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Novel Quantum Dots Transform Cell Imaging Techniques

Over the last 50 years, FISH has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry because it effectively images and counts DNA and RNA in single cells. However,…

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Future Predictions: Insights from Leading Research Institutes

In a joint opinion paper, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, the Aix-Marseille Université, New York University and the…

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Reducing Prophylactic Medication in Critically Ill Patients

By nature of the underlying medical condition, patients hospitalized in intensive care units are critically ill. As a physiological response to critical…

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Researchers design 'smart' surfaces to repel everything but targeted beneficial exceptions

Researchers at McMaster University have solved a vexing problem by engineering surface coatings that can repel everything, such as bacteria, viruses and living…

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New Blood Test Method for Monitoring Lung Cancer Treatment

Dr Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the immune T-cell protein PD-1. This discovery led to a set of anti-cancer…

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Photoactive Bacteria Bait: A New Hope Against MRSA Infections

Purdue University researchers are testing whether a light-active version of heme, the molecule responsible for transporting oxygen in blood circulation, may…

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15 Emerging Technologies to Combat Global Biological Risks

Strategic investment in 15 promising technologies could help make the world better prepared and equipped to prevent future infectious disease outbreaks from…

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There's a better way to decipher DNA's epigenetic code to identify disease

A new method for sequencing the chemical groups attached to the surface of DNA is paving the way for better detection of cancer and other diseases in the…

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New Tech Detects Early-Stage Lung Cancer for Better Outcomes

Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is often fatal because most cases are not diagnosed until they are so advanced that surgical intervention is no longer…

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New PeptiENV Cancer Vaccine Platform Boosts Targeted Therapy

“What is actually the most remarkable insight concerning the PeptiENV cancer vaccine platform is that we are able to envelop oncolytic viruses with the…

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Understanding Typical Mutations in Children of Radar Soldiers

Until the 1980s, military radar systems were often inadequately shielded against spurious radiation emitted by radar amplifier tubes. Such rays can cause…

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Whole-Brain Connectome Maps Enhance AI Predictions for Epilepsy

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) neurologists have developed a new method based on artificial intelligence that may eventually help both patients…

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Exploring Microtubules: Key to Cell Stability Innovation

The research team was led by Professor Ryo Nitta and Project Professor Tsuyoshi Imasaki (Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine) in collaboration with…

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Faulty Digestion in Intestinal Cells Linked to Crohn’s Disease

20 percent of all patients with Crohn's disease, a clinical subtype of inflammatory bowel disease, have a mutation in the gene ATG16L1. This gene is involved…

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Combatting Antibiotic Resistance in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Most patients with this progressive genetic disorder die by the fourth decade of life. A key to helping patients live even that long–a vast improvement from…

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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Restores Bacteria in Cancer Patients

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that autologous fecal microbiota transplantation (auto-FMT) is a safe and effective way to…

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