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Investigating the Seasonal Dynamics of the Wastewater Microbiome

The composition of the bacterial community in wastewater is influenced by the community of microbial predators. This describes seasonal variations in the microbial community that impact water treatment efficacy.

11 Jul 2023

Nutrient Tug-of-War Between Tumor and Immune Cells Could Be Targeted for Cancer Therapy

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found immune and tumor cells compete over glutamine, a major nutrient in their local environment, with significant implications for anti-cancer activity.

6 Jul 2023

'Purecap' Technique Produces Highly Active mRNA Vaccines with Lower Immunostimulatory Activity

A research group from Japan has developed a method to produce highly active mRNA vaccines at high purity using a unique cap to easily separate the desired capped mRNA.

6 Jul 2023

Water Fasting Offers Short-Term Weight Loss, But No Long-Term Benefits

Water fasts -; where people consume nothing but water for several days -; might help you lose weight, but it's unclear how long you'll keep it off, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago.

30 Jun 2023

Mechanisms of MCL-1 Inhibitor-Induced MCL-1 Protein Upregulation and Induction of Apoptosis

A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on June 21, 2023, entitled, "Decoding the mechanism behind MCL-1 inhibitors: A pathway to understanding MCL-1 protein stability."

29 Jun 2023

Analyzing the Role of Pyroptosis in Improving the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Lung cancer, one of the most aggressive forms of cancer, continues to be a leading cause of death worldwide. Although several new therapies have been developed for this disease, it has a poor prognosis in its advanced stages.

29 Jun 2023

Cell Fate Conversion Plays Crucial Role in Cancer Research

Researchers from the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association in Berlin and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have discovered how cells speed changes to their identity known as “cell fate conversion.”

28 Jun 2023

TTUHSC and TTU Researchers Uncover Promising Leads in the Fight Against Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by parasites known as Leishmania, which are transmitted to humans and animals through the bites of more than 90 species of sand flies.

23 Jun 2023

New Oral Probiotic Delivery System Keeps “Good” Bacteria Safe

Probiotics can help maintain a healthy gut microbiome or rebuild populations of “good bacteria” following an antibiotic course. They may now be utilized as a viable treatment strategy for certain intestinal diseases like Crohn’s disease.

22 Jun 2023

Rescue Treatment Found From Plant Extracts for People With Ataxia

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers have discovered that extracts from plants used by the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations peoples in their traditional botanical medicine practices are able to rescue the function of ion channel proteins carrying mutations that cause human Episodic Ataxia.

22 Jun 2023

Using Enzyme Inhibitors to Assess the Potential for Antimicrobial Resistance

Early tests revealed that MK-3402, an experimental metallo-beta-lactamase inhibitor, was well tolerated after administration to healthy individuals.

19 Jun 2023

Virus Plays Important Role in Treating Glioblastoma

A potential advancement in the treatment of glioblastoma was noted by Howard Colman, MD, PhD, the Jon M. Huntsman Presidential Professor of Neuro-Oncology and co-leader of the Neurologic Cancers Disease Center and the Experimental Therapeutics CCSG program at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in a recently published manuscript.

13 Jun 2023

Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Converted into Purified Pituitary Tissue

Human pluripotent stem cells were effectively transformed into purified pituitary cells, which aggregated into hormone-secreting organoids.

9 Jun 2023

Study Analyzes the Development of a Novel Non-Viral Gene Therapy Procedure

The research group of Professor Kamimura in Niigata University have applied the novel, liver lobe-specific hydrodynamic delivery procedure to primates (baboons) for the first time.

9 Jun 2023

Researchers Discover Novel Combination Therapy to Counter Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium Abscessus Infections

Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) and National University Hospital (NUH), have discovered a novel therapy by combining two antibiotics, rifaximin and clarithromycin, to treat Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus), a non-tuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that causes chronic lung-related infections.

9 Jun 2023

Efficacy News and Research

Investigating the Seasonal Dynamics of the Wastewater Microbiome

Nutrient Tug-of-War Between Tumor and Immune Cells Could Be Targeted for Cancer Therapy

'Purecap' Technique Produces Highly Active mRNA Vaccines with Lower Immunostimulatory Activity

Water Fasting Offers Short-Term Weight Loss, But No Long-Term Benefits

Mechanisms of MCL-1 Inhibitor-Induced MCL-1 Protein Upregulation and Induction of Apoptosis

Analyzing the Role of Pyroptosis in Improving the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Cell Fate Conversion Plays Crucial Role in Cancer Research

TTUHSC and TTU Researchers Uncover Promising Leads in the Fight Against Leishmaniasis

New Oral Probiotic Delivery System Keeps “Good” Bacteria Safe

Rescue Treatment Found From Plant Extracts for People With Ataxia

Using Enzyme Inhibitors to Assess the Potential for Antimicrobial Resistance

Virus Plays Important Role in Treating Glioblastoma

Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Converted into Purified Pituitary Tissue

Study Analyzes the Development of a Novel Non-Viral Gene Therapy Procedure

Researchers Discover Novel Combination Therapy to Counter Antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium Abscessus Infections

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High-Resolution, Stable Brain Stimulation by Ultraflexible Nanoelectrodes

Virally Mediated Gene Therapy Rescues Hearing in Aging Mice

Identifying Drugs to Put the Brakes On Accelerated Aging From HIV Infection, Treatment

Novel Gene-Editing Strategy Harnesses Unusual Protective Ability to Eliminate HIV-1 Infection

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