Singapore researchers work on developing personalised livers

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Feb, 2018

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a method to grow patient-derived liver tumor organoids for drug testing.  A major challenge in developing...Read more

Researchers in Japan develop a novel biosensing method

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2018

A group of researchers from Osaka University, Japan has developed a sensing method with the potential to significantly contribute to early detection of cancer and diabetes. The group has d...Read more

Karachi researchers to test novel imaging device

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Feb, 2018

A group of researchers at Aga Khan University in Karachi has partnered with faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, to test a novel pill-shape...Read more

Breakthrough research: Light-activated cancer drugs without toxic side effects

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Feb, 2018

Future cancer drugs that are activated by light without any toxic side-effects sooner will be in use. This innovative research made possible by the Monash Warwick Alliance, an intercontine...Read more

Japanese researchers design water-soluble warped nanographene

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Feb, 2018

A team of scientists at Nagoya University, Japan has introduced substituted warped nanographene, which is soluble in a broad range of solvents while maintaining its photophysical prope...Read more

Study suggests way to attack deadly, untreatable nerve tumors

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Feb, 2018

Singapore- Genomic profiling of mostly untreatable and deadly nerve sheath tumors led scientists to test a possible therapeutic strategy that inhibited tumor growth in lab tests on human tu...Read more

Study identifies host protein involved in EV71 infection in hand, foot and mouth disease

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 13 Feb, 2018

Singapore- Infection with enterovirus 71 (EV71) causes hand, foot and mouth disease, a highly contagious disease that usually affects children younger than five years of age. In most cases,...Read more

Australian researchers identify drug to reverse alcohol effect

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Feb, 2018

A group of researchers from Queensland University of Technology, Australia has identified a drug that could potentially help our brains reboot and reverse the damage caused by heavy al...Read more

Japanese engineers test titanium fiber plates for fixing bone injuries

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 09 Feb, 2018

Researchers from Shinshu University have found that, unlike conventional plates, the titanium fiber plates do not cause bone embrittlement after close contact with the bone for prolonged pe...Read more

Cord blood stem cell study shows promise for autism

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2018

Singapore – A first-of-its-kind double-blinded, crossover study of children with autism who were treated with their own cord blood showed the treatment to be safe and suggests im...Read more

New study reveals body’s mechanism to prevent useful bacteria from causing disease

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2018

Singapore – A new study reveals a mechanism by which the immune system may decide whether a bacterial species is a partner in bodily processes or an invader worthy of attack.&nbs...Read more

Japan, Australia researchers work on early Alzheimer’s detection

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Feb, 2018

Researchers at Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, and University of Melbourne, Australia and Japanese National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Research Institute have...Read more

US researchers develop immunity injections against cancer

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2018

A group of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, US has developed two immune-stimulating injections that removed all traces of cancer when injected directly into solid ...Read more

Scientists develop technology for studying blood vessel formation

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2018

A team of researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS), the University of Tokyo, CNRS and INSERM, has report a new organ-on-a-chip technology for the study of blood vessel forma...Read more

Singapore team works on photodynamic therapy for cancer

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 31 Jan, 2018

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a way to wirelessly deliver light into deep regions of the body to activate light-sensitive drugs for phot...Read more

Russian researchers develop a rapid diagnostic test for heart attack

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Jan, 2018

  A team of researchers at the National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Russia has developed a new type of membrane test strip for the quantitative immunochromat...Read more

Experts in Tokyo design a novel flourescent probe

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jan, 2018

A team of experts at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) has developed a new probe that could shine a path to ascorbic acid as a cancer treatment. In order to s...Read more

USC researchers create flexible biosensor for tracking glucose

Biologics |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jan, 2018

A team of researchers from the University of South Carolina has developed an ultra-thin, flexible sensor that could be incorporated into contact lenses or on the backs of watches for real-t...Read more