Sweat sensor could alert doctors, patients to looming COVID cytokine storm (video)
WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 — Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors recognized that patients who developed a “cytokine storm” —
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CNIO researchers explain the toxicity of USP7 inhibitors, under development for cancer treatment
Understanding the components that control cell division is fundamental to understanding how life works and how alterations in this delicate
Read moreCO2 conversion using a new Power-to-X system
Using excess electricity from wind and solar power, and CO2 from biogas, a new project aims to produce biomethane in a pilot-scale experiment – an important step in the Power-to-X technology that may give exports of Danish technology a green future
Read moreCityU biologists discover super-enhancers that switch on breast cancer genes
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive type of breast cancer with a high fatality rate. Currently, chemotherapy is the
Read moreUnlocking new avenues for curing cancer: Cell receptor neuropilin-1 could hold the key
A growing body of research shows that inhibiting neuropilin-1 activity can slow tumor progression in several types of cancers
Read moreFrom smoky skies to a green horizon: Scientists convert fire-risk wood waste into biofuel
A simplified new process transforms wood waste from agriculture and forest management into ethanol
Read moreDesigning better antibody drugs with artificial intelligence
Antibodies are not only produced by our immune cells to fight viruses and other pathogens in the body. For a
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Superbug killer: New nanotech destroys bacteria and fungal cells
Researchers have developed a new superbug-destroying coating that could be used on wound dressings and implants to prevent and treat potentially deadly bacterial and fungal infections.
Read moreMassive fragment screen points way to new SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors
Experiment with 2533 fragments compounds generates chemical map to future antiviral agents
Read moreSelf-assembling nanofibers prevent damage from inflammation
Nanomaterials strategically activate the immune system to fight inflammation as effectively as current standard therapeutics
Read moreTwo research projects to be receive funds from Samsung Science & Technology Foundation
DGIST announced that Prof. June.M. Kwak, and Prof. Chang-Hee Cho are selected for the research funding program sponsored by ‘Samsung
Read moreAlliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Summit 2021 features world renowned cancer researchers advancing so
James P. Allison, PhD, Carl H. June, MD and Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD Keynote April 29 Summit
Read moreThe Science Behind the Shot: Biotech Tools Developed at Brookhaven Lab Fundamental to Making COVID-19 Vaccines
You’ve probably heard that the first two vaccines approved for battling COVID-19 in the United States use a relatively new approach—injections of simple packets containing mRNA, a genetic material that instructs our cells to make coronavirus spike proteins. But the technology for generating sufficient amounts of those mRNA packets dates back to the 1980s, when F. William Studier, then a senior biophysicist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, developed a way to harness the molecular machinery of a very different virus.
Read moreNovel guidelines help select optimal deconvolution method
Biomedical scientists are increasingly using deconvolution methods, those used to computationally analyze the composition of complex mixtures of cells. One
Read moreUnlocking richer intracellular recordings
CMU/ITT researchers develop novel microelectrode platform to access and record intracellular activity
Read morePetra Fromme honored with the prestigious Anfinsen Award
Arizona State University researcher Petra Fromme has received the 2021 Christian B. Anfinsen Award. The honor is bestowed by The
Read moreLighting the way to folding next-level origami
Recent findings by Slovenian and German scientists artfully explore potential to transform proteins into custom-made structures
Read moreCancer DNA blood tests validated by international research team
An international team today reports the findings of an independent assessment of five commercially-available assays for tumour DNA sequencing –
Read moreLiving fossils: Microbe discovered in evolutionary stasis for millions of years
It’s like something out of science fiction. Research led by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences has revealed that a group
Read moreThe best in AI appointed at Norwich Research Park
Scientists across Norwich Research Park institutes are part of a major integrated UK research-industry programme led by The Alan Turing
Read moreCarnegie Mellon/Yale PNA-based technique an essential part of the gene editing toolkit
In an article published in the April 8 issue of Nature , the National Institutes of Health’s Somatic Cell Gene
Read moreAn international study reveals how the ‘guardian’ of the genome works
The study is published in ‘Nature Structural & Molecular Biology’
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BrainGate: First human use of high-bandwidth wireless brain-computer interface
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are an emerging assistive technology, enabling people with paralysis to type on computer screens or manipulate robotic prostheses just by thinking about moving their own bodies.
Read moreBrainGate: First human use of high-bandwidth wireless brain-computer interface
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University and Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center] — Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are an emerging assistive technology, enabling
Read moreScientists launch ‘herculean’ project creating atlas of human genome variants
SEATTLE (April 1, 2021) – An international consortium of geneticists, biologists, clinicians, mathematicians, and other scientists is determined to take
Read moreBringing gene editing into high schools
Toolkit easily incorporates into any laboratory science course
Read moreSLAS Discovery special issue “Advances in Protein Degradation” available now
Oak Brook, IL – The April edition of SLAS Discovery is a special issue on advances in protein degradation curated
Read moreSLAS Technology April issue dives into reactive oxygen species
Oak Brook, IL – The April edition of SLAS Technology features the cover article “Therapeutic Potential of Reactive Oxygen Species:
Read moreBanana farming practices: Restoring soil potassium
Potassium is a major plant nutrient, and recycling it between plants and soil serves the best interest of both. Banana
Read moreRevealing meat and fish fraud with a handheld ‘MasSpec Pen’ in seconds
Meat and fish fraud are global problems, costing consumers billions of dollars every year. On top of that, mislabeling products
Read moreBluestar Genomics gains FDA Breakthrough Device designation for pancreatic can
Company accelerates commercialization efforts to address a million at-risk patients’ unmet needs
Read moreHow industrialized life remodels the microbiome
International study reveals gut bacteria from people in industrialized societies swap genes at much higher rates
Read more‘Sweat sticker’ diagnoses cystic fibrosis on the skin in real time
New wearable device changes color to detect early disease marker in newborns’ sweat
Read moreFast, portable test can diagnose COVID-19 and track variants
The field test, called NIRVANA, can simultaneously detect and sequence SARS-CoV-2, influenza and other viruses
Read moreCrnic Institute discovery may explain high risk of leukemia in children with Down syndrome
Groundbreaking identification of precocious clonal hematopoiesis unlocks new lines of research and discovery for scientists
Read moreUnique AI method for generating proteins will speed up drug development
Artificial Intelligence is now capable of generating novel, functionally active proteins, thanks to recently published work by researchers from Chalmers
Read moreThe egg in the X-ray beam
Innovative time-resolved method reveals network formation by and dynamics of proteins
Read morePrime editing enables precise gene editing without collateral damage
The latest gene editing technology, prime editing, expands the “genetic toolbox” for more precisely creating disease models and correcting genetic
Read moreThe third generation of siRNA delivery system makes RNAi therapy feasible
In a new study published in the Cell Research , Chen-Yu Zhang’s group at Nanjing University reports “In vivo self-assembled
Read more$2.5M award to fund joint organoid research program at Wake Forest Baptist Health
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – March 30, 2021 – Personalized medicine research for aggressive abdominal cancers at Wake Forest Baptist Health received
Read moreEveryone poops: Monitoring COVID-19 in wastewater
University of Missouri scientists receive $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to examine clues about the rate of infection in communities and virus variants
Read moreThe Protein Society announces its 2021 award recipients
The Protein Society, the premier international society dedicated to supporting protein research, announces the winners of the 2021 Protein Society
Read moreScientists identify virus-cell interaction that may explain COVID-19’s high infection rate
Lehigh researchers quantify the specific interaction between the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — with the ACE2 receptors in human cells that may partially explain its high infection rate compared to SARS-CoV-1
Read moreMachine learning helps spot gait problems in individuals with multiple sclerosis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Monitoring the progression of multiple sclerosis-related gait issues can be challenging in adults over 50 years old,
Read moreScientists develop test to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 even when it mutates
A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a diagnostic test that can detect
Read moreOptogenetics: Light regulates an enzyme
The unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has already given research a massive boost: One of its light sensors, channelrhodopsin-2, founded
Read moreUprooting cancer: Hydrogel rapidly reverts cancer cells back to cancer stem cells
A hydrogel, a type of soft matter, developed at Hokkaido University successfully reverted cancer cells back to cancer stem cells
Read moreStudy shows survival mechanism for cells under stress
New research reveals how cancer cells endure stress and survive. Publishing in Molecular Cell , an international research team identified
Read moreMethod offers inexpensive imaging at the scale of virus particles
Using an ordinary light microscope, researchers can now obtain images with unprecedented accuracy
Read moreScientists create simple synthetic cell that grows and divides normally
New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life.
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