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Stiff tissue can present microenvironment susceptible to tumor growth, says study

Stiffer breast tissue creates an environment more prone to cancer by enabling the disease to interfere with the surrounding healthy cells, according to a recent study published in Biomaterials.

4 May 2018

New eye drop may be potentially effective in treating seasonal eye allergies

A recent study shows that a new eye drop may be a potentially effective treatment for seasonal eye allergies, a condition affecting millions of people worldwide.

4 May 2018

Scientists successfully test anti-alcoholism drug in animal models

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have successfully tested in animals a drug that, they say, may one day help block the withdrawal symptoms and cravings that incessantly coax people with alcoholism to drink.

4 May 2018

Genes that control the immune system may play role in hair graying

A study has found a link between genes that warn our bodies of a pathogenic infection and genes that play a role in determining hair color.

4 May 2018

Study shows how bacterial toxins can cripple normal cellular activity

Bacterial toxins can wreak mass havoc within cells by shutting down multiple essential functions at once, a new study has found.

4 May 2018

3D structures of nicotine receptor could lead to new ways for treating addiction

UT Southwestern researchers today published in Nature atomic-scale blueprints of the most abundant class of brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. A structural understanding of the protein, found in neurons, could lead to new ways to treat nicotine addiction from smoking and vaping.

3 May 2018

International Workshop on Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy

Scientists meet at PicoQuant’s Workshop to share the latest developments in single molecule detection.

3 May 2018

Stem cells cultured in vitro self-assemble into embryo

An embryo has been created in vitro from mouse stem cells cultured with a 3D scaffold. The resulting structure was remarkably similar to a natural mouse embryo.

3 May 2018

Moving beyond traditional 'magic bullet' approach for discovering new drugs

It's time to move beyond the traditional 'magic bullet' approach for discovering new drugs and start leveraging the full complexity of Mother Nature, say Vanderbilt Professor of Chemistry Brian Bachmann and Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Jonathan Irish.

3 May 2018

Scripps Research team receives $12 million grant to improve flu and malaria vaccines

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute aim to improve flu and malaria vaccines with the support of a new $12 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

3 May 2018

Math provides new insights into how living cells 'think'

How does the 'brain' of a living cell work, allowing an organism to function and thrive in changing and unfavorable environments?

3 May 2018

New discovery could revolutionize understanding of omega-3 production

A major discovery that could "revolutionize" the understanding of omega-3 production in the ocean has been made by an international team of scientists.

3 May 2018

Scientists find way to inhibit growth of specific gut microbes associated with diseases

Emerging evidence suggests that microbes in the digestive system have a big influence on human health and may play a role in the onset of disease throughout the body.

3 May 2018

Scientists use cryo-ET techniques to capture images of measles viruses

Researchers have been able to capture images of measles viruses as they emerge from infected cells, using state of the art cryo-electron tomography techniques

3 May 2018

Researchers discover glutamine-dependent activation of cell growth and autophagy

The human body consists of about 35 trillion cells, so it could be said that overall body growth is the growth of individual cells.

3 May 2018

Study opens the way for potential new dementia treatments with existing drugs

A new research study by scientists in Australia and the US provides an explanation for why clinical trials of drugs reducing proteins in the brain that were thought to cause dementia and Alzheimer's have failed. The study has opened the way for potential new treatments with existing drugs.

2 May 2018

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Stiff tissue can present microenvironment susceptible to tumor growth, says study

New eye drop may be potentially effective in treating seasonal eye allergies

Scientists successfully test anti-alcoholism drug in animal models

Genes that control the immune system may play role in hair graying

Study shows how bacterial toxins can cripple normal cellular activity

3D structures of nicotine receptor could lead to new ways for treating addiction

International Workshop on Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy

Stem cells cultured in vitro self-assemble into embryo

Moving beyond traditional 'magic bullet' approach for discovering new drugs

Scripps Research team receives $12 million grant to improve flu and malaria vaccines

Math provides new insights into how living cells 'think'

New discovery could revolutionize understanding of omega-3 production

Scientists find way to inhibit growth of specific gut microbes associated with diseases

Scientists use cryo-ET techniques to capture images of measles viruses

Researchers discover glutamine-dependent activation of cell growth and autophagy

Study opens the way for potential new dementia treatments with existing drugs

Research findings challenge feasibility of 'shock and kill' approach to cure HIV

Researchers discover new method to test levels of key proteins in human muscle cells

New mosquito automated liquid handling system hastens research into protein-based therapeutics

ZEISS introduces new non-destructive 3D X-ray microcomputed tomography system

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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