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Gyros Protein Technologies introduces Gyrolab Bioaffy 4000 CD to extend sensitivity of immunoassay CD range

Gyros Protein Technologies AB today announced the introduction of Gyrolab® Bioaffy™ 4000 CD for immunoassay applications in biotherapeutic workflows.

From Gyros Protein Technologies AB 27 Jan 2021

Archaeological scientists use proteomics to study ancient dairying

Tracking milk drinking in the ancient past is not straightforward. For decades, archaeologists have tried to reconstruct the practice by various indirect methods. T

27 Jan 2021

Researchers develop new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University's Ithaca campus have developed a new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions and how they influence disease risk.

27 Jan 2021

Wistar researchers discover new enzymatic function of the Epstein-Barr Virus protein

Researchers at The Wistar Institute have discovered a new enzymatic function of the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) protein EBNA1, a critical factor in EBV's ability to transform human cells and cause cancer.

27 Jan 2021

Iron-carrying extracellular vesicles promote viral-bacterial co-infection

The mechanism by which acute viral respiratory infections promote secondary bacterial growth and infection in the airways depends on iron-carrying extracellular sacs secreted by the cells lining the host's airways, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a paper published today in Cell Reports.

26 Jan 2021

Two enzymes fuel transition from pre-cancer stem cells to leukemia stem cells

Since stem cells can continually self-regenerate, making more stem cells, and differentiate into many different specialized cell types, they play an important role in our development and health.

26 Jan 2021

Study shows why children of obese mothers have propensity to develop metabolic diseases

A Brazilian study published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction helps understand why obese mothers tend to have children with a propensity to develop metabolic disease during their lifetime, as suggested by previous research.

26 Jan 2021

Remdesivir disrupts SARS-CoV-2 more effectively than other similar drugs

In the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, antiviral drug remdesivir has emerged as a promising candidate.

26 Jan 2021

Study uses computational framework to identify tamoxifen resistance markers in ER+ breast cancer

One common challenge of cancer therapy is when cancer cells don't respond to a drug that is usually able to kill or weaken them, known as treatment resistance.

26 Jan 2021

New NIH grant supports research on Alzheimer's disease caused by gene mutations

A new grant from the National Institute On Aging at the National Institutes of Health will support ongoing research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to address Alzheimer's disease caused by gene mutations.

26 Jan 2021

Researchers find microbiome-controlled anti-inflammatory subsets of astrocytes

Astrocytes are the most abundant type of cells within the central nervous system (CNS), but they remain poorly characterized.

26 Jan 2021

G3BP proteins inhibit metabolic driver that plays a central role in cancers, neurological disorders

G3BP proteins inhibit the metabolic driver MTOR - a signaling protein that plays a central role in tumor diseases and developmental disorders of the brain. This is reported in this week´s issue of the renowned journal Cell.

26 Jan 2021

Scientists show how coconut oil is metabolized in the liver

Coconut oil has increasingly found its way into German kitchens in recent years, although its alleged health benefits are controversial. Scientists at the University of Bonn have now been able to show how it is metabolized in the liver.

26 Jan 2021

Microglial cells contribute to the negative mood experienced during neurological diseases

Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that make you feel uneasy and depressed in correlation with inflammation.

26 Jan 2021

Anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays critical role in cancer and neuronal diseases

Certain anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays an important role in cancer and developmental brain disorders.

26 Jan 2021

New study unravels complete sequence of DNA repair mechanism

Every living organism has DNA, and every living organism engages in DNA replication, the process by which DNA makes an exact copy of itself during cell division. While it's a tried-and-true process, problems can arise.

25 Jan 2021

World's first fully reversible manipulation of the circadian clock

The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules research team of Designated Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Hirota, Postdoctoral Fellow Simon Miller, Professor Kenichiro Itami and graduate student Tsuyoshi Oshima (Research Fellowship for Young Scientists, JSPS), in collaboration with the group of Professor Ben Feringa and Postdoctoral Fellow Dušan Kolarski of Groningen University in the Netherlands, have achieved a world first: fully reversible manipulation of the period of the circadian clock using light, by exchanging part of a compound with a light-activated switch.

25 Jan 2021

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Gyros Protein Technologies introduces Gyrolab Bioaffy 4000 CD to extend sensitivity of immunoassay CD range

Archaeological scientists use proteomics to study ancient dairying

Researchers develop new computational method for studying genetic and environmental interactions

Wistar researchers discover new enzymatic function of the Epstein-Barr Virus protein

Iron-carrying extracellular vesicles promote viral-bacterial co-infection

Two enzymes fuel transition from pre-cancer stem cells to leukemia stem cells

Study shows why children of obese mothers have propensity to develop metabolic diseases

Remdesivir disrupts SARS-CoV-2 more effectively than other similar drugs

Study uses computational framework to identify tamoxifen resistance markers in ER+ breast cancer

New NIH grant supports research on Alzheimer's disease caused by gene mutations

Researchers find microbiome-controlled anti-inflammatory subsets of astrocytes

G3BP proteins inhibit metabolic driver that plays a central role in cancers, neurological disorders

Scientists show how coconut oil is metabolized in the liver

Microglial cells contribute to the negative mood experienced during neurological diseases

Anchor proteins inhibit a key metabolic driver that plays critical role in cancer and neuronal diseases

New study unravels complete sequence of DNA repair mechanism

World's first fully reversible manipulation of the circadian clock

Stem cell based cell culture model to recapitulate important aspects of NAFLD

New method can help identify potential anti-cancer drugs at a high pace

UNSW develops a ceramic-based ink to 3D-print bone parts with living cells

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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