Antibody-mediated therapies have evolved as a mainstay of targeted anti-cancer therapy but also of auto-immune and other diseases. However, antibody drug…

Age associated dementia consist a serious health and social problem for our society, with their prevalence increasing as lifespan expands. Efficient…

The induction switch compoded by Frankfurt scientists allows for switching high current (kA range) for block voltages of 10 kV to 500 kV. This long-living…

The present invention relates to the use of a new active agent for treating allergic and atoptic dermatitis, which furthermore effects a significant abatement…

Scientists from Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main developed a therapeutic approach based on miRNA containing microvesicles allowing the prevention and treatment…

The new modulators of sphingolipid signaling enable the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.Further Information: PDF INNOVECTIS Gesellschaft…

Microalgae store chemical energy as lipids including a large number of high-quality, polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Researchers from Goethe-University in…

Anyone who thinks amalgams are limited to tooth fillings is missing something: Amalgams, which are alloys of mercury and other metals, have been used for over…

Recent findings in animal models underline the potential role of the acid sphingomyelinase (aSMase) as an important drug target in inflammatory lung diseases…

Phosphorus and arsenic are on top of each other in one group of the periodic table, so they have many similar properties. In addition to tubular forms,…

A new implantable sensor developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can wirelessly transmit data from the site of a recent orthopedic surgery. Inexpensive…

Over the past years in the field of forensic medicine creation of DNA profiles with biological traces has gained in importance enormously. Individual-related…

Regulated nucleo-cytoplasmic transport of pathobiologically relevant proteins is critical for tumor development and viral diseases. Transport is mediated by…

A large part of gene regulation in eukaryotes takes place at the level of RNA-molecules. A group of endogenous regulatory RNA-molecules, the so-called…

Fetal congenital lower urinary tract obstructions affect between 1:250 to 1:1000 pregnancies and are often associated with high perinatal mortality and varying…

Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is one of the leading causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality. It complicates 3% of pregnancies and is…

Selectins (cell adhesion molecules) exhibit functional importance in pathophysiological states of the immune and cardiovascular systems which makes them…

The successful transfection or infection is a limiting factor in the development of a cell line, which is to be used for heterologous protein expression or for…

The SAPD-PCR (Specific amplified polymorphic DNA-PCR) is a species-independent detection method that allows the determination of the genetic relationship of…

At Saarland University, a procedure has been developed that allows a significant enhancement of water solubility of photosensitizers of the porphyrin and…