Engineered capsids for improved gene delivery to the retina and cornea
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 13 2020
A rational design approach created novel variants of adeno-associated viral (AAV) capsids. These have improved transduction properties in the mouse retina and cornea. as reported in the peer-reviewed...
Genomic analysis finds link between antibiotic resistance and heavy metal contamination
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 13 2020
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing health problem, but new research suggests it is not only caused by the overuse of antibiotics. It's also caused by pollution.
Using a process...
Unread second-opinion radiology reports waste health care resources
AJR finds clinicians not reading a considerable proportion (11.4%) of second-opinion radiology reports, especially sonography, pediatrics, interventional radiology
Credit: American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
New Technology Helps Identify Innate Immune Cell Subset that “Collaborates” with Cancer
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science say they have developed a technology that enables them to see inside tens of thousands of individual cells at once in greater details than ever before. The...
Tumor Growth Slowed Down by Restricting Amino Acid Metabolism
For optimal growth, tumors depend on the non-essential amino acids serine and glycine. Serine and glycine are biosynthetically linked and together, they provide the essential precursors for the synthesis of proteins, lipids, and nucleic...
PDS Biotechnology Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2020 and Provides Business Update...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Aug. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PDS Biotechnology Corporation (Nasdaq: PDSB), a clinical-stage immunotherapy company developing novel cancer therapies and infectious disease vaccines based on the Company’s proprietary Versamune® T-cell activating...
Bird and reptile tears aren’t so different from human tears
Credit: Arianne P. Oriá
Bird and reptile tears aren’t so unlike our own, shows a new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science. But the differences could provide...
Osmotic therapy device reduces swelling in rats with spinal cord injuries
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 12 2020
When injured, the spinal cord swells, restricting blood flow, resulting in further, often critical and permanent motor, sensory, and autonomic function damage. Rapid prevention of spinal cord swelling...
Genesis Biotechnology Acquires Comparative Biosciences – Contract Pharma
Genesis Drug Discovery & Development (GD3), a member of Genesis Biotechnology Group (GBG) has acquired Comparative Biosciences Inc. (CBI), a Contract Research Organization (CRO) located in Sunnyvale, California. CBI is specialized in GLP (Good Laboratory Practice)...
Malaria Treatment May Be Found by Targeting the Host
Recent modeling research suggests that malaria-related deaths in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 could be more than double those of 2019 if malaria-prevention activities are interrupted due to COVID-19. The malaria burden is heavily concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa,...
