Nanoparticles shown to be effective in treating NSCLC
Non-small cell lung cancer Nanoparticles pass the next stage of development in preclinical tests...
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The European Life Sciences Community meets at BASEL LIFE
Leading experts of the European Life Sciences Community are engaging under the name BASEL LIFE to establish a bridge between science and business.
Biomarkers may help provide personalised treatment for brain cancer
Researchers in Brazil have identified seven biomarkers that could be used to indicate which glioma patients are likely to experience an aggressive form of the brain cancer.
Study reveals every bowel tumour and bowel cancer cell have unique genetic fingerprints
Single-cell technology and organoids enable researchers to study cancer-specific processes...
Disrupting macrophage action aids melanoma immunotherapy success
Scientists in Switzerland have uncovered a potential means of increasing effective treatment of melanomas with immunotherapy, by disrupting the action of macrophages.
New class of drugs could help tackle treatment-resistant cancers
Researchers have discovered a new class of drug that has the potential to help cancer patients who no longer respond to existing therapies...
KLF14 gene may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
Scientists have identified a gene that in women is linked to the creation and location of new fat cells and therefore is thought to contribute to the risk of type 2 diabetes...
Sensitive new assay detects hepatitis B infection in single liver cells and serum
Technique measuring the cccDNA marker may allow earlier detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients...
Rare brain disease in children: Major breakthroughs in Rasmussen’s encephalitis
Chronic focal encephalitis is a rare and devastating inflammatory brain disease, researchers have proven that the disease attacks patients using their own immune system...
Cryo-electron microscopy reveals structure of a herpesvirus capsid
Researchers have reconstructed the 3.1 Å structure of the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) B-capsid and built the atomic model, thus expanding the understanding of the assembly mechanism of the capsid...
FGF21 gene variant found to lower body fat
Researchers have found that a gene that makes humans eat more sugar can also lower body fat...
BNIP1 identified as a risk gene for ALS
Broad data analysis points to genetic similarities between Lou Gehrig's Disease and a form of dementia...
An advance for precision medicine
Discovery allows scientists to index thousands of cells simultaneously, a 40-fold increase from the current method...
A novel pathway to regulate B cell activity and prevent autoimmunity
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have identified a novel checkpoint of peripheral tolerance, specifically in B cells.
Macular degeneration linked to ageing immune cells
Older cells promote inflammation, abnormal blood vessel growth that can lead to blindness...