Researchers develop a potential treatment for autoimmune encephalitis
In autoimmune encephalitis, a rare but serious and sometimes life-threatening inflammation of the central nervous system, the body's own defenses are directed against the central nervous system. This disease was first identified in 2007,...
New LJI research has major implications for controlling T cell activity
LA JOLLA, CA—According to new research in the journal Immunity, T cells have a nuclear receptor doing something very odd—but very important—to help them fight pathogens and destroy cancer cells. This receptor, called retinoic acid...
Uniting for Progress – the Fifth Annual SYNGAP1 Conference hosted by SynGAP Research Fund...
Orlando, FL – 19 October 2023 – The Syngap Research Fund (SRF) will host Uniting for Progress — its fifth annual conference on SYNGAP1 research and clinical care on Thursday, November 30 at the Embassy...
USDA Grant Awarded to Create South Florida Microbiome Innovation Center
Florida Atlantic University (FAU), in collaboration with Florida International University (FIU), has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to...
Proteins guide electrons to the right place
Cells need energy to function. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now explain how energy is guided in the cell by small atomic movements to reach its destination in the protein. Imitating these...
Biotechnology to reduce methane emissions from cattle – UQ News – uq.edu.au
Methane emissions could be substantially cut through a $7.5-million project to develop slow-release biopolymer technology for cattle containing a gas-reducing bioactive.The University of Queensland and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) collaboration is being...
Sequencing project to unleash the biotechnology potential of euglenoids – Science Daily
The Euglena International Network (EIN), founded in 2020, is a global consortium of hundreds of scientists around the world with the collective goal of supporting euglenoid science through collaborative and integrative omics between academics...
Severe undernutrition increases risk of unfavorable outcomes for individuals undergoing TB treatment
In 2021, an estimated 10.6 million individuals developed tuberculosis (TB) and 1.6 million died, making it the second most lethal infection in the world after SARS-CoV-2. Undernutrition, a deficiency of macronutrients and micronutrients, is...
Simulations and experiments reveal unprecedented detail about water’s motion in salt water
In salt water solutions, water molecules rapidly move around salt ions at a scale of more than a trillion times a second, according to both experiments and simulations led by scientists at New York...
NextPoint Therapeutics Reports $80 Million Series B for Novel Immuno-Oncology Programs
NextPoint Therapeutics has announced an $80 million Series B funding round to move two lead precision immuno-oncology programs into the clinic. Leaps by Bayer, Bayer AG’s impact investment arm, and Sanofi Ventures, Sanofi’s strategic...
