3D visualisation of the pancreas – new tool in diabetes research
Umeå researchers have created datasets that map the three-dimensional distribution and volume of the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
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Pain management interviews with Centrexion Therapeutics and Zoetis released ahead of Pain Therapeutics 2017
SMi Group have released a series of interviews ahead of the industry gathering on pain management, Pain Therapeutics 2017.
Sanofi and Lonza partner for biologics production facility
Sanofi and Lonza have entered into a strategic partnership to build and operate a large-scale mammalian cell culture facility for monoclonal antibody production in Visp, Switzerland.
Pfizer expands clinical research unit in Belgium
Pfizer currently undertakes studies on healthy volunteers on two floors of the existing Erasme One-Day Hospital in the Brussels region, Belgium. To increase capacity, Pfizer’s original office and volunteers screening area has been divided into two separate units: one office and screening area outside the hospital for ambulatory visits, and…
GABA shown to trigger stem cell production in the retina
Research in zebrafish opens up new ideas for therapies for blinding diseases
Muscle cryomicroscopy images could provide model for nanomachines
Myosin provides model for nanomachines
Marijuana component may help treat anxiety and substance abuse disorders
Cannabidiol shown to affect emotion and emotional memory
Stem cell reprogramming factor shown to control key metabolic change
KL4 could improve efficiency in stem cell generation
Vitamin C effective at targeting cancer stem cells
Vitamin C is up to ten times more effective at stopping cancer cell growth than pharmaceuticals such as 2-DG, according to an article published in Oncotarget
Scandinavian programme launched to produce all human secreted proteins
A new research programme has been launched to produce all the human secreted proteins in mammalian cell factories. The programme aims to facilitate studies of this important class of proteins, which are involved in many human diseases.
Nanoinjection increases survival rate of cells to 90%
How do tumours grow? And how do bacteria transform harmless substances into medical agents? When biophysicists want to understand what is happening in living cells, they have to introduce fluorescent probes or other foreign molecules. There are several ways to overcome the cell wall without causing the cell permanent harm.
New drug lead identified in fight against Tuberculosis
Believed by many to be a relic of past centuries, tuberculosis (TB) causes more deaths than any other infectious disease including HIV/AIDs. In 2015 there were an estimated 10.4 million new cases of TB and 1.4 million deaths from the disease.
Changes in RNA splicing: a new mechanism for genetic risk in schizophrenia
New research has identified sections of DNA associated with altered regulation of gene expression underlying schizophrenia.
Human neurons in mouse brains are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s pathology
Cells behave differently when removed from their environments, just as cells that develop in cultures do not behave like cells in living creatures.
How blood stem cells can be rejuvenated
Our blood stem cells generate around a thousand billion new blood cells every day. But the blood stem cells’ capacity to produce blood changes as we age. This leads to older people being more susceptible to anaemia, lowered immunity and a greater risk of developing certain kinds of blood cancer.