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Essential oil components could meet the criteria set for drug candidates

A research team at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology and the KU Leuven Department of Biology showed that, contrary to generally held belief, most components of essential oils could meet the criteria set for drug candidates.

23 Feb 2020

Researchers decipher the mechanism that regulates organ size and shape

A study by IRB Barcelona´s Development and Growth Control Laboratory, headed by ICREA researcher Marco Milán, reveals how Dpp and Wg morphogens regulate organ proportions and patterning of the fly wing through independent mechanisms.

23 Feb 2020

Novel discovery about enzymes ensures efficient DNA repair

DNA is the hereditary material in humans, a unique cookbook of who we are. This is where you'll find the answer as to why you have your specific eye and hair color, or perhaps why you sunburn easily.

23 Feb 2020

More research urgently needed on the use of antibiotics in animals

A special issue of Animal Health Research Reviews turns the spotlight on the science underlying this growing crisis - looking at the evidence base for using antibiotics to prevent illness in beef and dairy cattle, swine, and broiler poultry.

23 Feb 2020

Using newly discovered immune cell type to fight pancreatic cancer

Immunotherapy is showing great promise for treating cancer. But so far, this approach has been effective in only about 20% of all cancers. To advance those results, researchers are looking for new ways to mobilize the immune system to destroy tumors.

23 Feb 2020

Two new grants will help researchers to study neurotechnology, drug delivery system

Two grants will fund interdisciplinary research at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, including a look at how neurons and muscle cells communicate with each other and also to develop a drug delivery system for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

23 Feb 2020

Catalytic nanoreactors could simplify the manufacturing process of fine chemicals

The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern' on the 30th of January

22 Feb 2020

Understanding how juvenile social isolation might shape long term behavioral outcomes

Mount Sinai Researchers find social isolation during key developmental windows drives long term changes to activity patterns of neurons involved in initiating social approach in an animal model.

22 Feb 2020

Comprehensive tumor profiling reveals why osteosarcoma does not respond to immunotherapy

Comprehensive profiling of tumor samples taken from patients with osteosarcoma shows that multiple factors contribute to the traditionally poor responses observed from treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

22 Feb 2020

New eye scan could aid in early detection of autism

A new eye scan could help identify autism in children years earlier than currently possible.

21 Feb 2020

People with higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms tend to distrust past experience

Obsessive–compulsive disorder is characterized by intrusive thoughts, urges, or images that cause marked distress, and repetitive behavioral or mental rituals.

From PLOS ONE 21 Feb 2020

Survey: Over half of GPs, nurses who treat type 2 diabetics do not carry out annual kidney test

A new UK-wide survey, conducted by Napp Pharmaceuticals, suggests that over half (54%, n=403) of GPs and nurses who treat patients with type 2 diabetes do not carry out a vital routine test annually, which is used to identify early markers of kidney damage.

21 Feb 2020

Using 'mini-brains' to detect harmful neurodevelopmental effects of antidepressant

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have demonstrated the use of stem-cell-derived "mini-brains" to detect harmful side effects of a common drug on the developing brain.

21 Feb 2020

Isolating Single T-cells of Interest using an Optofluidic Platform

Researchers are in desperate need of single-cell analysis techniques and those that allow the isolation of high-value T-cells for research and development.

From Bruker Cellular Analysis 21 Feb 2020

Scientists identify chemicals in urine that are specific to overactive bladder

Millions of people might eventually be spared the embarrassment and extreme isolation caused by wetting themselves, thanks to new research.

21 Feb 2020

Administering immunotherapy alongside chemoradiation for advanced NSCLC appears to be safe and tolerable

Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shows administering the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab together with chemotherapy given at the same time as radiation treatment (chemoradiation) is safe and tolerable as a first-line therapy for patients with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer.

21 Feb 2020

DeNovix to give away special edition Pink CellDrop Automated Cell Counter

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From DeNovix Inc. 21 Feb 2020

Tulane establishes COVID-19 research program to develop a vaccine and test treatments

From working to develop one of the first nonhuman primate models for the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to designing new therapeutic strategies and nanotechnology-based tests to rapidly diagnose infections, researchers at Tulane University are responding across disciplines to the emerging coronavirus epidemic.

21 Feb 2020

Researchers discover new mechanism involved in the expression of Down syndrome

Researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and Université de Montréal have discovered a new mechanism involved in the expression of Down syndrome, one of the main causes of intellectual disability and congenital heart defects in children.

21 Feb 2020

UAH research could have broad implications for immunotherapy and cancer treatment

Research into engineering artificial organs that mimic the functions of human lymph nodes at The University of Alabama in Huntsville has garnered one of its professors a $507,777 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program Award.

21 Feb 2020

Research News and Research

Essential oil components could meet the criteria set for drug candidates

Researchers decipher the mechanism that regulates organ size and shape

Novel discovery about enzymes ensures efficient DNA repair

More research urgently needed on the use of antibiotics in animals

Using newly discovered immune cell type to fight pancreatic cancer

Two new grants will help researchers to study neurotechnology, drug delivery system

Catalytic nanoreactors could simplify the manufacturing process of fine chemicals

Understanding how juvenile social isolation might shape long term behavioral outcomes

Comprehensive tumor profiling reveals why osteosarcoma does not respond to immunotherapy

New eye scan could aid in early detection of autism

People with higher obsessive-compulsive symptoms tend to distrust past experience

Survey: Over half of GPs, nurses who treat type 2 diabetics do not carry out annual kidney test

Using 'mini-brains' to detect harmful neurodevelopmental effects of antidepressant

Isolating Single T-cells of Interest using an Optofluidic Platform

Scientists identify chemicals in urine that are specific to overactive bladder

Administering immunotherapy alongside chemoradiation for advanced NSCLC appears to be safe and tolerable

DeNovix to give away special edition Pink CellDrop Automated Cell Counter

Tulane establishes COVID-19 research program to develop a vaccine and test treatments

Researchers discover new mechanism involved in the expression of Down syndrome

UAH research could have broad implications for immunotherapy and cancer treatment

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