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New Phase 1 study evaluates prime/boost HIV-1 vaccine formulated with combinations of adjuvants

A new Phase 1 vaccine study began today that will evaluate experimental prime/boost HIV-1 vaccine regimens formulated with combinations of different adjuvants, including one from the Army Liposome Formulation (ALF) family of adjuvants developed by scientists with the U.S. Military HIV Research Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

15 Mar 2021

UAB researchers find potential new pathway to treating radiation-resistant glioblastoma

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a potential new pathway to treating radiation-resistant glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer.

15 Mar 2021

Blight leads to increase in disease-carrying mosquitoes

Louisiana State University researchers recently published findings that blight leads to an increased abundance of disease-carrying mosquitoes.

15 Mar 2021

Researchers develop near-infrared light triggered drug delivery system

A new concept of on-demand drug delivery system has emerged in which the drugs are automatically released from in vivo medical devices simply by shining light on the skin.

15 Mar 2021

Chromatin-regulating enzyme found to be a key driver of common lung cancer

A chromatin-regulating enzyme has been shown by in-depth interdisciplinary investigations to be a key driver of a common type of lung cancer. Drugs that target the enzyme could improve treatment and survival rates for this particular cancer.

15 Mar 2021

Racial disparities play a role in weight gain among postmenopausal women

After menopause, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to experience weight gain than non-Hispanic white women, researchers at the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging have found. The results of their study were published March 1 in the medical journal PLOS ONE.

15 Mar 2021

Researchers identify epigenetic mechanism responsible for lifelong stress susceptibility

An epigenetic modification that occurs in a major cell type in the brain's reward circuitry controls how stress early in life increases susceptibility to additional stress in adulthood, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have learned.

15 Mar 2021

UofL and Medtronic collaborate to develop epidural stimulation software for spinal cord injury

Researchers at the University of Louisville made news worldwide in 2018 when two people diagnosed with complete spinal cord injuries recovered the ability to walk thanks to experimental use of a therapy known as epidural stimulation.

15 Mar 2021

Synthesis of photocatalytic and antibacterial materials for removing medicines from wastewater

The Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory (QTC) of the Jaume I University of Castellón (UJI), in collaboration with the Centre for the Development of Functional Materials (CDMF) of the Universidad Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), has published an article entitled “Selective Synthesis of α-, β-, and γ-Ag2WO4 Polymorphs: Promising Platforms for Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Materials” in scientific journal Inorganic Chemistry, which showcases new photocatalytic and antibacterial materials to remove medicines from wastewater.

15 Mar 2021

Study finds significant variation in biomarker test utilization and treatment for non–small-cell lung cancer

Biomarker testing surveys specific disease-associated molecules to predict treatment response and disease progression; however its use has complicated the diagnosis of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

15 Mar 2021

Research reveals public preferences towards paying for social care in old age

Nearly 60 per cent of the public in England thinks that the cost of social care in later life should be shared by the state and the individual, even for people with substantial resources, according to joint research by the London School of Economics and Political Science and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine .

15 Mar 2021

Empiric Logic collaborates with UCD to develop novel genomics data protection methodology

Empiric Logic, an Irish bioinformatics SaaS (software-as-a-service) start-up, today announced that is has secured €85,000 in grant funding, under Enterprise Ireland's Innovation Partnership Programme, to develop a novel genomics data protection methodology in collaboration with University College Dublin.

15 Mar 2021

Research News and Research

New Phase 1 study evaluates prime/boost HIV-1 vaccine formulated with combinations of adjuvants

UAB researchers find potential new pathway to treating radiation-resistant glioblastoma

Blight leads to increase in disease-carrying mosquitoes

Researchers develop near-infrared light triggered drug delivery system

Chromatin-regulating enzyme found to be a key driver of common lung cancer

Racial disparities play a role in weight gain among postmenopausal women

Researchers identify epigenetic mechanism responsible for lifelong stress susceptibility

UofL and Medtronic collaborate to develop epidural stimulation software for spinal cord injury

Synthesis of photocatalytic and antibacterial materials for removing medicines from wastewater

Study finds significant variation in biomarker test utilization and treatment for non–small-cell lung cancer

Research reveals public preferences towards paying for social care in old age

Empiric Logic collaborates with UCD to develop novel genomics data protection methodology

New cancer immunotherapy uses engineered T cells to target a common genetic alteration

Scientists discover how novel pathogens promote colorectal cancer development

MGH researchers uncover new clues about X chromosome inactivation

Telemedicine care during the pandemic increased mostly in affluent and metropolitan areas

New machine learning technique could quicken the pace of drug discovery

Exercise during pregnancy can disrupt the vicious cycle of parents-to-child transmission of diseases

Virginia Tech researcher to pursue life-saving solutions for aging adults with $1.3 million federal grant

Study compares antibiotic-only treatment versus surgery for acute uncomplicated appendicitis

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