Preclinical
There is a tendency to look at biotech as being all about developing drugs. And, of course, that is the primary focus of BioSpace. However, from time to time it’s a good idea to remind ourselves that biotech can and does have broader applications besides medicines, and can, in fact, impact our daily lives on a regular basis.
When the mice were dosed with ketamine, the effects of depression were reversed. Ketamine restored synapses in the brains of the mice.
There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.
One of the many tricks the AIDS virus, HIV, uses to proliferate so aggressively is it hides from the body’s immune system. Until now, this has largely been a mystery.
Seattle-based Ambry Genetics recently presented data at the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics annual meeting describing the results of supplemental RNA genetic testing data.
There are a lot of ways to kill viruses, but it’s not that easy to kill them in the air. For the most part, if you want to prevent viruses from infecting someone, or from entering a room, for example, you use a face mask or air filters.
Metabo-oncology is the study of the effects that metabolic dysfunction and obesity have on cancer and cancer treatments. This includes both how they affect those who already have cancer as well as how they may increase the odds of one getting cancer later on in life.
A new report published by researchers at Northwestern University offers the possibility of an early diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease—via an eye test.
In early March, Allergan reported that rapastinel, its experimental adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder, failed to hit endpoints in a late-stage trial.
There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.
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