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MRI technique differentiates benign breast lesions from malignancies
An MRI technique that requires no contrast agent, combined with sophisticated data analysis, could reduce the number of unnecessary breast biopsies...
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Studying mitosis’ structure to understand the inside of cancer cells
Researchers have uncovered the architecture of the spindle pole body in yeast...
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Cardiac imaging analysis predicts success of Afib treatment
Researchers report the successful use of heart imaging to predict the benefit or futility of catheter ablation...
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CpAM molecules advance fight against hepatitis B
Researchers have made an important step forward in the design of drugs that fight the hepatitis B virus, which can cause liver failure and liver cancer...
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PSMA PET/CT imaging provides precision radiation therapy for prostate cancer
A nuclear medicine scan may locate prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy early after disease recurrence and could help guide salvage radiotherapy...
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Innovation – Ingrained in the DNA of Ion Torrent products
For Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2018 brings with it a suite of new sequencing solutions that continue to promote application flexibility and throughput scalability for oncology, reproductive health, inherited and infectious disease research.
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DRD2 crystal structure provides antipsychotic drug development tool
Crystal structure of the dopamine 2 receptor bound to an antipsychotic drug provides a much-needed discovery in the quest to create effective drugs with fewer side effects...
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Whitepaper: Phenotypic drug discovery with high content screening
Reasons for phenotypic vs. target based drug discovery strategies, challenges of and maximising return of phenotypic assays.
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Cryo-EM reveals critical OST complex and potential drug target
Scientists have revealed the atomic-level structure of a molecular complex responsible for modifying proteins, paving the way for the development of new medications...
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Tech note: Benefits of water immersion lenses for HCS
Water immersion lenses provide: brighter images from HCS samples; faster and gentler imaging; higher quality images from both 2D and 3D samples.
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Researchers develop a remote-controlled cancer immunotherapy system
Researchers have developed an ultrasound-based system that can non-invasively and remotely control genetic processes in live immune T cells so that they recognise and kill cancer cells.
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3-D imaging of fat reveals potential targets for new obesity treatments
A new report reveals the inner workings of fat tissue in mice and identifies potential targets for new drugs to treat and prevent obesity and diabetes...
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TSRI scientists discover workings of first promising Marburg virus treatment
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the workings of the first promising treatment for Marburg virus, a pathogen with the same pandemic potential as Ebola virus.
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New radiotracer differentiates bacterial infection from inflammation in lungs
Researchers at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, have demonstrated that a new radiotracer, 2-18F-fluorodeoxysorbitol (18F-FDS), can identify and track bacterial infection in lungs better than current imaging methods and is able to differentiate bacterial infection from inflammation.
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Scientists develop green fluorescent protein to aid intracellular research
Researchers at Osaka University in Japan have developed a superior acid-tolerant green fluorescent protein to enhance the study of intracellular molecular dynamics.
