Biotechnology

How Does Belly Fat Increase Your Risk of Metabolic Diseases?

A new study investigates the link between belly fat and the risk of metabolic illness.
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Highly Sensitive, Mass Producible Organic Photodetectors for Medical Sensors, Fingerprint

New green-light absorbing photodetectors could be useful for medical sensors, fingerprint recognition, and more. New
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Simply Looking at Food Triggers an Inflammatory Response in the

The pancreas in the body produces the hormone insulin, which regulates the amount of glucose
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Stanford-Developed “Decoy Molecules” Can Halt the Spread of Cancer

Stanford cancer team uses the custom molecule sBCMA-Fc V3 to inhibit the development of diffuse
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Cheating Death: Yale Scientists Restore Cell, Organ Function in Pigs

Yale-developed technology restores cell and organ function in pigs after death, a potential organ transplant
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Deal reached for generic drug to prevent HIV infection

A deal has been reached to allow for distribution of a low-cost generic version of
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New Combination Therapy Shows Early Promise Against Certain Lung Cancers

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that using immunotherapy alongside a drug that
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Researchers develop new agent to help root out hypertension-causing tumor

The fluorine-based agent replaces an iodine-based agent developed decades ago at University of Michigan Peer-Reviewed
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Scientists discover mechanism controlling spread of pancreatic cancer

Study shows it is possible to reverse key process that allows pancreatic cancer cells to
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Scientists identify a protein key to inhibiting replication of the

A collaborative study from UT Southwestern scientists has identified a new function for a protein
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