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Proteins are complex molecules that are made up of amino acids. They can be found in every cell in the body, and carry out vital processes that keep human beings alive. Mutations in proteins can lead to a multitude of diseases, the most common being cancer.

Graphene balloon yields unprecedented images of hydrated protein molecules

A graphene water balloon may soon open up new vistas for scientists seeking to understand health and disease at the most fundamental level.

6 Feb 2014

TSRI scientists design artificial proteins as a candidate vaccine against RSV

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have invented a new method for designing artificial proteins, and have used it to make key ingredients for a candidate vaccine against a dangerous virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a significant cause of infant mortality.

6 Feb 2014

Researchers design new vaccine for human-infecting respiratory syncytial virus

Vaccines are the safest, cheapest and most effective way to protect against infectious diseases. But to make a good one is still a challenge, and traditional approaches are now stretched to the limit while fatal diseases, like HIV and malaria, remain without vaccine.

6 Feb 2014

Study offers new avenue to pursue in quest for desperately needed treatments for ALS

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists led a study showing that mutations in a gene responsible for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) disrupt the RNA transport system in nerve cells.

6 Feb 2014

Researchers reveal inner workings of nanomotor

Our cells produce thousands of proteins but more than one-third of these proteins can fulfill their function only after migrating to the outside of the cell. While it is known that protein migration occurs with the help of various 'nanomotors' that push proteins out of the cell, little is known about their precise mechanical functioning.

6 Feb 2014

Scientists discover new mechanism governing brain stem cell proliferation

Higher mammals, such as humans, have markedly larger brains than other mammals. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden recently discovered a new mechanism governing brain stem cell proliferation.

5 Feb 2014

New effective method of treatment against increased cholesterol

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally due to e.g. arteriosclerosis. The cause is increased cholesterol. There is therefore a considerable need for an effective method of treatment against increased cholesterol. Now, Danish researchers have made a discovery that may change the picture of how it must be treated.

5 Feb 2014

Incyte enters into clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck to evaluate safety of IDO1 inhibitor

Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY) announced today that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck, through a Merck subsidiary, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Incyte's oral indoleamine dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) inhibitor, INCB24360, and Merck's investigational anti-PD-1 immunotherapy, MK-3475, in a Phase I/II study in previously treated metastatic and recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and other advanced or metastatic cancers.

5 Feb 2014

Study: Ipilimumab with VEGF inhibitors may be potential option for melanoma patients

Among patients with advanced melanoma, presence of higher levels of the protein vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in blood was associated with poor response to treatment with the immunotherapy ipilimumab, according to a study published in Cancer Immunology Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

5 Feb 2014

Pfizer and Merck join forces to explore therapeutic potential of anti-PD-1 therapy

Pfizer Inc. announced today that it has agreed with Merck & Co., Inc., known as MSD outside the United States and Canada ("Merck"), through two Merck subsidiaries, to explore the therapeutic potential of Merck's investigational anti-PD-1 therapy, MK-3475, in combination with two Pfizer oncology assets.

5 Feb 2014

Professor wins Wiley Prize for discovering how cells sense, respond to low oxygen conditions

The 13th annual Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences was awarded to Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., for his contribution to discovering how cells sense and respond to low oxygen conditions.

5 Feb 2014

Domain Therapeutics, XOMA to jointly evaluate DTect-All to identify allosteric modulator antibodies

Domain Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the research and development of new drug candidates targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), today announces it has entered into a multi-step collaboration with XOMA Corporation, a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies.

4 Feb 2014

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Graphene balloon yields unprecedented images of hydrated protein molecules

TSRI scientists design artificial proteins as a candidate vaccine against RSV

Researchers design new vaccine for human-infecting respiratory syncytial virus

Study offers new avenue to pursue in quest for desperately needed treatments for ALS

Researchers reveal inner workings of nanomotor

Scientists discover new mechanism governing brain stem cell proliferation

New effective method of treatment against increased cholesterol

Incyte enters into clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck to evaluate safety of IDO1 inhibitor

Study: Ipilimumab with VEGF inhibitors may be potential option for melanoma patients

Pfizer and Merck join forces to explore therapeutic potential of anti-PD-1 therapy

Professor wins Wiley Prize for discovering how cells sense, respond to low oxygen conditions

Domain Therapeutics, XOMA to jointly evaluate DTect-All to identify allosteric modulator antibodies

Researchers discover genetic mutations that cause deadly lung disease

Drug used to treat schizophrenia, dementia has potential for treating liver disease

New insights into cell division could improve knowledge of cancer

Edison's vatiquinone receives Orphan Status for treatment of Friedreich's ataxia

Discovery may have implications for HIV vaccine research

Research: SSeCKS/AKAP12 gene key inhibitor of prostate cancer metastasis

Researchers discover new signaling pathway that could impact treatment of autoinflammatory diseases

ACE protein overexpression elevates immune responses and prevents Alzheimer's-like cognitive decline

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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