CureVac and MD Anderson enter strategic collaboration to develop novel cancer vaccines

Collaboration aims to develop novel, off-the-shelf, mRNA-based cancer vaccines in selected hematological and solid cancers with high unmet medical need

17-Apr-2024 - CureVac N.V. and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a co-development and licensing agreement to develop novel mRNA-based cancer vaccines. The collaboration creates strong synergies between CureVac’s unique end-to-end capabilities for cancer antigen discovery, mRNA design, ...

How mosquito larva guts could help create highly specific insecticides

Did you know that the world’s deadliest animal is the mosquito?

10-Apr-2024 - Aedes aegypti is one of the most dangerous mosquito. This bug spreads viruses that cause dengue fever, which was recently declared as an epidemic in Puerto Rico. Research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports new molecules that label proteins in the unique, alkaline ...

Researchers 3D print key components for a point-of-care mass spectrometer

The low-cost hardware outperforms state-of-the-art versions and could someday enable an affordable, in-home device for health monitoring

09-Apr-2024 - Mass spectrometry, a technique that can precisely identify the chemical components of a sample, could be used to monitor the health of people who suffer from chronic illnesses. For instance, a mass spectrometer can measure hormone levels in the blood of someone with hypothyroidism. But mass ...

Click, click, boom—150 new molecules within days instead of months

A new study calls accelerated SuFEx click chemistry “a robust platform for drug discovery”

08-Apr-2024 - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) chemists have created a new collection of molecular compounds and begun testing them as potential leads in the search for new drugs. Among these molecules, they found several that show promise for development as antibiotics and cancer therapies. Sounds like a ...

Implantable batteries can run on the body’s own oxygen

“From a new energy source to potential biotherapies, the prospects for this battery are exciting”

05-Apr-2024 - From pacemakers to neurostimulators, implantable medical devices rely on batteries to keep the heart on beat and dampen pain. But batteries eventually run low and require invasive surgeries to replace. To address these challenges, researchers in China devised an implantable battery that runs on ...

Eppendorf Renews Founding Sponsorship with LabCentral

Empowering innovative biotech startups

03-Apr-2024 - The globally active Eppendorf Group proudly announces the 5-year partnership renewal with LabCentral, a life sciences incubator, dedicated to empowering innovative biotech startups. As a Partner since 2014 and Founding Sponsor since 2019, the Eppendorf Group continues its commitment to fostering ...

Common household chemicals pose new threat to brain health

Research shows chemicals in countless household items harm specialized cells in the brain

03-Apr-2024 - A team of researchers from theCase Western Reserve University School of Medicinehas provided fresh insight into the dangers some common household chemicals pose to brain health. They suggest that chemicals found in a wide range of items, from furniture to hair products, may be linked to ...

Gut microbiota and antibiotics: Missing puzzle piece discovered

HIRI scientists identify small RNA that influences the sensitivity of the intestinal pathogen Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron to certain antibiotics

28-Mar-2024 - The intricacies of how intestinal bacteria adapt to their environment have yet to be fully explored. Researchers from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg and the University of California, Berkeley, USA, have now successfully closed a gap in this knowledge: ...

NHM scientists discover first-ever mineral-based treatment for widespread disease using the structure of crystals

Based on the structure of cubic zirconium silicate, the innovative treatment opens doors to future mineral-based treatments made possible by cutting-edge museum science

28-Mar-2024 - In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca have published the first-ever mineral-based treatment for a widespread disease. Reported in the journalPLOS One,the studyby mineralogist Dr. Aaron Celestian, ...

Researchers show that introduced tardigrade proteins can slow metabolism in human cells

28-Mar-2024 - University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into how tardigrades survive extreme conditions and shown that proteins from the microscopic creatures expressed in human cells can slow down molecular processes. This makes the tardigrade proteins potential candidates in technologies ...