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Genetic variants that impact protein binding in immune cells can cause autoimmune diseases

Certain genetic variants that cause modified protein binding in immune cells, are also seen in those at high risk of some autoimmune diseases, new research has found.

16 Apr 2021

Bristol-based new biotech company is developing ground-breaking treatments for Covid-19

A team of top scientists from the University of Bristol have announced the formation of a new biotech company that is developing ground-breaking and newly patented potential treatments for Coronavirus.

16 Apr 2021

Study shows how proteins work in concert to resolve DNA double-strand breaks

From cancer treatment to sunlight, radiation and toxins can severely damage DNA in both harmful and healthy cells. While the body has evolved to efficiently treat and restore damaged cells, the mechanisms that allow this natural repair remain misunderstood.

16 Apr 2021

HP1a is a key epigenetic regulator that maintains chromosome integrity

The information of the human genome is encoded by approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs and packaged into 23 pairs of chromosomes.

16 Apr 2021

Study reveals new genes that program stem cells to make dendritic cells

Using a new single-cell technique, WEHI researchers have uncovered a way to understand the programming behind how stem cells make particular cell types.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers invent new technique to measure the speed of fibril growth

Amyloid fibrils are deposits of proteins in the body that join together to form microscopic fibres. Their formation has been linked to many serious human diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Type 2 diabetes.

16 Apr 2021

Scientists illuminate how some antibodies can effectively disable ebolaviruses

Some survivors of ebolavirus outbreaks make antibodies that can broadly neutralize these viruses--and now, scientists at Scripps Research have illuminated how these antibodies can disable the viruses so effectively.

16 Apr 2021

New plasmonic isothermal PCR technology can detect respiratory viral pathogens in 30 minutes

Researchers in South Korea developed a plasmonic isothermal recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) array chip, the world's first plasmoinc isothermal PCR technology which can detect 8 types of pathogens (4 bacteria and 4 viruses) that cause acute respiratory infectious diseases in 30 minutes.

15 Apr 2021

CityU researchers identify super-enhancers that stimulate the activity of breast cancer genes

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive type of breast cancer with a high fatality rate. Currently, chemotherapy is the major treatment option, but the clinical result is unsatisfactory.

15 Apr 2021

New machine learning method for designing more effective antibody drugs

Antibodies are not only produced by our immune cells to fight viruses and other pathogens in the body. For a few decades now, medicine has also been using antibodies produced by biotechnology as drugs.

15 Apr 2021

UZH study establishes an objective neurobiological measure for stress resilience

Researchers at the University of Zurich show that increased sensitivity in a specific region of the brain contributes to the development of anxiety and depression in response to real-life stress.

15 Apr 2021

Highly Accurate Physicochemical Characterisation of Small Nanoparticles

Analytik Ltd reports how researchers at the Centre for Bionano Interactions, University College Dublin, Ireland have used a DC24000 ultra high-resolution particle size analyzer for accurate physicochemical characterisation of small-sized nanoparticles.

From Analytik Ltd 15 Apr 2021

Researchers unravel the molecular basis of how Mtb uses and transports an essential sugar

Tuberculosis is a devastating disease that claims over 1.5 million lives each year. The increase in TB cases that are resistant to the current antibiotics means that novel drugs to kill Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) are urgently needed.

15 Apr 2021

Medical EdTech specialist, Continulus forms partnership with the Australian Sepsis Network

Continulus has formed a global partnership with the highly regarded Australian Sepsis Network (ASN).

From Continulus 15 Apr 2021

Chemical pollutants in the environment can alter animal and human behavior

International scientists from around the world are warning that chemical pollutants in the environment have the potential to alter animal and human behavior.

15 Apr 2021

DNAJC9 protein plays a key role in safeguarding histones, shows study

In the cell nucleus histones play a crucial role packaging DNA into chromatin. Histones are however very sticky to both DNA and RNA, so to ensure they are transported to the cell nucleus after synthesis and bind to the right portion of DNA to organize the chromatin, they are guarded by complexes of histone chaperones.

15 Apr 2021

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Genetic variants that impact protein binding in immune cells can cause autoimmune diseases

Bristol-based new biotech company is developing ground-breaking treatments for Covid-19

Study shows how proteins work in concert to resolve DNA double-strand breaks

HP1a is a key epigenetic regulator that maintains chromosome integrity

Study reveals new genes that program stem cells to make dendritic cells

Researchers invent new technique to measure the speed of fibril growth

Scientists illuminate how some antibodies can effectively disable ebolaviruses

New plasmonic isothermal PCR technology can detect respiratory viral pathogens in 30 minutes

CityU researchers identify super-enhancers that stimulate the activity of breast cancer genes

New machine learning method for designing more effective antibody drugs

UZH study establishes an objective neurobiological measure for stress resilience

Highly Accurate Physicochemical Characterisation of Small Nanoparticles

Researchers unravel the molecular basis of how Mtb uses and transports an essential sugar

Medical EdTech specialist, Continulus forms partnership with the Australian Sepsis Network

Chemical pollutants in the environment can alter animal and human behavior

DNAJC9 protein plays a key role in safeguarding histones, shows study

Food tastes better if you see it before smelling it, shows study

New research could help solve major challenge in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines

Modified immune cells may prove a game-changer for patients with late-stage cancers

Study solves mystery of how cells measure their size

How does norepinephrine influence anxiety-related behaviours?

Transforming Lab Workflows with Cell Culture Automation

Building Bridges to Scalable Allogeneic Cell Therapy

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