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Single-cell analysis provides new details about mitochondrial diseases

Investigators led by a team at Massachusetts General Hospital have made discoveries at the single cell level to uncover new details concerning mitochondrial diseases-- inherited disorders that interfere with energy production in the body and currently have no cure.

13 Aug 2020

Discoveries point to a new potential treatment approach for fatal childhood brain tumor

Progress against DIPG, a fatal childhood brain tumor, is usually a game of inches. Studies that hint at even small gains are cause for celebration.

13 Aug 2020

Study shows how viruses operate and evade the immune system

University of Otago researchers have learnt more about how viruses operate and can evade the immune system and are now using their discovery to help learn more about COVID-19.

13 Aug 2020

Scientists identify genetic link to predict treatment response in patients with aggressive blood cancer

A Singapore team led by clinician-scientists and researchers from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) discovered a genetic link to better predict treatment response for relapsed/refractory patients with natural- killer T-cell lymphoma (NKTCL), a highly aggressive form of blood cancer.

13 Aug 2020

Study shows how picornaviruses infect the host cell

Picornaviruses is a family of viruses that can cause a number of different diseases, including polio, meningitis, and in rare cases myocarditis, encephalitis, and paralysis.

13 Aug 2020

Developing a blood test for prostate cancer

Professor Pockley among researchers from the John van Geest Cancer Research Centre have recently developed a blood test for the detection of prostate cancer.

13 Aug 2020

Studying the Proteome and Human Diseases using Mass Spectrometry

An interview with Amanda Hummon, discussing how mass spectrometry can be used to analyze the proteome and how this can help with the study of human disease.

From Pittcon 13 Aug 2020

Genes on the X chromosome may be key to melanoma survival advantage in females

Centenary Institute scientists have discovered that genes on the X chromosome may be key to the improved survival rates of females with melanoma–as compared to their male counterparts.

13 Aug 2020

Promega introduces new serological antibody test for COVID-19

Promega Corporation today announced the launch of its new serological antibody test for COVID-19 to detect the presence of antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

From Promega Corporation 13 Aug 2020

Diabetes linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s

New research funded by Parkinson’s UK has identified further evidence that diabetes may increase risk of Parkinson's.

13 Aug 2020

Neil Bell appointed as Chief Development Officer of Avacta Life Sciences

Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Bell as Chief Development Officer of Avacta Life Sciences with immediate effect. Neil will be responsible for late stage pre-clinical and early clinical development of Avacta’s pipeline of pre|CISION pro-drugs and Affimer immunotherapies.

From Avacta Life Sciences Ltd. 13 Aug 2020

Combination regimen improves overall survival in certain patients with AML

A combination regimen of venetoclax and azacitidine was safe and improved overall survival (OS) over azacitidine alone in certain patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to the Phase III VIALE-A trial led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

12 Aug 2020

Reelin inhibition may be effective for treating multiple sclerosis

In an animal model of multiple sclerosis (MS), decreasing the amount of a protein made in the liver significantly protected against development of the disease's characteristic symptoms and promoted recovery in symptomatic animals, UTSW scientists report.

12 Aug 2020

Researchers outline how Zika virus suppresses the host immune system

A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has outlined how the Zika virus, which constituted an epidemic threat in 2016, suppresses the immune system of its host.

12 Aug 2020

Scientists unlock behavior of an enzyme involved in cancer spread

A new insight into cell signals that control cancer growth and migration could help in the search for effective anti-cancer drugs. A McGill-led study reveals key biochemical processes that advance our understanding of colorectal cancer, the third most common cancer among Canadians.

12 Aug 2020

A triplex SARS-CoV-2 assay based on nanopore sequencing is accurate, rapid and scalable

A novel breakthrough by a research group from Oxford Nanopore Technologies is a rapid way of testing and screening large numbers of samples for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

12 Aug 2020

UH researcher receives $2.2 million NIH grant to prevent obesity-induced cardiovascular diseases

In the early stages of obesity, endothelial cells - located in the inner layer of the arteries - become dysfunctional and lose their normal protective abilities.

12 Aug 2020

Researchers develop an integrated technology for seeing into cells at greater detail

Invading cells' private space - prying into their internal functions, decisions and communications - could be a powerful tool that may help researchers develop new immunotherapy treatment for cancer.

12 Aug 2020

More than 40-year-old cancer mystery solved: Thanks to epigenetics

In an article that was just published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by the group of Dr. Manel Esteller, is solved this mystery by describing that in cancer cells the protein that generates the nucleotide "Y" is epigenetically inactivated, causing small but highly aggressive tumors.

12 Aug 2020

Acupuncture can tame cytokine storm in mice with systemic inflammation

A team of researchers led by neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School has successfully used acupuncture to tame cytokine storm in mice with systemic inflammation.

12 Aug 2020

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Latest T Cell News and Research

Single-cell analysis provides new details about mitochondrial diseases

Discoveries point to a new potential treatment approach for fatal childhood brain tumor

Study shows how viruses operate and evade the immune system

Scientists identify genetic link to predict treatment response in patients with aggressive blood cancer

Study shows how picornaviruses infect the host cell

Developing a blood test for prostate cancer

Studying the Proteome and Human Diseases using Mass Spectrometry

Genes on the X chromosome may be key to melanoma survival advantage in females

Promega introduces new serological antibody test for COVID-19

Diabetes linked to increased risk of Parkinson’s

Neil Bell appointed as Chief Development Officer of Avacta Life Sciences

Combination regimen improves overall survival in certain patients with AML

Reelin inhibition may be effective for treating multiple sclerosis

Researchers outline how Zika virus suppresses the host immune system

Scientists unlock behavior of an enzyme involved in cancer spread

A triplex SARS-CoV-2 assay based on nanopore sequencing is accurate, rapid and scalable

UH researcher receives $2.2 million NIH grant to prevent obesity-induced cardiovascular diseases

Researchers develop an integrated technology for seeing into cells at greater detail

More than 40-year-old cancer mystery solved: Thanks to epigenetics

Acupuncture can tame cytokine storm in mice with systemic inflammation

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