Enzyme Discovery May Put Brakes on Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at the University of Dundee have identified an enzyme that inhibits the protein kinase product of a gene known as LRRK2, mutations in which are the common genetic cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD)....
New, open-source database improves genomics research collaboration
Sharing datasets that reveal the function of genomic variants in health and disease has become easier, with the launch of a new, open-source database developed by Australian and North American researchers.
The MaveDB database is...
Discriminating diets of meat-eating dinosaurs
Credit: Joep Schaeffer
A big problem with dinosaurs is that there seem to be too many meat-eaters. From studies of modern animals, there is a feeding pyramid,...
600 Shares in iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) Bought by Smithfield Trust Co. –...
Smithfield Trust Co. bought a new position in iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm bought 600 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately...
Researchers develop new way to 3D print living skin with blood vessels
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a way to 3D print living skin, complete with blood vessels. The advancement, published online today in Tissue Engineering Part A, is a significant step toward creating...
New printer creates extremely realistic colorful holograms
Technology offers high-speed, high-quality printing that could be useful for architecture models, fine art, exhibits and other applications
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WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a...
Measles Results in Immune Amnesia, Cripples Ability to Fight Future Infections
Two studies of the immune systems of unvaccinated children before and after measles virus (MeV, or MV) infection have shown how the infection can cripple immunity against other viruses and bacteria over the long...
TRIB1 Inhibition in Macrophages Could be New Cardiovascular Disease Therapy Target
Researchers from the University of Sheffield say they have identified a new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease. Their study (“Myeloid Tribbles 1 induces early atherosclerosis via enhanced foam cell expansion”), which appears in...
Just the Facts on: Avecho Biotechnology Ltd., (ASX: AVE) – My News Crunch
On Thursday the Avecho Biotechnology Ltd., ASX: AVE), the Trending-Graph. Every buying and selling session display one-of-a-kind measures and patterns about AVE stock.Now we observed the Many factors that seen on close of the...
Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade
Credit: Cancer Research UK
Liver cancer deaths have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, according to the latest calculations...
