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"Australian" genetic mutation provides clues to Alzheimer’s mechanism

"Australian" genetic mutation provides clues to Alzheimer’s mechanism

In an astonishing new breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, the molecular basis of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and age-linked AD has been identified by looking at one type of genetic mutation.

26 Aug 2019

Strong free-electron lasers can be used to break down amyloid protein aggregates

Strong free-electron lasers can be used to break down amyloid protein aggregates

Amyloid fibrils are a type of self-assembled proteins/peptides that take on a stacked sheet-like formation. Amyloid fibril aggregates are known to be a cause of several diseases--including Alzheimer's--and therefore, it is of immense scientific interest to understand how these aggregates can be broken.

8 Aug 2019

Research sheds light on sun-induced DNA damage and repair

Research sheds light on sun-induced DNA damage and repair

It is a well known fact that the sun’s ultraviolet rays can damage the skin. Now, a new study sheds light on what happens after DNA damage occurs, and how the body initiates repair.

15 Jul 2019

Excelitas to showcase new cytometry solutions at CYTO Vancouver

Excelitas to showcase new cytometry solutions at CYTO Vancouver

Excelitas Technologies, a global technology leader delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, will showcase its latest solutions for cytometry applications at CYTO Vancouver.

From Excelitas Technologies 13 Jun 2019

Winners of Promega UK’s 2019 Helix Sustainability Awards announced

Winners of Promega UK’s 2019 Helix Sustainability Awards announced

Promega, has announced the winners of this year’s Helix Sustainability Awards.

From Promega Corporation 11 Jun 2019

Porvair Sciences offers new ultra-flat quartz bottom microplates

Porvair Sciences offers new ultra-flat quartz bottom microplates

The Black Krystal UV quartz-bottomed microplate range from Porvair Sciences exhibit high optical transmission in the 185- to 1100 nm wavelength range, making them ideal for laboratories tasked with Circular Dichroism measurements.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 31 May 2019

Metals bind to and influence peptide involved in insulin production

Metals bind to and influence peptide involved in insulin production

Metals such as zinc, copper and chromium bind to and influence a peptide involved in insulin production, according to new work from chemists at the University of California, Davis.

20 May 2019

Nanostructures made of DNA pave way towards functional drug-delivery vehicles

Nanostructures made of DNA pave way towards functional drug-delivery vehicles

New study shows that nanostructures constructed of DNA molecules can be programmed to function as pH-responsive cargo carriers, paving the way towards functional drug-delivery vehicles.

29 Apr 2019

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

Tiny magnetic microrobots could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets

MIT engineers have designed tiny robots that can help drug-delivery nanoparticles push their way out of the bloodstream and into a tumor or another disease site.

27 Apr 2019

Synthesizing Modified and Pharmaceutically Relevant Peptides

Synthesizing Modified and Pharmaceutically Relevant Peptides

In this interview, CEM Corporation talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about using their product the Liberty Blue for Automated High-Efficiency Solid Phase Peptides Synthesis of Modified and Pharmaceutically Relevant Peptides.

From CEM Corporation - Life Science 24 Apr 2019

Study identifies possible therapeutic effects of curcumin on stomach cancer

Study identifies possible therapeutic effects of curcumin on stomach cancer

Curcumin is widely used to impart color and flavor to food, but scientists have discovered that this yellow powder derived from the roots of the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa) can also help prevent or combat stomach cancer.

22 Apr 2019

Study describes vulnerability shared by large subset of cancer cell lines

Study describes vulnerability shared by large subset of cancer cell lines

Cancer cells adapt to potentially fatal mutations and other molecular malfunctions by adjusting one or more other genes' activity, in the process becoming dependent on those genes for their survival and growth.

12 Apr 2019

Study finds how Salmonella bacteria sense presence of bile acids in their surroundings

Study finds how Salmonella bacteria sense presence of bile acids in their surroundings

When bacteria enter the digestive tracts of their hosts, including humans, they encounter a highly acidic environment.

21 Mar 2019

USP15 enzyme could potentially lead to new treatments for breast, pancreatic cancer

USP15 enzyme could potentially lead to new treatments for breast, pancreatic cancer

Researchers at the George Washington University Cancer Center found that the enzyme USP15 could potentially lead to new treatments for breast and pancreatic cancer. Their findings were published in Nature Communications.

15 Mar 2019

Research sheds light on how motor enzyme can promote genome integrity

Research sheds light on how motor enzyme can promote genome integrity

Approximately one per cent of each organism's genome encodes helicases. Helicases are mostly known as motor enzymes that can unwrap double-stranded DNA by use of energy.

11 Feb 2019

IDT supports innovative synthetic biology start-ups with grant program

IDT supports innovative synthetic biology start-ups with grant program

Integrated DNA Technologies’ Synthetic Biology Start-up Grant Program has once again benefited innovative start-ups in their missions to impact sustainable manufacturing, human health, and/or humanitarian causes.

From Integrated DNA Technologies 8 Feb 2019

Scientists use integrative approach to study how COQ9 binds and interacts with lipids

Scientists use integrative approach to study how COQ9 binds and interacts with lipids

The synthesis and transport of biological lipids across the mostly water-filled interior of the cell is a longstanding problem in biology.

28 Jan 2019

Exposure to certain chemicals may be linked to decrease in blood pressure during pregnancy

Exposure to certain chemicals may be linked to decrease in blood pressure during pregnancy

Exposure to certain chemicals such as phthalates, parabens or Bisphenol A could be associated with a decrease in blood pressure during pregnancy.

21 Jan 2019

New method for automation of DNA origami

New method for automation of DNA origami

Nature has made extravagant use of a simple molecule--DNA, the floorplan of all earthly life.

4 Jan 2019

DNA “webs” shown to promote metastasis in ovarian cancer

DNA “webs” shown to promote metastasis in ovarian cancer

Researchers have found that neutrophils cast DNA “webs” that aid the spread of ovarian cancer cells to new tissues (a process known as metastasis).

19 Dec 2018

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