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AI helps predict which DNA sequences bind to each other

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Researchers have demonstrated a novel AI model that can predict which DNA molecules bind with which other DNA molecules....

Boost for Niagen’s NAD+ programme

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Niagen Bioscience, Inc. has announced the formal launch of the first drug candidate of NAD Pharmaceuticals Corp., its wholly...

Base to Base biotech podcast 68: Water from air for pharma and beyond

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This week, we have a conversation with Kyle Cordova, founder and CEO of AquaPoro. Base to Base biotech podcast 68:...

New phase 1 data show potential for neurodegenerative disease treatment

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Vandria has presented new data from the multiple ascending dose part of its phase 1 study of VNA-318. The data,...

Metabolic syndrome linked to faster brain ageing

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Metabolic syndrome is defined as having at least three of five conditions: excess body fat around the waist, high...

Bowel cancer samples could boost understanding of other killer diseases

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Bowel cancer screening samples could also be used for crucial research into other major health conditions, a new study...

FDA clearance for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treatment

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UroGen Pharma Ltd. has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the company's Investigational New Drug...

Scientists uncover genetic clues from tumour-prone reptile that could advance cancer research

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A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham in the UK, suggests a pet gecko with...

AI technology detects early warning signs of cerebrovascular disease at home

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Cerebrovascular disease can lead to serious aftereffects if treatment is delayed, but it is difficult to detect before symptoms...

Positive results from plantar fibromatosis trial

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Keenova Therapeutics plc has announced positive results from its phase 3 clinical trial of XIAFLEX (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) for...

KAIST brings microbial cell factories one step closer

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The era of biomanufacturing, where microbes and not petroleum produce chemical products, is one step closer. A KAIST research team...

$18m investment in malaria, TB and NTD projects

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The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately $18m in six R&D projects...

Anticancer “nanoswitch” technology developed

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A research team led by Yoosoo Yang (Department of Integrative Biotechnology) at SKKU, in collaboration with the Korea Institute...

Epigenetic mapping provides deeper insight into leukaemia

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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Kyoto University in Japan have identified new subgroups of the blood cancer...

Base to Base biotech podcast 67: Synthetic DNA and crossing the blood-brain barrier

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This week, we have a conversation with Amy Walker, CEO of 4basebio, and Adam Tomassi-Russell, senior director, climate, at...

New CRISPR method makes it possible to control protein production in cells

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The speed at which a cell produces proteins is a decisive factor in determining whether it divides, specialises, or...

KAIST enables DNA synthesis using only temperature

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"Complex chemical processes are essential for making DNA." This long-held assumption in the field of biotechnology has been overturned by...

Novartis to acquire Myricx Bio

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Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Myricx Bio, a privately held UK-based biotechnology company developing a new...

New approach to rare disease drug development yields first research results

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A team of scientists and business professionals at Queen Mary University of London have made a significant step towards...

PFAS in medicines can often be replaced with alternatives

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Certain medicines contain per- and polyfluorinated alkyl compounds, known as PFAS, which are causing increasing environmental harm due to...

Polyomaviruses: new approaches to prevention and treatment

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In people with severely compromised immune systems, the JC polyomavirus can trigger a currently untreatable, usually fatal brain disease. Now,...