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New detection system for viral infections helps vaccine and drug development
Out of the US, a newly developed a rapid, stain-free, and automated viral plaque detection system enabled by holography and deep learning, is a cost-effective way of observing the formation of viral plaques caused by viral infections over a layer of cells.
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Making lab-grown brain organoids ‘brainier’
UCLA-led team discovers that using early-stage stem cells is a key to producing structures that are reliable models of disease.
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Discovered receptor that could alleviate the need for chemotherapy
Researchers have shown that a synthetic IL-9 receptor allows T cells to fight against cancer without the need for chemotherapy or radiation.
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STING-activating drugs could customise cancer treatments
An imaging technique identified emerging drugs that activate the STING protein to alter metabolic pathway activity in cancer cells.
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Heating up tumours could make CAR T therapy more effective
When a heating technique called photothermal ablation was combined with the infusion of CAR T cells, it suppressed melanoma tumour growth for up to 20 days in mice...
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UCLA researchers correct mutation causing IPEX
A stem cell therapy rectifying the FoxP3 gene has been developed to treat IPEX, and has virtually cleared symptoms of the condition in mice...
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Technique to identify small molecules could speed up drug discovery
UCLA-led research has shown how using electron microscopes to analyse small molecules coud be beneficial in speeding up the drug discovery process...
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Scientists show combined immunotherapy treatment is effective against advanced melanoma
Study in the U.S. demonstrates successful treatment of advanced melanoma and metastatic cancer using a new bacteria-like agent combined with an immunotherapy drug.
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ImmunoPET imaging noninvasively pinpoints colitis inflammation
A novel PET imaging method shows promise for noninvasively pinpointing sites of inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease...
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mEAK-7 gene could suggest path towards cancer therapies
Researchers have found mEAK-7 regulates the molecular process that dictates cell growth and human development...
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Scientists coax human stem cells to become sensory interneurons
A new protocol could be a step toward stem cell-based therapies to restore sensation in people who have lost feeling in parts of their body...
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Bryostatin-1 shows early promise for dormant HIV infection
Scientists have designed a synthetic molecule bryostatin-1 that can reactivate dormant HIV...
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Gene therapy may lower risk for heart disease
Researchers have tested whether a single injection of the gene, LeXis could slow down the development of heart disease...
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Balance and movement improved in animal model of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have developed a molecular compound that improves balance and coordination in mice with early stage Parkinson's disease.