a novel method of delivering drugs into human cells using large biological molecules, by first encasing them in a protein-based microdroplet.

From Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) 17 Mar 2022

Scientists use mRNA delivery to enhance muscle power

Mutations that cause muscle atrophy can be corrected using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool.

16 Mar 2022

Novel “green” synthesis of drug for inflammatory bowel disease

Steroids and antibody drugs are currently used to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is characterized by chronic inflammation of the digestive tract.

16 Mar 2022

Scientists develop a new computational biology method to better understand IBD

Around 500,000 people in the UK live with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a life-long, chronic condition characterized by sporadic bouts of gut inflammation causing debilitating symptoms.

15 Mar 2022

Cellular therapy leads to meaningful functional improvements in DMD patients

A clinical trial at UC Davis Health and six other sites showed that a cellular therapy offers promise for patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing muscle loss and physical impairments in young people.

From The University of California, Davis 14 Mar 2022

Improving the long-term effectiveness of TB vaccine in mice

Briefly blocking a key molecule when administering the only approved vaccine for tuberculosis vastly improves long-term protection against the devastating disease in mice, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute report this week in the Journal of Immunology.

14 Mar 2022

New PRMC-MS method enables comprehensive analysis of membrane lipids

The development of new scientific ways to see more deeply into the building blocks of nature on a cellular level has led to the some of the greatest advances in medicine over the last century.

11 Mar 2022

Yale researchers find a way to 'supercharge' tumor-attacking T cells

Yale scientists have identified a way to "supercharge" tumor-attacking T cells, a finding that may not only improve the effectiveness of a promising type of cell-based cancer immunotherapy but also expand the number of cancers it can treat.

11 Mar 2022

Study shows how the immune system effectively combats coronavirus to prevent pneumonia

Most people’s immune responses are powerful enough to prevent the SARS-CoV-2 virus from spreading throughout the body that they are immune to pneumonia.

11 Mar 2022

The Nucleic Acid Experts – Certified Twice!

BioEcho Life Sciences receives two important hallmarks for its quality management – DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and DIN EN ISO 13485:2016.

From BioEcho Life Sciences GmbH 10 Mar 2022

Study shows that mechanical stress help cancer cells metastasize

A recent study shows that compressing cancer cells through tight spaces makes them more violent and helps them avoid cell death.

9 Mar 2022

Proximity-dependent biotinylation helps analyze protein interaction

Protein degraders, which cause target proteins to break down, are thought to be the “next-generation drugs” because they may eliminate disease-causing proteins from cells.

9 Mar 2022

Placenta plays an active role in the delivery of maternal vitamin D to the fetus

Scientists have shed new light on the role of the placenta in managing the relationships between maternal vitamin D and fetal development, according to a study published today in eLife.

9 Mar 2022

New tools for measuring the biological ages of various organ systems

It's common to say that someone looks either younger or older than their chronological age, but aging is more than skin deep.

9 Mar 2022

Researchers identify the underlying molecular mechanism for development of chronic pain

One epigenetic factor as well as one organic anion transporter (OAT1), whose function in the nervous system was hitherto unknown, contribute to the development of chronic pain.

9 Mar 2022

Clinical News and Research

Research reveals how a marine bacterium makes a potent anti-cancer molecule

Scientists reveal how 9-1-1 clamp attaches to DNA damage site for initiating effective repair

Microbial communities with auxotrophs more likely to have increased drug tolerance, study finds

Transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer's patients reveals early organelle dysfunction in astrocytes

Researchers investigate genomic data discrepancies among racial groups

Novel method to sneak large drug-carrying biological molecules into cells

Scientists use mRNA delivery to enhance muscle power

Novel “green” synthesis of drug for inflammatory bowel disease

Scientists develop a new computational biology method to better understand IBD

Cellular therapy leads to meaningful functional improvements in DMD patients

Improving the long-term effectiveness of TB vaccine in mice

New PRMC-MS method enables comprehensive analysis of membrane lipids

Yale researchers find a way to 'supercharge' tumor-attacking T cells

Study shows how the immune system effectively combats coronavirus to prevent pneumonia

The Nucleic Acid Experts – Certified Twice!

Study shows that mechanical stress help cancer cells metastasize

Proximity-dependent biotinylation helps analyze protein interaction

Placenta plays an active role in the delivery of maternal vitamin D to the fetus

New tools for measuring the biological ages of various organ systems

Researchers identify the underlying molecular mechanism for development of chronic pain

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