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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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PSMA PET/CT clearly differentiates prostate cancer from benign tissue
Using nuclear medicine, German researchers have found a way to accurately differentiate cancerous tissue from healthy tissue in prostate cancer patients.
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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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Streamlining drug discovery assays for cancer and cardiovascular disease
1 February 2018 | By PerkinElmer
This webinar discussed a screening assay that recapitulates the activation of ER stress sensor IRE1 and an assay to quantify cell migration phenotypes, as applied to cardiovascular target validation and drug discovery.
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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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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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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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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.
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Near-infrared molecular imaging identifies lung nodules for resection in osteosarcoma
In a proof-of-principle case report, researchers announce that targeted fluorescence successfully identified pulmonary metastases in a patient with osteosarcoma...
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Bacterial cells designed to reflect sound waves for ultrasound imaging
New technology may one day allow doctors to image therapeutic bacterial cells in patients...
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A2aAR protein holds clues for better drug design
Scientists have investigated a key protein used in drug design and discovered dynamic structural features that may lead to new ways to target diseases...
