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Blood chip could offer early insights into cancer treatment effectiveness

Using a chip to process blood samples, doctors can monitor the amount of cancer cells in a patient’s blood to determine how well a treatment is working by the fourth week, according to a new University of Michigan study.

29 Jan 2024

Asimov launches LV Edge Packaging System to optimize lentivirus production

New off-the-shelf system reduces the cost and risk of lentiviral (LV) production for cell and gene therapy developers.

From Asimov 29 Jan 2024

Experts urge the inclusion of low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines

A call to include recommendations on low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines has been made by an international group of experts today in the American Heart Association's scientific journal Hypertension.

25 Jan 2024

Balancing efficacy and safety: The challenges of mRNA drugs and vaccines in modern medicine

Researchers analyzed the toxicity concerns and advancements in mRNA therapeutics, focusing on their cellular toxicity, reactogenicity, and distribution, and discussed the challenges and benefits of mRNA research.

24 Jan 2024

Core Biogenesis and Nucleus Biologics announce strategic collaboration for manufacturing and distribution of cost effective and sustainable recombinant proteins

In a joint effort to provide lower cost and more defined reagents and media to the cell and gene therapy market, Nucleus Biologics, The Cell Performance Company™, a leading provider of custom cell culture media solutions for the cell and gene therapy industry, has signed a manufacturing, distribution, and collaboration agreement with Core Biogenesis, an innovator in the field of recombinant human proteins expressed in plants.

From Nucleus Biologics 24 Jan 2024

UMass Amherst researcher aims to tackle bone damage in metastatic cancer

For some patients whose cancer has spread to their bones, the ensuing treatment can be more physically damaging than the original disease, leading to increased bone loss and fracture.

22 Jan 2024

How does geography and climate impact wine quality and its health benefits?

Researchers review the health benefits and quality of wines and their phenolic derivatives.

22 Jan 2024

New device rapidly provides white blood cell count with a single drop of blood

A Rutgers researcher, through his spinoff company, has led a team to design and test a device that quickly counts a person's white blood cells with a single drop of blood, similar to the way glucometers rapidly scan for blood sugar levels.

18 Jan 2024

Cord blood-derived CAR NK cell therapy targeting CD19 shows promise for treating patients with B-cell malignancies

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported promising results in a Phase I/II trial of 37 patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell malignancies who were treated with cord blood-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) natural killer (NK) cell therapy targeting CD19.

18 Jan 2024

Asparagus root extracts emerge as promising natural emulsifiers and potential anti-obesity agents

Study in "Foods" journal characterizes saponin extracts from asparagus roots, highlighting their potential as natural emulsifiers and foaming agents in food and cosmetics, and their inhibitory activity against pancreatic lipase, suggesting anti-obesity applications.

16 Jan 2024

New dust testing methodology better protects workers from lung diseases

A new dust testing methodology developed by University of Queensland researchers offers workers better protection from diseases such as black lung and silicosis.

16 Jan 2024

CRISPR cures on the horizon: Breakthrough center aims to heal rare, deadly genetic diseases

Children and adults with rare, deadly genetic diseases have fresh hope for curative therapies, thanks to a new collaboration between the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) and Danaher Corporation, a global life sciences and diagnostics innovator.

9 Jan 2024

Marking a vital milestone for Vertex and Charles River

Charles River’s Memphis facility approved to manufacture Vertex’s CASGEVY™ therapy, the world’s first gene-edited therapy targeting severe sickle cell disease

From Charles River 9 Jan 2024

Cellular Origins, a TTP Company, establishes Advisory Board of global industry leaders

Renowned experts from across the CGT and robotics industries, Professor John Campbell, Dr Matthew Li, Dr Paul Roberts, and Geoffrey Hodge appointed to provide strategic and technical perspectives.

From Cellular Origins 9 Jan 2024

Battery-independent fluorescent nanosensor for non-invasive bioimaging of glucose levels

Monitoring glucose levels is one of the key elements in health monitoring. A research team has now developed a battery-independent fluorescent nanosensor based on single-wall carbon nanotubes and an inactive form of the enzyme glucose oxidase (GOx).

2 Jan 2024

$550,000 grant supports VT researchers to study the effects of changing food spending patterns

After a long day, there's the age-old question of do we eat out or stay in? Over the last decade, that answer has increasingly shifted to eating out.

2 Jan 2024

MIT engineers develop 'vibing belly' pill to control appetite and curb obesity

When you eat a large meal, your stomach sends signals to your brain that create a feeling of fullness, which helps you realize it's time to stop eating.

26 Dec 2023

Previously unrecognized class of antibodies can broadly neutralize multiple virus strains

Researchers have identified a previously unrecognized class of antibodies-;immune system proteins that protect against disease-;that appear capable of neutralizing multiple forms of flu virus.

21 Dec 2023

R21/Matrix-M vaccine gets WHO green light for global rollout

The R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine is one step closer to mass rollout, after officially receiving WHO prequalification status, making it eligible for procurement by United Nations agencies.

21 Dec 2023

Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination

Oscoda, Michigan, has the distinction as the first community where "forever chemicals" were found seeping from a military installation into the surrounding community.

21 Dec 2023

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Blood chip could offer early insights into cancer treatment effectiveness

Asimov launches LV Edge Packaging System to optimize lentivirus production

Experts urge the inclusion of low-sodium potassium-enriched salt in hypertension treatment guidelines

Balancing efficacy and safety: The challenges of mRNA drugs and vaccines in modern medicine

Core Biogenesis and Nucleus Biologics announce strategic collaboration for manufacturing and distribution of cost effective and sustainable recombinant proteins

UMass Amherst researcher aims to tackle bone damage in metastatic cancer

How does geography and climate impact wine quality and its health benefits?

New device rapidly provides white blood cell count with a single drop of blood

Cord blood-derived CAR NK cell therapy targeting CD19 shows promise for treating patients with B-cell malignancies

Asparagus root extracts emerge as promising natural emulsifiers and potential anti-obesity agents

New dust testing methodology better protects workers from lung diseases

CRISPR cures on the horizon: Breakthrough center aims to heal rare, deadly genetic diseases

Marking a vital milestone for Vertex and Charles River

Cellular Origins, a TTP Company, establishes Advisory Board of global industry leaders

Battery-independent fluorescent nanosensor for non-invasive bioimaging of glucose levels

$550,000 grant supports VT researchers to study the effects of changing food spending patterns

MIT engineers develop 'vibing belly' pill to control appetite and curb obesity

Previously unrecognized class of antibodies can broadly neutralize multiple virus strains

R21/Matrix-M vaccine gets WHO green light for global rollout

Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination

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