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Five Biotech Startups to Check Out This Month
August 25, 2024 8:27 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsThese companies are having an interesting month so far.
Clear Bottom Assay Plates
August 24, 2024 11:05 am | Product Releases | CommentsThe unique Krystal 2000 microplate range from Porvair Sciences has been optimized for luminescence and fluorescence assays. A patented manufacturing process, using a ‘two-shot’ mould, provides clear, individual wells in an opaque matrix.
Fossil Study: Dogs Evolved with Climate Change
August 24, 2024 10:58 am | by Brown University | News | CommentsOld dogs can teach humans new things about evolution. In Nature Communications a new study of North American dog fossils as old as 40 million years suggests that the evolutionary path of whole groups of predators can be a direct consequence of climate change.
The Mending Tissue - Cellular Instructions for Tissue Repair
August 24, 2024 10:48 am | by National University of Singapore | News | CommentsCollaborative study identifies universal mechanism that explains how tissue shape regulates physiological processes such as wound healing and embryo development.
Study Links Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Thinner Gray Matter and Better Math Skills in Kids
August 24, 2024 10:38 am | by Univeristy of Illinois | News | CommentsA new study reveals that 9- and 10-year-old children who are aerobically fit tend to have significantly thinner gray matter than their “lower-fit” peers. Thinning of the outermost layer of brain cells in the cerebrum is associated with better mathematics performance, researchers report.
Team Identifies Structure of Tumor-Suppressing Protein
August 24, 2024 10:06 am | by Carnegie Mellon University | News | CommentsAn international group of researchers 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 the gene that encodes the protein can lead to cancer.
Scientists Uncover Surprising Mechanism Behind Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
August 24, 2024 10:04 am | by The Scripps Research Institute | News | CommentsScientists have discovered that the important human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, develops resistance to this drug by “switching on” a previously uncharacterized set of genes.
Wired for Habit
August 24, 2024 10:01 am | by Elizabeth Dougherty, MIT | News | CommentsResearchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits.
Second Cancers are on the Rise; 1 in 5 US Cases is a Repeat
August 24, 2024 9:18 am | by Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer | News | CommentsSecond cancers are on the rise. Nearly 1 in 5 new cases in the U.S. now involves someone who has had the disease before. When doctors talk about second cancers, they mean a different tissue type or a different site, not a recurrence or spread of the original tumor.
Sample Handling Products for Molecular and Biological Applications
August 21, 2024 9:45 am | Product Releases | CommentsOmega’s sample handling products feature shakes, rockers, mixers and stirrers for molecular and biological mixing applications.
Historic Hotel Named Source of Deadly Legionnaires' Outbreak
August 21, 2024 9:42 am | by Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press | News | CommentsA historic hotel's rooftop air-conditioning unit is the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has killed 12 people and sickened more than 100 in the Bronx, the city's health commissioner said Thursday.
'They're in Everything': California Bug Outbreak Irks Town
August 21, 2024 9:39 am | by Tami Abdollah, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe gas station's ground was covered with the small winged bugs. Piles of carcasses, inches deep, sat swept to the sides.
Grape Waste Could Make Competitive Biofuel
August 21, 2024 9:34 am | by University of Adelaide | News | CommentsThe solid waste left over from wine-making could make a competitive biofuel, researchers have found.
Wyss Institute Scientists Improve Sepsis Device
August 21, 2024 9:28 am | by Harvard Gazette | News | CommentsNew model of blood-cleansing device has been simplified and is closer to clinical use.
Working Longer Hours Increases Risk of Stroke, Study Says
August 21, 2024 9:04 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsWorking longer hours increases the risk of stroke, according to a new European study.
