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How silkworm models can help develop new anti-diabetic drugs

Yasuhiko Matsumoto of Meiji Pharmaceutical University has identified silkworms as an insect disease model for a new anti-diabetic drugs.

Researchers suggest an Alzheimer’s protein can help doctors stage the disease

Scientists have discovered that a novel form of an Alzheimer's protein can indicate what stage of the disease a person is suffering from.

Genetically engineered T-cells can target and attack pathogenic T-cells that cause Type 1 diabetes

A new study has found that a genetically engineered T-cell is able to target and attack pathogenic T-cells.

Wastewater-based epidemiology could help in the fight against COVID-19

Hokkaido University Assistant Professor Masaaki Kitajima and Ryo Iwamoto from Shionogi & Co Ltd are developing an innovative early warning and mass diagnosis system...

Physical activity and health in older people

A cohort study in Hong Kong has examined the ways in which physical activity interacts with health and fitness. Physical activity (PA) is a very...

Understanding the aggressive spread of prostate cancer cells

A five-year study into the mechanisms by which cancer cells become mobile and start spreading has implications for the way in which aggressive prostate...

UK-based consortium has been granted £12.2m to track the evolution of SARS-CoV-2

The UK Department for Health and Social Care Testing Innovation Fund has granted £12.2m to COG-UK to track the evolution of SARS-CoV-2.

The National Cancer Institute on the use of biomaterials in cancer treatment

Matthew Wolf of the National Cancer Institute spoke to Innovation News Network’s Caitlin Magee, about the use of biomaterials in cancer treatment.

Fucoxanthin compound in brown seaweeds show promising effects when treating brain cancer

A UK-based project has found that a compound in brown seaweeds could help to treat one of the most common forms of malignant brain...

New method of quickly generating T-cells for cancer therapy

Researchers have developed a new method of quickly generating T-cells, which are used in cancer immunotherapy to destroy tumour cells. In the September issue of...

New gold nanotubes can kill cancer cells

Researchers from the University of Cambridge, UK, have developed a new gold nanotube that can heat and kill cancer cells. More than 2,600 people are...

New hopes for paediatric soft tissue sarcomas

Dr Michele Bernasconi from the Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) at the University of Bern, discusses the potential for nanomedicine and immunotherapies to offer...

Accelerating cancer detection with genome sequencing

Sarah Killcoyne, Postdoctoral Fellow at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute, discusses a newly-developed statistical model that uses genomic sequencing to accurately predict the risk of...

Scientists develop new photonic sensors to detect SARS-CoV-2

A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Malaga, Spain, is developing a point-of-care system based on photonic sensors to detect SARS-CoV-2. Led by...

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