Pathogens use force to breach immune defenses, study finds
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Similar to a burglar breaking a window to get into a house, Indiana University researchers have discovered a previously unknown process by which pathogens enter a cell with physical force, breaching...
StockWatch: CAR-T Shares Mostly Flat as FDA Probes Risk of New Cancers
By Alex Philippidis
Shares of companies that develop chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies stayed mostly flat this week after the FDA announced it was assessing the need for new regulations addressing what it called...
Arvinas raises $350 million; Exonate’s trial reaps success; new cancer drugs discovered
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A patch of protection against Zika virus
A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch is being developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika virus.
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A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch is being developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne...
Human Glia Reprogrammed into Neuron-Generating Cells
In humans and other mammals, loss of neurons in the retina due to trauma or disease is an irreversible process that can lead to blindness. But unlike humans, some animals, such as fish, have...
Could an Alzheimer’s vaccine make treatment more affordable?
Alzheimer’s research has come a long way since the disease was first identified more than a century ago. Now, as treatments have been developed to reduce the harmful proteins in the brain that are...
C-Path’s TRxA and Celdara Medical announce MOU to identify and advance promising new therapeutics
Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) and Celdara Medical today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at identifying and advancing promising new therapeutics in areas of high unmet...
Scientists create framework to guide development and assessment of urban climate action plans
With the world projected to be highly urbanized by 2050, cities are encouraged to take urgent climate actions to mitigate and adapt to the threats of climate change. As climate change intensifies and urbanization...
Insilico Medicine hosts three webinars to unveil latest technology breakthroughs
Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"), an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, clinical stage biotechnology company and leader in AI drug discovery platform technology, is hosting three webinars unveiling its latest technology breakthroughs Nov. 28-30, 2023. These new features...
Redefining drug development: the trailblazing evolution of the pharmaceutical industry
Drug discovery and development is a long, costly, and high-risk process that takes over 10 to 15 years with an average cost of over $1 to $2 billion for each new drug to be...