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Globe artichokes: A rich source of dietary fiber and phenolic antioxidants

The clinical and nutraceutical health benefits of Cynarra scolymus, the globe artichoke.

26 Feb 2024

Study: Antibody combination shows safety and anti-tumor activity in advanced cancer patients

In an early phase clinical trial, a combination of antibody-based medications targeting the immune system generated promising safety data and anti-tumor activity in individuals with various types of advanced cancer.

26 Feb 2024

Study links ultra-processed foods to gut health risks

A review in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology synthesizes evidence on the negative impacts of ultra-processed foods and food additives on gut health, linking them to chronic diseases and alterations in the gut microbiome.

25 Feb 2024

Omalizumab shows promise in preventing food allergy reactions in children, study finds

A drug can make life safer for children with food allergies by preventing dangerous allergic responses to small quantities of allergy-triggering foods, according to a new study led by scientists at the Stanford School of Medicine.

25 Feb 2024

Researchers develop promising recombinant flu vaccine using nanoliposome technology

Recombinant protein vaccines, like the Novavax vaccine used to fight COVID-19, offer several advantages over conventional vaccines.

24 Feb 2024

Study reveals pivotal insights into the progression of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease, the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's disease, affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S. and an estimated 10 million individuals worldwide.

24 Feb 2024

Identifying antiviral protein IFN-γ as a potential biomarker for Long COVID

SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows that in Long COVID patients, IFN-y production persists until symptoms improve, highlighting a potential biomarker and a target for therapies.

24 Feb 2024

Study sheds light on the composition of nuclear matrix in Arabidopsis thaliana

Chromatin is a unique DNA and protein complex that makes up the chromosomes. Specific proteins (histones) wind up the DNA like small cable drums to package the long DNA.

23 Feb 2024

Global health boost as new vaccine SKYTyphoid gains WHO prequalification

SK bioscience and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) announced today that the typhoid conjugate vaccine developed by SK bioscience with technology transfer from IVI has achieved the World Health Organization prequalification (PQ), which paves the way for public procurement of the vaccine by UN organizations and gives a boost to the global TCV supply.

23 Feb 2024

Research highlights potential of often-overlooked water plant in mitigating food insecurity

An often-overlooked water plant that can double its biomass in two days, capture nitrogen from the air - making it a valuable green fertilizer - and be fed to poultry and livestock could serve as life-saving food for humans in the event of a catastrophe or disaster, a new study led by Penn State researchers suggests.

23 Feb 2024

Study uncovers a biological role of transmembrane protein TMEM208

A recent study conducted in the lab of Dr. Hugo J. Bellen, distinguished service professor at Baylor College of Medicine and principal investigator at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital, has discovered a biological role of a specific transmembrane protein called TMEM208.

23 Feb 2024

AI tool helps develop the most complete map of the bacterial essential interactome

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) researchers have produced the most complete map of the bacterial essential interactome, i.e. how proteins combine and interact to perform functions essential for their survival.

23 Feb 2024

New study defines clinical phenotype of Post-infectious ME/CFS, highlighting unique biomarker insights

The pathophysiological mechanisms of PI myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS).

23 Feb 2024

Breakthrough discovery offers hope for reducing infections in cystic fibrosis patients

University of Queensland researchers have identified an opportunity to reduce infections in people living with cystic fibrosis.

22 Feb 2024

Cedars-Sinai researchers discover why some injured kidneys heal while others develop scarring

Cedars-Sinai investigators have discovered why some injured kidneys heal while others develop scarring that can lead to kidney failure.

22 Feb 2024

Study: Early advanced therapy significantly improves Crohn's disease outcomes

A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn's disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight after diagnosis can drastically improve outcomes, including by reducing the number of people requiring urgent abdominal surgery for treatment of their disease by ten-fold.

22 Feb 2024

Neural cell culture model sheds light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration

Scientists at the University of Zurich have developed an innovative neural cell culture model, shedding light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration.

22 Feb 2024

Aptamer and Neuro-Bio enter the second phase of Alzheimer’s test development

Aptamer Group plc, the developer of novel Optimer binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, announces the second phase of its on-going partnership with Neuro-Bio, an Oxfordshire-based biotechnology company with a therapeutic focus on neurodegenerative disease, to develop Optimer binders for a lateral flow test for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease

From Aptamer Group 22 Feb 2024

Machine learning model to determine associations between metabolic syndrome and lactation

Machine learning models to investigate the relationship of lactation with metabolic syndrome risk.

22 Feb 2024

Simple blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease may replace more invasive diagnostic methods

A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease soon may replace more invasive and expensive screening methods such as spinal taps and brain scans.

22 Feb 2024

Protein C News and Research

Globe artichokes: A rich source of dietary fiber and phenolic antioxidants

Study: Antibody combination shows safety and anti-tumor activity in advanced cancer patients

Study links ultra-processed foods to gut health risks

Omalizumab shows promise in preventing food allergy reactions in children, study finds

Researchers develop promising recombinant flu vaccine using nanoliposome technology

Study reveals pivotal insights into the progression of Parkinson's disease

Identifying antiviral protein IFN-γ as a potential biomarker for Long COVID

Study sheds light on the composition of nuclear matrix in Arabidopsis thaliana

Global health boost as new vaccine SKYTyphoid gains WHO prequalification

Research highlights potential of often-overlooked water plant in mitigating food insecurity

Study uncovers a biological role of transmembrane protein TMEM208

AI tool helps develop the most complete map of the bacterial essential interactome

New study defines clinical phenotype of Post-infectious ME/CFS, highlighting unique biomarker insights

Breakthrough discovery offers hope for reducing infections in cystic fibrosis patients

Cedars-Sinai researchers discover why some injured kidneys heal while others develop scarring

Study: Early advanced therapy significantly improves Crohn's disease outcomes

Neural cell culture model sheds light on the intricate mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration

Aptamer and Neuro-Bio enter the second phase of Alzheimer’s test development

Machine learning model to determine associations between metabolic syndrome and lactation

Simple blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease may replace more invasive diagnostic methods

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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