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New technique can measure thousands of proteins in a few minutes

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Francis Crick Institute have developed a mass spectrometry-based technique capable of measuring samples containing thousands of proteins within just a few minutes.

26 Mar 2021

Salivary gland cells could play role in SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission

Scientists have shown that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect specific cells in the salivary gland in the mouth.

26 Mar 2021

New label-free immune profiling assay to assess rapidly changing host immune response

Researchers from Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP), an Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have developed a new label-free immune profiling assay that profiles the rapidly changing host immune response in case of infection, in a departure from existing methods that focus on detecting the pathogens themselves, which can often be at low levels within a host.

26 Mar 2021

Depletion of stem cells could be a significant factor behind miscarriage

Depletion of a certain type of stem cell in the womb lining during pregnancy could be a significant factor behind miscarriage, according to a study released today in STEM CELLS. The study, by researchers at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, England, reports on how recurrent pregnancy loss is a result of the loss of decidual precursor cells prior to conception.

26 Mar 2021

Scientists identify new biomarkers in the blood of patients with malignant melanoma

A team of researchers has studied the molecular profile of small “messenger” vesicles called exosomes, produced by cancer stem cells (CSCs), which play a key role in the process of carcinogenesis and metastasis in the blood of patients with malignant melanoma.

26 Mar 2021

Novel vaccine uses patient's own tumor cells to train the immune system to fight cancer

Immunotherapy, which recruits the body's own immune system to attack cancer, has given many cancer patients a new avenue to treat the disease.

25 Mar 2021

Scientists generate a detailed molecular atlas of lung development

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have produced a detailed molecular atlas of lung development, which is expected to be a fundamental reference in future studies of mammalian biology and of new treatments for diseases, such as COVID-19, that affect the lungs.

25 Mar 2021

Monitoring pollen levels using environmental DNA

In this interview, AZoLifeSciences speaks to Dr. Ben Wheeler about his latest research and how we monitor pollen levels using environmental DNA.

From University of Exeter 25 Mar 2021

Gender difference accounts for major psychiatric disorders

According to an analysis of sex variations in the genetics of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorders.

24 Mar 2021

Stem cell therapy could help restore debilitating muscle loss that happens with age

As the name implies, induced pluripotent stem cells can become any type of cell in our body, and scientists have evidence that when they prompt them to become muscle progenitor cells they can help restore the sometimes debilitating muscle loss that happens with age.

24 Mar 2021

Hormone drugs may help disarm coronavirus spike protein and stop disease progression

Hormone drugs that reduce androgen levels may help disarm the coronavirus spike protein used to infect cells and stop the progression of severe COVID-19 disease, suggests a new preclinical study from researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania and published online in Cell Press's iScience.

23 Mar 2021

“Hidden genetic defects” can cause a variety of illnesses in children

For the first time, scientists have gained a better understanding of the “hidden genetic defects” of the general population in Europe.

22 Mar 2021

Non-circulating memory T cells contribute to chronic transplant rejection

The main function of non-circulating memory T cells is to offer local protection against re-infection.

From University of Pittsburgh 22 Mar 2021

New technique based on AI can automate and streamline seed quality analysis

In Brazil, researchers affiliated with the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) and the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), both part of the University of São Paulo (USP), have developed a methodology based on artificial intelligence to automate and streamline seed quality analysis, a process required by law and currently done manually by analysts accredited with the Ministry of Agriculture.

22 Mar 2021

Low representation of minority groups in genomic databases may impact therapy selection

Low representation of minority groups in public genomic databases may affect therapy selection for Black patients with cancer, according to new Mayo Clinic research published in npj Precision Oncology.

22 Mar 2021

Rare genetic variants contribute to increased risk for lung cancer

In the United States, lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in both male and female populations.

19 Mar 2021

Study identifies new biomarkers for the prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma

A study headed by UCM reports that polymorphisms in gene TGFB1 and low plasma levels of protein TGFB1 serve as biomarkers for the gastric adenocarcinoma prognosis.

19 Mar 2021

New highly sensitive RNA detection method advances in situ transcriptomics

Human cells typically transcribe half of their roughly 20,000 genes into RNA molecules at any given time. Just like with proteins, the function of those RNA species not only relies on their abundance but also their precise localization within the 3D space of each cell.

18 Mar 2021

Scientists provide a complete phenotypic landscape of SCN2A-related disorders

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) affiliated with the CHOP Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) have compiled a complete genetic and clinical analysis of more than 400 individuals with SCN2A-related disorder, which has been linked to a variety of neurodevelopmental disorders, including epilepsy and autism.

18 Mar 2021

New machine learning method detects the pH of a cell to identify whether it is cancerous

Cancerous cells differ from healthy cells in various significant ways. This helps identify them as harmful.

17 Mar 2021

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New technique can measure thousands of proteins in a few minutes

Salivary gland cells could play role in SARS-CoV-2 virus transmission

New label-free immune profiling assay to assess rapidly changing host immune response

Depletion of stem cells could be a significant factor behind miscarriage

Scientists identify new biomarkers in the blood of patients with malignant melanoma

Novel vaccine uses patient's own tumor cells to train the immune system to fight cancer

Scientists generate a detailed molecular atlas of lung development

Monitoring pollen levels using environmental DNA

Gender difference accounts for major psychiatric disorders

Stem cell therapy could help restore debilitating muscle loss that happens with age

Hormone drugs may help disarm coronavirus spike protein and stop disease progression

“Hidden genetic defects” can cause a variety of illnesses in children

Non-circulating memory T cells contribute to chronic transplant rejection

New technique based on AI can automate and streamline seed quality analysis

Low representation of minority groups in genomic databases may impact therapy selection

Rare genetic variants contribute to increased risk for lung cancer

Study identifies new biomarkers for the prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma

New highly sensitive RNA detection method advances in situ transcriptomics

Scientists provide a complete phenotypic landscape of SCN2A-related disorders

New machine learning method detects the pH of a cell to identify whether it is cancerous

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