Metabolism News and Research

Latest Metabolism News and Research

Researchers discover effective way of tuning muscle elasticity

How does yoga improve your flexibility? In the Mar 13 cover story of Cell, Columbia University biological sciences professor Julio Fernandez and team report the discovery of a new form of mechanical memory that adjusts the elasticity of muscles to their history of stretching.

14 Mar 2014

Two synergistic therapies allow solid tumors to act as their own cancer-fighting vaccine

Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute eradicated solid tumors in laboratory mice using a novel combination of two targeted agents. These two synergistic therapies stimulate an immune response, ultimately allowing solid tumors to act as their own cancer-fighting vaccine.

13 Mar 2014

Gene linked with breast cancer susceptibility plays critical role in obesity and diabetes

The gene known to be associated with breast cancer susceptibility, BRCA 1, plays a critical role in the normal metabolic function of skeletal muscle, according to a new study led by University of Maryland School of Public Health researchers.

13 Mar 2014

Precision and Agrivida enter into trait development collaboration based on precise gene modifications

Precision BioSciences and Agrivida revealed today that they have entered into a trait development collaboration based on precise gene modifications made possible by Precision's Directed Nuclease Editor (DNE) Technology.

12 Mar 2014

Novel treatment strategy during transplantation surgery could spare patients from rejection

Organ-transplant recipients often reject donated organs, but a new, two-pronged strategy developed by UC San Francisco researchers to specifically weaken immune responses that target transplanted tissue has shown promise in controlled experiments on mice.

11 Mar 2014

Promethera Biosciences, EMD Millipore partner to develop ready-to-use microfluidic perfusion liver assay

Promethera Biosciences, a company that develops innovative therapies for the treatment of liver diseases, today announces a collaboration with EMD Millipore to develop an improved ready-to-use microfluidic perfusion liver assay. This new product is designed to perform more robust studies in pre-clinical toxicity and drug metabolism.

11 Mar 2014

Researchers identify microbe that 'eats' electricity

There have been plenty of fad diets that captured the public's imagination over the years, but Harvard scientists have identified what may be the strangest of them all - sunlight and electricity.

11 Mar 2014

Tubulin protein is a well-validated cancer drug target

Tubulin, the building-block protein of cellular microtubules, is a well-validated cancer drug target: Disrupting tubulin polymerization affects cytoskeletal function and thus cell division.

10 Mar 2014

Proteus Digital Health teams up with leading organisations to bring digital health technology to the UK

Leading digital medicines company Proteus Digital Health is partnering with Eastern Academic Health Science Network, The Northern Health Science Alliance and Oxford University, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and Oxford Academic Health Science Network to bring digital health technology and global operations and manufacturing to the UK.

10 Mar 2014

Researchers develop new technique to map interactions between proteins at heart of many diseases

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have devised a new biochemical technique that will allow them and other scientists to delve much deeper than ever before into the specific cellular circuitry that keeps us healthy or causes disease.

10 Mar 2014

Biomarkers for bone resorption predict outcomes for men with prostate cancer

Biomarkers for bone formation and resorption predict outcomes for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer, a team of researchers from UC Davis and their collaborators have found.

10 Mar 2014

Researchers find that protein synthesis can be studied in adult stem cells

For the first time, researchers have shown that an essential biological process known as protein synthesis can be studied in adult stem cells - something scientists have long struggled to accomplish. The groundbreaking findings from the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) also demonstrate that the precise amount of protein produced by blood-forming stem cells is crucial to their function.

10 Mar 2014

Edison Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase 2B/3 study of EPI-743 in children with Leigh syndrome

Edison Pharmaceuticals today announced the initiation of a phase 2B/3 study entitled, "A Phase 2B/3 Open-label Study of EPI-743 in Children with Leigh Syndrome" to be conducted in conjunction with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co, Ltd.

10 Mar 2014

BWH researchers explore newer approaches to treat Alzheimer's disease

A team of Alzheimer's disease (AD) researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) has been able to study the underlying causes of AD and develop assays to test newer approaches to treatment by using stem cells derived from related family members with a genetic predisposition to (AD).

7 Mar 2014

Researchers examine association between diabetes and obesity

It's by now well established that obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes. But what exactly is it about extra body fat that leads to insulin resistance and blood glucose elevation, the hallmarks of diabetes?

7 Mar 2014

Research reveals 2 key mechanisms of oxidative stress regulation

Regulation of oxidative stress is critical to cell survival. New preclinical research from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has revealed two key mechanisms by which oxidative stress is regulated in normal and cancerous cells.

7 Mar 2014

Boston Heart Diagnostics announces commercial launch of FDA-cleared MPO test

Boston Heart Diagnostics Corporation, a pioneer in integrating next-generation diagnostics into personalized nutrition and lifestyle programs for patients with or at risk for heart disease, announced the commercial launch of an FDA-cleared MPO (myeloperoxidase) test, a key biomarker for inflammation. Studies show that MPO levels are useful predictors of near-term (one to six months) risk of heart attack or stroke.

6 Mar 2014

Metabolism News and Research

Latest Metabolism News and Research

Researchers discover effective way of tuning muscle elasticity

Two synergistic therapies allow solid tumors to act as their own cancer-fighting vaccine

Gene linked with breast cancer susceptibility plays critical role in obesity and diabetes

Precision and Agrivida enter into trait development collaboration based on precise gene modifications

Novel treatment strategy during transplantation surgery could spare patients from rejection

Promethera Biosciences, EMD Millipore partner to develop ready-to-use microfluidic perfusion liver assay

Researchers identify microbe that 'eats' electricity

Tubulin protein is a well-validated cancer drug target

Proteus Digital Health teams up with leading organisations to bring digital health technology to the UK

Researchers develop new technique to map interactions between proteins at heart of many diseases

Biomarkers for bone resorption predict outcomes for men with prostate cancer

Researchers find that protein synthesis can be studied in adult stem cells

Edison Pharmaceuticals initiates Phase 2B/3 study of EPI-743 in children with Leigh syndrome

BWH researchers explore newer approaches to treat Alzheimer's disease

Researchers examine association between diabetes and obesity

Research reveals 2 key mechanisms of oxidative stress regulation

Boston Heart Diagnostics announces commercial launch of FDA-cleared MPO test

Expression of MYC gene important for neurogenesis in the spinal cord

Research shows depletion of cholesteryl ester impairs prostate cancer aggressiveness

New study shows male hormones play important role; may enhance IVF therapy in women

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