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Personalization techniques give a new lease of life to anticancer vaccines

Anticancer vaccines have gained a new lease of life with techniques to personalise them to individual patients.

19 Dec 2018

Horizon Discovery partners with C4XD to validate novel synthetic lethal oncology targets

Horizon Discovery Group today announces that it has entered into an exclusive target discovery partnership with C4XD, a pioneering drug discovery company.

From Revvity 19 Dec 2018

Developing the Next Generation of Water-soluble DREADDs

An interview with James Flanaghan, discussing the uses of DREADDs in neurobiological research and the advantages of water-soluble ligands.

From Hello Bio 19 Dec 2018

Research explores effects of cannabis use on males’ reproductive health

As legal access to marijuana continues expanding across the U.S., more scientists are studying the effects of its active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), in teens, adults and pregnant women.

19 Dec 2018

Netsmart, Kindred Healthcare team up to create unique, technology-driven post-acute platform

Kindred Healthcare, LLC and Netsmart today announced a partnership to create a unique, technology-driven clinical platform that surpasses the traditional boundaries of electronic medical records and aligns with the needs of the evolving value-based care environment.

19 Dec 2018

Quidel receives CE mark to use Sofia 2 Lyme+ Fluorescent Immunoassay with Sofia 2 analyzer

Quidel Corporation, a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, announced today that it has received CE Mark to market Quidel's Sofia 2 Lyme+ FIA to be used with the Sofia 2 Fluorescent Immunoassay Analyzer for the rapid differential detection of human IgM and IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii from serum and plasma specimens.

19 Dec 2018

Combination of a vaccine and checkpoint drugs reduces pancreatic tumors in mice

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered a combination of a cancer vaccine with two checkpoint drugs reduced pancreatic cancer tumors in mice, demonstrating a possible pathway for treatment of people with pancreatic cancers whose response to standard immunotherapy is poor.

18 Dec 2018

New compound blocks genetic cause of familial ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Since the ice bucket challenge went viral in 2014, raising awareness and funding for ALS research, scientists have learned much about a disease that disconnects muscles from nerves, leading to muscle atrophy and eventual death. Their ultimate goal is to create medications capable of stopping ALS in its tracks.

18 Dec 2018

New genetic testing method increases the precision of biomarker analysis

Estonian scientists have announced the invention of a genetic testing technology that allows the number of clinical biomarkers to be analyzed at the single-molecule level, which enhances the sensitivity of tests in precision medicine and will make them more affordable in future.

18 Dec 2018

Rice University scientists develop synthetic protein switches to control electron flow

Scientists at Rice University have developed synthetic protein switches to control the flow of electrons.

18 Dec 2018

Scientists create patient-specific model to identify most effective treatment for appendix cancer

Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have recently developed a process that may change the way cancer of the appendix is treated in the future.

17 Dec 2018

New bacterial species may help fight obesity and metabolic disorders

The MyNewGut project has discovered new bacterial species and strains in healthy people that seem to be effective against obesity, metabolic and mental disorders related to stress and obesity (e.g. depression).

17 Dec 2018

Montana State doctoral student receives grant for her work to improve neuroscience tool

A Montana State University doctoral student who is working on a way to improve a neuroscience tool that uses fluorescent proteins found in some jellyfish and coral has received a grant that will help fund her work.

17 Dec 2018

Researchers study abnormal blood glucose levels of patients after hospital discharge

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers decided to delve into an area where little data currently exists. They wanted to know what happens after these patients with abnormal blood glucose measurements are discharged?

14 Dec 2018

Study provides insight into health risks facing new mothers

African-American women undergo more physical "wear-and-tear" during the first year after giving birth than Latina and white women, a consequence that may have long-lasting health effects, according to a study of a diverse group of more than 2,400 low-income women.

14 Dec 2018

Next Generation News and Research

Personalization techniques give a new lease of life to anticancer vaccines

Horizon Discovery partners with C4XD to validate novel synthetic lethal oncology targets

Developing the Next Generation of Water-soluble DREADDs

Research explores effects of cannabis use on males’ reproductive health

Netsmart, Kindred Healthcare team up to create unique, technology-driven post-acute platform

Quidel receives CE mark to use Sofia 2 Lyme+ Fluorescent Immunoassay with Sofia 2 analyzer

Combination of a vaccine and checkpoint drugs reduces pancreatic tumors in mice

New compound blocks genetic cause of familial ALS and frontotemporal dementia

New genetic testing method increases the precision of biomarker analysis

Rice University scientists develop synthetic protein switches to control electron flow

Scientists create patient-specific model to identify most effective treatment for appendix cancer

New bacterial species may help fight obesity and metabolic disorders

Montana State doctoral student receives grant for her work to improve neuroscience tool

Researchers study abnormal blood glucose levels of patients after hospital discharge

Study provides insight into health risks facing new mothers

CMR Surgical partners with Nicholson Center to launch U.S.-based training program for Versius

Faster, cheaper test has potential to enhance prostate cancer evaluation

IONTAS founder and pioneer in phage display technology attends Nobel Prize Award Ceremony

Brigham researchers develop automated, low-cost tool to predict a woman's ovulation

Advanced illumination expands capabilities of light-sheet microscopy

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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