New method for assessing the structural changes in cardiac arrhythmia
A multidisciplinary study led by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) presents a new method for assessing the structural and electrophysiological changes, called atrial remodeling, produced in the heart of patients...
Deep learning improves protein design by 10x
The key to understanding proteins -; such as those that govern cancer, COVID-19, and other diseases -; is quite simple. Identify their chemical structure and find which other proteins can bind to them. But...
Researchers strengthen defenses against common cyberattack
RICHLAND, Wash.—Scientists have developed a better way to recognize a common internet attack, improving detection by 90 percent compared to current methods.
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RICHLAND, Wash.—Scientists have developed...
Insilico Medicine’s new AI tool shows promise in predicting clinical trial outcomes
Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), a clinical-stage end-to-end generative artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery company, has demonstrated that it can predict the outcome of Phase II to Phase III clinical trial success using its proprietary transformer-based...
Fully electrical proof-of-concept biosensor for detecting RNA cancer biomarker sequences in solution at the...
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, a group of researchers investigated single-molecule electrical detection of ribonucleic acid (RNA) cancer biomarkers, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity in distinguishing mutants and paving the way...
Calculations reveal high-resolution view of quarks inside protons
UPTON, NY—A collaboration of nuclear theorists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Temple University, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poland, and the University of Bonn, Germany, has used...
Phase 1 clinical trial underway to test City of Hope-developed cancer treatment
Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today published a new study explaining how they took a protein once thought to be too...
Amazon dark earth boosts tree growth as much as sixfold
A type of soil called terra preta da Amazônia, or Amazon dark earth (ADE), promotes faster growth of trees and enhances their development in qualitative terms, according to an article published in the journal Frontiers in Soil Science.
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IN8bio opens new cancer research lab in Birmingham’s Pepper Place
Birmingham's Pepper Place has a striking new addition to its teeming farmers' market and noted food offerings -; a multimillion-dollar cancer research laboratory. The lab is IN8bio's new research and development facility in the...
Sperm packaging proteins may hold key to male infertility
Sperm play a critical role in the creation of new life, delivering essentially half of the genetic material required. The success of this process relies on the generation of a developmentally competent sperm cell,...
