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Combining cell engineering with machine learning to design living medicines for cancer

Finding medicines that can kill cancer cells while leaving normal tissue unscathed is a Holy Grail of oncology research.

26 Nov 2020

New analytical method to detect the patulin toxin in foods by using antibodies

The University of Valencia and Spanish National Research Council have patented a method to detect the patulin toxin in foods by using antibodies.

25 Nov 2020

Regulation of fat production is abnormal in obesity, shows study

Gut hormones play an important role in regulating fat production in the body. One key hormone, released a few hours after eating, turns off fat production by regulating gene expression in the liver, but this regulation is abnormal in obesity, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found in a new study.

25 Nov 2020

Bariatric surgery linked to lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission.

24 Nov 2020

Cleveland Clinic team successfully used latest ablation technology to destroy large liver tumors

Cleveland Clinic is the first hospital in the world to use a recently FDA-approved ablation technology that can destroy large liver tumors.

24 Nov 2020

Aprotinin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication in cells cultures

Researchers at the University of Kent in the UK and the Hannover Medical School and Goethe University in Germany have observed that the protease inhibitor aprotinin can inhibit viral replication by preventing SARS-CoV-2 entry into host cells.

24 Nov 2020

Antimicrobial found in soaps worsens fatty liver disease in mice

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers found evidence that triclosan -- an antimicrobial found in many soaps and other household items -- worsens fatty liver disease in mice fed a high-fat diet.

23 Nov 2020

New CDC report describes COVID-19 in NYC in early spring

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), has published an update on the outbreak in New York City. The report is titled, "COVID-19 Outbreak — New York City, February 29–June 1, 2020".

23 Nov 2020

Novel targeted therapy blocks metabolic pathways in cancer cells with specific genetic defects

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a novel targeted therapy, called POMHEX, which blocks critical metabolic pathways in cancer cells with specific genetic defects.

23 Nov 2020

Scientists make breakthrough in studying the enzyme involved in fish odor syndrome

Fish odor syndrome (trimethylaminuria) is a debilitating disease, in which the liver cannot break down the smelly chemical trimethylamine which is produced by enzymes from bacteria residing in the gut leaving people with a fish like odor.

23 Nov 2020

California law banning toxic chemicals in cosmetics will transform industry

A toxic chemical ban signed into law in California will change the composition of cosmetics, shampoos, hair straighteners and other personal care products used by consumers across the country, industry officials and activists say.

23 Nov 2020

UVA researchers discover gene responsible for the metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer

University of Virginia Cancer Center researchers have identified a gene responsible for the spread of triple-negative breast cancer to other parts of the body - a process called metastasis - and developed a potential way to stop it.

20 Nov 2020

The Prospects of Semaglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Jan Westerink about recent studies into Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide and its potential benefits for Type 2 Diabetes patients, that he and Novo Nordisk collaborated on.

From Syneos Health 20 Nov 2020

Scientists find significant differences in liver-related mortality rates in the U.S

When they set out to study local levels of death from liver diseases in the U.S., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Emory researchers found significant differences in death rates even within the same state, according to a recently published study in Gastroenterology.

19 Nov 2020

Clinical Chemistry Analyzer Has Utility in Multiple Laboratory Settings and During COVID-19 Crisis with its Small Size and Vast Menu

The Medica EasyRA® benchtop clinical chemistry analyzer, distributed and serviced by Greensboro-based company, Carolina Liquid Chemistries Corp. (CLC), allows healthcare providers to test routine blood chemistries

From Carolina Liquid Chemistries Corp. 19 Nov 2020

Study identifies enzyme vital to the metastatic growth of prostate cancer cells

While prostate cancer originates within the prostate, metastasis, or the spread of a tumor from the site of origin to other organs, remains a leading cause of death among people with the disease.

19 Nov 2020

UC researcher receives $443,000 NIH grant to study antiviral drugs

University of Cincinnati pharmaceutical sciences researcher Bingfang Yan, DVM, has received a $443,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how common medicines against viral infections are genetically impacted for therapeutic effectiveness and safety through metabolic conversions in the body.

18 Nov 2020

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Combining cell engineering with machine learning to design living medicines for cancer

New analytical method to detect the patulin toxin in foods by using antibodies

Regulation of fat production is abnormal in obesity, shows study

Bariatric surgery linked to lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission

Cleveland Clinic team successfully used latest ablation technology to destroy large liver tumors

Aprotinin inhibits SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication in cells cultures

Antimicrobial found in soaps worsens fatty liver disease in mice

New CDC report describes COVID-19 in NYC in early spring

Novel targeted therapy blocks metabolic pathways in cancer cells with specific genetic defects

Scientists make breakthrough in studying the enzyme involved in fish odor syndrome

California law banning toxic chemicals in cosmetics will transform industry

UVA researchers discover gene responsible for the metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer

The Prospects of Semaglutide for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients

Scientists find significant differences in liver-related mortality rates in the U.S

Clinical Chemistry Analyzer Has Utility in Multiple Laboratory Settings and During COVID-19 Crisis with its Small Size and Vast Menu

Study identifies enzyme vital to the metastatic growth of prostate cancer cells

UC researcher receives $443,000 NIH grant to study antiviral drugs

Immunological memory can protect people against new infection after COVID-19 recovery

Study demonstrates 24-hour rat liver viability in a normothermic machine perfusion system

Study identifies new factor that offers potential strategy for treating obesity

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition) eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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