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Assay developed to detect cathepsin B in blood samples
Scientists have created an assay to detect the protein cathepsin B in blood, a biomarker for a range of diseases.
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Brain organoids reveal mechanisms of virus-induced microcephaly
Researchers have shown how different viruses such as HSV-1 and Zika can lead to microcephaly using brain organoids.
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Machine learning method to design better antibody drugs developed
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence to identify the best potential antibody drug from groups of up to a few thousand.
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Scientists generate human-monkey chimeric embryos
An international collaboration has led to the development of monkey embryos able to grow with injected human stem cells.
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Exploring the connection between COVID-19 and diabetes
Dr Brittany Busse discusses why COVID-19 can influence the onset of diabetes and how this could shape the development of therapeutics.
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First patient-derived organoid model for cervical cancer developed
Novel organoid models of cervical cancer and a healthy human cervix have been developed to study the condition and its progression.
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Self-assembling nanofibres could prevent damage from inflammation
A team has demonstrated in mouse models that a self-assembling nanofibre material could limit the damage caused by cytokines in inflammatory diseases.
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Researchers develop new biosynthesis process to create antibiotics
Scientists have discovered that manipulating residues enables precision during the antibiotic biosynthesis assembly line.
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New gene therapy could preserve vision in retinitis pigmentosa patients
Delivering Txnip to mice with retinitis pigmentosa was an effective treatment, making this approach a potential gene therapy for the disease.
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Imaging Mass Cytometry™ of malignant tissue architecture: rare single cells to structured multi-cellular communities
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Stem cell-derived organoids developed to test SARS-CoV-2 drugs on gut
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) intestinal organoids have been created to duplicate SARS-CoV-2, enabling drug testing.
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Method to make cell cultures act more like normal cells discovered
Scientists have shown that culturing cells with a modified serum could allow drugs to be screened for toxicity earlier during research.
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New mRNA delivery system effectively protects neurons in rats from ischemia
Researchers have shown that an mRNA delivery system can be used to produce the BDNF protein in rats to protect neurons from ischemia.
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Spikes from AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine resemble SARS-CoV-2 S proteins
Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers have shown that the Spike (S) protein on cells exposed to the AstraZeneca vaccine is highly similar to the SARS-CoV-2 S protein.
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New single-cell transcriptomics method does not put cells under stress
Researchers have created a new single-cell transcriptomics approach that cryopreserves cells, limiting the stress they are put under.
