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Effective new drugs to reduce the massive number of malaria cases

Malaria is known as a disastrous disease, with 247 million cases and 619,000 deaths reported in 2021 alone.

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 31 Jan 2023

Cedars-Sinai's Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant Program recognized with two hallmarks of quality

The Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant Program at Cedars-Sinai Cancer was recently recognized with two important hallmarks of quality: official accreditation for CAR T-cell therapy, and a third year in a row ranking among the top adult bone marrow transplant programs in the U.S.

31 Jan 2023

Massive clinical study on type 1 diabetes patients

A massive clinical study on an approved psoriasis drug is now underway. The drug will be tested on people who have just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The drug, according to the theory, could preserve the patient’s remaining insulin production.

30 Jan 2023

Novel protein degradation technology provides functional insights into how CTCF regulates transcription

CTCF is a critical protein known to play various roles in key biological processes such as transcription.

30 Jan 2023

Accumulation of collagen at injured sites in the gut stimulates cellular reprogramming, study reveals

Most cells have a pretty normal life: they're born, they grow, they get old, and they die. But the Benjamin Buttons of the cellular world can go from old to young again in the right context.

30 Jan 2023

Researchers create a tool to predict the effects of different diets on cancerous and healthy cells

A tool was developed by researchers to forecast the impact of various dietary plans on both cancerous and healthy cells.

30 Jan 2023

Novel adoptive T cell receptor therapy shows promising results for patients with solid tumors

Afamitresgene autoleucel (afami-cel; formerly ADP-A2M4), an adoptive T cell receptor (TCR) therapy targeting the MAGE-A4 cancer antigen, achieved clinically significant results for patients with multiple solid tumor types in a Phase I clinical trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

30 Jan 2023

Analysis of pancreatic cancer's microenvironment reveals cause of tumor cell resistance to immunotherapy

A new study that analyzed the tumor microenvironment of pancreatic cancer revealed the cause of tumor cell resistance to immunotherapy and resulted in new treatment strategies.

27 Jan 2023

Persistent tumor mutation load may help predict outcome of novel immunotherapies

Cancer experts have tried, sometimes unsuccessfully, to use the total number of mutations in a tumor, called the tumor mutation burden (TMB), to predict a patient's response to immunotherapy.

27 Jan 2023

Researchers use artificial human skin to block invasive tumor growth in skin cancer model

By using artificial human skin, a research group from the University of Copenhagen have managed to block invasive growth in a skin cancer model.

27 Jan 2023

Researchers discover new transporter for recycling of bacterial cell wall

A transporter which some bacteria use to recycle fragments of their cell wall has been discovered by researchers at Umeå University, Sweden.

27 Jan 2023

Figuring out how cells safeguard their genomes during replication

Cells zealously protect the integrity of their genomes, because damage can lead to cancer or cell death. The genome, a cell’s complete set of DNA, is most vulnerable while it is being duplicated before a cell divides.

26 Jan 2023

New insights into cell health and disease

Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a protein that not only prepares DNA for replication but also controls the replication process. The research, which was published on January 5th, 2023, in the journal Molecular Cell, resolves a puzzle that has long-baffled biologists.

26 Jan 2023

Study sheds new light on a lifestyle switch that occurs in marine bacteria

Scientists have detailed a lifestyle switch that occurs in marine bacteria, where they change from coexisting with algae hosts in a mutually beneficial interaction to suddenly killing them.

25 Jan 2023

Researchers use supercomputer to unveil new methods for DNA mosaic recognition

As humans, we each have trillions of cells. And each cell has a nucleus with individual genetic information –DNA – that can mutate to create an abnormality.

25 Jan 2023

New genetic condition that raises vulnerability to opportunistic infections

An international consortium co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center immunogeneticist Rubén Martínez-Barricarte, PhD, has discovered a new genetic disorder that causes immunodeficiency and profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections including life-threatening fungal pneumonia.

24 Jan 2023

Ubiquigent collaborates with University of Glasgow on translational structural biology to accelerate drug discovery within the (de)ubiquitylation field

Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent), a drug discovery and development company harnessing novel deubiquitinase (DUB) modulators as new therapeutics for areas of high unmet medical need, today announced it is supporting a Master’s student at the University of Glasgow (UoG) to undertake a research project on USP30, a DUB implicated in neurodegenerative, renal, and cardiovascular diseases.

From Ubiquigent Limited 23 Jan 2023

Utilizing "cyborg cells" in environment protection and medicine

At the University of California, Davis, biomedical engineers have developed “cyborg cells” that are partially alive.

From The University of California, Davis 19 Jan 2023

New revelations on the immune system’s defenses against infections

Cells competing for a place in a germinal center confront a tough admissions process. Germinal centers, which form following exposure to a pathogen or vaccine, serve as a kind of immune system training academy, assisting B cells in refining their response to the threat.

18 Jan 2023

Interpretable framework to investigate the spatial organization of cells

In cells that are similar in form and function throughout tissues and organs, genes that are activated and expressed produce patterns. Identifying these patterns increases the understanding of cells, which could lead to the discovery of disease mechanisms.

18 Jan 2023

Cell Biology

Effective new drugs to reduce the massive number of malaria cases

Cedars-Sinai's Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Transplant Program recognized with two hallmarks of quality

Massive clinical study on type 1 diabetes patients

Novel protein degradation technology provides functional insights into how CTCF regulates transcription

Accumulation of collagen at injured sites in the gut stimulates cellular reprogramming, study reveals

Researchers create a tool to predict the effects of different diets on cancerous and healthy cells

Novel adoptive T cell receptor therapy shows promising results for patients with solid tumors

Analysis of pancreatic cancer's microenvironment reveals cause of tumor cell resistance to immunotherapy

Persistent tumor mutation load may help predict outcome of novel immunotherapies

Researchers use artificial human skin to block invasive tumor growth in skin cancer model

Researchers discover new transporter for recycling of bacterial cell wall

Figuring out how cells safeguard their genomes during replication

New insights into cell health and disease

Study sheds new light on a lifestyle switch that occurs in marine bacteria

Researchers use supercomputer to unveil new methods for DNA mosaic recognition

New genetic condition that raises vulnerability to opportunistic infections

Ubiquigent collaborates with University of Glasgow on translational structural biology to accelerate drug discovery within the (de)ubiquitylation field

Utilizing "cyborg cells" in environment protection and medicine

New revelations on the immune system’s defenses against infections

Interpretable framework to investigate the spatial organization of cells

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

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Revolutionizing Mass Spectrometry: A Deep Dive into Plasmion’s SICRIT® Technology

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