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Novel Map Depicts the Human Body's Highly Complicated System for Repairing DNA Damage

Writing in the May 22, 2023 issue of Cell Systems, a diverse team of scientists, led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, have produced a novel map that depicts the human body's enormously complicated and highly evolved system for addressing and repairing DNA damage -; a cause and consequence of many diseases.

23 May 2023

Altered Anti-Nausea Drug can Penetrate Cells and Provide Sustained Pain Relief

Altering the chemical properties of an anti-nausea drug enables it to enter an interior compartment of the cell and provide long-lasting pain relief, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Center.

23 May 2023

A High-Throughput Assay for Identifying and Validating ECHS1 Enzyme Genetic Variants

The enzyme variations of mitochondrial enoyl-CoA hydratase short-chain 1 (ECHS1) are dysfunctional. In Japan, they are mostly responsible for mitochondrial disease.

19 May 2023

Pancreatic Cancer Cells Use a New Nutrient Source to Grow, Study Finds

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have discovered a new nutrient source that pancreatic cancer cells use to grow.

18 May 2023

Understanding How Cell-to-Cell Communication Networks Drive Pancreatic Cancer Development

Discussions of cancer often stress the genetic mutations that drive disease by altering the normal function of cellular proteins.

12 May 2023

Cytiva and Pall Life Sciences Complete Integration to Create a Global Innovation and Solutions Leader in Biotechnology

Cytiva and the life sciences business of Pall Corporation have completed their integration and are now united as one business under the Cytiva brand.

12 May 2023

Breakthrough "Gene Silencing" Technology Could Revolutionize the Development of DNAzymes

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have developed a DNA enzyme – or DNAzyme – that can distinguish between two RNA strands inside a cell and cut the disease-associated strand while leaving the healthy strand intact.

9 May 2023

T Cells can Fuel Their Ability to Attack Tumors

When you need a bit of motivation, it often has to come from within. New research suggests cancer-fighting immune cells have found a way to do just that.

9 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

Researchers Create a Computational Tool to Gain New Insights From Multi-Omics Data

Despite the astounding advances made in understanding the biologic underpinnings of cancer, many cancers are missing obvious genetic drivers.

5 May 2023

Study Reveals an Immunological Strategy to Overcome Microbiome-Related Immunotherapy Resistance

Cancer immunotherapy has transformed the treatment of many types of cancer. Yet, for reasons that remain poorly understood, not all patients get the same benefit from these powerful therapies.

4 May 2023

PSG® Introduces New Biotech Brand

PSG®, a global pump, metering and dispensing-solution expert and an operating company within Dover Corporation, is proud to announce the creation and launch of its new PSG® Biotech brand.

3 May 2023

Argonne's Advanced Photon Source Helps Identify New Antibodies Against Coronaviruses

Results could speed development of new antivirals or vaccines that could counter many different coronavirus variants.

2 May 2023

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

A new approach to the genetic engineering of cells promises significant improvements in speed, efficiency, and reduction in cellular toxicity compared to current methods.

2 May 2023

Development of Biocomputing’s Third Approach: Trumpet

Biological computing or biocomputing can revolutionize computers and medicine from early diagnosis and internal cure of diseases to futuristic applications like expanding human memory.

2 May 2023

Mirror-Image Versions of a Small Molecule Pave New Way for Cancer Drug Discovery

Scripps Research scientists have developed a new strategy for identifying small molecules that can change the function of proteins, offering a promising path for discovering targeted drugs.

28 Apr 2023

Using Synthetic Biology to Reprogram the Cellular Aging Process in Yeast

Engineering a synthetic oscillator that cycles between the two deterioration pathways that lead to cell death can slow aging in yeast cells, increasing their longevity by more than 80%, a new study reports.

28 Apr 2023

High-Throughput Assay to Analyze the Effects of CAR-T Cells Using Image Cytometry

The April 2023 issue of SLAS Discovery contains six full-length articles and one mini-review covering high-throughput screening (HTS) for protease-inhibiting drugs, high-content phenotypic screening and other life sciences research.

28 Apr 2023

Some Promising Human Antibodies can Fight New Variants of SARS-CoV-2

An anonymous San Diego resident has become a fascinating example of how the human immune system fights SARS-CoV-2.

27 Apr 2023

New Gene Therapy may be on the Horizon for Usher Syndrome Type 1F

Usher Syndrome type 1F is a rare but severe genetic disease that causes deafness, lack of balance, and progressive blindness.

27 Apr 2023

therapeutics News and Research

Novel Map Depicts the Human Body's Highly Complicated System for Repairing DNA Damage

Altered Anti-Nausea Drug can Penetrate Cells and Provide Sustained Pain Relief

A High-Throughput Assay for Identifying and Validating ECHS1 Enzyme Genetic Variants

Pancreatic Cancer Cells Use a New Nutrient Source to Grow, Study Finds

Understanding How Cell-to-Cell Communication Networks Drive Pancreatic Cancer Development

Cytiva and Pall Life Sciences Complete Integration to Create a Global Innovation and Solutions Leader in Biotechnology

Breakthrough "Gene Silencing" Technology Could Revolutionize the Development of DNAzymes

T Cells can Fuel Their Ability to Attack Tumors

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

Researchers Create a Computational Tool to Gain New Insights From Multi-Omics Data

Study Reveals an Immunological Strategy to Overcome Microbiome-Related Immunotherapy Resistance

PSG® Introduces New Biotech Brand

Argonne's Advanced Photon Source Helps Identify New Antibodies Against Coronaviruses

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

Development of Biocomputing’s Third Approach: Trumpet

Mirror-Image Versions of a Small Molecule Pave New Way for Cancer Drug Discovery

Using Synthetic Biology to Reprogram the Cellular Aging Process in Yeast

High-Throughput Assay to Analyze the Effects of CAR-T Cells Using Image Cytometry

Some Promising Human Antibodies can Fight New Variants of SARS-CoV-2

New Gene Therapy may be on the Horizon for Usher Syndrome Type 1F

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