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UK and Sweden commit to enhance co-operation in the life sciences

Today (27 May 2022), Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care, Lord Kamall, and the Swedish Minister for Education, Anna Ekström, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) committing the UK and Sweden to ongoing co-operation in the life sciences.

27 May 2022

Researchers identify a gene that plays vital role in the innate human immune system

Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified a gene that plays an essential role in the innate human immune system. The gene, NLRP11, helps activate the inflammatory response that tells the body's white blood cells to go on the attack against a foreign presence.

27 May 2022

Penn biologists show evidence of a two-sided genomic arms race involving repetitive DNA

Biological arms races are commonplace in nature. Cheetahs, for example, have evolved a sleek body form that lends itself to rapid running, enabling them to feast upon similarly speedy gazelles, the fastest of which may evade predation.

27 May 2022

Understanding transposons provides a new starting point to generate more powerful gene editing tools

CRISPR has ushered in the era of genomic medicine. A line of powerful tools has been developed from the popular CRISPR-Cas9 to cure genetic diseases.

27 May 2022

Researchers discover bifunctional lipopeptide antibiotic with a low resistance potential

Through bioinformatic prospecting, researchers discovered and synthesized a novel, naturally inspired bifunctional lipopeptide antibiotic with a low resistance potential.

27 May 2022

Exposure of microbial communities to antibiotics could facilitate the spread of plasmid-encoded genes

DNA molecules called plasmids – some of which protect bacteria from antibiotics – can spread rapidly through bacterial "communities" that are treated with antibiotics, new research shows.

27 May 2022

Nexus Medical Labs receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-CoV-2 test using the RHINOstic™ Automated Nasal Swab from Rhinostics

Rhinostics Inc. and Nexus Medical Labs recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a molecular SARS-CoV-2 test enabling unsupervised self-collection.

From Rhinostics 27 May 2022

Research offers entirely new ways to visualize cell membranes

Research from the lab of Matthew Lew at Washington University in St. Louis offers entirely new ways to see the very small.

27 May 2022

Study shows how synchronization contributes to transmission, processing of information in the brain

In the early 20th century scientists began to record brain activity using electrodes attached to the scalp. To their surprise, they saw that brain activity is characterized by slow and rapid ascending and descending signals which were subsequently called "brain waves".

26 May 2022

New Spex NanoSNAP™ provides high performance measurements of nucleic acids and proteins in a snap

New Spex NanoSNAP™ provides high performance measurements of nucleic acids and proteins in a snap.

26 May 2022

Researchers focus on how bacterial cells adapt and resist antibiotics

Treatment of severe infections caused by pathogenic bacteria relies on ‘last resort’ antibiotics, but rising resistance by ‘superbugs’ to most clinically approved drugs leaves patients exposed to possible fatalities.

26 May 2022

Specific neural circuit in mice can help detect the dimmest shadows possible

Mice use a specific neural pathway to detect shadows, and it can detect just about the dimmest shadows possible, according to new research from Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. The human eye has the same neural circuit, which researchers think could be used to probe visual diseases at unprecedented resolution.

26 May 2022

UCLA researchers discover key molecular mechanism behind memory linking

Our brains rarely record single memories-;instead, they store memories into groups so that the recollection of one significant memory triggers the recall of others connected by time.

25 May 2022

Researchers discover mechanisms underlying T-cell receptor's immunosuppressive function

Investigators have discovered the mechanisms underlying a T-cell receptor's immunosuppressive function, according to a study published Nature Immunology, findings that may provide insight into the development of novel precision therapeutics for chronic diseases, including cancer.

25 May 2022

The role of pyroptosis in COVID-19

Researchers investigate the mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2 induces NLRP3 inflammasome formation leading to pyroptosis.

25 May 2022

A sugar-studded protein could be key to stopping Alzheimer’s disease progression, finds study

In a bit of "reverse engineering" research using brain tissues from five people who died with Alzheimer's disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

25 May 2022

Cryogenic electron microscopy used to determine the structure of fungal ribosome

Most people carry the fungus Candida albicans on their bodies, without this causing many problems. However, a systemic infection with this fungus is dangerous and difficult to treat.

25 May 2022

Researchers identify the genetic causes of three mitochondrial diseases using new approach

When something goes wrong in mitochondria, the tiny organelles that power cells, it can cause a bewildering variety of symptoms such as poor growth, fatigue and weakness, seizures, developmental and cognitive disabilities, and vision problems.

25 May 2022

New imaging approach helps scientists build a complete picture of brain networks

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed an imaging technique to capture information about the structure and function of brain tissue at subcellular level – a few billionth of a metre, while also capturing information about the surrounding environment.

25 May 2022

Researchers reveal novel tumor–macrophage interactions that promote peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer

A research team at the School of Biological Sciences, the University of Hong Kong, has revealed novel cellular and molecular interactions between cancer cells and tumor-associated macrophages that promote peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer.

25 May 2022

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UK and Sweden commit to enhance co-operation in the life sciences

Researchers identify a gene that plays vital role in the innate human immune system

Penn biologists show evidence of a two-sided genomic arms race involving repetitive DNA

Understanding transposons provides a new starting point to generate more powerful gene editing tools

Researchers discover bifunctional lipopeptide antibiotic with a low resistance potential

Exposure of microbial communities to antibiotics could facilitate the spread of plasmid-encoded genes

Nexus Medical Labs receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-CoV-2 test using the RHINOstic™ Automated Nasal Swab from Rhinostics

Research offers entirely new ways to visualize cell membranes

Study shows how synchronization contributes to transmission, processing of information in the brain

New Spex NanoSNAP™ provides high performance measurements of nucleic acids and proteins in a snap

Researchers focus on how bacterial cells adapt and resist antibiotics

Specific neural circuit in mice can help detect the dimmest shadows possible

UCLA researchers discover key molecular mechanism behind memory linking

Researchers discover mechanisms underlying T-cell receptor's immunosuppressive function

The role of pyroptosis in COVID-19

A sugar-studded protein could be key to stopping Alzheimer’s disease progression, finds study

Cryogenic electron microscopy used to determine the structure of fungal ribosome

Researchers identify the genetic causes of three mitochondrial diseases using new approach

New imaging approach helps scientists build a complete picture of brain networks

Researchers reveal novel tumor–macrophage interactions that promote peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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