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PSG® Introduces New Biotech Brand

PSG®, a global pump, metering and dispensing-solution expert and an operating company within Dover Corporation, is proud to announce the creation and launch of its new PSG® Biotech brand.

3 May 2023

Argonne's Advanced Photon Source Helps Identify New Antibodies Against Coronaviruses

Results could speed development of new antivirals or vaccines that could counter many different coronavirus variants.

2 May 2023

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

A new approach to the genetic engineering of cells promises significant improvements in speed, efficiency, and reduction in cellular toxicity compared to current methods.

2 May 2023

Development of Biocomputing’s Third Approach: Trumpet

Biological computing or biocomputing can revolutionize computers and medicine from early diagnosis and internal cure of diseases to futuristic applications like expanding human memory.

2 May 2023

Mirror-Image Versions of a Small Molecule Pave New Way for Cancer Drug Discovery

Scripps Research scientists have developed a new strategy for identifying small molecules that can change the function of proteins, offering a promising path for discovering targeted drugs.

28 Apr 2023

Using Synthetic Biology to Reprogram the Cellular Aging Process in Yeast

Engineering a synthetic oscillator that cycles between the two deterioration pathways that lead to cell death can slow aging in yeast cells, increasing their longevity by more than 80%, a new study reports.

28 Apr 2023

High-Throughput Assay to Analyze the Effects of CAR-T Cells Using Image Cytometry

The April 2023 issue of SLAS Discovery contains six full-length articles and one mini-review covering high-throughput screening (HTS) for protease-inhibiting drugs, high-content phenotypic screening and other life sciences research.

28 Apr 2023

Some Promising Human Antibodies can Fight New Variants of SARS-CoV-2

An anonymous San Diego resident has become a fascinating example of how the human immune system fights SARS-CoV-2.

27 Apr 2023

New Gene Therapy may be on the Horizon for Usher Syndrome Type 1F

Usher Syndrome type 1F is a rare but severe genetic disease that causes deafness, lack of balance, and progressive blindness.

27 Apr 2023

Study Uncovers a Protein-Protein Interaction Related to Parkinson's Disease

In a study published in Nature Communications, a team led by Krembil Brain Institute Senior Scientists, Drs. Lorraine Kalia and Suneil Kalia, and University of Toronto (U of T) Professor, Dr. Philip M. Kim, identified a protein-protein interaction that contributes to Parkinson's disease.

24 Apr 2023

Abnormal Immune Activity in Astrocytes Causes Dementia-Related Cognitive Deficits

People with dementia have protein build-up in astrocytes that may trigger abnormal antiviral activity and memory loss, according to a preclinical study by a team of Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

21 Apr 2023

Understanding the Functioning of Opioid Receptors at Unprecedented Spatial Resolution

The human body naturally produces opioid-like substances, such as endorphins, which block the perception of pain and increase the feeling of well-being.

20 Apr 2023

The Implications of Biological Clock on Lung Health

The body’s biological clock is interfered with by abnormal sleep habits, such as those of night shift workers, which have been connected to lung health problems.

18 Apr 2023

Deletion of Specific Protein Creates a Hostile Environment for Aggressive Breast Tumors

Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center discovered that the deletion of a specific protein creates a hostile environment for tumor cells and significantly subdues breast cancer growth and spread.

13 Apr 2023

Potential Therapy for Lethal Pediatric Brain Cancer Using ASO Technology

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a lethal pediatric brain cancer that often kills within a year of diagnosis. Surgery is almost impossible because of the tumors' location.

13 Apr 2023

New Method for Improving Gene Therapy With Nanobubbles

Beyond vaccines, mRNA offers immense potential to fight disease, but targeting the genetic material to specific diseased cells is challenging-; requiring a new method.

12 Apr 2023

New Technique Identifies a Gene that Drives Clonal Expansion of Abnormal Cells

An international coalition of biomedical researchers co-led by Alexander Bick, MD, PhD, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has determined a new way to measure the growth rate of precancerous clones of blood stem cells that one day could help doctors lower their patients' risk of blood cancer.

12 Apr 2023

A New, Cost-Effective Therapy to Treat a Wide Range of Cancers

A potential immunotherapy method for treating metastatic melanoma is adoptive cell therapy (ACT). The method, which utilizes the use of immune cells extracted from the patient’s own tumors, could offer cancer patients new options for treatment by eschewing radiation therapies and harsh chemotherapy drugs.

11 Apr 2023

Research Reveals Why Viruses can Reinfect a Population of Previously Immune Hosts

The human body is capable of creating a vast, diverse repertoire of antibodies-;the Y-shaped sniffer dogs of the immune system that can find and flag foreign invaders.

7 Apr 2023

Newly Discovered Mechanism may Have Profound Implications for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Researchers at the Forsyth Institute have discovered an important mechanism that may have profound implications for how we prevent colorectal cancer. Oddly enough, their discovery began in the mouth.

5 Apr 2023

therapeutics News and Research

PSG® Introduces New Biotech Brand

Argonne's Advanced Photon Source Helps Identify New Antibodies Against Coronaviruses

New Approach Could Power the Development of Advanced Cell Therapies

Development of Biocomputing’s Third Approach: Trumpet

Mirror-Image Versions of a Small Molecule Pave New Way for Cancer Drug Discovery

Using Synthetic Biology to Reprogram the Cellular Aging Process in Yeast

High-Throughput Assay to Analyze the Effects of CAR-T Cells Using Image Cytometry

Some Promising Human Antibodies can Fight New Variants of SARS-CoV-2

New Gene Therapy may be on the Horizon for Usher Syndrome Type 1F

Study Uncovers a Protein-Protein Interaction Related to Parkinson's Disease

Abnormal Immune Activity in Astrocytes Causes Dementia-Related Cognitive Deficits

Understanding the Functioning of Opioid Receptors at Unprecedented Spatial Resolution

The Implications of Biological Clock on Lung Health

Deletion of Specific Protein Creates a Hostile Environment for Aggressive Breast Tumors

Potential Therapy for Lethal Pediatric Brain Cancer Using ASO Technology

New Method for Improving Gene Therapy With Nanobubbles

New Technique Identifies a Gene that Drives Clonal Expansion of Abnormal Cells

A New, Cost-Effective Therapy to Treat a Wide Range of Cancers

Research Reveals Why Viruses can Reinfect a Population of Previously Immune Hosts

Newly Discovered Mechanism may Have Profound Implications for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

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From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

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