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Rutgers scientists find efficient way to enhance nutritional value of corn

Rutgers scientists have found an efficient way to enhance the nutritional value of corn - the world's largest commodity crop - by inserting a bacterial gene that causes it to produce a key nutrient called methionine, according to a new study.

9 Oct 2017

Five new ways individualized medicine has moved from research lab into clinical care

Advancements in individualized medicine are offering health care providers new tools to quickly and accurately diagnose, treat, predict and, eventually, prevent disease. Keith Stewart, M.B., Ch.B., Carlson and Nelson Endowed Director, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine, today outlined five new ways individualized medicine has moved from the research lab into clinical care. Dr. Stewart made his statements during the opening of the 2017 "Individualizing Medicine Conference: Advancing Care Through Genomics" in Rochester.

9 Oct 2017

New cell therapy restores movement in people with paralyzing spinal cord injuries

Four of six people with paralyzing spinal cord injuries who were treated with a new cell therapy have recovered two or more motor levels on at least one side, new study results show.

6 Oct 2017

New spray drying technique helps reduce concentration of active ingredients in therapeutic drugs

Instant coffee and powdered milk are produced by spray drying. Fraunhofer researchers have adapted this technique to the tricky question of incorporating insoluble substances in core-shell particles. The new method helps reduce the concentration of active ingredients in therapeutic medications.

5 Oct 2017

Patented invention has potential to induce and regulate stem cell differentiation

An invention by Florida Institute of Technology’s Shengyuan Yang was found to naturally narrow the spreading of stem cells and has the potential to induce and regulate their differentiation.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers test new strategy to increase effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry

Researchers from Brazil and Texas have started testing on humans a new strategy to increase the effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry, used by dentists to reduce patient discomfort during the application of injected anesthesia - required for more invasive procedures such as fillings, tooth extraction or surgery.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers develop new surgical screws from human bone material

To heal broken bones using medical help, the surgical method of choice for decades have been metal screws, mainly made of titanium or stainless steel. During and after the healing process, these metal screws are seen by the body as disturbing foreign bodies and often have to be removed in a further unpleasant surgical intervention.

30 Sep 2017

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

Biomechanics from TU Graz, are developing surgical screws from donated human bone material for foot and jaw surgery together with surgebright, a start-up from Linz, Austria.

28 Sep 2017

Research reveals novel mechanism of ribosome dimerization using cryo-electron microscopy

Antibiotics are the most common medication used to treat microbial infections. Many antibiotics target intracellular bacterial ribosomes - cellular factories that synthesize proteins - which are essential for bacterial survival and proliferation.

28 Sep 2017

NIH awards $1.5 million grant to support education in Alzheimer's disease at RPI

We know Alzheimer's as a brutal disease that dismantles our loved ones and condemns them to death. But science and engineering researchers look inside the disease to identify early warning signs and develop the imaging techniques to see them, to unravel the biochemical puzzle that creates a toxic clump of misfolded proteins, and to develop and test new drugs and therapies that chip away at cognitive decline.

28 Sep 2017

Cellular messaging mechanism could lead to new way of treating disease

A newly discovered cellular messaging mechanism could lead to a new way to deliver therapeutics to tissues affected by disease, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

27 Sep 2017

Discovery of key brain cells that control appetite could revolutionize dieting

Dieting could be revolutionized, thanks to the ground-breaking discovery by the University of Warwick of the key brain cells which control our appetite.

27 Sep 2017

Injections of hunger hormone blocker can halt typical weight gain in mice

Mayo Clinic scientists have shown that injections of a hunger hormone blocker in mice can halt the typical weight gain after dieting and help prevent rebound obesity in the long term. The research findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

26 Sep 2017

Indiana University awarded $4 million NSF grant to advance nanoscale medical devices

Only a year after establishing the intelligent systems engineering program in the Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, the university has been awarded a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance nanoscale devices to improve human health, including fighting cancer.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers assess self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among diabetes patients in China

Researchers in China who assessed self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among nearly 19,000 patients with type 2 diabetes treated with oral medications reported very low SMBG rates both before and after the patients began treatment with basal insulin, although the data showed an increase in mean SMBG frequency after 6 months and the percentage of patients who never monitored their blood glucose decreased.

21 Sep 2017

New man-made antioxidant could help improve success rates of cell-based therapies

Cell therapies being developed to treat a range of conditions could be improved by a chemical compound that aids their survival, research suggests.

19 Sep 2017

Almirall introduces open innovation platform for establishment of collaborations in dermatological research

Almirall, S.A. has launched today AlmirallShare, an open innovation platform designed to facilitate the establishment of collaborations in dermatological research and find innovative solutions in skin health.

19 Sep 2017

Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles that may have different functions during infection

Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles (MVs), which are small particles that can transport virulence factors to neighboring bacteria or to the cells of a mammalian host. This special MV-based system for delivering toxic proteins and nucleic acids in a protected manner to the target cells may have different specific functions depending on whether the bacterium acts as an extracellular or intracellular pathogen.

18 Sep 2017

Tulane University researchers develop new drug effective against malaria

Tulane University researchers have developed a new drug that is effective against non-severe cases of malaria, according to results from an FDA-supervised clinical trial published in the latest issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

13 Sep 2017

TSRI scientists find new approach to reprogram ordinary adult cells into IPSCs

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a new approach to the "reprogramming" of ordinary adult cells into stem cells.

12 Sep 2017

Biotechnology News and Research

Rutgers scientists find efficient way to enhance nutritional value of corn

Five new ways individualized medicine has moved from research lab into clinical care

New cell therapy restores movement in people with paralyzing spinal cord injuries

New spray drying technique helps reduce concentration of active ingredients in therapeutic drugs

Patented invention has potential to induce and regulate stem cell differentiation

Researchers test new strategy to increase effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry

Researchers develop new surgical screws from human bone material

Surgical screws being developed from donated human bone material

Research reveals novel mechanism of ribosome dimerization using cryo-electron microscopy

NIH awards $1.5 million grant to support education in Alzheimer's disease at RPI

Cellular messaging mechanism could lead to new way of treating disease

Discovery of key brain cells that control appetite could revolutionize dieting

Injections of hunger hormone blocker can halt typical weight gain in mice

Indiana University awarded $4 million NSF grant to advance nanoscale medical devices

Researchers assess self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among diabetes patients in China

New man-made antioxidant could help improve success rates of cell-based therapies

Almirall introduces open innovation platform for establishment of collaborations in dermatological research

Bacteria release membrane-derived vesicles that may have different functions during infection

Tulane University researchers develop new drug effective against malaria

TSRI scientists find new approach to reprogram ordinary adult cells into IPSCs

Event guide: 3rd IMPACCT Real World Evidence Summit Europe eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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