The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission: Tackling inequalities, hidden costs, and empowering patients
Breast cancer is now the world's most common cancer; at the end of 2020, 7.8 million women were alive having been diagnosed in the previous five years. In the same year, 685,000 women died...
New tool can help researchers to better understand the metabolism of microorganisms
Researchers from University of California San Diego, as part of a large collaboration with scientists around the world, have developed a new search tool to help researchers better understand the metabolism of microorganisms. Microbes...
Energy-friendly ammonia production for fertilizers and alternative fuel
Researchers led by Satoshi Kamiguchi at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have discovered a greener way to produce ammonia, an essential compound used in fertilizers. The study, published in...
LabVantage celebrates customer success with record number of software deployments in FY 2024
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services, including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, today announced the global achievement...
Insilico Medicine’s AI-driven approach yields promising PTPN2/N1 inhibitor for cancer immunotherapy
In recent years, cancer immunotherapy, exemplified by PD-1 and its ligand PD-L1 blockade, has made remarkable advances. But while immunotherapy drugs offer new treatment possibilities, only about 20% to 40% of patients respond to...
Unraveling the mysteries of gastro-esophageal junction development
The transition from the esophagus to the stomach is a delicate region from a medical point of view, often associated with pathological disorders leading to cancer. An international research team has now gained new...
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Pain without Inflammation Due to Nerve-Rewiring Genes
Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has come a long way in recent years, and a battery of antirheumatic medications can in many cases successfully stymy the inflammatory cells that cause swelling and pain when...
StockWatch: Regeneron Shares Dip as DOJ Alleges Fraudulent Price Reporting
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) found itself in the glare of unwelcome publicity when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had filed a complaint accusing the biotech giant of fraudulently reporting the price of...
Researchers study effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers
In a new paper published in JACS AU, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign analyzed the effects of solvation and ion valency on metallopolymers, with implications for critical materials recovery and recycling, and...
University of Houston and Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University forge strategic energy alliance
HOUSTON, April 10, 2024 – The University of Houston (UH) and Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University (HWU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today, marking the beginning of their partnership to foster global collaboration in education,...
