StockWatch: Apellis Wows Analysts with First FDA Approval for GA Therapy
The financial markets had just closed last Friday when Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) announced that it had scored the first-ever FDA approval for a therapy designed to treat geographic atrophy (GA), Syfovre (pegcetacoplan injection).
Apellis investors...
“Forever Chemicals” Negatively Impact Key Biological Processes
Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of California found that exposure to a mixture of synthetic chemicals found widely in the environment alters several critical biological processes, including the metabolism...
Study suggests fermentation as a sustainable and easily applicable biotechnology to overcome the legume...
In a recent study published in Foods, researchers used Mediterranean black chickpea flour in the form of a semi-liquid dough fermented with the bacteria Lactiplantibacillus plantarum to develop fortified semolina pasta with improved nutritional...
New discovery could shift the focus of Parkinson’s disease treatment
Researchers from the University of Queensland have identified that a gene associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's Disease also contributes to a build-up of cell debris in the brain. Dr Adekunle Bademosi...
Ingenza appoints new Strategic Business Advisor
Ingenza is excited to welcome Dr Mark Chadwick to the team as Strategic Business Advisor. Mark will bring extensive industry expertise to his new position at Ingenza, acquired over 30 years from a...
Healing the brain: Hydrogels enable neuronal tissue growth
Synthetic hydrogels were shown to provide an effective scaffold for neuronal tissue growth in areas of brain damage, providing a possible approach for brain tissue reconstruction.
Credit: Satoshi Tanikawa, et al. Scientific Reports. February 14,...
Novel fatty liver organoid models could aid in drug discovery and testing
Researchers from the Organoid group (former Clevers group, Hubrecht Institute) together with researchers from the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology established novel human organoid models of fatty liver disease. They used these models...
Brains on Leptin Prioritize Socializing with the Opposite Sex over Hunger
Using experimental techniques like calcium imaging in freely moving mice, optogenetics, and chemogenetics, a study in the journal Cell Metabolism this week demonstrated, faced with a decision between sex and food, moderately hungry mice...
Next-Gen BLI Technology Accelerating Antibody Discovery
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The development of antibodies for diagnostics or therapeutics requires comprehensive characterization of affinity, specificity, and mechanism of action (doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2021.100836). Affinity measurements screen different isolates of an antibody to identify those that are most...
Technical adequacy of artificial intelligence body composition assessed in external CT
Leesburg, VA, February 23, 2023—According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), certain reasons for AI tool failure relating to technical factors may be largely preventable through proper acquisition...
