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A new microfluidic device may help realize the potential of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) as biomarkers that could monitor a tumor’s response to therapy and provide detailed information to guide treatment choice.

For years, researchers have attempted to harness the full potential of gene therapy, a technique that inserts genes into a patient's cells to treat aggressive diseases. Now, researchers have developed a method enabling effective insertion of large molecules -- such as DNA, RNA and proteins -- into cells and propels them into the cell nucleus.

New research has drilled down to the molecular level to find similarities across six pharmaceutical drugs used in pain relief, dentist anaesthetic, and treatment of epilepsy, in a bid to find a way to reduce unwanted side-effects.

The findings may be helpful for developing treatment strategies for cardiac arrest and stroke.

Repositive have announced a move to new office space and an expansion of their team as their gene access portal goes from strength to strength.

A 3-D printed, $600 microfluidic controller has been used to characterize fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis.

A genetic modification to sorghum triples its grain number and could be used on other staple crops.

The release of GeneSeqToFamily’, an open-source tool, should make finding gene families much easier for researchers.

Scientists developed a system to accurately predict the geographic spread of seasonal influenza in the United States. For the public, the flu forecast may encourage vaccination, greater care around people sneezing and coughing, and awareness of personal health. For health officials, it could inform decisions on vaccines and antiviral stockpiling and distribute, and in the case of a virulent outbreak, whether measures like closing schools are necessary.

A special receptor on cells that line the sinuses, throat and lungs evolved to protect mammals from developing a range of allergies and asthma.The receptor, dectin-1, recognizes a protein found in house dust mites, cockroaches, shellfish and other invertebrates, and responds by suppressing immune reactions to these common triggers of allergy and asthma.