Root extract of Chinese medicinal plant makes worms to live longer
A root extract of the Fallopia multiflora, or Chinese knotweed, has special properties: it enables the nematode C. elegans to live longer and protects it...
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DFG presents position paper on synthetic biology
Scientific developments in the field of synthetic biology have often given rise to public debate on the possible need for additional regulation. In response, the...
Approach paves way for new antimicrobial materials
Researchers at North Carolina State University have successfully incorporated "photosensitizers" into a range of polymers, giving those materials the ability to render bacteria and viruses...
Potential assay artefacts in anti-malarial screening documented
Credit: (Courtesy: Renugah Naidu and Gowtham Subramanian, Singapore University of Technology & Design) Malaria remains an economic and health burden to the developing world. As...
Neural prostheses for the brain
Dr. Nikolaus Wenger of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin has been awarded a Freigeist Fellowship to support the development of brain-computer interfaces for neurological diseases. The...
Scorpion census: Researchers update global record of medically significant scorpions
Credit: Micaiah Ward TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Scorpions can be found at every corner of the globe and on six of the seven continents, from the...
New knowledge about retrovirus-host coevolution
Retroviruses have colonised vertebrate hosts for millions of years by inserting their genes into host genomes, enabling their inheritance through generations as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs)....
A step towards biological warfare with insects?
Credit: D. Caetano-Anolles Owing to present-day armed conflicts, the general public is well aware of the terrifying effects of chemical weapons. Meanwhile, the effects of...
Mechanism of resistance to novel targeted therapy for ovarian cancer identified
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have unraveled a mechanism of resistance to EZH2 inhibitors in ovarian cancers with mutations in the ARID1A gene. The study,...
How wasp and bee stinger designs help deliver the pain
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Next time you're stung by a wasp or a honeybee, consider the elegantly designed stinger that caused you so much pain. In...
Insilico Medicine to present at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference Europe
Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, October 8, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence for drug...
How vampire bats are supporting virus research
A new research project underway at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is investigating how, and under what conditions, viruses can persist inside the body and remain...
Breast cancer drug could be used to treat life-threatening leukaemia
A recently-approved breast cancer drug could be used to target and treat a life-threatening leukaemia, new research has revealed. Experts at Newcastle University, UK, have...
Charting genetic differences in breast can improve care for underserved populations
A study comparing DNA and RNA data from Nigerian breast cancer patients to patients in a United States database found that certain aggressive molecular features...
NUS researchers uncover new role of TIP60 protein in controlling tumor formation
Scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a new molecular pathway that controls...
