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New FDA-approved therapy provides better quality of life for patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors

Midgut neuroendocrine tumors are a rare type of cancer that develops in the small intestine and colon. Roughly 12,000 people are diagnosed with this disease each year. In January, the United Stated Food and Drug Administration approved Lutathera, a first-of-its-kind peptide receptor radionuclide therapy.

12 Jun 2018

Study shows how amyloid aggregates alter brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease

A new study has revealed the mechanism through which amyloid peptide aggregates alter brain cells to cause the harmful effects seen in Alzheimer’s disease.

12 Jun 2018

Researchers develop spider silk microcapsules that can deliver vaccine directly to immune cells

To fight cancer, researchers increasingly use vaccines that stimulate the immune system to identify and destroy tumor cells.

12 Jun 2018

Customising T-cells for cancer immunotherapy

T-cell immunotherapy is revolutionizing cancer treatments. CD8+ T cells are modified to recognize tumor-specific antigens and induce an immune response.

12 Jun 2018

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

When trauma spills the contents of our cell powerhouses, it can evoke a potentially deadly immune response much like a severe bacterial infection.

11 Jun 2018

Fluence Analytics announces distribution agreement with Nihon Rufuto in Japan

Fluence Analytics, a manufacturer of industrial and laboratory analytics products, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Nihon Rufuto, a Japanese company specializing in the import and domestic sales of scientific instruments.

From Yokogawa Fluence Analytics 7 Jun 2018

Mid-infrared biosensor distinguishes multiple analytes in heterogeneous biological samples

Detecting biomolecules, such as lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids and their interactions in heterogeneous biological samples is crucial for understanding a multitude of biological mechanisms in health and disease.

5 Jun 2018

Hunger peptides sent through the brain's fluid cause appetite, shows study

A USC study shows the brain's plumbing system serves double duty, flushing waste and channeling a hunger molecule that tells you when you should eat.

1 Jun 2018

Scientists identify neural circuit that gives rise to anxiety

Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have identified a neural circuit in the amygdala, the brain's seat of emotion processing, that gives rise to anxiety.

29 May 2018

Antimicrobial peptides are promising alternative for combatting antimicrobial resistance

Overuse of antibiotics has led to the spread of multi-resistant bacteria that do not respond to conventional treatments.

29 May 2018

Young cancer survivors have higher risk of pregnancy associated heart failure, shows study

Girls who survive cancer have a higher risk of developing a deadly heart disease when pregnant later in life, according to a study presented today at Heart Failure 2018 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure, a European Society of Cardiology congress.

28 May 2018

Study defines molecular basis to explain connection between mother’s nutrition and infant growth

For years, pregnant mothers have questioned their nutritional habits: "Will eating more cause my baby to be overweight?" Or, "I'm eating for two, so it won't hurt to have an extra serving, right?"

24 May 2018

Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity

How can we detect cancer and viruses with high sensitivity? Physical chemist Laura Fabris - an associate professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and principal investigator of the Fabris NanoBio Group - is addressing this very question.

22 May 2018

Biomarker blood test does not appear to curb antibiotic overuse, shows new study

Overall antibiotic use was not curbed by giving physicians the results of biomarker tests in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections, according to findings from the Procalcitonin Antibiotic Consensus Trial.

21 May 2018

Researchers discover mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science have discovered a mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice. Published in the scientific journal Nature Communications, the study found that a specific mutation can reduce the characteristic accumulation of the amyloid-beta peptide that occurs.

16 May 2018

Tufts University, BioLabs announce the opening of new biotech facility for life sciences entrepreneurs

Tufts University and BioLabs today announced the opening of Tufts Launchpad | BioLabs, a full-service biotech facility supporting high-potential, early-stage life sciences startup ventures in the Boston area.

16 May 2018

Computer models provide valuable insight to structure and function of Ebola, Zika viruses

The viruses that cause Ebola and Zika, daunting diseases that inspire concern at every outbreak, share a strong similarity in how they first infiltrate a host's cells. Through the computer modeling capabilities of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the molecular calisthenics involved in invading a cell are visually documented, an essential step toward vaccine and therapeutic medicine development.

15 May 2018

Biotage launches new UV Monitor Kit for large-scale purification processes

Biotage, a leading global supplier of solutions and technology for analytical, medicinal and peptide chemistry, is pleased to announce the launch of a new unique UV Monitor Kit which can be easily added to Biotage Flash 150 and Biotage Flash 400 systems in pharmaceutical development or manufacturing environments.

From Biotage Sweden AB 11 May 2018

New drug-based treatment to promote weight loss in young patients with genetic obesity

In a new study researchers from the Institute for Experimental Pediatric Endocrinology of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully treat patients whose obesity is caused by a genetic defect.

8 May 2018

Alnylam achieves delivery of novel siRNAs conjugates to the central nervous system

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that the Company has achieved delivery of novel small interfering RNA conjugates to the central nervous system and is planning to advance a pipeline of investigational RNAi therapeutics into clinical development.

8 May 2018

Peptides News and Research

New FDA-approved therapy provides better quality of life for patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors

Study shows how amyloid aggregates alter brain cells in Alzheimer’s disease

Researchers develop spider silk microcapsules that can deliver vaccine directly to immune cells

Customising T-cells for cancer immunotherapy

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Fluence Analytics announces distribution agreement with Nihon Rufuto in Japan

Mid-infrared biosensor distinguishes multiple analytes in heterogeneous biological samples

Hunger peptides sent through the brain's fluid cause appetite, shows study

Scientists identify neural circuit that gives rise to anxiety

Antimicrobial peptides are promising alternative for combatting antimicrobial resistance

Young cancer survivors have higher risk of pregnancy associated heart failure, shows study

Study defines molecular basis to explain connection between mother’s nutrition and infant growth

Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity

Biomarker blood test does not appear to curb antibiotic overuse, shows new study

Researchers discover mutation that can protect against Alzheimer's disease in mice

Tufts University, BioLabs announce the opening of new biotech facility for life sciences entrepreneurs

Computer models provide valuable insight to structure and function of Ebola, Zika viruses

Biotage launches new UV Monitor Kit for large-scale purification processes

New drug-based treatment to promote weight loss in young patients with genetic obesity

Alnylam achieves delivery of novel siRNAs conjugates to the central nervous system

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