People who eat more plant-based protein may live longer than those who get more protein from meat, a Japanese study suggests. Researchers followed almost 71,000 middle-aged Japanese adults for an average of almost two decades. Compared to people who consumed the smallest amount of plant protein, participants who consumed the largest amount were 13 per
The generation of autologous T cells expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) have revolutionized the field of adoptive cellular therapy. CAR-T cells directed against CD19 have resulted in remarkable clinical responses in patients affected by B-lymphoid malignancies. However, the production of allogeneic CAR-T cells products remains expensive and clinically challenging. Moreover, the toxicity profile of
Research led by Dr. Krystof Bankiewicz, who recently joined The Ohio State University College of Medicine, shows that gene replacement therapy for Niemann-Pick type A disease is safe for use in nonhuman primates and has therapeutic effects in mice. These research findings are published online in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Prior to joining Ohio State as a professor
Researchers have created the world’s most detailed atlas of the genetic code of the human retina, and it could help treat and prevent blindness The transcriptome of human neural retina at a single‐cell level defines the gene expression profile in major cell types in the neural retina and can be used as a benchmark to
Nearly $12 million machine will let MIT researchers run more ambitious AI models. IBM designed Summit, the fastest supercomputer on Earth, to run the calculation-intensive models that power modern artificial intelligence (AI). Now MIT is about to get a slice. IBM pledged earlier this year to donate an $11.6 million computer cluster to MIT modeled
The UK’s departure from the European Union looks likely to dent many sectors at least in the short to medium term, but the biopharmaceutical industry is one that might just continue to shine, however damaging the exit from the trade bloc proves to be. The quality of innovation coming out of labs, with 25 of
Source Harvard Medical School The findings of a new Harvard Medical School study suggest important differences between three frontline drugs used to treat advanced breast cancer. The researcher’s findings were published in Cell Chemical Biology. The three CDK4/6 inhibitors, abemaciclib, palbociclib, and ribociclib have exhibited exceptional efficacy in hindering breast tumor growth, improving survival rates and prompting FDA approval.
Technique could allow cells to be extracted in real time, help prevent cancer from spreading Researchers at UCLA and NantWorks have developed an artificial intelligence-powered device that detects cancer cells in a few milliseconds — hundreds of times faster than previous methods. With that speed, the invention could make it possible to extract cancer cells from blood immediately after
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed an organ-on-an-electronic-chip biosensor technology that can measure the electrophysiology of heart cell structures in three dimensions. The biosensor array essentially self-rolls around elongated spheroids of stem cell-derived cardiac cells—similar to how a “slap bracelet” wraps around a wrist—giving researchers the
Salk scientists develop a new gene-editing tool that could help treat many disorders caused by gene mutations The ability to edit genes in living organisms offers the opportunity to treat a plethora of inherited diseases. However, many types of gene-editing tools are unable to target critical areas of DNA, and creating such a technology has
