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Researchers hope to translate mRNA drugs from lab to medicine cabinet

In cells, ribosomes translate messenger RNA into proteins. And in the nascent field of mRNA therapeutics, researchers and investors are hoping to translate mRNA drugs from the lab to the medicine cabinet.

6 Sep 2018

New method may speed up development of novel drugs

Researchers of the University of Würzburg have developed a method that makes it possible to measure the activation of receptors in a very short time. This might speed up the development of new drugs.

6 Sep 2018

Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Repligen collaborate to create novel perfusion-enabled bioreactors

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, and Repligen Corporation, a global life sciences company focused on bioprocessing technologies, have entered into a collaboration agreement to integrate Repligen’s XCell ATF cell retention control technology into SSB’s BIOSTAT STR large-scale single-use bioreactors to create novel perfusion-enabled bioreactors.

From Sartorius 5 Sep 2018

New study shows importance of whole grains for prevention of type 2 diabetes

It doesn't matter if it's rye, oats, or wheat. As long as it is wholegrain, it can prevent type 2 diabetes. This is the finding of a new study from researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the Danish Cancer Society Research Center.

5 Sep 2018

Research shows new way to target drug delivery for brain tumors

A person's brainstem controls some of the body's most important functions, including heart beat, respiration, blood pressure and swallowing. Tumor growth in this part of the brain is therefore twice as devastating.

5 Sep 2018

Simulations provide better understanding of calcium's role in titanium implant acceptance

Titanium-based materials are widely used in medical implant technology. Coating the surface of titanium materials with biologically active molecules has recently shown promise to improve how cells adhere to implants and promote tissue regeneration. The mechanisms behind how peptides stick to titanium, however, are not fully understood.

5 Sep 2018

New technology to deliver 3D images of embryo's neural tube as it closes

In those precious weeks before a woman even realizes she's pregnant, an embryo will have already developed a neural tube, a hollow structure made of cells which will eventually become the brain and spinal cord.

5 Sep 2018

NYIT researchers secure NSF funding to acquire micro-computed tomography machine

Researchers from New York Institute of Technology have secured $426,621 in funding from the National Science Foundation for the acquisition of a micro-computed tomography machine.

5 Sep 2018

New project receives $3 million NIH grant to create 3D map of brain’s blood vessels

The brain contains a complex web of tiny blood vessels that are responsible for supplying oxygen and nutrients to neurons and other cells. Scientists know they're there, but they don't know exactly what they look like -- or exactly how they work.

5 Sep 2018

Study identifies major differences between exercise-trained heart and failing heart

Regular exercise protects patients from heart disease whereas conditions such as high blood pressure can lead to heart failure and Atrial Fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat.

5 Sep 2018

Easy and inexpensive test could one day help guide epilepsy treatment

An easy and inexpensive test for the HLA-B*15:02 allele could one day allow clinicians to quickly identify which epilepsy patients are at risk of carbamazepine hypersensitivity, according to study results presented by Gita V. Soraya at ILAE's 2018 Asian & Oceanian Epilepsy Congress in Bali.

4 Sep 2018

Improving neurosurgery for malignant brain tumors

Important research by Barrow Neurological Institute neurosurgeons and University of Washington (UW) scientists on novel imaging technology for malignant brain tumors was published in the August issue of the Nature journal, Scientific Reports.

4 Sep 2018

Image Cytometry Technology and Tissue Analysis

Image cytometry or tissue cytometry, not only measures the size, diameter and shape of a cell, but quantifies the molecular marker expression.

From TissueGnostics 4 Sep 2018

Brain’s attention network plays key role in vision restoration after stroke, trauma

About one third of patients who have suffered a stroke end up with low vision, losing up to half of their visual field. This partial blindness was long considered irreversible, but recent studies have shown that vision training after optic nerve and brain damage can help restore or improve vision. A new study published in the journal Clinical Neurophysiology reports on key mechanisms of vision restoration: attention.

4 Sep 2018

Penumbra introduces new advancements in stroke thrombectomy aspiration technology

Penumbra, Inc., a global healthcare company focused on innovative therapies, today announced U.S. commercial availability of the Penumbra System's most advanced technology: Penumbra JET 7 and Penumbra JET D Reperfusion Catheters powered by the Penumbra ENGINE aspiration source.

4 Sep 2018

Stanford researchers show how to prevent immune response to gene therapy in mouse model

Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have demonstrated that gene therapy can be effective without causing a dangerous side effect common to all gene therapy: an autoimmune reaction to the normal protein, which the patient's immune system is encountering for the first time.

4 Sep 2018

Gene editing could prevent the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria

Researchers have found a way of preventing the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a promising new discovery in the fight against deadly superbugs.

3 Sep 2018

Study: Heavily traumatized people may not necessarily develop PTSD symptoms

Heavily traumatized people such as refugees fleeing war, torture and natural catastrophes may not necessarily develop posttraumatic stress disorder, a new study reveals.

3 Sep 2018

UCLA biologists find 8,000 new antibiotic combinations to be effective

Scientists have traditionally believed that combining more than two drugs to fight harmful bacteria would yield diminishing returns.

3 Sep 2018

Genetic disruption strategy effectively stymies evolution of drug-resistant pathogens

A genetic disruption strategy developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers effectively stymies the evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as E. coli, giving scientists a crucial leg up in the ongoing battle against deadly superbugs.

3 Sep 2018

Technology News and Research

Researchers hope to translate mRNA drugs from lab to medicine cabinet

New method may speed up development of novel drugs

Sartorius Stedim Biotech and Repligen collaborate to create novel perfusion-enabled bioreactors

New study shows importance of whole grains for prevention of type 2 diabetes

Research shows new way to target drug delivery for brain tumors

Simulations provide better understanding of calcium's role in titanium implant acceptance

New technology to deliver 3D images of embryo's neural tube as it closes

NYIT researchers secure NSF funding to acquire micro-computed tomography machine

New project receives $3 million NIH grant to create 3D map of brain’s blood vessels

Study identifies major differences between exercise-trained heart and failing heart

Easy and inexpensive test could one day help guide epilepsy treatment

Improving neurosurgery for malignant brain tumors

Image Cytometry Technology and Tissue Analysis

Brain’s attention network plays key role in vision restoration after stroke, trauma

Penumbra introduces new advancements in stroke thrombectomy aspiration technology

Stanford researchers show how to prevent immune response to gene therapy in mouse model

Gene editing could prevent the evolution of drug-resistant bacteria

Study: Heavily traumatized people may not necessarily develop PTSD symptoms

UCLA biologists find 8,000 new antibiotic combinations to be effective

Genetic disruption strategy effectively stymies evolution of drug-resistant pathogens

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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