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Copper and copper-binding proteins could be potential targets for cancer treatment

For cancer cells to grow and spread around the human body, they need proteins that bind copper ions. New research about how cancer-related proteins bind the metal and how they interact with other proteins, opens up potential new drug targets in the fight against cancer.

10 Nov 2022

Research reveals why stem cell transplants are so successful in MS patients

Blood stem cell transplantation is a radical but highly effective therapy for multiple sclerosis. A study led by the University of Zurich has now examined in detail the way in which the treatment curbs the autoimmune disease and how the immune system regenerates afterwards.

10 Nov 2022

People living with HIV found to have a significantly delayed internal body clock

People living with HIV have a significantly delayed internal body clock, consistent with the symptoms of jet lag, according to new findings reported by researchers from universities in South Africa and the UK.

10 Nov 2022

TYK2 inhibitor identifies as a promising drug candidate for preventing type 1 diabetes

According to a study, type 1 diabetes could be prevented by inhibiting a gene associated with the onset of the disease.

10 Nov 2022

Analysis reveals rising experience of racism among children in minority groups in the USA

Parental reporting of racism experienced by children in minority groups in the USA increased by 2.6% between 2016 and 2020, according to new research published in the open access Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.

10 Nov 2022

What is Proactive PMS and How You Can Ensure Compliance?

This interview with Dr. Amie Smirthwaite, Senior Vice President, Intelligence and Innovation at RQM+, discusses proactive post-market surveillance (PMS) and how you can ensure compliance under EU MDR and IVDR.

From RQM+ 10 Nov 2022

Mercury exposure during pregnancy could boost growth rates of fetus and infant

In a new study, researchers used a physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model to calculate the predicted concentration of MeHg in a given organ with time.

10 Nov 2022

Irish Government funds tripartite collaboration to explore the role of vitamin D in bovine TB

The Irish Government has funded a tripartite collaboration to investigate the role of vitamin D in bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

10 Nov 2022

Grenova wins 2022 Lab Innovations Sustainable Product of the Year

Grenova, the laboratory industry’s only patented technology for washing and reusing plastic consumables, announced today it received the 2022 Sustainable Product of the Year Award at the Lab Innovations Conference in Birmingham, United Kingdom. In addition, Grenova was recently shortlisted by SelectScience® as a finalist for its award honoring impact on sustainability in life sciences and by SAMPS for Grenova’s talented employees committed to sustainability.

From Grenova 10 Nov 2022

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

Before the covid-19 public health emergency began in 2020, millions of children churned on and off Medicaid each year — an indication that many were losing coverage because of administrative problems, rather than because their family's income had increased and made them ineligible.

10 Nov 2022

Homelessness among older people is on the rise, driven by inflation and the housing crunch

On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home.

10 Nov 2022

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

South Dakotans voted Tuesday to expand the state's Medicaid program to cover thousands of additional low-income residents, becoming the seventh state to approve expansion via the ballot box.

10 Nov 2022

The spectrum of SARS-CoV-2–related neurologic involvement among children and adolescents in 2021

Researchers explored the distribution of severe neurologic involvement in SARS-CoV-2 pediatric patients.

10 Nov 2022

Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid

The hallways of Lehman High School looked like any other on a recent fall day. Its 2,100 students talked and laughed as they hurried to their next classes, moving past walls covered with flyers that advertised homecoming events, clubs, and football games.

10 Nov 2022

MicroRNAs can upregulate proteins in addition to downregulating protein production

microRNAs can play a role in cancer development and are thought to exclusively suppress protein expression in dividing cells, such as tumor cells.

10 Nov 2022

Failing IT infrastructure affects NHS ability to deliver safe and effective care

Joe Zhang at Imperial College London and colleagues point to a recent 10 day IT system outage at one of the largest hospital trusts in the NHS and warn that increasing digital transformation "means such failures are no longer mere inconvenience but fundamentally affect our ability to deliver safe and effective care."

10 Nov 2022

Novel branched ionizable lipid greatly increases the efficiency of mRNA delivery

Messenger RNA (mRNA) are biological molecules that transfer the information coded by genes in the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein synthesis by ribosomes.

10 Nov 2022

Parents represent a promising resource in preventing HIV among gay and bisexual male youth

A first of a kind study published today suggests that parents can be taught to communicate with their gay or bisexual sons about safe sex.

10 Nov 2022

Study finds differences in brain structure between boys and girls with binge eating disorders

Conducting the first known comparison of the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder, a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found significant differences in brain structure between the sexes.

10 Nov 2022

EVIDENT and Ultivue collaborate to advance multiplex slide imaging and spatial analysis in translational research

Evident Corporation, a premier manufacturer of life science imaging systems, and Ultivue, Inc., an industry leader in multiplexing tools and novel image analysis solutions for tissue biomarker studies, announced a collaborative agreement to promote whole slide imaging using multiplexed immunofluorescence (mIF) assays to advance translational research in the Americas.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 10 Nov 2022

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Copper and copper-binding proteins could be potential targets for cancer treatment

Research reveals why stem cell transplants are so successful in MS patients

People living with HIV found to have a significantly delayed internal body clock

TYK2 inhibitor identifies as a promising drug candidate for preventing type 1 diabetes

Analysis reveals rising experience of racism among children in minority groups in the USA

What is Proactive PMS and How You Can Ensure Compliance?

Mercury exposure during pregnancy could boost growth rates of fetus and infant

Irish Government funds tripartite collaboration to explore the role of vitamin D in bovine TB

Grenova wins 2022 Lab Innovations Sustainable Product of the Year

Stopping the churn: Why some states want to guarantee Medicaid coverage from birth to age 6

Homelessness among older people is on the rise, driven by inflation and the housing crunch

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

The spectrum of SARS-CoV-2–related neurologic involvement among children and adolescents in 2021

Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid

MicroRNAs can upregulate proteins in addition to downregulating protein production

Failing IT infrastructure affects NHS ability to deliver safe and effective care

Novel branched ionizable lipid greatly increases the efficiency of mRNA delivery

Parents represent a promising resource in preventing HIV among gay and bisexual male youth

Study finds differences in brain structure between boys and girls with binge eating disorders

EVIDENT and Ultivue collaborate to advance multiplex slide imaging and spatial analysis in translational research

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