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Immunotherapy Is Beginning To Have A Major Impact For Patients With Cancer And Infectious Diseases

(MedicalNewsToday) The idea of fighting infections and even cancers by inducing protective immune responses may now be a step closer to clinical practice. Researchers have removed a major obstacle to widespread use of so-called adoptive transfer therapy, in which a patient receives “killer” immune cells targeting a disease agent. Existing technologies can easily provide T Read More »

July 5, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, Biotechnology, and Research
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Virginia Tech Develops New Microfluidic Chip for Pathogen Detection

(GlobalBiodefense) A new process for making a three-dimensional microstructure that can be used in the analysis of cells could prove useful in counterterrorism measures and in water and food safety concerns. The research, conducted by members of Virginia Tech’s Microelectromechanical Systems Laboratory (MEMS) Laboratory in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the Read More »

July 2, 2013
| Filed under North America and Biotechnology
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Is that bacteria dead yet?

(EurekAlert) Researchers at EPFL have built a matchbox-sized device that can test for the presence of bacteria in a couple of minutes, instead of up to several weeks. A nano-lever vibrates in the presence of bacterial activity, while a laser reads the vibration and translates it into an electrical signal that can be easily read—the Read More »

July 1, 2013
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Researchers Identify Chemical Compounds that Halt Virus Replication

(GlobalBiodefense) Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have identified a new chemical class of compounds that have the potential to block genetically diverse viruses from replicating. The findings, published this spring in Chemistry & Biology, could allow for the development of broad-spectrum antiviral medications to treat a number of viruses, including the highly pathogenic Read More »

June 25, 2013
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Mechanism Of Immunity Discovered

(MedicalNewsToday) Scientists at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine have discovered a mechanism that is used to protect the body from harmful bacteria. Platelets, a component of blood typically associated with clotting, were discovered to actively search for specific bacteria, and upon detection, seal it off from the rest of the body. The findings, Read More »