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Salk physician-scientist has been named an NIH Director's New Innovator for 2020

Salk Institute Assistant Professor Edward Stites has been named an NIH Director's New Innovator for 2020 as part of the National Institutes of Health's High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program.

6 Oct 2020

Researchers identify gene related to seed dispersal in green millet

For years, Elizabeth (Toby) Kellogg, PhD, member and Robert E. King Distinguished Investigator and other researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (Danforth Center) drove up and down the highways of the continental United States, occasionally pulling over to the side of the road to collect small weedy plants and bring them back to the lab.

6 Oct 2020

Understanding how the malaria parasite can withstand fever's heat

Even when a person suffering from malaria is burning up with fever and too sick to function, the tiny blood-eating parasites lurking inside them continue to flourish, relentlessly growing and multiplying as they gobble up the host's red blood cells.

5 Oct 2020

New deep learning-based technique could boost drug development

When you take a medication, you want to know precisely what it does. Pharmaceutical companies go through extensive testing to ensure that you do.

5 Oct 2020

A new method to deliver drugs to the brain with pinpoint accuracy

Focused ultrasound waves help ETH researchers to deliver drugs to the brain with pinpoint accuracy, in other words only to where their effect is desired. This method is set to enable treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders and tumors with fewer side effects in the future.

5 Oct 2020

Scientists discover small molecules that may reduce cellular stress

For many, getting older can unfortunately mean an increased risk of illness from cardiovascular disease to cancer.

5 Oct 2020

Supporting Coronavirus Research with Liquid Chromatography

The RNA in viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 are an ideal research target. RNA purification with liquid chromatography is essential in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 5 Oct 2020

SGD Pharma extends industry-leading Ready-to-Use molded glass vial range with introduction of EasyLyo and ISO20mm 50ml sizes in tray

SGD Pharma extends leading glass vial range with new sizes

From SGD Pharma 2 Oct 2020

Researchers detect cancer cells at an early stage of development via luminescent nanothermometers

From Linkam Scientific Instruments 2 Oct 2020

Flowmeter for Applications Requiring a High Degree of Cleanliness

The Metraflow ultrasonic flowmeter from Titan Enterprises offers an ideal solution for flow monitoring applications requiring a high degree of cleanliness.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd 1 Oct 2020

Study offers explanation for why people's responses to the same drug vary widely

Scientists at Scripps Research have comprehensively mapped how a key class of proteins within cells regulates signals coming in from cell surface receptors.

1 Oct 2020

Direction and type of the force acting on a cell can alter gene expression

Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull - strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few.

1 Oct 2020

Fecal microbiota transplantation restores gut microbial development in cesarean-born infants

The human gut contains a diverse ecosystem of microbes: mainly bacteria, as well as viruses and fungi, termed the gut microbiota. Recent years have shown that the gut microbiota have widespread effects on the overall functioning of the host's body.

1 Oct 2020

Study reveals how immune cells sacrifice themselves to help fight off infections

Whether flu or coronavirus, it can take several days for the body to ramp up an effective response to a viral infection.

1 Oct 2020

Scientists map genetic networks that control the biology of regulatory T cells

Unlike most T cells, which launch immune responses against foreign molecules, regulatory T cells are the peacekeepers of the human immune system, damping down inflammatory reactions when they're not needed.

1 Oct 2020

Researchers uncover the cause of 1990s Argentina cholera epidemic

The evolution of epidemic and endemic strains of the cholera-causing bacterium Vibrio cholerae in Argentina has been mapped in detail by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the INEI-ANLIS "Dr Carlos G. Malbrán", Argentina.

1 Oct 2020

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Salk physician-scientist has been named an NIH Director's New Innovator for 2020

Researchers identify gene related to seed dispersal in green millet

Understanding how the malaria parasite can withstand fever's heat

New deep learning-based technique could boost drug development

A new method to deliver drugs to the brain with pinpoint accuracy

Scientists discover small molecules that may reduce cellular stress

Supporting Coronavirus Research with Liquid Chromatography

SGD Pharma extends industry-leading Ready-to-Use molded glass vial range with introduction of EasyLyo and ISO20mm 50ml sizes in tray

Researchers detect cancer cells at an early stage of development via luminescent nanothermometers

Flowmeter for Applications Requiring a High Degree of Cleanliness

Study offers explanation for why people's responses to the same drug vary widely

Direction and type of the force acting on a cell can alter gene expression

Fecal microbiota transplantation restores gut microbial development in cesarean-born infants

Study reveals how immune cells sacrifice themselves to help fight off infections

Scientists map genetic networks that control the biology of regulatory T cells

Researchers uncover the cause of 1990s Argentina cholera epidemic

Calibr's novel 'switchable' CAR-T cell therapy granted FDA's Fast Track designation

Compounds repurposed from malaria treatment can kill diarrheal pathogen

Planaria flatworm can be used as reliable alternative for testing topical skin products

Study reveals how ILCs develop, adapt, specialize in specific tissue environments

Building Bridges to Scalable Allogeneic Cell Therapy

Edoardo Fabini

Reducing polypharmacy through innovative drug formulation technologies

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