Study pinpoints brain cells that trigger sugar cravings and consumption
Credit: Matthew Potthoff, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
New research has identified the specific brain cells that control how much sugar you eat and how...
VarmX bags €32m in Series B round – European Biotechnology News
Leiden-based coagulant developer VarmX NV has closed a €32m Series B financing to push the Phase II development of VMX-C001, a venom-based modified recombinant Factor X.
New investors LSP, Ysios Capital, INKEF Capital and Lundbeckfonden...
Salmonella biofilm protein can cause autoimmune responses, arthritis in animals
Scientists from the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Temple University (Philadelphia, U.S.) have demonstrated that a Salmonella biofilm protein can cause autoimmune responses and...
Volunteers can now register for coronavirus disease vaccine trials
As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, many pharmaceutical companies, and research organizations are racing to develop an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus, called the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Human...
Genexine and NeoImmuneTech (NIT) – GX-I7 [also called NT-17 or Hyleukin-7™ (rhIL-7-hyFc)]
Candidate: GX-I7, also known as NT-17 or Hyleukin-7 (rhIL-7-hyFc)
Type: Homeostatic T cell growth factor composed of a covalently linked homodimer of engineered Interleukin-7 (IL-7) molecule, biologically fused with the proprietary long-acting platform – hyFc....
Trust me if you can
Why stakeholders in the ‘wind energy vs biological conservation’ conflict have low mutual trust and how to increase it
Credit: Christian Voigt, IZW
Wind energy is considered to...
China Pursuing ‘Aggressive’ Biotechnology Strategy – National Defense Magazine
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As rapid innovation in computer sciences helps bolster advances in biotechnologies, China is edging forward as a world leader in the biotech sector, one expert said.
“Biotechnologies, including synthetic biology, are going to be...
NIH establishes a unified clinical trial network for testing COVID-19 vaccines
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 8 2020
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has established a new clinical trials network that aims to enroll...
CRISPR Screen Reveals Control Knob for Regulatory T Cells
Using a CRISPR screen, scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered genetic “dial” to turn immune function up and down. The scientists suggest that the dial, which affects the development and function of regulatory...
Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions
UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophrenia
Credit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — When trying to complete a...
