Research News

Researchers at City of Hope developed new therapy  for Patients with an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer known as pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma that uses Salmonella bacterium that can help extend the survival of patients. The study is published in the Journal Cancer Immunology Research from the American Association for Cancer Research.

A protein named after the famous Hollywood movie Rambo which was earlier thought to be causing death can in fact protect against heart failure, according to research from King’s College London. New research has identified a protein which could protect against heart failure, pointing the way to possible new treatments. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications.

Scientists have developed a novel technique to make production of biodegradable plastic cheaper and greener. The findings could help make the biodegradable plastic known as polylactic acid (PLA) a full-fledged alternative to cheaper traditional petroleum-based plastics. PLA is not yet considered a full alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics, as it is costly to produce.

Transgene Biotek, a Biotechnology firm has received patent in the US for its novel drug to be developed for treatment of Hepato-cellular cancer (HCC) the most common liver cancer.

A team of researchers from The University of Sydney in Australia find a short-term electrical nerve stimulation therapy can reverse spinal cord injury-associated nerve damage, potentially improving the benefits of current and emerging rehabilitation treatment. The study appeared in the Journal of Neurophysiology.

Using biochemical and bio-informatics tools, researchers developed a new method to analyze the structure of the venom toxins. Thousands of toxins hidden deep within the venom of a sea cone snail in Queensland has been discovered by Australian researchers. The discovered toxins could be a new target to develop drugs to treat pain, cancer and other diseases.  The study was published in the journal PNAS.

A research group at Umeå University in Sweden has managed to capture and describe a protein structure. The discovery lays the base for developing designed enzymes as catalysts to new chemical reactions for instance in biotechnological applications. The result of the study is published in the journal Nature Communications.

A team of Russian researchers has discovered a mechanism of DNA repair that will help prevent and treat diseases in the future. The article was published in the journal Science Advances.

A new study offers clues as to why a swine flu vaccine given to 6 million people in Britain was found to have triggered narcolepsy in rare cases. Scientists believe that the Pandemrix vaccine, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK), could harm a critical portion of the brain used for regulating sleep. Pandemrix was recommended by the U.K. government during the 2009-2010 swine flu outbreak, but was withdrawn after medical records showed a growing number of narcolepsy cases among those who received the vaccine.Researchers believe that the vaccine could harm a critical portion of the brain used for regulating sleep. The vaccine caused chronic illness in about one in 55,000 recipients. The study is printed in the journal Science Transitional Medicine.

People with blue eyes have a greater chance of becoming alcoholics, says a study. The results of the research suggest the hope of finding the roots of not only alcoholism, but also many other psychiatric illnesses. The study appeared in the American Journal of Medical Genetics: Neuropsychiatric Genetics (Part B).