by | Jan 13, 2020 | Abou, Diane, Thorek, Daniel
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to chelate radium-223 and increase its utility in targeted alpha-particle therapy (TAT). TAT aims to deliver cytotoxic alpha-particles to cancer cells. Radium-223 is an alpha particle emitting isotope …
by | Dec 1, 2019 | Caparon, Michael, Flores-Mireles, Ana, Hultgren, Scott, Pinkner, Jerome
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a vaccine strategy to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). CAUTIs are the most common cause of hospital-acquired infections. Many of these are caused by Enterococcus bacteria. CAUTIs a…
by | Nov 13, 2019 | Bruchas, Michael, Moron-Concepcion, Jose
— This capsid expresses a dmoninant negative non-functional form of the SK2 channel present in neurons. This allows us to directly measure the effects of SK2 in hippocampal neurons.
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Colditz, Graham, Corcoran, Heather
— Zuum is a health-risk assessment software that serves as a prognostic for various types of cancer.
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Pathak, Amit, Sarker, Bapi
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Researchers in Prof. Amit Pathak’s laboratory have developed a hydrogel system that utilizes an aldehyde-based compound to easily and reliably pre-functionalize polyacrylamide for conjugation of proteins, such as collagen and fibronectin, for cell culture applications.…