Party 'Pus: Ecstasy Makes Octopuses More Social
NewsWhen people take MDMA, the drug popularly known as ecstasy, a rush of serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin makes people more interested than they would normally be in connecting and sharing with other people. Now, researchers have made the surprising discovery that a species of octopus considered to be asocial responds to MDMA in the same way.
Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Can Predict Patient Therapy Response
NewsResearchers have identified an independent prognostic factor - cancer/testis antigen 45 (CT45) - and have begun to elucidate it's actions. CT45 is associated with extended disease-free survival for women with advanced ovarian cancer.
Read moreProbing Yeast Cells to Understand Cell Misregulation
NewsManipulating yeast with optogenetics and microfluidics to explore the MAP kinase pathway may be key for drug discovery.
Read moreComputational Models of the Human Lung: Potential for Personalized Medicine & Inhalation Toxicology
NewsCombining high-performance computing, high-fidelity modeling, and high-resolution medical imaging, produces simulations that have the potential to contribute to new diagnostic tools and treatment options for respiratory disease.
Read moreObserving Cancer Cell Behavior
NewsA new cell culture platform allows researchers to observe never-before-seen behaviors of live cancer cells under the microscope, leading to explanations of long-known cancer characteristics.
Existing Drug Could Treat Porphyria
NewsAn existing antifungal drug, ciclopirox (CPX), has been shown to improve symptoms associated with congenital erythropoietic porphyria – the rarest type of porphyria.
Read moreThree Ways to Turn Life Science Suppliers into Partners
ArticleA growing number of life science businesses are turning to greater supply chain collaboration for benefits like accelerated time to market, improved quality, reduced risk and more rapid and widespread innovation. But while 68% of executives in this industry say active and meaningful engagement with suppliers is essential to success, far too many, over a third, struggle to implement it.
Read moreAdvanced Data Analytics in Pharma: Going Beyond Patterns to Understand the “Why”
ArticleNew developments in pharmaceuticals have made new drugs and treatments available, enhancing options and quality of life for patients. Advanced data analytics solutions mean treatments are more effective and affordable, and less intrusive. However, these evolutions will mean major changes in how companies interact with patients and caregivers, and this will necessitate new capabilities for operations and supply chain.
Read moreAntimicrobial Resistance – the Rise of Global Superbugs
ArticleAntimicrobials have revolutionized medicine by enabling treatments for diseases that would once have proven fatal, however,they have since proven to be a double-edged sword.
Read moreScientist Explains How They Un-picked Pick’s Disease
ArticleScientists use Cryo-EM to solve the structure of the frontotemporal dementia-causing tau protein tangles.
Read moreHow Can We Make Behavioral Science More Reproducible?
ArticleA scientist explains how, by making 'stock' behavioral tasks more accurate, we can improve reproducibility.
Read moreImaging in Biology: How Many Words are Cell Images Worth?
ArticleThey say 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' Is this true for cell images?
Read moreAnnual Conference on Antimicrobials and Drug Resistance
EventSep 24 - Sep 25, 2018
Montreal, Canada