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Researchers develop new tool to protect against HIV infection

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a vaginal implant based on the theory of immune quiescence that could prevent women from contracting HIV.

16 Apr 2018

Researchers create biocompatible gels using caffeine as catalyst

Caffeine is well-known for its ability to help people stay alert, but a team of researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital has now come up with a novel use for this chemical stimulant -- catalyzing the formation of polymer materials.

13 Apr 2018

Breakthrough study promises to bring gene-editing technology much closer to therapeutic reality

Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene sequences in each cell and edits in the correct information with precision accuracy.

13 Apr 2018

'Molecular microscope' system for transplant biopsy more effective than conventional methods

A transplant biopsy system that uses gene chips to read molecules is far safer and more effective than existing approaches used for heart transplant biopsies and is showing promising results for lung transplant biopsies, new University of Alberta-led research shows.

13 Apr 2018

Versatile mouse model opens doors to new targeted cancer therapies

Researchers from the Seve Ballesteros Foundation-CNIO Brain Tumour Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have developed an extremely powerful and versatile mouse model that will improve cancer research and accelerate pre-clinical testing of novel targeted therapies. Their work appears in Nature Communications.

13 Apr 2018

Experimental molecular therapy to block matrix-forming protein may prevent heart failure

Scientists used an experimental targeted molecular therapy to block a matrix-forming protein in heart cells damaged by heart attack, reducing levels of scarred muscle tissue and saving mouse models from heart failure.

13 Apr 2018

Intranasal spray shows promise for peanut allergy suppression

A vaccine delivered in the form of an ultrafine nasal spray has been shown to protect against allergy symptoms peanut sensitive mice.

13 Apr 2018

Glucose metabolism is key to neural network development, finds study

A new study has found that glucose metabolism is critical for the development of neural networks in the brain.

13 Apr 2018

Biologists discover surprising, additional function for soluble form of SNARE protein

In 2013, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their contributions to uncovering the mechanisms governing vesicle transport in cells. Their explanations provided both a conceptual and a mechanistic understanding of basic processes at the most fundamental level.

13 Apr 2018

Scientists from Cure First and SEngine Precision Medicine discover common link in 28% of all cancers

Seattle scientists from Cure First, a non-profit research organization, and SEngine Precision Medicine, a biotech developing targeted, more effective, and less toxic cancer therapeutics, co-authored one of 27 high-profile papers published today by Cell Press.

13 Apr 2018

TradeShow Talks with TIP Biosystems

I'm professor Dieter Trau, and we are at the Analytica at booth, at hall B2, booth 116. The company we are presenting here is TIP Biosystems Pte Ltd.

From Tip Biosystems Pte Ltd 13 Apr 2018

TradeShow Talks with Metrohm

Metrohm is the market leader for ion analysis. Analytica is the most important trade show for us on a global scale.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 13 Apr 2018

Researchers unlock new way to use cell's nanostructures as disease biomarkers

Researchers at the University of Sydney have established a method to identify individual nanoparticles released by human cells, opening the way for them to become diagnostic tools in the early-detection of cancers, dementia and kidney disease.

13 Apr 2018

Zeiss highlights 2D superresolution mode for ZEISS Airyscan

At Neuroscience 2017, a new imaging mode for the ZEISS LSM 8 family with Airyscan has been introduced. Their unique 32-channel GaAsP array detector captures more spatial information than traditional confocal microscopes.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 13 Apr 2018

Tweezers made of laser beams manipulate atoms to make new molecules

Researchers have devised optical tweezers made up of laser beams that could be used to manipulate and move tiny atoms to align them to form single molecules. This is a breakthrough and has been done for the first time by scientists from Harvard University. The work report was published in a study in the latest issue of the journal Science.

13 Apr 2018

KU Cancer Center to present evidence supporting anti-cancer drug at AACR 2018

The University of Kansas Cancer Center will present preclinical evidence supporting Ciclopirox Prodrug (CPX-POM), an anti-cancer agent currently in Phase I clinical trials, at the American Association for Cancer Research 2018 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Ciclopirox Prodrug was discovered by researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center and KU's Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation.

12 Apr 2018

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Researchers develop new tool to protect against HIV infection

Researchers create biocompatible gels using caffeine as catalyst

Breakthrough study promises to bring gene-editing technology much closer to therapeutic reality

'Molecular microscope' system for transplant biopsy more effective than conventional methods

Versatile mouse model opens doors to new targeted cancer therapies

Experimental molecular therapy to block matrix-forming protein may prevent heart failure

Intranasal spray shows promise for peanut allergy suppression

Glucose metabolism is key to neural network development, finds study

Biologists discover surprising, additional function for soluble form of SNARE protein

Scientists from Cure First and SEngine Precision Medicine discover common link in 28% of all cancers

TradeShow Talks with TIP Biosystems

TradeShow Talks with Metrohm

Researchers unlock new way to use cell's nanostructures as disease biomarkers

Zeiss highlights 2D superresolution mode for ZEISS Airyscan

Tweezers made of laser beams manipulate atoms to make new molecules

KU Cancer Center to present evidence supporting anti-cancer drug at AACR 2018

Overestimation of Ebola virus mutation rates

CReM researchers optimize process to engineer disease- or patient-specific lung stem cells

Study reveals unexpected mechanism that induces thirst after alcohol or sugar exposure

Researchers get one step closer to creating peptide vaccine against atherosclerosis

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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