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Monash scientists discover how gonorrhea-causing superbug evades the immune system

Every year, more than 100 million people worldwide develop the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, with health consequences such as infertility, transmission of the disease to newborn babies, and increased risk of HIV infections. There has been a 63 percent rise in gonorrhea in Australia over the past five years.

30 Mar 2018

Researchers find specific cellular structures that orchestrate rapid immunologic memory

With every infection or vaccination, memory cells form that the body uses to remember the pathogen. This has been known for decades - but the structure of this cellular immunologic memory has previously proven impossible to pin down.

9 Mar 2018

Newly-discovered hereditary mutation leads to increased production of EPO in the blood

A newly-discovered hereditary mutation is responsible for an increased production of erythropoietin (EPO) in the blood.

8 Mar 2018

Pesticides are accumulated in bodies with high fat content, FEFU scientists say

Pesticides are accumulated in bodies with high fat content. This conclusion was made by the scientists from the Far Eastern Federal University that have been studying seabirds and marine mammals of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea for several years.

1 Mar 2018

Research consortium develops first 3D computer model of metabolic processes

An international research consortium developed, with significant involvement of Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine scientists, the first computer model to include 3D in the representation of human metabolic processes.

22 Feb 2018

Some genes can drive both metastasis and initial stages of tumor growth

In spite of the difference between the cell functions responsible for giving rise to a tumor and for the metastasis of this same tumor, studies at IRB Barcelona using the fly Drosophila melanogaster reveal that some genes can drive both phenomena.

21 Feb 2018

Study describes new protection mechanisms to fight neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

A new research study reveals RAC1 protein could be a new therapeutic target to study the molecular mechanisms related to the neurodegenerative processes in Parkinson's disease.

20 Feb 2018

Japanese scientists synthesize water-soluble warped nanographene

Graphene and its nano-sized little sibling, nanographene, are well known for their remarkable photoelectronic properties. However, biomedical applications are hampered by the insolubility of the materials, especially in water.

12 Feb 2018

Scientists synthesize new multifunctional compound that has anti-tumor properties

A research team of the UNN Faculty of Chemistry led by Professor Alexei Fedorov has developed and synthesized a new multifunctional compound that possesses anti-tumor properties that are due to several independent effects.

2 Feb 2018

Scientists decipher molecular mechanism of the cell with relevance for cancer development

Achievement in the field of cancer research: Biologists and chemists at the University of Konstanz decipher a molecular mechanism of the cell with relevance for the development of cancer and the fight against that disease.

27 Jan 2018

BIST researchers develop new retinal prosthesis to address visual degeneration

A healthy retina contains photoreceptor cells that convert light changes into nerve impulses, which are then carried along the optic nerve to the brain, where they are decoded into images. Diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa cause the photoreceptor cells to stop functioning, while the rest of the eye remains healthy.

24 Jan 2018

Study identifies genes involved in latent asymptomatic state of breast cancer metastases

The time needed for breast cancer metastases (secondary lesions caused by cells that have escaped from the original tumor) to develop varies between patients, and little is known about the mechanisms that govern latency (the dormant state of cells that have already spread through the body).

23 Jan 2018

Chinese researchers develop multifunctional vehicle to transport gene therapeutics

Gene editing is one of the hottest topics in cancer research. A Chinese research team has now developed a gold-nanoparticle-based multifunctional vehicle to transport the "gene scissors" to the tumor cell genome.

22 Jan 2018

EXD2 enzyme facilitates protein production in mitochondria

Researchers from the Genomic Instability and Cancer Laboratory at Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have identified a key role for EXD2 in protein production in the mitochondria, the cellular organelles responsible for the majority of energy generation.

17 Jan 2018

WPI professor receives Smith Family Foundation grant to explore biology of cancer cells

Amity Manning, assistant professor of biology and biotechnology, has received a three-year, $300,000 award from the Smith Family Awards Program for Excellence in Biomedical Research.

8 Jan 2018

Researchers design new polymer particles using DNA strands

McGill University researchers have chemically imprinted polymer particles with DNA strands - a technique that could lead to new materials for applications ranging from biomedicine to the promising field of "soft robotics."

20 Dec 2017

Moderate exercise reduces progression of Marfan syndrome symptoms in mice

Regular physical activity is a common therapy for people with cardiovascular problems, but not recommended to those with Marfan syndrome, a rare disease of the connective tissue, but mainly affecting the cardiovascular system.

18 Dec 2017

Researchers develop biosensor that enables development of new health tests

Researchers at Aalto University, Finland, have developed a biosensor that enables creating a range of new easy-to-use health tests similar to home pregnancy tests.

13 Dec 2017

Researchers adopt new approach to treating advanced prostate cancer

Scientists have proposed a new approach to preventing the proliferation of prostate tumor cells that are no longer responding to treatment. Prostate cancer can usually be cured via surgical removal of the tumor and/or the use of radiotherapy, but in one-fifth of cases, patients also require treatment with drugs to continue removing tumor cells. However, these drugs are only effective for up to three years, after which the cancer continues to develop.

13 Dec 2017

Researchers discover new way to attack drug-resistant prostate cancer cells

In most cases, prostate cancer is cured by surgical removal of the tumor and/or by radiotherapy. However, 20% of patients will need treatment to remove tumor cells but this treatment ceases to be effective after two or three years and the cancer develops further.

13 Dec 2017

Biomedicine News and Research

Monash scientists discover how gonorrhea-causing superbug evades the immune system

Researchers find specific cellular structures that orchestrate rapid immunologic memory

Newly-discovered hereditary mutation leads to increased production of EPO in the blood

Pesticides are accumulated in bodies with high fat content, FEFU scientists say

Research consortium develops first 3D computer model of metabolic processes

Some genes can drive both metastasis and initial stages of tumor growth

Study describes new protection mechanisms to fight neurodegeneration in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

Japanese scientists synthesize water-soluble warped nanographene

Scientists synthesize new multifunctional compound that has anti-tumor properties

Scientists decipher molecular mechanism of the cell with relevance for cancer development

BIST researchers develop new retinal prosthesis to address visual degeneration

Study identifies genes involved in latent asymptomatic state of breast cancer metastases

Chinese researchers develop multifunctional vehicle to transport gene therapeutics

EXD2 enzyme facilitates protein production in mitochondria

WPI professor receives Smith Family Foundation grant to explore biology of cancer cells

Researchers design new polymer particles using DNA strands

Moderate exercise reduces progression of Marfan syndrome symptoms in mice

Researchers develop biosensor that enables development of new health tests

Researchers adopt new approach to treating advanced prostate cancer

Researchers discover new way to attack drug-resistant prostate cancer cells

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