Two defense systems in bacteria work in a complementary manner to protect from viruses
A new study led by a team of bioscientists from Durham University, UK, in collaboration with University of Liverpool, Northumbria University and New England Biolabs, hopes to exploit newly characterized defense systems in bacteria...
Novel immunotherapy platform can connect mussel adhesive proteins to the antibodies
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 29 2020
Antibody-based immunotherapy is one of treatment options for cancer immunotherapy by modulating our immune system with therapeutic antibodies. Among many strategies for cancer therapy, it has been considered...
Scalp Eczema, Scalp Dermatitis, Scalp Psoriasis, or Dandruff: Which One Do You Have?
Particular skin conditions affecting the scalp, such as eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, and dandruff, have overlapping symptoms. It goes without saying that the untrained eye won’t easily identify which is which. There are also differences...
Depleting SIRPα-deficient in macrophages activate tumor antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells
In a study that will be published in Nature Communications on May 28, 2021, a research team led by Dr. Yuan Liu from Georgia State University reports that intratumoral SIRPα-deficient macrophages activate tumor antigen-specific...
What is STEM and is Biotechnology Part of This?
The Diwou team often get asked if we can explain what STEM is and if the field of Biotechnology forms part of this. So we have prepared this quick answer for our...
Geraniol alleviates cognitive decline in D-galactose-induced aging mice
A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 6, entitled, "Geraniol attenuates oxidative stress and neuroinflammation-mediated cognitive impairment...
Zoonotic spillover safeguarding: computationally designed antigen targets range of coronaviruses
In a recent study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers used an interdisciplinary approach incorporating phylogenetics, 3D protein modeling, and plasmid design to identify and computationally design an antigen representing the core of most...
El Camino Health is first in the world to adopt FloPatch advanced ultrasound technology...
El Camino Health is the first health system in the world to adopt FloPatch, an innovative new technology that monitors blood flow in real time. Developed by Flosonics Medical, FloPatch is the world’s first...
First COVID-19 vaccine found to be safe, able to generate rapid immune response in...
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.May 22 2020
The first COVID-19 vaccine to reach phase 1 clinical trial has been found to be safe, well-tolerated, and able to generate an immune response against SARS-CoV-2 in humans,...
GenesisCare and PreludeDx(TM) present compelling Australian-first DCISionRT Study Interim Analysis during Breast Cancer Awareness...
CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif., Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GenesisCare, a leading provider of integrated cancer care globally, and Prelude Corporation (PreludeDx(TM)), a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine, today announced interim results from...
