Scientists discover the Achilles heel of chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer
Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer may initially respond well to chemotherapy, but the majority of them will develop resistance to treatment and die from the disease. Now Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered the Achilles...
Lack of Single-Use Standardization a Challenge for Biopharma
Single-use (SU) technologies can help drug makers scale production and reduce costs. However, the lack of standardization between such systems is a challenge for an industry moving toward digital manufacturing. In biopharma, disposable technologies...
Japan versus UK: Impact of social camouflage on mental health in autistic adults
As people with autism grow up, they face unique challenges. They find it difficult to deal with mental health issues. There is a big gap in understanding how pretending to fit in (known as...
Insilico Joins Scramble to Treat Solid Tumors by Targeting KIF18A
Alex Zhavoronkov, PhD, Insilico’s founder, chairman, and CEO
Insilico Medicine is entering the fast-growing scramble among drug developers to treat cancer by targeting KIF18A, identifying a preclinical candidate for the purpose with plans to eventually...
Breakthrough gene therapy method utilizes bird retrotransposon for safe gene insertion
The recent approval of a CRISPR-Cas9 therapy for sickle cell disease demonstrates that gene editing tools can do a superb job knocking out genes to cure hereditary disease. But it's still not possible to...
Researchers develop artificial cell environment to promote nerve regeneration
Injuries in the central nervous system heal poorly because cavities scar. Researchers hope to remedy this problem by filling the cavities in such a way that stem cells feel comfortable in them. Researchers from...
Chameleons inspire new multicolor 3D-printing technology
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Poorly coiled frog guts help scientists unravel prevalent human birth anomaly
How does our intestine, which can be at least 15 feet long, fit properly inside our bodies? As our digestive system grows, the gut tube goes through a series of dramatic looping and rotation...
Scientists try out stone age tools to understand how they were used
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University crafted replica stone age tools and used them for a range of tasks to see how different activities create traces on the edge. They found that...
Combating fractional spurs in phase locked loops to improve wireless system performance in Beyond...
Two innovative design techniques lead to substantial improvements in performance in fractional-N phase locked loops (PLLs), report scientists from Tokyo Tech. The proposed methods are aimed to minimize unwanted signals known as fractional spurs,...
