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Researchers use AI platform to identify best combination of available therapies against COVID-19.

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has utilized a ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) platform to derive an optimal combination of available therapies against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19.

11 Dec 2020

Researchers find new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs

Investigators at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School recently identified a new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs that can be used for multiple clinical applications, potentially including aerosol vaccination.

10 Dec 2020

MUSC cancer researcher named as a 2020 fellow of National Academy of Innovators

In recognition of her spirit of innovation and the lasting impact of her work on cancer patients, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Nancy Klauber-DeMore, M.D., has been named as a 2020 fellow of the National Academy of Innovators, the organization announced Dec. 8.

10 Dec 2020

Using AI to find optimal combination of available therapies against SARS-CoV-2

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore has utilized a ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) platform to derive an optimal combination of available therapies against SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19.

10 Dec 2020

Study: TMEM41B transmembrane protein is a critical factor for SARS-CoV-2 replication

A single protein that appears necessary for the COVID-19 virus to reproduce and spread to other cells is a potential weakness that could be targeted by future therapies.

10 Dec 2020

Researchers identify new therapeutic target to treat patients with type 1 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine have identified a new therapeutic target to treat patients with type 1 diabetes.

9 Dec 2020

Breast cancer survivors less likely to get pregnant than the general population

A large meta-analysis of breast cancer survivors of childbearing age indicated that they are less likely than the general public to get pregnant, and they face higher risk of certain complications such as preterm labor.

9 Dec 2020

Study shows association between chemotherapy benefit and menopausal status in breast cancer patients

After a median follow-up of 5.1 years, among women with lymph node-positive early-stage breast cancer and a recurrence score of 25 or lower who received adjuvant endocrine therapy with or without chemotherapy, postmenopausal patients had no added benefit from chemotherapy, while premenopausal patients who received chemotherapy had improved invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) and an early indication of improved overall survival (OS), according to data from the SWOG S1007 RxPONDER clinical trial presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11.

9 Dec 2020

Study reveals human-specific link between advanced carcinomas and a unique gene

Humans are more prone to develop carcinomas compared with our closest evolutionary cousins, the great apes.

9 Dec 2020

Predicting SARS-CoV-2 protein sequences

SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, consists of an assembly of proteins that determine its infectious and immunological behavior.

9 Dec 2020

Researchers identify new way to disrupt process that promotes the growth of pancreatic cancers

Researchers say they've identified a way to disrupt a process that promotes the growth of pancreatic cancers -- one of the most difficult and deadly cancers to treat.

9 Dec 2020

Bilayered delivery system offers new solution for treating IBS-C patients

Patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) have long needed an upgrade in treatment.

9 Dec 2020

Scientists determine key molecular processes used by coronavirus to infect human cells

When a coronavirus--including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19--infects someone, it hijacks the person's cells, co-opting their molecular machinery for its own survival and spread.

9 Dec 2020

Amilorides reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral replication in vitro

A new U.S. study published on the bioRxiv preprint server reports the use of an amiloride-based scaffold that targets a viral RNA structure known to be essential in viral replication in the 5’-untranslated region (UTR) of the virus. The researchers say this heralds the application of these molecules as chemical probes to explore viral biology and produce specific antivirals targeting RNA regions of the coronavirus genome.

8 Dec 2020

Using magnetic bacteria to control liquids at the micro level

ETH scientists use magnetic bacteria to control liquids at the micro level. They are already thinking about using them in the human bloodstream for precision delivery of cancer drugs to a tumor.

8 Dec 2020

Higher degrees of necrosis are inked to poor survival in brain cancer patients

White blood cells are part of many immune system responses in the human body. New research shows that a specific type of those cells may cause brain cancer tissues to die – but that's not good news, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Cancer Institute.

8 Dec 2020

Study reveals low detection of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces across oncology settings

Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, evaluated the frequency of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on various environmental surfaces in outpatient and inpatient hematology/oncology settings located within Rutgers Cancer Institute and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, an RWJBarnabas Health facility.

7 Dec 2020

West Health Policy Center forms CIDSA to provide independent analysis of drug pricing policies

The West Health Policy Center, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy research and education organization, announced today the formation of the Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis, a group made up entirely of leading policy experts from the worlds of academia and healthcare.

7 Dec 2020

Novel form of tau in spinal fluid indicates the stage of Alzheimer’s disease

A novel form of an Alzheimer's protein found in the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord indicates what stage of the disease a person is in, and tracks with tangles of tau protein in the brain, according to a study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

7 Dec 2020

Novel modular design approach to antibody nanocage generation

A new study shows the benefits of using computational design to create antibody nanocages that have the required orientation.

7 Dec 2020

Therapeutics News and Research

Researchers use AI platform to identify best combination of available therapies against COVID-19.

Researchers find new method for safe and effective delivery of medicines to the lungs

MUSC cancer researcher named as a 2020 fellow of National Academy of Innovators

Using AI to find optimal combination of available therapies against SARS-CoV-2

Study: TMEM41B transmembrane protein is a critical factor for SARS-CoV-2 replication

Researchers identify new therapeutic target to treat patients with type 1 diabetes

Breast cancer survivors less likely to get pregnant than the general population

Study shows association between chemotherapy benefit and menopausal status in breast cancer patients

Study reveals human-specific link between advanced carcinomas and a unique gene

Predicting SARS-CoV-2 protein sequences

Researchers identify new way to disrupt process that promotes the growth of pancreatic cancers

Bilayered delivery system offers new solution for treating IBS-C patients

Scientists determine key molecular processes used by coronavirus to infect human cells

Amilorides reduce SARS-CoV-2 viral replication in vitro

Using magnetic bacteria to control liquids at the micro level

Higher degrees of necrosis are inked to poor survival in brain cancer patients

Study reveals low detection of SARS-CoV-2 on environmental surfaces across oncology settings

West Health Policy Center forms CIDSA to provide independent analysis of drug pricing policies

Novel form of tau in spinal fluid indicates the stage of Alzheimer’s disease

Novel modular design approach to antibody nanocage generation

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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