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Researcher receives NIH grant to study genetic mutation that prevents tooth formation

Inherited genetic mutations can rob up to 7 percent of the population of their smile. Several genes are important for the placement and patterning of teeth.

9 Aug 2017

ASU Biodesign researchers develop more potent, safer plant-based Zika vaccine

The worldwide Zika threat first emerged in 2015, infecting millions as it swept across the Americas. It struck great fear in pregnant women, as babies born with severe brain birth defects quickly overburdened hospitals and public health care systems.

9 Aug 2017

Mice study reveals how natural killer cells in the placenta can cause miscarriages

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have identified how natural killer cells in the mouse placenta can cause a fetus to fail to grow in the womb or cause miscarriages.

9 Aug 2017

Cryo-DualBeam is industry's first automated system dedicated to preparation of frozen biological samples

The new Thermo Scientific Aquilos is the first commercial cryo-DualBeam (focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope) system dedicated to the preparation of frozen, thin lamella samples from biological specimens for high-resolution tomographic imaging in a cryo-transmission electron microscope (cryo-TEM).

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Aug 2017

Cryo-electron microscopy advances by Thermo Fisher Scientific drives structural biology research

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, has extended its leadership in cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) with the introduction of two new instruments: the Thermo Scientific Krios G3i and the Thermo Scientific Glacios cryo-transmission electron microscopes (cryo-TEMs).

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 9 Aug 2017

Scientists identify 'killer peptide' released by diverse therapy-sensitive cancer cells

A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that when therapy-sensitive cancer cells die, they release a "killer peptide" that can eliminate therapy-resistant cells.

9 Aug 2017

Potential drug offers hope for therapy-resistant breast cancer patients

UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers have shown that a first-in-class molecule can prevent breast cancer growth when traditional therapies stop working.

8 Aug 2017

Prostate cancer cells gain unnatural ability to change shape and spread

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report they have discovered a biochemical process that gives prostate cancer cells the almost unnatural ability to change their shape, squeeze into other organs and take root in other parts of the body.

8 Aug 2017

Scientists take steps to inhibit impact of E. coli on human health

By understanding the functional differences between proteins expressed by two E. coli strains, researchers at Kansas State University are exploring new opportunities to inhibit their impacts to human health.

8 Aug 2017

TMDU-led researchers identify protein critical to early stages of cellular HIV infection

When a virus enters a cell, one of the first steps in the process of infecting that cell is removal of the protein coat that surrounds the virus's genetic material.

8 Aug 2017

Discovery of new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope for new treatments

The discovery of a new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope of using existing cancer drugs to replace the use of opioids in chronic pain treatment, according to scientists at McGill University.

8 Aug 2017

Scientists stop formation of protein clumps linked to ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Scientists report in a new study that by imitating a natural process of cells, they prevented the formation of protein clumps associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia.

8 Aug 2017

Promising brain cancer vaccine developed at Roswell Park receives orphan drug status from FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has awarded orphan drug status to a promising immunotherapy vaccine developed at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.

8 Aug 2017

Bioactive 'tissue papers' show potential for regenerative medicine

Northwestern Medicine scientists and engineers have invented a range of bioactive "tissue papers" made of materials derived from organs that are thin and flexible enough to even fold into an origami bird.

7 Aug 2017

Native ChIP kit from Chromatrap is now compatible for mass spectrometry

Chromatrap announces that its popular Native ChIP kit is now fully compatible for mass spectrometry (MS) as a downstream process. Combining Chromatrap®’s unique solid-state ChIP technology with MS enables researchers to obtain high quality data sets for chromatin proteomic profiling and mapping of histone modification patterns.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 7 Aug 2017

Tackling food allergies: is immunotherapy the answer?

Food allergies affect approximately 8% of school children in the United States and the United Kingdom. The highest prevalence of food allergies is in Australia affecting approximately 10% of young children. It is lower in the developing world.

7 Aug 2017

Researchers develop set of tools to trace path of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease

As neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease progress, misfolded proteins clump together in neurons, recruiting normal proteins in the cell to also misfold and aggregate.

4 Aug 2017

New method for evaluating drug safety can detect stress on cells at earlier stages

A new technique for evaluating drug safety can detect stress on cells at earlier stages than conventional methods, which mostly rely on detecting cell death.

4 Aug 2017

New study reveals how glucose metabolism affects platelet activation and survival

Platelets, the cells in blood that enable clotting, are highly reliant on their ability to metabolize glucose, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Iowa.

4 Aug 2017

Study sheds new light on how anti-cancer agent inhibits tumor growth

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have published a study in Nature Communications shedding new light on how K-80003 (TX803), an anti-cancer agent discovered at the Institute, prevents activation of the PI3K pathway, resulting in inhibition of cancer cell growth.

4 Aug 2017

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Researcher receives NIH grant to study genetic mutation that prevents tooth formation

ASU Biodesign researchers develop more potent, safer plant-based Zika vaccine

Mice study reveals how natural killer cells in the placenta can cause miscarriages

Cryo-DualBeam is industry's first automated system dedicated to preparation of frozen biological samples

Cryo-electron microscopy advances by Thermo Fisher Scientific drives structural biology research

Scientists identify 'killer peptide' released by diverse therapy-sensitive cancer cells

Potential drug offers hope for therapy-resistant breast cancer patients

Prostate cancer cells gain unnatural ability to change shape and spread

Scientists take steps to inhibit impact of E. coli on human health

TMDU-led researchers identify protein critical to early stages of cellular HIV infection

Discovery of new biological pathway involved in pain processing offers hope for new treatments

Scientists stop formation of protein clumps linked to ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Promising brain cancer vaccine developed at Roswell Park receives orphan drug status from FDA

Bioactive 'tissue papers' show potential for regenerative medicine

Native ChIP kit from Chromatrap is now compatible for mass spectrometry

Tackling food allergies: is immunotherapy the answer?

Researchers develop set of tools to trace path of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease

New method for evaluating drug safety can detect stress on cells at earlier stages

New study reveals how glucose metabolism affects platelet activation and survival

Study sheds new light on how anti-cancer agent inhibits tumor growth

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