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Study provides a promising new avenue for development of anti-obesity treatments

An anti-tumor drug promotes weight loss in mice at low doses by activating a natural hunger-suppressing pathway, according to a new study publishing February 24th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Jiang Wei Wu and colleagues at Northwest A&F University in Shaanxi, China.

24 Feb 2022

Scientists uncover new role of chromatin-modulatory enzyme during cancer development

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a new role of a chromatin-modulatory enzyme, termed EZH2, during cancer development.

24 Feb 2022

Scientists reveal the possibility to improve immunological memory in vaccines

A key transcription factor in T-cell immunology is crucial to the immune system's "memory" in recognizing threats it has already faced before – and it may be possible to improve this immunological memory in vaccines, according to a new paper by scientists at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation.

24 Feb 2022

Genetic analysis reveals eosinophilic colitis as a unique disease

A condition called eosinophilic colitis is distinct from other, similar eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases and inflammatory bowel disease, according to a genetic analysis published in Gastroenterology.

24 Feb 2022

Semarion raises £2.14 million GBP ($2.89 million USD) seed funding

Investors include Parkwalk Advisors, University of Cambridge Seed Funds, Martlet Capital, and angel investors.

From Semarion 24 Feb 2022

Study shows how certain RNA molecules control the repair of damaged DNA in cancer cells

A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows how certain RNA molecules control the repair of damaged DNA in cancer cells, a discovery that could eventually give rise to better cancer treatments. The study is published today in the journal Nature Communications.

23 Feb 2022

Genetics may influence how the body responds to vaccines and boosters

Genetics play an important role in how our bodies respond to vaccines and booster shots, suggesting that certain protective responses elicited by vaccination could be more effective with personalization, according to a new study led by University of Michigan researchers.

23 Feb 2022

Researchers show how the biological system can be steered with artificial organic neurons

For the first time, researchers demonstrate an artificial organic neuron, a nerve cell, that can be integrated with a living plant and an artificial organic synapse.

23 Feb 2022

Researchers create artificial tendons in vitro from human stem cells

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental develop artificial tendons in vitro from human stem cells that could fix common tendon injuries such as Achilles tendon rupture.

23 Feb 2022

Real-time imaging shows cells of developing fruit fly eye move into position

The ability of cells to self-organize into specific patterns in tissues that serve a function is a universal feature of life.

23 Feb 2022

Tissue engineering advance could one day help patients regrow bones

Researchers have used sound waves to turn stem cells into bone cells, in a tissue engineering advance that could one day help patients regrow bone lost to cancer or degenerative disease.

23 Feb 2022

Subset of human auditory neurons responds to song

A new study indicates that not only does the human auditory cortex respond selectively to music compared to speech, but it is mediated by neuronal subpopulations that respond specifically to different types of music, including a subset for song.

23 Feb 2022

Why is it Important to Democratize Proteomics Data?

In this interview, we speak to Steve Kosteski from IsoPlexis about the importance of single-cell proteomics within the life sciences sector.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 23 Feb 2022

Accelerating genomics research with the firefly

In this interview, we speak to Paul Lomax from SPT Labtech about their new firefly platform and how it will help to accelerate genomics research.

From SPT Labtech 23 Feb 2022

3D model of living brain cancer developed as a potential alternative for drug testing without animals

As a potential alternative for drug testing without lab animals, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology developed and successfully tested a 3D model of living brain cancer that surmounts one of the biggest challenges in tissue engineering.

23 Feb 2022

CD91 receptor promotes SARS-CoV-2 infection

researchers find that LRP1/CD91 is a leading molecule in virus-host cell interactions that causes infection by many RNA viruses.

22 Feb 2022

TGen and Deepcell collaborate to employ AI-based technology to classify and isolate diseased cells

The Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, is partnering with a Silicon Valley firm to become one of the first research institutes in the world to employ a new Artificial Intelligence-powered imaging and sorting technology to classify and isolate individual diseased cells.

22 Feb 2022

Life Science News

Study provides a promising new avenue for development of anti-obesity treatments

Scientists uncover new role of chromatin-modulatory enzyme during cancer development

Scientists reveal the possibility to improve immunological memory in vaccines

Genetic analysis reveals eosinophilic colitis as a unique disease

Semarion raises £2.14 million GBP ($2.89 million USD) seed funding

Study shows how certain RNA molecules control the repair of damaged DNA in cancer cells

Genetics may influence how the body responds to vaccines and boosters

Researchers show how the biological system can be steered with artificial organic neurons

Researchers create artificial tendons in vitro from human stem cells

Real-time imaging shows cells of developing fruit fly eye move into position

Tissue engineering advance could one day help patients regrow bones

Subset of human auditory neurons responds to song

Why is it Important to Democratize Proteomics Data?

Accelerating genomics research with the firefly

3D model of living brain cancer developed as a potential alternative for drug testing without animals

CD91 receptor promotes SARS-CoV-2 infection

TGen and Deepcell collaborate to employ AI-based technology to classify and isolate diseased cells

Exploring the potential of mosaic RBD nanoparticles to fight SARS-CoV-2

Specialized subset of CD4+ T cells jump into action early during an infection, study shows

New research focuses on improving the manufacturing process of lab-grown tissue from cells

How can super-resolution technology help study neurotransmission?

The Proteoform Puzzle: Unlocking the Next Frontier

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

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