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[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

In another incredible advance in #robotics in #medicine a surgeon has removed a #lungtumour from a patient 5000 km away.

[Naresh Nambisan I ValuationMantra I SEBI Reg RA @nareshbahrain]

A surgeon in China successfully removed a lung tumor from a patient while being 5000 km away. The doctor operated the machine remotely from his office in Shanghai, while the patient was in Kashgar, located on the opposite side of the country. The entire operation was completed in an hour. #MedTwitter
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https://t.co/9uCJgfRLQD

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

New research shows that sleeping people react to human verbal cues by contracting their facial muscles, and that this is possible during almost all stages of sleep. This can help to understand mental activity changes during sleep to treat sleep disorders.

https://t.co/U2MqvC4nXd

[Danielle Beckman @DaniBeckman]

What's the biggest difference between a neuron from a young vs. an aged primate? It is not the length of the axon and dendrites, but the number of spines available to make contact and connections with other surrounding neurons! 3D recon. made with @ImarisSoftware #neuroscience

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

New research demonstrates the role of regulatory T cells, or Tregs, in modulating temporary exercise-induced muscle inflammation, as well as improving muscle metabolism and boosting exercise endurance.
https://t.co/QEoNFY1qf9

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

A next-generation gastric acid #inhibitor with 10 x the binding affinity of existing drugs has been developed using #AI, by identifying compounds capable of binding at multiple sites on the gastric proton pump to increase the efficacy of the #drug.
https://t.co/HJsssUALdH

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Scientists have found the specific #epitope on the CD95 surface receptor that triggers #apoptosis. Targeting it could selectively kill #cancer cells while enhancing the efficacy of existing #immunotherapies. Could this be the key to fighting solid #tumors?
https://t.co/1jeyToL5ZV

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

A study demonstrates the role of #mRNA levels of two #proteins of the tristetraprolin family of #RNA binding proteins, on the inflammatory processes that cause #asthma.
https://t.co/P4jiOG65cA

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Researchers have managed not only to provide new insights into the #noradrenaline system and its role in mental health disorders like #ADHD, but have also developed a new method to record real-time chemical activity from a living, conscious human #brain.
https://t.co/Pa7T0JxDzz

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

#nanomaterials scientists have created a new material stronger than than steel, using continuous nanolattices based on single #DNAstrands folded into pre-defined shapes and held together by small “staple” strands, and layered with #silica elements.
https://t.co/90weBzqRdj

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

#cysticfibrosis is caused by #mutations of the CFTR #gene, and 50% of CFTR activity is found in rare cells called pulmonary #ionocytes. Their exact function has been unclear until now, but a new study has shed light on the matter.
https://t.co/6Cxr8ZKhnU

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Interesting take on some of the advantages and disadvantages of using #AI in #drugdevelopment, including pinpointing #biomarkers for those who will respond well to treatment (good), and a lack of diversity in the data sets used to develop the drugs (bad).
https://t.co/UzW7QX6chs

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Using a deep learning-based efficacy prediction system, researchers were able to identify potential new drug targets for #osteoporosis, and found that an antimalarial drug called dihydroartemisinin (DHA) reversed osteoporosis-related bone loss in mice.
https://t.co/DkIiXUp00g

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Research has shown that the #midbodyremnant, a byproduct of mitosis previously thought to be cellular waste, actually contains #RNA that can act as a vehicle for the spread of #cancer, if taken up by other #cells.

https://t.co/oHpeRCs8ZW

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Scientists took water samples from the ocean and used a #metagenomics approach to put together the recovered microbial #DNA fragments and create organisms’ #genomes.
The result was 2,700 new species and 2 #biosyntheticpathways for potential new #drugs.
https://t.co/VvzOE8N3d9

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Using single-cell #RNAsequencing technology, researchers were able to study the #neurons of the #spinalchord with greater precision than ever before, allowing them to identify new #gene #biomarkers able to predict #neuronalregeneration after #injuries.
https://t.co/5gVsJpnhMk

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

In a significant breakthrough in #cancertreatment, a team of synthetic biologists have engineered #bacteria to create synthetic antigen targets for T cells on #solidtumors, potentially leading to a universal CART #Immunotherapy for all #cancer types.
https://t.co/Ht2GfdPQX5

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Good news for Type 1 #diabetes sufferers. A new #implantabledevice shows promise for the injection-free control of diabetes, using encapsulated #isletcells that produce #insulin.
https://t.co/ylppfhFz4J

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Researchers have discovered a microscopic #organism that breaks the rules of #gene transcription and translation. In this #protist, only TGA serves as a stop codon, while the codons TAA and TAG, usually also stop codons, code for different #aminoacids.
https://t.co/L54cCLkDMu

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Solid #tumors are constantly releasing #DNAfragments into the blood. This circulating tumor #DNA, or ctDNA, can be extracted with a #liquidbiopsy and used for #earlydetection, selecting #treatments and tracking #geneticmutations.
https://t.co/PoL86exBGD

[BioExpert Network (BEN) @BioExpertNtwk]

Researchers have identified molecules that inhibit bacterial efflux pumps, enhancing #antibiotic efficacy, and offering new hope in the fight against #antibioticresistance.
https://t.co/6Gud2XzJmY