Improving CAR-based-immunotherapies using a molecular anchor
Adding a molecular anchor to the key protein used to recognize cancer in cellular immunotherapies can make the treatments significantly more effective. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found that immune cells with...
Experimental NIH Sudan virus vaccine protects macaques
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A National Institutes of Health research group with extensive experience studying ebolavirus countermeasures has successfully developed a vaccine against Sudan virus (SUDV) based on the licensed Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine. SUDV, identified in 1976,...
UC Davis launches new institute to advance basic knowledge of psychedelics and neurotherapeutics
The University of California, Davis has launched the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics to advance basic knowledge about the mechanisms of psychedelics and translate it into safe and effective treatments for diseases such as...
Combined glucocorticoid steroids and statin therapy may be safer for the treatment of preterm...
Potentially life-saving steroids commonly given to preterm babies also increase the risk of long-term cardiovascular problems, but a new study in rats has found that if given in conjunction with statins, their positive effects...
Novel tool uses AI to predict the efficacy of genome-editing repair options
Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to predict the efficacy of various genome-editing repair options. Unintentional errors in the correction of DNA mutations of genetic...
StockWatch: Seven Analysts Cut Price Target for Taysha on FDA Advice, Job Cuts
Six weeks after taking on additional duties as CEO of Taysha Gene Therapies (TSHA), board Chair Sean P. Nolan delivered some unfavorable news Tuesday to investors, analysts, and observers of the gene therapy market...
What’s that sound? Automobile horn changed history and communications technology
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A new book by Penn State faculty member Matt Jordan chronicles the rise and fall of the Klaxon automobile horn, one of the first great electrical consumer technologies of the...
Bob Langer Answers Your Webinar Questions
Drug delivery technologies promise to create new treatments for cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses. More recently, the rapid development of nanoparticles for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine has illustrated the power of nanotechnology in...
Biotechnology startup Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the … – The Japan Times
A biotechnology startup that promises to resurrect woolly mammoths is now the first “de-extinction unicorn,” with a valuation said to be over a $1 billion before bringing back a single lost species. Colossal...
Commonly prescribed antidepressants can increase bacteria’s resistance to antibiotics
University of Queensland researchers have found a range of commonly prescribed antidepressants can increase bacteria's resistance to antibiotic medications. A study led by Professor Jianhua Guo from UQ's Australian Centre for Water and Environmental...
