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iCares bandage offers real time insights into chronic wounds

Caltech professor of medical engineering Wei Gao and his colleagues are envisioning a smart bandage of the future-a "lab on skin" that could not only help patients and caregivers monitor the status of chronic wounds but also deliver treatment and speed up the healing process for those cuts, incisions, scrapes, and burns that are slow to heal on their own.

23 Apr 2025

Major breakthrough could turn IV drugs into oral treatments for brain cancer and Alzheimer's

A research team led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) made a major breakthrough with the potential to turn IV drugs into oral treatments for diseases like brain cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

21 Apr 2025

Lipid metabolism as a driver of therapy resistance in triple negative breast cancer

Lipid metabolism has emerged as a central player in the progression and therapy resistance of breast cancer, particularly the aggressive subtype known as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

20 Apr 2025

Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier structure solved after fifty years

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a process vital to all life on Earth.

18 Apr 2025

Scientists track liquid to solid shift in brain disease proteins

An international research collaboration led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists that examined microscopic blobs of protein found in human cells has discovered that some morph from an almost honey-like substance to a hard candy-like solid.

18 Apr 2025

Key enzyme found to influence immune aging and B cell production

Our immune systems weaken as we get older, making fewer cells that fight infection and help us recover from illness and injury. Scientists aren't completely sure why. They may have a better idea now, however, thanks to a new study in GeroScience.

17 Apr 2025

Magnolia essential oil fights bacteria and oxidative stress with natural potency

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17 Apr 2025

Research explores how photo-oxidized sterols kill melanoma cells

Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Although less common, it is the most serious due to its high potential for metastasis.

16 Apr 2025

Breakthrough method allows stem cell treatment for critically ill patients on ECMO

A multidisciplinary clinical team led by Professor Bernat Soria from the Institute of Bioengineering at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH, Spain) has developed a new method to deliver cell therapies in patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a life support system used in cases of severe lung failure.

16 Apr 2025

Mitochondria found to fuel dangerous growth in aging blood stem cells

As we age, blood stem cells, the essential source of new blood cells in the body, can accumulate genetic mutations.

16 Apr 2025

Empa scientists create innovative hydrogel for simulating the human skin

Growing cells in the laboratory is an art that humans have mastered decades ago. Recreating entire three-dimensional tissues is much more challenging.

16 Apr 2025

Atelerix signs exclusive agreement with MineBio to establish distribution channel for non-cryogenic cell preservation solutions in China

Atelerix, a biotech company revolutionizing cell preservation and biological transport with its pioneering hydrogel encapsulation technology, today announced it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with MineBio, a leading Chinese supply chain and logistics organization

From Atelerix Ltd 16 Apr 2025

Nuclera expands eProtein Discovery capabilities to enable membrane protein production

Nuclera, the biotechnology company accelerating protein expression and optimization through its benchtop eProtein Discovery™ system, today announced the addition of a new membrane protein workflow to its system.

From Nuclera 16 Apr 2025

Proteins linked to Parkinson's and ALS found to protect mitochondria

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as "guardians" of mitochondria, small organelles, or subunits, within a cell that make and store energy and are found in almost all plants and animals.

8 Apr 2025

Genetic pathways explain why some people grow tall and others stay short

A landmark review in Nature Reviews Genetics dissects the rare and common genetic variants that shape human height. The paper explains how monogenic and polygenic factors converge on key growth pathways and influence disease risk.

7 Apr 2025

Enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab show major benefits for urothelial carcinoma patients

Urothelium is the term for the mucous membrane that lines the urinary tract. This includes the renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder and the upper part of the urethra. In the vast majority of cases, urothelial carcinomas grow in the bladder (bladder carcinoma).

4 Apr 2025

Study: Jumbo phages utilize EPI vesicles to evade bacterial immune response

In a growing global trend, bacteria have evolved new ways to maneuver around medical treatments for a variety of infections. The rising antibiotic resistance crisis poses a significant public health threat in hospitals and other settings, with infections resulting in millions of deaths in recent years.

4 Apr 2025