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New method can improve the drug testing process

When developing a new drug, the first question is, “does it work?” and the second question is, “is it harmful?”

9 Apr 2021

Inhibiting a specific protein could increase tumor sensitivity to PARP inhibitors

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that blocking a specific protein could increase tumor sensitivity to treatment with PARP inhibitors. Their work published in Science , suggests combining treatments could lead to improved therapy for patients with inheritable breast cancers.

9 Apr 2021

Research team discovers unique regenerative property of cells in the early human embryo

Pioneering research led by experts from the University of Exeter's Living Systems Institute has provided new insight into formation of the human embryo.

9 Apr 2021

New technique improves single-cell transcriptomics

With the help of single-cell transcriptomic techniques, researchers can study an unlimited number of individual cells from living organisms one at a time.

8 Apr 2021

Study finds an amyloid link between melanoma and Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder and melanoma is a type of skin cancer but on the surface, these disorders do not seem to have much in common.

8 Apr 2021

Advanced Catalysts for Biomass Transformation

Working closely with researchers at the Centrale Lille Institute in Lille, France - Asynt has developed and supplied two custom high-pressure reactors to assist them in their development of new advanced catalysts for biomass transformation.

From Asynt 8 Apr 2021

New stem cell therapy shows promise to help patients with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers

According to the results of a phase 1 clinical trial just published in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine, a new stem cell therapy shows promise of making diabetes-related amputations a thing of the past.

8 Apr 2021

Warped immune cell signaling during bile acid exposure may lead to Crohn’s disease

People with Crohn's disease are typically treated with powerful anti-inflammatory medications that act throughout their body, not just in their digestive tract, creating the potential for unintended, and often serious, side effects.

8 Apr 2021

Researchers upend the models of cancer metabolism

Tumors consume glucose at high rates, but a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered that cancer cells themselves are not the culprit, upending models of cancer metabolism that have been developed and refined over the last 100 years.

8 Apr 2021

Dopamine-releasing brain cells shed light on Parkinson’s disease

Scientists have found that botulinum toxin—commonly known as Botox—can expose the inner workings of the brain, in addition to smoothing out wrinkles.

7 Apr 2021

Study discovers how some proteins ensure repair of errors introduced during DNA replication

Researchers have discovered how specific proteins ensure the rectification of errors introduced into the DNA when it replicates.

7 Apr 2021

3D-printed system enables the growth of self-organizing brain tissue

A research team has created brain tissue organoids in a tiny 3D-printed system that helps them observe as they grow and develop.

7 Apr 2021

Discovery of heat-sensing gene could help crops to cope better with climate change

By 2050 global warming could reduce crop yields by one-third. UC Riverside researchers have identified a gene that could put the genie back in the bottle.

7 Apr 2021

Scientists discover mutations that make cancer resistant to KRAS-targeted therapies

A gene called KRAS is one of the most commonly mutated genes in all human cancers, and targeted drugs that inhibit the protein expressed by mutated KRAS have shown promising results in clinical trials, with potential approvals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration anticipated later this year.

7 Apr 2021

Microfluidic probe sends free radicals on live cells

Is there a way to chemically manipulate small, confined areas on cellular surfaces? Scientists have developed a microfluidic probe to send a flow of free radicals on live cells and track the outcome using fluorescence imaging.

7 Apr 2021

Deep learning algorithms can help classify breast lesions from ultrasound images

In 2020, the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization stated that breast cancer accounts for most cancer morbidities and mortalities in women worldwide.

7 Apr 2021

Tumor-inhibiting protein p53 boosts gene expression by bringing together nuclear speckles and DNA

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania headed a group of researchers to unravel the functions of the so-called “nuclear speckles”.

6 Apr 2021

New CRISPR-SNP-Chip technology detects single-point mutations without amplification

The CRISPR-Chip technology was first introduced in 2019 by Dr. Kiana Aran, an Assistant Professor at Keck Graduate Institute (KGI).

6 Apr 2021

New blueprint of brain connectivity provides detailed understanding of the basal ganglia

Thousands of our daily activities, from making coffee to taking a walk to saying hello to a neighbor, are made possible through an ancient collection of brain structures tucked away near the center of the cranium.

6 Apr 2021

Researchers use single-cell RNA sequencing to study the development of leaves

How do we become a complex, integrated multicellular organism from a single cell? While developmental biologists have long researched this fundamental question, Stanford University biologist and HHMI investigator Dominique Bergmann's recent work on the plant Arabidopsis thaliana has uncovered surprising answers.

6 Apr 2021

Cell Biology

New method can improve the drug testing process

Inhibiting a specific protein could increase tumor sensitivity to PARP inhibitors

Research team discovers unique regenerative property of cells in the early human embryo

New technique improves single-cell transcriptomics

Study finds an amyloid link between melanoma and Parkinson’s disease

Advanced Catalysts for Biomass Transformation

New stem cell therapy shows promise to help patients with non-healing diabetic foot ulcers

Warped immune cell signaling during bile acid exposure may lead to Crohn’s disease

Researchers upend the models of cancer metabolism

Dopamine-releasing brain cells shed light on Parkinson’s disease

Study discovers how some proteins ensure repair of errors introduced during DNA replication

3D-printed system enables the growth of self-organizing brain tissue

Discovery of heat-sensing gene could help crops to cope better with climate change

Scientists discover mutations that make cancer resistant to KRAS-targeted therapies

Microfluidic probe sends free radicals on live cells

Deep learning algorithms can help classify breast lesions from ultrasound images

Tumor-inhibiting protein p53 boosts gene expression by bringing together nuclear speckles and DNA

New CRISPR-SNP-Chip technology detects single-point mutations without amplification

New blueprint of brain connectivity provides detailed understanding of the basal ganglia

Researchers use single-cell RNA sequencing to study the development of leaves

Discovering a new genetic mutation in Schizophrenia

Developing a new CRISPR technique

Monitoring pollen levels using environmental DNA

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