by Keck School of Medicine of USC Human cystic kidney organoid. Credit: Cheng (Jack) Song/McMahon Lab In a new study in Cell Stem Cell, scientists from the USC laboratory of Andy McMahon generated simple kidney-like structures called organoids and used them to identify potential drugs to treat adult-onset polycystic kidney disease. Affecting 8 million patients worldwide,...
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY Washington, DC – June 20, 2021 – Researchers from the Miami University in Ohio have optimized a new technique that will allow scientists to evaluate how potential inhibitors work on antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This technique, called native state mass spectrometry, provides a quick way for scientists to identify the best candidates for effective clinical...
