Researchers at the Northwestern University have revealed in a new study that the length of genes leads to most of the molecular-level changes that occur during aging. With the help of this study, it could become possible to slow or even reverse aging.

Researchers from the University of Bern and the University of Queensland in Australia have revealed that chemical compounds containing special metals are highly effective in fighting dangerous fungal infections. This study can be used as a base to develop innovative drugs to treat these infections.

New research shows that amines, sometimes used as an additive in herbicides, can enter the atmosphere, where they pose risks for human health and alter the atmosphere. Amines are used in dicamba as well as glyphosate, the most-used herbicide in the world.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 is about making difficult processes easier. Barry Sharpless and Morten Meldal have laid the foundation for a functional form of chemistry — click chemistry — in which molecular building blocks snap together quickly and efficiently. Carolyn Bertozzi has taken click chemistry to a new dimension and started utilising it in living organisms.

The Fraunhofer IZM is coordinating the PoC-BoSens project, which comprises a transnational team from various specialist fields that developed a biosensor prototype that can reliably quantify the biomarkers for several infectious diseases in less than 15 minutes. This is made possible by a combination of photonic bottle microresonators based on optical fibers and a microfluidic system, facilitating point-of-care diagnostics for multiple diseases at the same time. In an interview, project coordinator Dr. Alethea Vanessa Zamora Gómez talks about the challenges the researchers had to overcome and explains how the PoC system works.

Treatments that boost the “stickiness” of blood-forming stem cells could help improve the success of bone marrow transplants for patients suffering from leukemia and other blood disorders, a Kaust-led research team found.

The mega biomanufacturing facility will cater to the growing demand for biologic materials and is part of the company’s 650-million-dollar multi-year investment strategy which aims to expand its bioprocessing production capabilities.

Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the USA have revealed that timing plays a crucial role when we eat as it has the ability to impact a person’s hunger levels, energy outflow, and is also responsible for molecular changes in fat tissue.

A new study by the University of Southern California (USC) have disclosed that stress in everyday life can quickly lead to aging of the immune system and potentially increase a person's risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and illness from infections. Improved diet, exercise and cytomegalovirus vaccination could help to offset the immune aging associated with stress.

Together with the Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative (TPMI) Thermo Fisher Scientific plans to advance the next phase of the large-scale predictive genomics study and support its goal of genotyping one million people in Taiwan.