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Scientists gain new insights into molecular mechanisms of breast cancer development

Why does breast cancer develop and how come certain patients are resistant to established therapies? Researchers from the University of Basel have gained new insights into the molecular processes in breast tissue.

9 Jan 2017

Scientists develop technique to produce antibiotic synthetic spider silk

A chance meeting between a spider expert and a chemist has led to the development of antibiotic synthetic spider silk.

4 Jan 2017

Tau biomarker could lead to early identification of Alzheimer's disease pathology

A discovery of high relevance in medical research will be published in Volume 55, number 4 of December 2016 of the prestigious "Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (JAD)", entitled "Tau Platelets Correlate with Regional Brain Atrophy in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease".

22 Dec 2016

Bioinformatics helps identify new, untested drug combinations for treatment of breast cancer

Based on the study of cell signalling networks, the cell signals that drugs alter when they reach their target molecule, an exhaustive in silico analysis of the pairing of 64 therapeutic agents used to treat breast cancer (half already in use and the other half in clinical testing phase) has allowed researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine to identify 10 new and previously untested combinations that hold potential for the treatment of breast cancer.

20 Dec 2016

Scientists discover incident commander in the brain that defends against invading virus

Imagine seeing a building on fire. You grab the phone and call the fire service. What happens next can be compared to the discovery made by researchers from Aarhus University.

8 Dec 2016

Study shows involvement of lipid metabolism in tumour metastasis

A study headed by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine, and published today in Nature identifies metastasis-initiating cells through a specific marker, namely the protein CD36.

7 Dec 2016

Newcastle scientists develop promising new test to identify patients with rare liver disease

Newcastle scientists and medics have developed a promising new test to identify patients with a rare liver disease who will not respond to standard treatment, allowing earlier intervention with alternatives.

2 Dec 2016

Researchers develop efficient computational method to create new drugs

Researchers of the University of Barcelona have developed a more efficient computational method to identify new drugs.

1 Dec 2016

Scientists create comprehensive computational metabolic models for different gut microbes

Hundreds of different bacterial species live in the human gut, helping us to digest our food. The metabolic processes of these bacteria are not only tremendously important to our health -- they are also tremendously complex.

29 Nov 2016

Omega-3 fatty acids can stimulate activation of brown and beige adipose tissues, study finds

Omega-3 fatty acids are able to stimulate the activation of brown and beige adipose tissues, a discovery that would promote the development of new therapies for obesity and other metabolism diseases, according to a research study published in the journal Nature Communications under the supervision of Professor Francesc Villarroya, from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine and the Biomedical Research Center Red-Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN) of the Institute of Health Carlos III.

21 Nov 2016

Researchers find new therapeutic target of biomedical interest in ischemic injury research

An international scientific team has developed a new small molecule -VH298- which can provoke a hypoxic response controlled from outside the cells, according to a study recently published in the magazine Nature Communications with its first authors being the expert Carles Galdeano, Beatriu de Pinós researcher at the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical Chemistry of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences and the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona, and Julianty Frost, from the University of Dundee.

15 Nov 2016

New 3-D mammary gland model may pave way for better understanding of breast cancer

A team of researchers from Cardiff University and Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute has succeeded in creating a three-dimensional mammary gland model that will pave the way for a better understanding of the mechanisms of breast cancer.

27 Oct 2016

Biovica, Eisai sign agreement to analyze DiviTum for improved cancer drug assessment in animal models

Biovica and Eisai Inc. have entered into a lab services agreement to analyze DiviTum, an assay measuring serum thymidine kinase, for improved drug evaluation in animal cancer models.

27 Oct 2016

New partnership provides access to pioneering fluorescent probe technology to understand disease progression

Edinburgh Research & Innovation, the commercialisation arm of The University of Edinburgh, has entered a licence agreement with the life science business of Merck, a leading science and technology company in healthcare, life science and performance materials.

25 Oct 2016

Danish researchers develop new method to study distribution of tracer in tumours

A Danish research team is behind a new method for studying how a tracer is distributed in a cancer tumour via its extensive vascular network.

24 Oct 2016

Monash researchers provide key insight into how T cells recognize viruses

Last week marked the 20th anniversary of Professors Doherty and Zinkernagel's Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries concerning the immune system.

21 Oct 2016

Mayo Clinic and ASU jointly launch new model for health care education and research

Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University have announced the launch of a comprehensive new model for health care education and research: the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care.

21 Oct 2016

Scientists discover new mechanism for inadequate immune defense against chronic viral infection

Scientists at the University of Basel discovered a fundamental new mechanism explaining the inadequate immune defense against chronic viral infection. These results may open up new avenues for vaccine development. They have been published in the journal "Science Immunology".

21 Oct 2016

Study unravels how caloric restriction provides beneficial effects to the brain

Studies of different animal species suggest a link between eating less and living longer, but the molecular mechanisms by which caloric restriction affords protection against disease and extends longevity are not well understood.

19 Oct 2016

IED detection technique could be potential diagnostic tool for dementia

Researchers from the University of Adelaide in South Australia developed the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detection method in 2014, which used light intensity to determine the presence of explosive residue.

17 Oct 2016

Biomedicine News and Research

Scientists gain new insights into molecular mechanisms of breast cancer development

Scientists develop technique to produce antibiotic synthetic spider silk

Tau biomarker could lead to early identification of Alzheimer's disease pathology

Bioinformatics helps identify new, untested drug combinations for treatment of breast cancer

Scientists discover incident commander in the brain that defends against invading virus

Study shows involvement of lipid metabolism in tumour metastasis

Newcastle scientists develop promising new test to identify patients with rare liver disease

Researchers develop efficient computational method to create new drugs

Scientists create comprehensive computational metabolic models for different gut microbes

Omega-3 fatty acids can stimulate activation of brown and beige adipose tissues, study finds

Researchers find new therapeutic target of biomedical interest in ischemic injury research

New 3-D mammary gland model may pave way for better understanding of breast cancer

Biovica, Eisai sign agreement to analyze DiviTum for improved cancer drug assessment in animal models

New partnership provides access to pioneering fluorescent probe technology to understand disease progression

Danish researchers develop new method to study distribution of tracer in tumours

Monash researchers provide key insight into how T cells recognize viruses

Mayo Clinic and ASU jointly launch new model for health care education and research

Scientists discover new mechanism for inadequate immune defense against chronic viral infection

Study unravels how caloric restriction provides beneficial effects to the brain

IED detection technique could be potential diagnostic tool for dementia

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