Nanoprobe enables measurement of protein dynamics in living cells
A team of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Rowland Institute at Harvard University have used a specialized nanoprobe developed by the Harvard/Rowland...
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Engineers develop a new biosensor chip for detecting DNA mutations
Credit: Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have developed an electrical graphene chip capable of detecting...
Electronic bacteria sensor is potential future tool for medicine and food safety
Credit: (Purdue University photo by John Underwood) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new type of electronic sensor that might be used to quickly detect and...
Researchers uncover how environmental pollutant dioxin alters brain development in mice
Tsukuba, Japan – Dioxins are environmental pollutants that stay in the body for long periods of time because they can accumulate in fat tissue. They...
Starving cancer cells by blocking their metabolism
Scientists at EPFL have found a way to starve liver cancer cells by blocking a protein that is required for glutamine breakdown — while leaving...
Topical application of antiretroviral drug combination prevents transmission of (S)HIV
Findings published last week in the… view more Credit: Photos by Dr. Marc M. Baum Monrovia, CA (June 12, 2016) – Researchers are edging ever...
Reclaiming the immune system’s assault on tumors
One of the major obstacles with treating cancer is that tumors can conscript the body’s immune cells and make them work for them. Researchers at...
Pretargeted radioimmunotherapy may eliminate colorectal cancer
Credit: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center San Diego, Calif. – An emerging cancer therapy has colorectal tumors surrounded. Presenters at the 2016 Annual Meeting of...
Roadmap for advanced cell manufacturing shows path to cell-based therapeutics
Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek An industry-driven consortium has developed a national roadmap designed to chart the path to large-scale manufacturing of cell-based therapeutics...
Predicting disease outbreaks using environmental changes
A model that predicts outbreaks of zoonotic diseases — those originating in livestock or wildlife such as Ebola and Zika — based on changes in...
Blood test predicts success of neuroendocrine cancer therapy
San Diego, Calif. – Malignant neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are relatively rare, notoriously difficult to treat, and associated with poor long-term survival. According to research presented...
Boosting immunity in older adults: UA unmasks new infection-fighting T cells
Credit: (University of Arizona Health Sciences) TUCSON, Ariz. – Sixty-five is the age when many people retire, kick back and take it easy. And so...
Discovery of molecular protection linked to a degenerative neuromuscular disease
Knowledge of the minute details of the proteins that are linked to diseases is crucial if we are to discover therapeutic targets and thus pave...
FDA approves vaccine for cholera
In a milestone years in the making, a vaccine to prevent cholera, invented and developed by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s...
Southern Europe risks Zika outbreaks this summer
Established Aedes-mosquito population could spread the Zika virus in Europe this summer if infected travelers introduce the virus. An analysis of temperatures, vectorial capacity, basic...
