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Giving antibiotics prior to liver transplant leads to better liver function

A UCLA-led research team has found that giving mice antibiotics for 10 days prior to a liver transplant leads to better liver function after the surgery.

23 Jul 2019

Common feature that makes cancer cells appear bloated could be their potential weak spot

In a study using yeast cells and data from cancer cell lines, Johns Hopkins University scientists report they have found a potential weak spot among cancer cells that have extra sets of chromosomes, the structures that carry genetic material.

23 Jul 2019

Unexpected discovery could improve treatment of cancer, other diseases

EU-funded researchers have discovered an important new mechanism by which cells flag and repair damage to their DNA - an unexpected finding that could improve the treatment of diseases such as cancer.

23 Jul 2019

Porvair Sciences extends ultra-clean deep well plate range

Porvair Sciences has extended its sample storage and collection range with the introduction of 5 new deep well microplates.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 23 Jul 2019

DCCNet demonstrates use of Parsortix system for single cell CTC analysis

ANGLE plc, a world-leading liquid biopsy company, is pleased to announce that one of its leading customers, the Disseminated Cancer Cell Network, Duesseldorf, an interdisciplinary team of cancer researchers and clinicians, has published new results in a peer-reviewed journal of work done to develop a “robust, reliable and cost-efficient workflow” for enrichment of single circulating tumor cells.

23 Jul 2019

Researchers develop new compound to block therapeutic target in aggressive blood cancer

Researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a hyperactive cell signal that contributes to tumor growth in an aggressive blood cancer.

23 Jul 2019

Exosomes can restore health to brain cells affected by developmental disease

Like overpacked suitcases unloaded from the underbelly of a jet, molecular satchels called exosomes are continuously deployed from all cells in the body—each one brimming with an assortment of contents that another cell may unpack and use.

23 Jul 2019

New quantitative biomarker helps assess quality of corneal cells

Our eyes -- the windows to the soul -- need constant care, and as we age, they sometimes also need significant repair.

23 Jul 2019

Scientists identify new way to target bottleneck for cancer cell growth

The enzyme ribonucleotide reductase is a bottleneck for cancer cell growth. Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have identified a way of targeting ribonucleotide reductase that may avoid the toxicity of previous approaches, informing focused drug discovery efforts.

23 Jul 2019

Researchers identify genes linked to death from sepsis in mice

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body's immune response to infection spirals out of control.

23 Jul 2019

FNR funds an additional 6 million euros for Luxembourg Parkinson's study

In spring 2015, the National Centre for Excellence in Research on Parkinson's Disease was created as the very first inter-institutional research program of its kind in Luxembourg.

22 Jul 2019

UV-DDB protein scouts DNA damage and oversees repair

In the time it takes you to read this sentence, every cell in your body suffers some form of DNA damage. Without vigilant repair, cancer would run rampant, and now scientists at the University of Pittsburgh have gotten a glimpse of how one protein in particular keeps DNA damage in check.

22 Jul 2019

CHLA researcher receives NIH grant to study repair and regeneration mechanisms in the gut

Chemotherapy and radiation target cancer cells but these treatments produce unwanted side effects on healthy tissue.

22 Jul 2019

Microbial compound found in infant gut increases allergy, asthma risk

A study of newborn infants has identified a compound produced by gut bacteria that appears to predispose certain infants to allergies and asthma later in life.

22 Jul 2019

Researchers identify encephalitis as rare toxicity of immunotherapy treatment

After a cancer patient receiving an immunotherapy developed encephalitis and died 18 months into treatment, researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigated why the complication occurred, performing a molecular analysis of the disease's pathology and mining data to determine the incidence of similar occurrences.

22 Jul 2019

New technology helps develop more personalized treatments for patients with advanced cancers

Being able to identify targets for adoptive cell therapies is one of the first steps in developing personalized treatments for people with hard-to-treat cancers.

22 Jul 2019

Study examines role of plastic exposure in irregular heart rhythms, arrhythmias

Calling an ambulance during an emergency, emailing a breaking news or journal article before a 5 p.m. deadline and maintaining conditions during the fifth week of a 6-week lab study, without altering the light or temperature, requires electricity and translates into time, money and lives

22 Jul 2019

Statistical analyses of EEG recordings can provide better understanding of epileptic seizures

Pyramidal graphs resulting from statistical analyses of EEG recordings can improve our understanding of epileptic seizures.

22 Jul 2019

UTSA researchers remove newborn neurons to reduce seizures in mice

Epileptic seizures happen in one of every 10 people who have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, new research at The University of Texas at San Antonio has uncovered an innovative approach to possibly slow the progression of epilepsy.

22 Jul 2019

Researchers publish review on serial femtosecond crystallography

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have published a review on serial femtosecond crystallography, one of the most promising methods for analyzing the tertiary structure of proteins.

22 Jul 2019