Gene therapy for rare diseases: A decade of progress and remaining challenges
A new review article in the peer-reviewed journal Human Gene Therapy summarizes the significant milestones in the development of gene therapy medicinal products that have facilitated the treatment of a significant number of rare...
Researchers propose MOF modular customization strategy for efficient membrane separations
Membrane separation technology offers great potential due to its low energy consumption and continuous operation availability. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising in separation membranes due to their abundant species, high porosity, and precise regulation...
Non-invasive device detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers with high accuracy
An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases. The biosensor can also transmit the results wirelessly to a laptop or smartphone. The...
New research maps 14 potential evolutionary dead ends for humanity and ways to avoid...
For the first time, scientists have used the concept of evolutionary traps on human societies at large. They find that humankind risks getting stuck in 14 evolutionary dead ends, ranging from global climate tipping points...
Key clues to DNA repair mechanism might lead to new cancer treatments
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified key factors in the mechanism behind DNA repair in our bodies. For the first time, they showed that the “proofreading” portion of the DNA...
Low-intensity fires reduce wildfire risk by 60%, according to study by Columbia and Stanford...
There is no longer any question of how to prevent high-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires that have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S., according to a new study by researchers at Stanford and Columbia...
Organoids Deliver True-to-Life Performances
By Gareth John Macdonald
New three-dimensional culturing, structuring, and analytical techniques will revolutionize early-phase drug development. These techniques promise to outperform the traditional technique, the use of a two-dimensional monolayer, in gauging the potential for...
3D-Bioprinted Implants Show Promise in Model of Severe Brain Injury
Potential treatments for severe brain injury include tissue regeneration. To date, however, these treatments have shown little progress. For example, in preclinical studies, implants consisting of dissociated cells or organoids have shown only a...
StockWatch: Sangamo Downgraded after Layoffs, Restructuring
By Alex Philippidis
After Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO) announced it was laying off about 40% of its U.S. workforce, narrowing its pipeline focus to neurology, reporting weaker-than-expected results, and raising its expense projections for this year,...
Found at last: Bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years
More than sixty years after it was last recorded, an expedition team has rediscovered an iconic, egg-laying mammal in one of the most unexplored regions of the world. Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, named after famed...
