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Detecting COVID-19 antibodies in 10-12 seconds

12-Jan-2021 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University report findings on an advanced nanomaterial-based biosensing platform that detects, within seconds, antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to testing, the platform will help to quantify patient ...

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Research team identifies structure of tumor-suppressing protein

25-Aug-2015 - An international group of researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University physicists Mathias Lösche and Frank Heinrich have established the structure of an important tumor suppressing protein, PTEN. Their findings provide new insights into how the protein regulates cell growth and how mutations in ...

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Cell Receptor Recycling Mechanism Discovery opens up New Class of Therapeutic Targets

25-Mar-2011 - Prof. Manojkumar Puthenveedu of Carnegie Mellon University studies the mechanisms by which membrane trafficking controls and co-ordinates the complex signalling pathways in the brain. Despite the fact that almost all diseases can be traced to a defect in how cells respond to signals, little is ...

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Carnegie Mellon researchers turn up brightness on fluorescent probes

11-Aug-2010 - Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC) are turning up the brightness on a group of fluorescent probes called fluoromodules that are used to monitor biological activities of individual proteins in real-time. This latest advance enhances their ...

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Carnegie Mellon researchers create fluorescent biosensor to aid in drug development

02-Aug-2010 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new fluorescent biosensor that could aid in the development of an important class of drugs that target a crucial class of proteins called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). "Drugs that target GPCRs make up approximately 30 percent of ...

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Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that non-invasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body

22-Aug-2008 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI can be used to visualize cell populations of interest in the living body. The ability ...

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Hydrogels provide scaffolding for growth of bone cells

19-Aug-2008 - Hyaluronic hydrogels developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers may provide a suitable scaffolding to enable bone regeneration. The hydrogels, created by Newell Washburn, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Jeffrey Hollinger, have proven to encourage the growth of preosteoblast cells, cells that ...

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