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Why super-gonorrhoea is spreading and may soon be untreatable
27.4.2016 | Press monitoring
England’s public health agency has launched an “incident response” after discovering more cases of gonorrhoea that are resistant to nearly all antibiotics. Gonorrhoea, also known as “the clap”, was largely controlled by antibiotics after the second world war. But the bacteria readily acquire genes for resisting drugs, and by 2012, the World...
Sophisticated mini-brains add to evidence of Zika\'s toll on fetal cortex
25.4.2016 | Press monitoring
Studying a new type of pinhead-size, lab-grown brain made with technology first suggested by three high school students, Johns Hopkins researchers have confirmed a key way in which Zika virus causes microcephaly and other damage in fetal brains: by infecting specialized stem cells that build its outer layer, the cortex. The lab-grown mini-brains,...
Gene-edited mushroom created by Penn State researcher is changing GMO dialogue
22.4.2016 | Press monitoring
The term "genetically modified organism" is almost guaranteed to spark debate in the news and social media, on internet message boards and at the water cooler. Now, the work of a faculty researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has generated a new wave of attention to the ongoing dialogue surrounding GMOs. In a letter dated...
Nanoparticle acts like Trojan horse to halt asthma
20.4.2016 | Press monitoring
In an entirely new approach to treating asthma and allergies, a biodegradable nanoparticle acts like a Trojan horse, hiding an allergen in a friendly shell, to convince the immune system not to attack it, according to new Northwestern Medicine research. As a result, the allergic reaction in the airways is shut down long- term and an asthma attack...
Material in Medtronic Leads Inducted into Space Technology Hall of Fame®
19.4.2016 | Press monitoring
DUBLIN and COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. - April 18, 2016 - The Space Foundation has inducted NASA Langley Research Center-Soluble Imide (LaRC-SI) - used in Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) leads connected to implantable cardiac devices - into the Space Technology Hall of Fame ® . The ceremony was held during the Space Foundation's 32nd Space Symposium in...
New hope for malaria treatment as drug resistance found unable to spread for the first time
18.4.2016 | Press monitoring
Resistance to a key anti-malarial drug cannot be passed on by mosquitoes in a breakthrough scientists believe could drastically improve the way we battle the disease. The discovery could potentially shut down the avenue for mass drug resistance to spread, making malaria treatment significantly more effective for the 3.2 billion people at...
Bio-on: revolution in food packaging. Researchers have created the first material to team paper and bioplastic
18.4.2016 | Press monitoring
BOLOGNA Italy - TAMPERE Finland, 14 April 2016 - Imagine a future, very near now, in which cartons for milk, fruit juice and many other foodstuffs will be 100% biodegradable. Bio-on today announces a major result achieved with its new collaboration with Tampere University of Technology Finland, one of the most important centres in the world for...
Creation of insulin-releasing cells in a dish offers hope of diabetes therapy
15.4.2016 | Press monitoring
New research indicates that a protein switch called ERR-gamma could open the door to patient-derived cell transplantation therapy for diabetes. A molecular switch could hold the key to a personalized cell replacement therapy for diabetes. Both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes are characterized by an inability to produce (or process) insulin, which is...
Single-molecule sequencing technology assists microbial DNA methylation study
13.4.2016 | Press monitoring
Researchers sequenced 230 diverse archaeal and bacterial genomes to learn more about the roles DNA methylation plays in prokaryotes. The epigenome of a cell is the collected set of changes made to specific bases in its genomic DNA that affect how the genome is actually used and results from chemical modification (usually methylation.) Uncovering...
COMP recommends that Alprolix® maintains orphan designation for treatment of haemophilia B
11.4.2016 | Press monitoring
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi(TM)) (STO:SOBI) and collaboration partner Biogen have received a positive opinion from the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommending the European Commission (EC) to maintain the orphan designation for Alprolix® (eftrenonacog alfa), a recombinant...
