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Hens that lay human proteins in eggs offer cost-effective method of producing new drugs

Chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs can offer a cost-effective method of producing certain types of drugs, research suggests.

28 Jan 2019

Newly designed drugs could help combat any potential flu pandemic

Researchers at LSTM and Imperial College London have designed drugs which could help combat any potential new flu pandemic, by targeting the receptors of the cells by which the virus gains entry to the human body.

28 Jan 2019

Gero to present latest results of aging studies at Longevity Therapeutics Conference

Gero is a data-driven longevity company developing innovative therapies that will strongly extend the healthy period of life also known as healthspan. Latest results of Gero aging studies will be presented at Longevity Therapeutics Conference in San Francisco, January 29-31, 2019.

25 Jan 2019

Nine early career scientists named 2019 recipients of the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation announced that nine scientists with novel approaches to fighting cancer have been named 2019 recipients of the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award.

24 Jan 2019

RBSC announces partnership with Mitacs to develop and test yeast-based RNAi technology

Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leading global microorganism bioengineering company, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Mitacs, the University of British Columbia and the University of Manitoba for a three-year, Cdn$975,000 multi-investigator research and development project.

24 Jan 2019

Rebound Therapeutics announces FDA 510k clearance of its AURORA Surgiscope System

Rebound Therapeutics Corporation today announced FDA 510k clearance of their AURORA Surgiscope System, the world's first single-use disposable Neurosurgical Endoscope for minimally invasive access, visualization and illumination of the target neuroanatomy.

23 Jan 2019

Lab-Scale Clarification of Mammalian Cell Cultures Expressing Recombinant Antibodies

Tina Stoschek and Marcus Gerlach discuss maximizing mAb generation using lab-scale clarification of cell cultures expressing recombinant antibodies.

From Sartorius 23 Jan 2019

Study: Only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve treatment goals

A new study has shown that only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve target levels of hemoglobin A1c, a measure of blood glucose management over time.

23 Jan 2019

Insilico to present latest findings in AI for Drug Discovery at 3rd Annual SABPA FTD Forum

Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company developing the end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing the next generation artificial intelligence, will present its latest results in modern and next-generation AI for Drug Discovery at the 3rd Annual SABPA FTD Forum in San Diego, California, 2 of February.

23 Jan 2019

Protein-secreting device implanted in epileptic rats reduces seizures, improves cognition

A protein-secreting device implanted into the hippocampus of epileptic rats reduces seizures by 93 percent in three months, finds preclinical research published in JNeurosci.

From Society for Neuroscience 22 Jan 2019

Scientists develop new gene therapy that prevents axon destruction in mice

Nerve axons serve as the wiring of the nervous system, sending electrical signals that control movement and sense of touch.

18 Jan 2019

LifeTime receives fund to develop a plan to embed its vision for healthier future

Our body's cells are constantly changing. But which of these changes are healthy developments and which lead to serious diseases? This is what LifeTime, a new transnational and interdisciplinary initiative of leading European researchers, aims to discover.

16 Jan 2019

Researchers identify MANF as a rejuvenating factor in parabiosis

Older mice who are surgically joined with young mice in order to share a common bloodstream get stronger and healthier, making parabiosis one of the hottest topics in age research. Publishing in Nature Metabolism, researchers from the Buck Institute report that MANF (mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor) is one of the factors responsible for rejuvenating the transfused older mice.

16 Jan 2019

MD Anderson Cancer Center collaborates with Dragonfly for new immunotherapy drug clinical trials

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc., today announced a strategic collaboration to bring Dragonfly's TriNKET™ immunotherapy drug candidates to patients in clinical trials beginning in 2019.

16 Jan 2019

University of Nebraska to develop new drugs that prevent and counteract effects of radiation exposure

The U.S. Department of Defense has turned to the University of Nebraska to jumpstart the development of drug therapies to protect military service members from the effects of radiation exposure.

16 Jan 2019

Nerve transfer surgery restores arm movement in children with acute flaccid myelitis

An innovative and complex surgery involving nerve transfers is restoring hope and transforming lives torn apart by a mysterious and devastating illness. Acute flaccid myelitis, also known as AFM, strikes without warning, shows no mercy and frequently results in paralysis.

15 Jan 2019

Scientists develop monoclonal antibodies combinations that protect animals from Ebola viruses

Scientists from academia, industry, and government have developed a combination of monoclonal antibodies that protected animals from all three Ebola viruses known to cause human disease. Their work is described in two companion studies published online in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

11 Jan 2019

Therapeutics News and Research

Hens that lay human proteins in eggs offer cost-effective method of producing new drugs

Newly designed drugs could help combat any potential flu pandemic

Gero to present latest results of aging studies at Longevity Therapeutics Conference

Nine early career scientists named 2019 recipients of the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

RBSC announces partnership with Mitacs to develop and test yeast-based RNAi technology

Rebound Therapeutics announces FDA 510k clearance of its AURORA Surgiscope System

Lab-Scale Clarification of Mammalian Cell Cultures Expressing Recombinant Antibodies

Study: Only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve treatment goals

Insilico to present latest findings in AI for Drug Discovery at 3rd Annual SABPA FTD Forum

Protein-secreting device implanted in epileptic rats reduces seizures, improves cognition

Scientists develop new gene therapy that prevents axon destruction in mice

LifeTime receives fund to develop a plan to embed its vision for healthier future

Researchers identify MANF as a rejuvenating factor in parabiosis

MD Anderson Cancer Center collaborates with Dragonfly for new immunotherapy drug clinical trials

University of Nebraska to develop new drugs that prevent and counteract effects of radiation exposure

Nerve transfer surgery restores arm movement in children with acute flaccid myelitis

Scientists develop monoclonal antibodies combinations that protect animals from Ebola viruses

Study explains why some drugs work well in ameliorating side effects of chemotherapy

Measures of biochemical hypoglycemia linked to high risk of severe hypoglycemic events

NYSCF announce partnership with Ngene to develop new disease treatments

Event guide: The Non-Opioid Pain Therapeutics Summit eBook

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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