Bioengineers Create First Online Search Engine for Functional Genomics Data
May 2, 2024 10:12 am | by University of California, San Diego | News | CommentsBioengineers have created what they believe to be the first online search engine for functional genomics data. This new search engine, called GeNemo, is free for public use.
Finding Sheds Light on What May Kill Neurons After Stroke
May 2, 2024 10:07 am | by University at Buffalo | News | CommentsStrokes, seizures, traumatic brain injury and schizophrenia: these conditions can cause persistent, widespread acidity around neurons in the brain. But exactly how that acidity affects brain function isn't well understood. Researchers have begun to unravel some of the puzzle.
First Drug for Delusions in Parkinson's Patients Approved
May 2, 2024 10:03 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFederal health officials have approved an experimental drug to treat psychotic delusions and behaviors that often afflict patients with Parkinson's disease, the debilitating movement disorder.
Manuel Pipette Allows Users to Set More Volumes, Faster
May 2, 2024 9:31 am | by INTEGRA Biosciences | Product Releases | CommentsUnlike traditional pipettes which utilize a single rotating plunger to set volumes, the INTEGRA's EVOLVE manual pipette features three adjustable dials for setting each individual volume digit. Simply depress and twist the plunger to unlock the volume dials.
Puerto Rico Reports 1st US Zika-related Death Amid Outbreak
May 2, 2024 9:19 am | by Danica Coto and Mike Stobbe, Associated Press | News | CommentsPuerto Rico announced Friday that it has recorded the first Zika-related U.S. death amid an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus in the U.S. territory.
Scientists Map Brain's 'Thesaurus' to Help Decode Inner Thoughts
May 2, 2024 9:15 am | by National Science Foundation | News | CommentsWhat if a map of the brain could help us decode people's inner thoughts? Scientists have taken a step in that direction by building a "semantic atlas" that shows in vivid colors and multiple dimensions how the human brain organizes language.
Using Surface Plasmon Resonance with Phage Display Libraries
May 2, 2024 9:05 am | by Mary M. Murphy, Ph.D., Applications Scientist, Reichert Technologies | Articles | CommentsSurface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) and phage display are both techniques that are well suited to high-throughput environments. In particular, phage display has found utility in antibody production. SPR has been explored as a means of substantially reducing the time and number of steps required for phage antibody isolation, while simultaneously providing kinetics and affinity information that are the hallmarks of the SPR technique.
Rosacea Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer’s
May 2, 2024 8:55 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsThe chronic inflammatory disorder is marked by certain increased proteins, which are also active in some neurodegenerative disorders, the authors from the University of Copenhagen found.
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Screw Cap Tube Recapper Accelerates Storage Process
April 29, 2024 9:59 am | by MICRONIC | MICRONIC | Product Releases | CommentsThe new Micronic Univo Screw Cap Recapper SR096 offers users the ability to cap, decap or recap 96 tubes with screw caps in a single action.
Hawaii Looks to Allow Psychologists to Prescribe Drugs
April 29, 2024 9:55 am | by Marina Starleaf Riker, Associated Press | News | CommentsState lawmakers are poised to make Hawaii one of a handful of states that allow psychologists to prescribe medication in hopes of increasing access to mental health services.
Scientists Turn Skin Cells into Heart, Brain Cells Using Drugs
April 29, 2024 9:53 am | by Gladstone Institutes | News | CommentsIn a major breakthrough, scientists transformed skin cells into heart cells and brain cells using a combination of chemicals. The research lays the groundwork for one day being able to regenerate lost or damaged cells with pharmaceutical drugs.
Subtle Chemical Changes in Brain Can Alter Sleep-Wake Cycle
April 29, 2024 9:44 am | by University of Rochester | News | CommentsA study sheds new light on the biological mechanisms that control the sleep-wake cycle. Specifically, it shows that a simple shift in the balance of chemicals found in the fluid that bathes and surrounds brain cells can alter the state of consciousness of animals.
How Old Do You Look? Study Finds an Answer in Our Genes
April 29, 2024 9:36 am | by Cell Press | News | CommentsResearchers have found a gene that helps explain why some people appear more youthful than others.
Friends 'Better Than Morphine'
April 29, 2024 9:29 am | by University of Oxford | News | CommentsPeople with more friends have higher pain tolerance, researchers have found.
Sea Lion that Made Strange, 50-mile Trek to Ranch Found Dead
April 29, 2024 9:20 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWashington state biologists are trying to determine what killed a sea lion that was captured and released after it was strangely found in the driveway of a cattle ranch about 50 miles from the ocean.
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