New piece of Alzheimer’s puzzle found
Researchers discover that two short strings of amino acids could pave the way to new treatments for Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Jordan ...
Tag: Biotechnology
Programmable swarmbots make flexible biological tools
The biomanufacturing platform uses bursting bacteria and a shrinking capsule to produce targeted proteinsCredit: Zhuojun Dai DURHAM, N.C.-- Biomedical engineers ...
Miniaturizing medical imaging, sensing technology
High quality medical images produced using a microchip proves researcher's fabrication method can be used to miniaturize sensing, imaging and ...
Study gives clues to the origin of Huntington’s disease, and a new way to find drugs
Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Embryology at The Rockefeller University The first signs of Huntington's, an inherited ...
Novel anti-cancer nanomedicine for efficient chemotherapy
Credit: Santos Lab Researchers at the University of Helsinki in collaboration with researchers from Åbo Akademi University,Finland and Huazhong University ...
Pros and cons of genetic scissors
In combination with other methods, Crispr technology might one day render animal testing obsolete.Credit: RUB, Marquard Crispr technology has greatly ...
New method reveals how damage occurs in human biological cells due to mechanical fatigue
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Human red blood cells (RBCs) are extremely resilient and have the capacity to undergo cellular deformation ...
‘Death Star’ bacterial structures that inject proteins can be tapped to deliver drugs
Not all bacteria spread diseases, many are beneficial and this strain has nanoscale syringes that deliver proteins which cause metamorphosis ...
Defective cilia linked to heart valve birth defects
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina identify mutations in ciliary genes causing bicuspid aortic valve -- the most ...
Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves
Credit: Graphic courtesy Michael Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers ...
Gene-targeted cancer drugs, slow release overcome resistance
Promising cancer therapy overcomes body's innate resistance using CRISPR/Cas targeting and drug delivery gelCredit: Mandana Manzari DURHAM, N.C.-- Biomedical engineers ...
New imaging technology could ‘revolutionize’ cancer surgery
'This is the future, a huge step towards our ultimate goal of revolutionizing surgical oncology'Credit: University of Waterloo Cancer treatment ...
Nanoparticles used to transport anti-cancer agent to cells
Credit: David Fairen-Jimenez Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a platform that uses nanoparticles known as metal-organic frameworks ...
Combination of wood fibers and spider silk could rival plastic
The unique material outperforms most of today's synthetic and natural materials by providing high strength and stiffness, combined with increased ...
Anti-aging startup launched based on breakthrough UAB research
Credit: UAB News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Together, hair loss prevention and anti-aging skincare represent a more than $11 billion market. ...
Team discovers polymorph selection during crystal growth can be thermodynamically driven
Studying colloidal crystallization, Lehigh scientists show that kinetic effects may be unable to fully explain the appearance of structural transformations, ...
Children’s Tumor Foundation hosts NF Innovation Week in San Francisco
Researchers, clinicians, data scientists, patients and caregivers convene to fast-track cures for the rare disorder neurofibromatosis Neurofibromatosis (NF), a genetic ...
Human artificial chromosomes bypass centromere roadblocks
Human artificial chromosomes (HACs) could be useful tools for both understanding how mammalian chromosomes function and creating synthetic biological systems, ...
To become, or not to become… a neuron
Scientists find a factor that makes neural stem cells 'deaf' Researchers led by Pierre Vanderhaeghen and Jérôme Bonnefont (VIB-KU Leuven ...
Biologists and mathematicians team up to explore tissue folding
An algorithm developed to study the structure of galaxies helps explain a key feature of embryonic development As embryos develop, ...
