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Novel microscope could allow surgeons to inspect cancer margins in minutes

When surgeons remove cancer, one of the first questions is, "Did they get it all?" Researchers from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created a new microscope that can quickly and inexpensively image large tissue sections, potentially during surgery, to find the answer.

21 Dec 2020

Machine intelligence can be used to improve brain-mapping technique

Scientists in Japan's brain science project have used machine intelligence to improve the accuracy and reliability of a powerful brain-mapping technique, a new study reports.

21 Dec 2020

Scientists observe detailed images of spike proteins in coronavirus

Coronaviruses, similar to the one that causes COVID-19 infection, are embedded with protein “spikes” that attach to receptors on their victims’ cells.

21 Dec 2020

Scientists develop a new gene biomarker identification method for toxicity testing

Companies like agrochemicals must check extensively for possible toxicity when they develop new products, before they can obtain regulatory approval.

21 Dec 2020

Novel compounds may lead to potential treatment for rare terminal childhood illness

Researchers have discovered a method to “rescue” genetically mutated cells, providing opportunities to develop a new treatment for mitochondrial disease.

From University of Exeter 21 Dec 2020

Researchers create 3D miniature organs that precisely mimic human tissues

Organoids are tissues that look like organs and are extracted from stem cells cultured in laboratories. They are usually known as miniature organs.

21 Dec 2020

Scientists identify new protein that may improve future chemotherapy treatment

Chemotherapy not only attacks cancer cells but also targets all cells in the human body. This is the reason why patients receiving this treatment generally experience adverse side effects, like hair loss, physical weakness, and nausea.

18 Dec 2020

Study demonstrates drug repurposing can be used to treat genetic diseases

A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago describes a potential technique of using drug repurposing for the treatment of genetic diseases.

18 Dec 2020

New version of phototoxic protein helps control intracellular processes

Researchers have designed an improved version of a genetically encoded phototoxic synthesizer that helps regulate intracellular processes through light.

18 Dec 2020

New method boosts the extraction of vegetable oil from plants

Vegetable oils provide significant health benefits, like reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and lowering cholesterol levels.

18 Dec 2020

Evolutionary biologists discover genomic signatures of recombination in freshwater invertebrates

Skoltech's evolutionary biologists discovered recombination in bdelloid rotifers, microscopic freshwater invertebrates, which have long been regarded as 'an evolutionary scandal' due to their presumed ancient asexuality.

18 Dec 2020

New technology predicts efficacy of transplanted hEPCs in early stages of ischemic disease

In recent years, the number of high-risk groups for ischemic diseases such as critical limb ischemia where tissues of toe may decay is increasing due to increase in the number of people with obesity, diabetes, and hypertension which are triggered by changes in dietary habits, and consumption of smoking and alcohol.

18 Dec 2020

Researchers discover protein that may trigger lung scarring

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease associated with inflammation and fibrosis, or scarring, that affects organs including the skin, heart, kidney and lungs.

18 Dec 2020

Researchers investigate microbiome-mediated therapies for aging and health span

Texas Biomedical Research Institute Associate Professor Corinna Ross, PhD, is a principal investigator on a $3.38 million National Institutes of Health multi-investigator grant to study "microbiome-mediated therapies for aging and healthspan" in marmosets, which are small monkeys native to South America and are becoming increasingly more important in aging and infectious disease research.

18 Dec 2020

Fibrous protein could lead to more efficient bioprinting, tissue engineering applications

Fibrous proteins such as collagen and fibrinogen form a thin solid layer on the surface of an aqueous solution similar to the "skin" that forms on warm milk, according to a team of Penn State Researchers, who believe this finding could lead to more efficient bioprinting and tissue engineering.

18 Dec 2020

Bayreuth researchers investigate microplastic contamination in mussels

"If you eat mussels, you eat microplastics." This was already known to a limited extent about mussels from individual ocean regions. A new study by the University of Bayreuth, led by Prof. Dr. Christian Laforsch, reveals that this claim holds true globally.

18 Dec 2020

Scientists find new way to prevent cancer relapse after immunotherapy

Mount Sinai researchers have solved one of the enduring mysteries of cancer immunotherapy: Why does it completely eliminate tumors in many patients, even when not all the cells in those tumors have the molecular target that the therapy is aimed at?

18 Dec 2020

Innovative gene therapy approach for regeneration of functional new neurons

Spinal cord injury (SCI) often causes disability and seriously compromises quality of life. While decades of research have made significant progress in axonal regeneration after SCI, most of the interventions have not been translated into clinical therapies.

18 Dec 2020

Scientists analyze microscopic remains of plants to understand mass extinction of dinosaurs

It's known that the primary cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs, about 66 million years ago, was a meteorite impact. But the exact mechanisms that linked the meteorite impact to mass extinction remain unclear, though climactic changes are thought to have played a part.

17 Dec 2020

Study reveals correlations between genes and cellular pathways in the brain

You must first understand how something works normally before you can figure out why it's broken.

17 Dec 2020

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Novel microscope could allow surgeons to inspect cancer margins in minutes

Machine intelligence can be used to improve brain-mapping technique

Scientists observe detailed images of spike proteins in coronavirus

Scientists develop a new gene biomarker identification method for toxicity testing

Novel compounds may lead to potential treatment for rare terminal childhood illness

Researchers create 3D miniature organs that precisely mimic human tissues

Scientists identify new protein that may improve future chemotherapy treatment

Study demonstrates drug repurposing can be used to treat genetic diseases

New version of phototoxic protein helps control intracellular processes

New method boosts the extraction of vegetable oil from plants

Evolutionary biologists discover genomic signatures of recombination in freshwater invertebrates

New technology predicts efficacy of transplanted hEPCs in early stages of ischemic disease

Researchers discover protein that may trigger lung scarring

Researchers investigate microbiome-mediated therapies for aging and health span

Fibrous protein could lead to more efficient bioprinting, tissue engineering applications

Bayreuth researchers investigate microplastic contamination in mussels

Scientists find new way to prevent cancer relapse after immunotherapy

Innovative gene therapy approach for regeneration of functional new neurons

Scientists analyze microscopic remains of plants to understand mass extinction of dinosaurs

Study reveals correlations between genes and cellular pathways in the brain

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