Autoimmune diseases are a group of disorders that cause the immune system to mistakenly attack healthy cells, tissues or organs. Central to the process are cytokines, which exhibit dual functionality ...

The problem of ambiguous genetic tests in medicine The methods developed by the Columbia team were designed to uncover genetic variants that cause APDS, a genetic disease that is caused by specific ...

Resilin – an insect protein that exhibits multi-stimuli-responsive behavior and is known for its outstanding resilience – makes a promising candidate for constructing an antibacterial surface to ...

Original story from Tokyo Metropolitan University. A new, label-free method for identifying aged human cells has been developed. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan) have created a ...

Original story from the National Research Council of Science & Technology (Sejong City, South Korea). A protein that plays a key role in mediating the health benefits of exercise has been discovered.

Original story from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science (PA, USA). A toxic fungus has been transformed into a potent cancer-fighting compound. Penn-led researchers ...

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS)’s international and European conferences feature Innovation AveNEW, an area of the exhibition dedicated to startups and emerging companies.

A graph-based computational tool for detecting previously invisible genetic mutations has been developed. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA; USA) and the University of ...

You enjoyed the 2024 reading list so much that we’re back with another! This time, we’re still asking you to look within – but with slightly wider parameters, think outside the box and step into the ...

Hormonal contraceptives are one of the most highly prescribed drug classes in the world. Despite their prevalence, research on how hormonal contraceptives impact the brain is lacking. Carina Heller ...

Shotgun sequencing of airborne eDNA provides insights into biodiversity, genetic diversity and pathogens. Researchers at the University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience (FL, USA) ...

What’s new in biotech? Here is some of the latest biotech industry news, including products, partnerships and appointments. Read about the collaborations that are providing access to advanced imaging ...