Tag: Molecular Biology

EMBL-EBI announces the launch of the BioImage Archive, a large-scale, centralized data resource to host reference imaging dataCredit: EMBL-EBI EMBL's ...

Using a common anticonvulsant to counteract inflammation

Breakthrough and unique research helps scientists reposition papaverine as a novel drug to treat inflammation that is implicated in sepsis ...

Human Frontier Science Program awards Michael Hall the 2019 HFSP Nakasone Award

HFSP Nakasone Award The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) has announced that its 2019 HFSP Nakasone Award will be awarded ...

Airless worms: A new hope against drug-resistant parasites

By targeting an unusual offshoot of worm metabolism, researchers seek to fight a major global health problemCredit: WikiMedia Commons Over ...

Study finds electronic cigarettes damage brain stem cells

UC Riverside research on mouse neural stem cells has implications for nicotine useCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...

Scissors get stuck — another way bacteria use CRISPR/Cas9

Cas9 represses gene activity, important for virulence In biotech these days, CRISPR/Cas9 is a hot topic, because of its utility ...

Researchers clock DNA’s recovery time after chemotherapy

In the time it takes for an Amazon Prime delivery to arrive, cells damaged by chemotherapy can almost completely fix ...

Protein clumps in ALS neurons provide potential target for new therapies

Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurological condition that affects motor neurons -- the ...

Three-dimensional model illuminates key aspects of early development

Credit: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Molecular Embryology at The Rockefeller University From a biological standpoint, the earliest stages ...

Mutation discovery leads to precise treatment for child with severe lymphatic disorder

CHOP researchers: A repurposed drug reshapes anatomy, brings dramatic clinical improvementCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, July 1, 2019—Faced with ...

New metalloenzyme-based system allows selective targeting of cancer cells

RIKEN researchers have developed a promising method to deliver a drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding tissues, involving a ...

Scientists identify interactions that stabilize a neurodegeneration-associated protein

Understanding the normal molecular interactions could aid in the development of therapeutics to prevent the formation of clumps associated with ...

Pharmaconutrition — Modern drug design for functional studies

Bitter (taste) receptor with health effect?Credit: Dr. Antonella Di Pizio / Leibniz-LSB@TUM Antonella Di Pizio and Maik Behrens of the ...

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $5 million to 10 top young clinical investigators