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Aston University scientists team up with Isterian Biotech to develop novel drugs to treat fibrotic diseases

Aston University scientists are working with start-up company, Isterian Biotech, part of Cambrian BioPharma, to develop novel drugs to treat fibrotic diseases such as lung disease.

23 Jan 2023

Dietary plant sugar promotes antitumor immunity and enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy

Immunotherapies have improved outcomes of many patients with cancer, including melanoma. But these therapies work for only a subset of patients.

23 Jan 2023

Nitrate boost causes an increase in muscle force during exercise

A new study has found that consuming dietary nitrate – the active molecule in beetroot juice – significantly increased muscle force while exercising.

23 Jan 2023

New imaging system reveals how female and male hearts respond differently to stress hormone

A new study published in Science Advances shows female and male hearts respond differently to the stress hormone noradrenaline.

23 Jan 2023

Potent small-molecule inhibitors against SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2

In a recent study posted to bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers in the United States identified several potent pan-coronavirus (CoV) inhibitors.

23 Jan 2023

New tool can accurately discover, quantify RNA molecules from error-prone long-read RNA sequencing data

On the journey from gene to protein, a nascent RNA molecule can be cut and joined, or spliced, in different ways before being translated into a protein.

20 Jan 2023

Powerful microscopy tool sheds light on the origins of arterial biomass in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and incurable disease of the lung arteries that causes early death.

20 Jan 2023

Therapeutic small molecule can restore visual functions after optic nerve injury

Traumatic injury to the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve in the central nervous system (CNS) are the leading cause of disability and the second leading cause of death worldwide.

20 Jan 2023

New drug target for Ewing sarcoma discovered

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered a new drug target for Ewing sarcoma, a rare kind of cancer usually diagnosed in children and young adults.

20 Jan 2023

Experimental regenerative medicine shows potential to restore bone in an animal

Bone loss is a part of aging that compromises quality of life and movement in many older people, but regenerative treatments to improve their health and well-being have been limited.

19 Jan 2023

$3 million NIH grant to support research on Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will use a unique combination of imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease on a scale that's never been done before.

19 Jan 2023

Study reveals how neural networks play a key role in the regulation of circadian rhythms

Circadian rhythms are inherent cycles of approximately 24 hours that regulate various biological processes, such as sleep and wakefulness.

19 Jan 2023

MedUni Vienna researchers identify specific immune response to Epstein-Barr virus

Medical science has not yet been able to explain why the Epstein-Barr virus triggers infectious mononucleosis (IM) in some people with initial infections and not in others.

19 Jan 2023

Researchers uncover the secret to the health benefits of brown rice

Asian diets feature rice as a staple grain, contributing towards nearly 90% of the world's rice consumption.

19 Jan 2023

How does the brain change with age?

Researchers discussed cellular hallmarks of brain aging and therapeutic interventions to rejuvenate cognitive brain functions.

19 Jan 2023

Research provides a comprehensive structural framework to design safer pain-relieving drugs

In the continuing effort to improve upon opioid pain relievers, American and Chinese scientists used cryoEM technology to solve the detailed structures of the entire family of opioid receptors bound to their naturally occurring peptides.

18 Jan 2023

UQ researchers identify a cellular pathway to reprogram the body’s immune system

University of Queensland researchers have identified a pathway in cells that could be used to reprogram the body's immune system to fight back against both chronic inflammatory and infectious diseases.

18 Jan 2023

Study sheds new light on how the B cell academy mounts a diverse immune response

Cells jostling for a spot in a germinal center face a cutthroat admissions process. Formed after exposure to a pathogen or vaccine, germinal centers act as a kind of immune system training academy, helping B cells refine their response to the threat.

18 Jan 2023

New tool for noninvasive imaging can help illuminate hard-to-access brain structures

Talk about a bright idea: Thanks to chemists at Rice University and Stanford University, lighting up the brain is no longer just a figure of speech.

17 Jan 2023

Novel peptide suppresses the damaging lung inflammation seen in ARDS

A novel peptide designed by University of California, Irvine researchers has been found to suppress the damaging lung inflammation seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.

17 Jan 2023

Molecule News and Research

Aston University scientists team up with Isterian Biotech to develop novel drugs to treat fibrotic diseases

Dietary plant sugar promotes antitumor immunity and enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy

Nitrate boost causes an increase in muscle force during exercise

New imaging system reveals how female and male hearts respond differently to stress hormone

Potent small-molecule inhibitors against SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2

New tool can accurately discover, quantify RNA molecules from error-prone long-read RNA sequencing data

Powerful microscopy tool sheds light on the origins of arterial biomass in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Therapeutic small molecule can restore visual functions after optic nerve injury

New drug target for Ewing sarcoma discovered

Experimental regenerative medicine shows potential to restore bone in an animal

$3 million NIH grant to support research on Alzheimer's disease

Study reveals how neural networks play a key role in the regulation of circadian rhythms

MedUni Vienna researchers identify specific immune response to Epstein-Barr virus

Researchers uncover the secret to the health benefits of brown rice

How does the brain change with age?

Research provides a comprehensive structural framework to design safer pain-relieving drugs

UQ researchers identify a cellular pathway to reprogram the body’s immune system

Study sheds new light on how the B cell academy mounts a diverse immune response

New tool for noninvasive imaging can help illuminate hard-to-access brain structures

Novel peptide suppresses the damaging lung inflammation seen in ARDS

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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