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Cloud Platform Makes Metabolic Data Properly Public
Patients want to see their medical information. Researchers want to share their data. A new cloud-based analysis platform allows scientists to quantify molecules from biological samples and make their results publicly available to anyone with a computer.
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Fate Determination of T Cells
This knowledge can aid vaccine development, treatment of infections and moderation of autoimmune disease.
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Video Technique Fills in the Gaps
Given only a few frames of a video, humans can usually surmise what is happening and will happen on screen. Computers, however, struggle with this task. In a paper presented at the European Conference on Computer Vision, researchers describe a module that helps artificial intelligence systems to fill in the gaps between video frames to greatly improve the network’s activity recognition.
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Better Tailored Drugs with Fewer Side-Effects
A recent achievement in the field of protein research allows for better tailored pharmaceuticals with fewer side-effects.
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Cancer Drug & Antidepressants Provide Clues for Treating Fatal Brain-Eating Disease
Researchers have now identified three new molecular drug targets in N. fowleri, an amoeba that can infect a healthy person and cause severe primary amebic meningoencephalitis, a "brain-eating" disease The team have also identified a number of drugs that are able to inhibit the amoeba's growth in a laboratory dish.
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DefiniGEN strengthens Board with the appointment of Professor Sir John Savill
Appointment hopes to accelerate development of new products and services.
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Beating Heart Muscle Cells Derived from Stem Cells
Cardiac tissue has been derived from stem cells in a dish, and may represent a novel therapy approach for heart disease.
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Shedding Light on 100-Year-Old Cancer Mystery
Using genetic and pharmacological means, scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) were surprised to find that blocking LDHA had only a limited impact on melanoma cells, since they were able to redirect energy production. Their results identify an alternative growth pathway driven by a molecule called ATF4, revealing new potential targets for drug development.
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Wearable Ultrasound Patch Monitors Blood Pressure Deep Inside Body
A new wearable ultrasound patch that non-invasively monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the skin could help people detect cardiovascular problems earlier on and with greater precision. In tests, the patch performed as well as some clinical methods to measure blood pressure.
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Weak Spot in Ebola Machinery a Promising Target for Universal Therapy
Two new studies reveal how antibodies can bind at a site which neutralizes multiple types of Ebola.
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