How Church and Langer Make the Impossible Possible
By Gail Dutton
The laboratories of George Church, PhD, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School, and Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, are legendary for their ability to...
Nanoparticles Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms and Restore Immune System Balance
Researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based platform for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that comprises ceria nanoparticles (Ce NPs) immobilized onto mesenchymal stem cell-derived nanovesicles (MSCNVs). In vivo tests showed that the combination nanohybrid Ce-MSCNV approach...
Engineers from the UMA develop more accessible and versatile next-gen “digital twins”
The next-gen “digital twins” are created at the University of Malaga. Three engineers from the research group “ERTIS” have developed an open-source platform, more accessible and versatile, that enables the design of these technological...
Innovative research aims to improve wound healing and cancer therapy
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Priscilla Briquez, junior professor at the Department of General and Visceral Surgery at the Freiburg University Medical Center and member of the Medical Faculty at the University of Freiburg, has received a...
Imperial researchers discover hidden mechanism behind feeling touch
Imperial researchers have discovered a hidden mechanism within hair follicles that allow us to feel touch. Previously, touch was thought to be detected only by nerve endings present within the skin and surrounding hair...
Call for Papers: JMIR Neurotechnology
JMIR Neurotechnology, published by JMIR Publications, welcomes submissions from researchers, clinicians, caregivers, and technologists that explore novel diagnostic and treatment tools for neurological disorders, particularly those leveraging the potential of neurotechnology.
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Engineering CRISPR Cures: An Interview with Fyodor Urnov
By Jonathan D. Grinstein, PhD
Fyodor Urnov, PhD, is a pioneer in the field of genome editing and one of the scientists most invested in expanding the availability and utility of CRISPR-based therapies to the...
StockWatch: Danaher, Thermo Fisher Revenue Declines Rattle Analysts
By Alex Philippidis
Danaher (DHR) and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) are two of the largest and best-run biotech tools companies, but a falloff in business ate into their third-quarter results released this week—in turn, touching...
A new NIR-PIT biomarker paves the way for targeted cancer treatments
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan and their collaborators have used a biomarker based on microbubbles to evaluate the success of near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) treatment. Using ultrasound to track the microbubbles, they were able...
Rapid Drug Discovery Using MALDI Mass Spectrometry and Biochip Arrays
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Broadcast Date: December 1, 2023Time: 8:00 am PT, 11:00 am ET, 17:00 CET High-throughput screening assays can identify small molecule modulators of biochemical activities and interactions from large libraries of active compounds in...















