Category Archives: Vascular Biology

A brief rundown of whos raking in cash in the biopharma world. TScan Therapeutics With $100 million in the pocket after a successful Series C, TScan is ready to bring two cancer therapies into the clinic. TScan is developing allogenic, off-the-shelf T cell cancer therapies based on the companys T cell receptor (TCR) technology that target tumor antigens Continue reading →

Its the school on the hill which has looked down (not literally one hopes) on the city of Truro since 1882, but did you realise how many famous people are former pupils? The largest co-educational independent school in Cornwall with over 1,050 pupils, Truro School has seen Hollywood actors, world-renowned rock stars, Olympians and other top sportsmen, broadcasters and even the chief scientific adviser to the Government (a man you will have seen a lot of over the past year) sat in its classrooms. Truro Wesleyan Middle Class College which was known as Truro College was founded by Wesleyan Methodists in November 1879, and on January 20, 1880 lessons began at sites in River Street and Strangways Terrace in the city. Continue reading →

Ai Weiwei at the Berengo studio in Venice, next to his glass sculpture Blossom Chandelier. Photo by Karolina Sobel. Continue reading →

A chance discovery of a beautifully preserved fossil in the desert landscape of Morocco has solved one of the great mysteries of biology and palaeontology: how starfish evolved their arms. Starfish are one of the most recognisable animals on our planet. Most people probably associate them with trips to the beach, walking in rock pools or swimming in the sea. Continue reading →

Ezra Anpo (right), here with his sister Aria, participated in a research study investigating a liquid biopsy approach to providing a genetic diagnosis in children with lymphatic malformations. Doctors at Seattle Childrens are investigating whether a simple liquid biopsy containing a small amount of fluid from a patient may someday provide an easier route to a genetic diagnosis in children with vascular or lymphatic malformations. Continue reading →

High-dose personalized dosimetry treatment with Yttrium-90 (Y-90) glass microspheres (TheraSphere) is a promising local therapy for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), said Beau Toskich, MD, who added that findings from the phase 2 DOSISPHERE-01 trial provide clinical evidence in support of the therapy as an ablative strategy. Y-90 can control liver disease to enable us to give the patient the benefit of the doubt when it comes to their tumor biology, said Toskich. Just because [a tumor] looks a certain way, doesnt mean that it will behave a certain way. Continue reading →

Introduction Diabetic nephropathy, now commonly recognized as diabetic kidney disease (DKD), occurs in diabetic patients, especially those with poor long-term glycemic control,1 causing high morbidity and risk of death. As lifestyles and diets have changed in recent years, the global incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) has increased annually, as reported by the International Diabetes Federation, which estimates that the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) will increase to 700 million in 2045.2 Consequently, diabetic kidney disease will increase social financial costs and threaten human health. DKD is defined by changes in the structure and function of the kidneys Continue reading →

Abstract Trabecular bone maintains physiological homeostasis and consistent structure and mass through repeated cycles of bone remodeling by means of tightly localized regulation. The molecular and cellular processes that regulate localized bone remodeling are poorly understood because of a lack of relevant experimental models. A tissue-engineered model is described here that reproduces bone tissue complexity and bone remodeling processes with high fidelity and control. Continue reading →

A chance discovery of a beautifully preserved fossil in the desert landscape of Morocco has solved one of the great mysteries of biology and palaeontology: how starfish evolved their arms. Starfish are one of the most recognisable animals on our planet. Continue reading →

DALLAS, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lantern Pharma (Nasdaq: LTRN), a clinical-stage biopharma company using its proprietary RADR artificial intelligence ("A.I.") platform to transform cancer drug development and identify patients who will benefit from its targeted oncology therapeutics, today announced a collaboration and research agreement with the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and Kennedy Krieger Institute Continue reading →