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Artificial intelligence methods used for developing precision cancer medicine

A patient's own molecular data can be used to identify, with the use of artificial intelligence methods, the best combinatorial multi-drug therapy for that patient. Network modelling plays a major role in this line of work.

27 Feb 2018

BGN Technologies collaborates with Biosensorix to develop new cost-effective diagnostic kit

BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, announced today its collaboration with Biosensorix, a Singapore-based company in the field of medical diagnostics, to develop next-generation, quantitative, point-of-care diagnostics based on research conducted at Ben-Gurion University.

27 Feb 2018

Study suggests novel approach for protecting diabetes patients from vascular disease

Recent findings suggest a novel approach for protecting people with diabetes from their higher risk of advanced blood vessel disease, which sets the stage for early heart attacks and strokes.

27 Feb 2018

New military vehicle shock absorbing device may protect troops from blast-induced TBI

Researchers from theUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a new military vehicle shock absorbing device that may protect troops from traumatic brain injury (TBI) after a land mine blast.

27 Feb 2018

Research reveals how mutant p53 enhances tumor metastasis

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have found a novel mechanism through which mutant p53 enhances metastasis by controlling tumor metabolism. The research, published online in Genes & Development, also revealed how this process is influenced by a naturally occurring p53 gene variant.

26 Feb 2018

Oxytocin nasal spray strengthens mothers' brain responses to pictures of infant and adult faces

In a new study from the University of Tampere in Finland, nasally administered oxytocin spray strengthened brain responses to pictures of infant and adult faces in mothers of 1-year-old infants.

26 Feb 2018

Researchers discover key inner control mechanism of cell's 'smart glue'

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that a protein critical to a process called liquid-liquid phase separation within the cell undergoes internal changes in conformation that are key to its function.

26 Feb 2018

Research reveals anti-cancer effects of natural extract from Daffodils

A research describes the anti-cancer effects of a natural alkaloid extracted from Daffodils. Led by Denis Lafontaine, affiliated with the Faculty of Sciences at the ULB, the researchers have discovered that this compound triggers the activation of an anti-tumoral surveillance pathway.

26 Feb 2018

Scientists reveal new insights into mechanism of gene regulation by 'magic spot'

Using an innovative crystallization technique for studying three-dimensional structures of gene transcription machinery, an international team of researchers, led by scientists at Penn State, has revealed new insights into the long debated action of the "magic spot"--a molecule that controls gene expression in Eschericahia coli and many other bacteria when the bacteria are stressed.

24 Feb 2018

Impairment of interneuron migration could lead to cortical malformation

A team from the University of Liège has discovered a new crosstalk between the migrating inhibitory interneurons and the stem cells that generate the excitatory neurons.

24 Feb 2018

Researchers demonstrate novel process to produce cell-sized lipid vesicles

A team of researchers at the University of California in Irvine, California has demonstrated a novel process to produce cell-sized lipid vesicles (CLVs) from microfluidically generated double emulsion templates by investigating the interfacial parameters that control double emulsion stability for storage, and their subsequent dewetting to form multisomes or GUVs (subsets of CLVs).

24 Feb 2018

Study finds tobacco smoke exposure among most adolescents in economically disadvantaged population

Ninety-four percent of adolescents ages 13 to 19 in an economically disadvantaged, largely minority population in San Francisco had measurable levels of a biomarker specific for exposure to tobacco smoke.

23 Feb 2018

Discovery may result in new medication to build stronger muscles in old age

As we grow older, our muscular function declines. A new study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows how an unexpectedly high number of mutations in the stem cells of muscles impair cell regeneration.

23 Feb 2018

New low-cost microfluidic device brings single-cell technology to bedside

Single-cell analysis holds enormous potential to study how individual cells influence disease and respond to treatment, but the lack of cost-effective and user-friendly instrumentation remains challenging.

23 Feb 2018

UC Riverside researchers discover way to halt cancer metastasis

A research team at the University of California, Riverside has discovered a way for chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to target migrating, or circulating, cancer cells, which are responsible for the development of tumor metastases.

23 Feb 2018

Desymmetrization paves way for new bioactive compounds

Many chemical molecules can exist in nature together with their mirror counterparts; like hands, two compounds can be made up of the same atoms in the same overall structure but in opposite orientations, i.e. left-handed and right-handed.

23 Feb 2018

New staining method helps analyze 3D tissue samples using Nano-CT system

To date, examining patient tissue samples has meant cutting them into thin slices for histological analysis. This might now be set to change - thanks to a new staining method devised by an interdisciplinary team from the Technical University of Munich.

23 Feb 2018

Laboratory News and Research

Artificial intelligence methods used for developing precision cancer medicine

BGN Technologies collaborates with Biosensorix to develop new cost-effective diagnostic kit

Study suggests novel approach for protecting diabetes patients from vascular disease

New military vehicle shock absorbing device may protect troops from blast-induced TBI

Research reveals how mutant p53 enhances tumor metastasis

Oxytocin nasal spray strengthens mothers' brain responses to pictures of infant and adult faces

Researchers discover key inner control mechanism of cell's 'smart glue'

Research reveals anti-cancer effects of natural extract from Daffodils

Scientists reveal new insights into mechanism of gene regulation by 'magic spot'

Impairment of interneuron migration could lead to cortical malformation

Researchers demonstrate novel process to produce cell-sized lipid vesicles

Study finds tobacco smoke exposure among most adolescents in economically disadvantaged population

Discovery may result in new medication to build stronger muscles in old age

New low-cost microfluidic device brings single-cell technology to bedside

UC Riverside researchers discover way to halt cancer metastasis

Desymmetrization paves way for new bioactive compounds

New staining method helps analyze 3D tissue samples using Nano-CT system

Rare immune cell may prove to be potent weapon in fighting against cancer

Cell therapy for heart disease caused by muscular dystrophy also improves limb strength, study shows

New study identifies possible target for treatment of dangerous allergic reactions

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