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OncoAssure announces clinical validation of prostate cancer test

OncoAssure Ltd, an Irish medical diagnostic company, today announced the publication of new data, in the British Journal of Urology International Compass (BJUI Compass), which demonstrates the clinical validation of OncoAssure Prostate, a novel biopsy test which provides improved estimation of a patient’s risk of prostate cancer recurrence and allows for optimal treatment selection.

21 Jan 2025

New insights into how cells clean and recycle waste

A recent study from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India has revealed new details about how our cells clean up and recycle waste.

21 Jan 2025

Space research offers new hope for heart cell therapy

A team of researchers led by Emory's Chunhui Xu recently found that heart muscle cells can grow -and survive in the microgravity environment of space.

21 Jan 2025

Researchers uncover how PICH protein protects DNA during cell division

Researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made an exciting discovery about how human cells protect DNA during cell division, offering new insights into combating diseases such as cancer.

21 Jan 2025

Study reveals biotin’s potential to mitigate manganese-induced brain damage

While manganese is an essential mineral involved in many bodily functions, both deficiency and excessive exposure can cause health issues.

21 Jan 2025

UK researchers outline strategy for cancer vaccine advancements

UK oncology researchers have come together to write the first ever national thought leadership strategy report into cancer vaccine advances and the opportunities these present for those affected by cancer.

21 Jan 2025

Study finds anti-correlation of KLRG1 and PD-1 expression in tumor fighting T cells

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 16 on January 20, 2025, titled "Anti-correlation of KLRG1 and PD-1 expression in human tumor CD8 T cells."

21 Jan 2025

UCSF researchers discover molecular timer that regulates pregnancy length

UCSF researchers discovered a molecular timer that gets activated in the first days of pregnancy and influences when mice give birth.

21 Jan 2025

Research reveals sex differences in microglia response to injury

A collision happens. Someone is hurt, a head injury, a concussion. Just as the first responders arrive to help the person, inside the brain, another "crew" of responders is busy clearing debris and repairing injured tissue.

21 Jan 2025

AI uncovers promising biomarkers for early detection of colorectal cancer

Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and analysis of large datasets have helped University of Birmingham researchers to discover proteins that have strong predictive potential for colorectal cancer.

21 Jan 2025

Smartwatch data unlocks new insights into psychiatric illnesses

Smartwatches that can collect physical and physiological data on users could be potentially interesting tools in biomedicine to gain a better understanding of brain diseases and behavioral disorders and possible driver mutations related to these pathologies.

21 Jan 2025

New EU project aims to advance pandemic preparedness

With viral disease emergence expected to accelerate, preparing for possible future pandemics is paramount.

21 Jan 2025

Study finds potential target for stopping immune system attacks in autoimmune diseases

Houston Methodist researchers have identified a key protein as a potential therapeutic target for stopping the body's immune system from mistakenly attacking itself, offering new hope for treating autoimmune diseases and allergies.

21 Jan 2025

New imaging protocol enhances visualization of rare bone marrow cells

Bone marrow plays a crucial role in maintaining hematopoietic stem cells and bone homeostasis. However, research has been hindered by a lack of effective markers and monoclonal antibodies to accurately identify rare LepR+ stromal cells.

21 Jan 2025

Azvudine beats paxlovid in reducing COVID-19 deaths

In hospitalized COVID-19 patients, azvudine shows lower all-cause mortality and fewer adverse events than Paxlovid, with added antitumor effects observed.

21 Jan 2025

The science of silk fibroin and chitosan: Techniques for biomaterials analysis

An interview on how advanced techniques can be used to enhance silk fibroin and chitosan for drug delivery applications.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 21 Jan 2025

Symbiosis and horizontal gene transfer shape leaf beetle evolution

With more than 50,000 described species, the leaf beetle family is distributed worldwide and represents about a quarter of the species diversity of all herbivores.

20 Jan 2025

Gut microbes and plant foods: a powerful duo for healthy aging

Gut microbiota and phytochemicals synergize to produce bioactive metabolites that combat aging, reduce inflammation, and enhance healthspan by supporting gut and systemic health.

20 Jan 2025

Breakthrough study maps critical structure of Nipah virus polymerase

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus, a highly lethal bat-borne pathogen that has caused outbreaks in humans almost every year since it was identified in 1999.

20 Jan 2025

Study reveals how children's immune systems react to cancer

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital in Sweden have determined how children's immune systems react to different kinds of cancer depending on their age.

20 Jan 2025