New compound prevents amyloid formation to fight Alzheimer’s disease
It is known that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the formation of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain. A novel compound shows promise in preventing amyloid formation, fighting Alzheimer’s disease development.
Alzheimer’s disease...
Gene Therapy Developer Passage Bio Files for $125M IPO
James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, director of the Gene Therapy Program at the University of Pennsylvania, and a co-founder of Passage Bio.
Passage Bio has yet to spell out how much in net proceeds it...
Gene Therapy Developer Passage Bio Files for $125M IPO – Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology...
James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, director of the Gene Therapy Program at the University of Pennsylvania, and a co-founder of Passage Bio.
Passage Bio has yet to spell out how much in net proceeds it...
Novel compound is promising drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease
New gamma secretase inhibitor blocks only amyloid production, no other functions
Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
TROY, N.Y. — A newly identified compound is a promising candidate for inhibiting the production of amyloids, the abnormal proteins that...
Genesis Biotechnology Group Statement on Malware Attack – PRNewswire
HAMILTON, N.J., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesis Biotechnology Group ("GBG") was subject to a recent malware attack. The attack was limited to the internal research work of a GBG member company engaged in contract...
Coronavirus Declared a Global Health Emergency and Other Updates
It can be hard to keep up with the coronavirus 2019-nCoV outbreak. Not only because new information is coming in at breakneck speed, but also because of the sheer volume of misinformation going around....
Building SynBio Platforms to Support Practical Apps
Building a switch doesn’t sound like a spectacular feat of engineering. But when that switch is constructed of DNA and designed to operate within the context of a living cell, it represents a far...
Phage Therapy May Combine Efficacy and Convenience
Bringing to bear decades of experience as a researcher of phage biology, Carl R. Merril, MD, is working to realize the therapeutic promise of phages, the viruses that infect bacteria. Assisting him is his...
World Wetlands Day: Fostering global biodiversity and mitigating climate change
Interactive story maps illustrate valuable contributions Maritime salt marshes make to our planet
Credit: Photo credit: O. Lucanus
Though they make up less than 6% of Earth’s surface,...
Mutation’s role in blood cancers revealed by ideal team-up
Credit: ©Gina Motisi, 2019/CSHL
A genetic mutation that disrupts how DNA sends messages to the rest of a cell has been linked to a large number of...
