Cell Culture Chemistry Analyzers
May 16, 2024 11:20 am | by Nova Biomedical | Product Releases | CommentsNova Biomedical's BioProfile FLEX 2, the next addition to the line of cell culture chemistry analyzers, incorporates maintenance-free MicroSensor Card technology that eliminates sensor maintenance and maximizes workflow efficiency.
Storing Babies' Blood Samples Pits Privacy Versus Science
May 16, 2024 11:07 am | by Rick Callahan, Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo-day-old Ellie Bailey squirms in a hospital bassinet and cries as her tiny left heel is squeezed and then pricked with a needle to draw a blood sample. An Indianapolis hospital technician quickly saturates six circles on a special filter card with the child's blood.
Genetic History of the 'Ship of the Desert' Revealed
May 16, 2024 11:00 am | by University of Nottingham | News | CommentsA unique and pioneering study of the ancient and modern DNA of the 'ship of the desert' -- the single humped camel or dromedary -- has shed new light on how its use by human societies has shaped its genetic diversity.
Bioengineered Blood Vessel Safe for Dialysis Patients, Study Finds
May 16, 2024 10:55 am | by Yale University | News | CommentsScientists created bioengineered blood vessels for kidney-disease patients on dialysis. The man-made vessels appeared to be both safe and more durable than commonly used synthetic versions, said the investigators.
REM Sleep: Keystone of Memory Formation
May 16, 2024 10:48 am | by McGill University | News | CommentsFor decades, scientists have fiercely debated whether rapid eye movement (REM) sleep - the phase where dreams appear - is directly involved in memory formation. Now, a new study provides evidence that REM sleep does, indeed, play this role - at least in mice.
Review Finds Fathers’ Age, Lifestyle Associated with Birth Defects
May 16, 2024 10:30 am | by Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center | News | CommentsA growing body of research is revealing associations between birth defects and a father’s age, alcohol use and environmental factors, say researchers. They say these defects result from epigenetic alterations that can potentially affect multiple generations.
Bioscience Bulletin: Rosacea Risk, 1-minute Exercise, and Paper-based Zika Test
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Colorimetric Microarray Scanner
May 13, 2024 10:57 am | by Terra Universal Inc | Product Releases | CommentsTerra Universal's SpotWare Colorimetric Microarray Scanner allows digital microarray images to be scanned, analyzed and stored in a desktop computer.
Dogs Provide Information About Brain Tumor Development in Humans
May 13, 2024 10:53 am | by Uppsala University | News | CommentsBrain tumors in dogs are strikingly similar to their human tumor counterparts. In a recent study researchers have used genetic analyses in different dog breeds to identify genes that could have a role in the development of brain tumors in both dogs and human.
Early Life Stress Accelerates Maturation of Key Brain Region in Male Mice
May 13, 2024 10:48 am | by Brown University | News | CommentsA study in male mice exposed to stress shows that a particular region, the hippocampus, hits many developmental milestones early -- essentially maturing faster in response to stress.
New Study Suggests Rethink of Dementia Causes
May 13, 2024 10:37 am | by University of Adelaide | News | CommentsResearchers have developed a new theory for the causes of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, involving an out-of-control immune system.
Ingestible Origami Robot
May 13, 2024 10:23 am | by Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | News | CommentsIn experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and, steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound.
National Project to Harness Microbes for Health, Environment
May 13, 2024 10:18 am | by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsWe share our bodies and our surroundings with teeming communities of microbes that are crucial to the health of people and the planet, and now the Obama administration is beginning a major project to better understand those invisible ecosystems - even control them.
Breast Cancer Drug Reduces Seizures
May 13, 2024 10:07 am | by Northwestern University | News | CommentsA class of drug that inhibits estrogen production and is used to treat breast cancer has been found to quickly and effectively suppress dangerous brain seizures, according to a new study.
CDC Lab Suspended, Six Secret Enforcement Actions Taken Over Dangerous Germs
May 13, 2024 9:13 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention laboratory was suspended, and a total of six secret enforcement actions have been taken against others over a little more than a decade, due to mishandling of dangerous germs, according to a new investigation.
