A new molecular toolkit for the de-novo design of bioactive agents
Credit: Max Hirte / TUM Nature provides mankind with a wide variety of valuable bioactive agents ranging from vitamins over vital fatty acids to cancer...
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Automated OCL insulin system shown to improve glucose control for youngsters at diabetes camp
New Rochelle, NY, June 7, 2016–Using an automated insulin feedback controller as part of an overnight closed-loop (OCL) control system improved glucose control (increased time...
Predicting advanced prostate cancer outcomes with NaF-PET/CT
Reston, Va. – A recent pilot study reported in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that sodium fluoride (Na-F-18) positron emission...
Scientists awarded $1.3 million to optimize probes to test new approach to cancer treatment
JUPITER, FL – June 7, 2016 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded $1.3 million by the...
New mutation-testing technology has potential to guide targeted lung and colorectal cancer therapies
Philadelphia, PA, June 8, 2016 – A new technology suitable for practical clinical testing can detect KRAS gene mutations in lung and colorectal cancers and...
Origami ninja star inspires new battery design
Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – A new disposable battery that folds like an origami ninja star could power biosensors and other small devices...
New types of blood cancer discovered in children
Through a detailed study of leukaemia cells from more than 200 children, a research group at Lund University in Sweden has discovered two new types...
Flight of the RoboBee
Increasingly, researchers are designing robots with forms and functions that defy our expectation of what a machine can be or do. One of the more...
Scientists use modelling to show the role of metabolism and signaling in cancer metastasis
Researchers have built a model to investigate the metastasis of cancer by examining the metabolism of breast epithelial cells and look at the role of...
A new approach to chemical synthesis
MIT chemists have devised a new way to synthesize a complex molecular structure that is shared by a group of fungal compounds with potential as...
Rice study details stress-diabetes link
HOUSTON – (June 6, 2016) – A Rice University study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with roots in the brain’s ability...
Personalized medicine leads to better outcomes for patients with cancer
In a meta-analysis of hundreds of clinical trials involving thousands of patients, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that therapeutic...
Wild parents’ genomes reveal complex genetic past for garden variety petunias
Credit: Tomas Hasing ITHACA, NY– When gardeners look at a petunia, they see the vibrant and versatile blooms of the most popular bedding plant in...
ASCO: Finally, targeted therapies for triple-negative breast cancer
At the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2016, researchers present results of three clinical trials using new targeted therapies against triple negative...
Repairing chronic wounds
Chronic wounds cause nearly 80,000 lower leg amputations annually in the U.S. alone and are associated with an increased likelihood of death. While the body...
