October 15, 2020
A rectangular robot, as small as a few human hairs, can move through a large intestine to deliver drugs by doing backflips, researchers report.
October 14, 2020
A team of researchers led by virologist Suresh Mittal from Purdue University is working on a COVID-19 vaccine that uses a bovine adenovirus which researchers hope will protect all segments of the population, especially older adults.
Indian American scientists working on COVID vaccine using bovine adenovirus
October 14, 2020
Eli Lilly paused trials of its COVID-19 treatment drug Tuesday. The news came less than a day after Johnson & Johnson also paused its trial on a COVID-19 vaccine.
October 12, 2020
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine AZD1222 splits experts as to whether its trials restarted too quickly on the heels of a second volunteer having a neurological event. While some said a more in-depth analysis is needed to conclude these events are truly independent of the vaccine, others noted these cases are unprecedented with the vaccine’s adenovirus vector and so could be due to chance.
AstraZeneca’s quick Covid-19 vaccine trial restart splits experts
October 12, 2020
The Indianapolis-based Walther Cancer Foundation says it will invest $11 million to advance collaborative cancer research at Indiana University and Purdue University by supporting scientists through bioinformatics.
October 12, 2020
Immunomodulatory drugs could contribute to a functional cure for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Interleukin-15 (IL-15) promotes expansion and activation of CD8+ T cell and natural killer (NK) cell populations.
Mathematical modeling of N-803 treatment in SIV-infected non-human primates
October 10, 2020
With the help of a novel testing platform, researchers are trying to understand the response of breast cancer cells to the recurrent stress that occurs in the lungs during breathing. The study, led by a team of researchers from Purdue University, was published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, unveiled the technology is designed to better understand the effects that the local tissue has on metastatic breast cancer to study how metastases grow in new tissue.
Researchers Study Response Of Breast Cancer Cells Due To Recurrent Stretching
October 10, 2020
Hypothalamic neurons respond to nutritional cues by altering gene expression and neuronal excitability. The mechanisms that control such adaptive processes remain unclear. Here we define populations of POMC neurons in mice that are activated or inhibited by insulin and thereby repress or inhibit hepatic glucose production (HGP)
Insulin regulates POMC neuronal plasticity to control glucose metabolism
October 8, 2020
A team of Indian American scientists is working to develop a unique covid-19 vaccine to protect all segments of the population, especially older adults using an adenovirus that causes disease in cattle.
Indian American researchers making covid vaccine for older adults
October 8, 2020
The Walther Cancer Foundation will invest $11 million to advance collaborative cancer research at Indiana University and Purdue University by supporting scientists through bioinformatics — an increasingly critical aspect of their work.
Walther Cancer Foundation $11 million investment to expand IU-Purdue bioinformatics collaboration
