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Producing human protein in CHO-cells can eliminate the need for blood donors

Alpha-1-antitrypsin is a protein produced by the liver. The protein gets secreted to the blood stream, where it circulates the body to protect the lungs.

28 Mar 2019

Researchers identify crucial player in controlling misfolded proteins

Researchers have identified a protein complex that marks misfolded proteins, stops them from interacting with other proteins in the cell and directs them towards disposal.

27 Mar 2019

Scientists untangle the brain's life-support network

The portion of the brain known as the hypothalamus is small but mighty -- it controls fundamental behaviors and physiology that are essential for survival.

27 Mar 2019

Scientific breakthrough could lead to safer bioelectronics

Not only does melanin color our skin, hair, and protect us from sun damage, it could also be used to build electronic, bionic implants.

27 Mar 2019

Cambrex doubles liquid packaging capacity and weekly output at its Québec facility

Cambrex Corporation, the leading small molecule company providing drug substance, drug product and analytical services across the entire drug lifecycle, today announced it will double the liquid packaging capacity and weekly output at its Mirabel, Québec site in Canada with the addition of a cGMP packaging line and a new filler on the existing packaging line.

27 Mar 2019

Asynt launches versatile high pressure parallel reactor system

Asynt announce the launch of the Multicell PLUS - a high pressure parallel reactor system with a wide choice of configurations for optimized screening of chemical reactions.

From Asynt 27 Mar 2019

Study explores how a hallucinogenic drug impacts the brains of mice

While there is increasing interest in using hallucinogenic drugs to treat conditions like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, scientists are just beginning to understand what these drugs actually do in the brain—and how they cause hallucinations.

27 Mar 2019

Probing Submicron Protein Aggregation using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, AF4, and Light Scattering

The most recent developments by Wyatt in their instrumentation and software have made the full potential of FFF accessible to a wider user base. In this interview, Kim R. Williams and Christoph Johann talk to News-Medical and Life Sciences about the technologies and their research.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 27 Mar 2019

Nine top companies win 2019 Pittcon Today Excellence Awards for innovative products

Pittcon, the world’s leading conference and exposition for laboratory science, is pleased to announce the selection of nine finalists in the annual Pittcon Today Excellence Awards conducted by CE Communications, the official publishers of Pittcon Today and the Pittcon Buzz.

From Pittcon 27 Mar 2019

Autophagy can help combat Salmonella and other pathogens

Autophagy - the process of recycling cellular material in the body, can help combat Salmonella and other pathogens according to researchers at the School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick who have studied how autophagy can get rid of bacteria, and prevent diseases developing.

27 Mar 2019

Researchers unravel biomechanics of Ebola virus-host cell adhesion

It was recently reported that the number of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 1,000, making it the second-worst outbreak in history after the 2014 outbreak in West Africa in which 29,000 people were infected and more than 11,000 died.

27 Mar 2019

Study finds novel opportunity for treating subgroup of cancer patients with MSI-H tumors

Researchers have identified a protein critical for the survival of a particular type of tumor cell, according to a study published today in eLife.

27 Mar 2019

Research helps develop new medicines with antibacterial properties

The research, conducted at the CEU UCH, combines molecular typology and QSAR methods as faster and more affordable tools in order to obtain new medicines and challenge the growing appearance of bacterial resistances.

27 Mar 2019

Prostate cancer cells 'spit out' a protein that promotes tumor growth

Prostate cancer cells change the behavior of other cells around them, including normal cells, by 'spitting out' a protein from their nucleus, new research has found.

26 Mar 2019

Enamine and Lundbeck announce expansion of drug discovery collaboration

Enamine and H. Lundbeck today announced the expansion of their research collaboration.

From Enamine Ltd 26 Mar 2019

LNC Therapeutics announces grant of Cornell University patent relating to christensenella bacteria

LNC Therapeutics, a French biotech company specializing in gut microbiome-based drug discovery, announced today the grant of the Cornell University (Ithaca, New-York, USA) patent relating to christensenella bacteria.

26 Mar 2019

Horizon Discovery partners with St George’s University Hospital and EMQN to develop reference material for NIPT

Horizon Discovery Group plc, a global leader in gene editing and gene modulation technologies, today announced it is collaborating with St George’s University Hospital, London, and the European Molecular Genetics Quality Network (EMQN), based within the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine at Saint Mary’s Hospital, to develop reference material for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT).

From Revvity 26 Mar 2019

Researchers uncover mechanism that initiates sexual organs maturation

Puberty is a period of extensive changes of body morphology and function. As much as we are familiar with these life-altering changes, relatively little is known about what sets the whole process in motion.

26 Mar 2019

New study questions value of genome-wide polygenic score

What's known as the genome-wide polygenic score, or GPS, combines information from many thousands of genetic markers, each with only a minimal effect, to produce an overall assessment of disease risk based on an individual's entire genetic background.

26 Mar 2019