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Researchers make progress toward gene-based strategies to treat inherited neurometabolic diseases

Researchers are making great strides toward developing gene-based strategies to treat a variety of inherited neurometabolic diseases characterized by severe neurological involvement.

29 Oct 2019

Femtogenix announces new data on ADCs containing reduced potency payloads in solid tumor models

Femtogenix Ltd, a UK biotechnology company developing the next generation of DNA-interactive Antibody Drug Conjugate payloads, today announced data demonstrating the potent efficacy and favorable toxicity profile of a reduced potency analogue from its Pyridinobenzodiazepine ADC payload platform in solid tumor models.

From Pheon Therapeutics 29 Oct 2019

Pharma sells states on ‘Netflix model’ to wipe out hep C. But at what price?

When a long, black bus bearing the logo of drugmaker AbbVie rolls through Washington state next year, it will promote a new effort to eradicate hepatitis C infections.

25 Oct 2019

Scientists pinpoint epigenetic differences in the way lupus affects black women

Scientists at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology have pinpointed epigenetic differences in the way lupus affects black women compared to other lupus patients, revealing important mechanics of the puzzling disease.

24 Oct 2019

Universal influenza vaccine developed at Cornell is set for human clinical trials

A universal influenza vaccine with the potential to be longer lasting and more effective than commercially available vaccines is destined for human clinical trials, thanks to a $17.9 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

24 Oct 2019

Cooperative research center at LLNL aims to develop vaccines for chlamydia

A cooperative research center that aims to develop vaccines for chlamydia has been established by the National Institutes of Health at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

24 Oct 2019

Finnish biotech innovation hits billion-euro markets

Grundium, a technology company in the digital pathology sphere, has entered into a major dealership contract with Alliance Global Group.

From Grundium 24 Oct 2019

Research suggests greater complexity in cellular protein movement

A new imaging technique that makes it possible to match motor proteins with the cargo they carry within a cell is upending a standard view of how cellular traffic reaches the correct destination.

23 Oct 2019

Polymerized estrogen can protect nervous system cells and promote regeneration

Spinal cord damage that causes paralysis and reduced mobility doesn't always stop with the initial trauma, but there are few treatment options to halt increased deterioration -- and there is no cure.

23 Oct 2019

WPI biomedical engineer is creating a new robot to detect and monitor prostate cancer

A biomedical engineer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute is creating a new medical robot that uses minimally invasive technologies to safely and accurately detect and monitor prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths among American men.

22 Oct 2019

Celiac disease may now be curable with biodegradable nanoparticles

A phase 2 trial just concluded shows that people with celiac disease may now be able to hope for a cure, through a treatment that makes the immune system tolerant towards gluten. This could eventually make it possible for such individuals to eat gluten-containing foods without fear.

22 Oct 2019

USC study shows how tumor cells circulating in the blood target distant organs

Most cancers kill because tumor cells spread beyond the primary site to invade other organs. Now, a USC study of brain-invading breast cancer cells circulating in the blood reveals they have a molecular signature indicating specific organ preferences.

22 Oct 2019

Oncolytics Biotech and PrECOG collaborate to study metastatic breast cancer

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. , currently developing pelareorep, an intravenously delivered immuno-oncolytic virus, and PrECOG LLC, a leading cancer research network, today announced their collaboration in which PrECOG will run the BRACELET-1 (PrE0113) study.

22 Oct 2019

NCATS funds 'All of Us Research Program' to evaluate innovative DNA sequencing tools

The All of Us Research Program has selected the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama, to evaluate the use of leading-edge DNA sequencing technologies that could someday improve diagnosis and treatment of many diseases, both common and rare.

18 Oct 2019

Transatlantic research alliance aims to develop radical new strategies for early cancer detection

Developing radical new strategies and technologies to detect cancer at its earliest stage is the bold ambition of a new transatlantic research alliance, announced today (Monday) by Cancer Research UK and partners.

18 Oct 2019

Yale scientists build powerful genomic research platform to study cervical cancer

Yale Cancer Center scientists have built a powerful genomic research platform to study cervical cancer, a disease that often is untreatable if it progresses after surgery or primary chemo-radiation treatment.

17 Oct 2019

Research could help explain why memory in old age is less flexible than in young adulthood

New research from King's College London and The Open University could help explain why memory in old age is much less flexible than in young adulthood.

17 Oct 2019

Young blood may hold the key to treating age-related diseases

In what sounds like a scene from a science fiction movie, researchers in 2005 stitched together old and young mice so they shared a circulatory system.

16 Oct 2019

Sphere Fluidics hires 10 new UK and US staff in its plan to scale internationally

Sphere Fluidics, announced today that it has appointed six new employees and plans to hire four more staff in its UK and US sites.

From Fluidic Sciences and Sphere Bio 16 Oct 2019

NIH awards new contract to integrate pathogen and vector genomics database

A team led by scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Georgia provides thousands of researchers around the world with access to the Eukaryotic Pathogen Genomics Database (EuPathDB.org), a collection of resources for analyzing large-scale datasets associated with microbial pathogens.

16 Oct 2019

Biotechnology News and Research

Researchers make progress toward gene-based strategies to treat inherited neurometabolic diseases

Femtogenix announces new data on ADCs containing reduced potency payloads in solid tumor models

Pharma sells states on ‘Netflix model’ to wipe out hep C. But at what price?

Scientists pinpoint epigenetic differences in the way lupus affects black women

Universal influenza vaccine developed at Cornell is set for human clinical trials

Cooperative research center at LLNL aims to develop vaccines for chlamydia

Finnish biotech innovation hits billion-euro markets

Research suggests greater complexity in cellular protein movement

Polymerized estrogen can protect nervous system cells and promote regeneration

WPI biomedical engineer is creating a new robot to detect and monitor prostate cancer

Celiac disease may now be curable with biodegradable nanoparticles

USC study shows how tumor cells circulating in the blood target distant organs

Oncolytics Biotech and PrECOG collaborate to study metastatic breast cancer

NCATS funds 'All of Us Research Program' to evaluate innovative DNA sequencing tools

Transatlantic research alliance aims to develop radical new strategies for early cancer detection

Yale scientists build powerful genomic research platform to study cervical cancer

Research could help explain why memory in old age is less flexible than in young adulthood

Young blood may hold the key to treating age-related diseases

Sphere Fluidics hires 10 new UK and US staff in its plan to scale internationally

NIH awards new contract to integrate pathogen and vector genomics database

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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