Disrupted REM Sleep Can Rewire Young Brains
July 22, 2024 8:51 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsBrains of developing kittens with eye patches, who are deprived of non-REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, do not wire up normally.
Five Biotech Startups to Check Out This Month
July 21, 2024 8:21 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsThese companies are having an interesting summer so far.
Device Offers Remote-Controlled Drug Delivery
July 20, 2024 8:05 am | by Stephanie Guzowski, Editor, Drug Discovery & Development | CommentsThe technology builds upon previous work in which targeted brain cells are activated with flashes of light.
Computing Needs for Genome Data are Getting Larger
July 17, 2024 7:53 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsAn estimated 100 million to 2 billion human genomes may be sequenced by 2025.
Animal Research Declining in Some Categories, USDA Says
July 15, 2024 9:14 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsThe number of cats, dogs, guinea pigs, hamsters, nonhuman primates and other animals protected by the Animal Welfare Act is down to 834,453, the lowest number in decades, according to the federal agency.
How Physicians and Patients Can Embrace Connected Care
July 14, 2024 9:12 am | by James Mault, M.D., F.A.C.S., Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Qualcomm Life, Inc. | CommentsAs the health care system has grown more complex, providers and patients are often disconnected from each other.
Can Beautiful Flowers Change the Face of GMOs?
July 14, 2024 9:12 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsA start-up company has developed color-changing flowers to educate and excite the public on the possibilities of bioengineering.
Shark! Scientists Try to Count Every One in the Sea
July 13, 2024 9:39 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsA spike in shark attacks has been reported along parts of the U.S. coast this summer. However, some biologists have said that global shark populations are actually at an all-time low.
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Patterning Cells with the Flip of a Switch for Bioengineering Applications
July 10, 2024 3:00 pm | by Jennifer A. Segui, Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer, COMSOL Inc. | CommentsSimulation aids researchers in understanding how unevenly-shaped cells rapidly form patterns under an applied electric field. This method, dielectrophoresis, is currently under development at Clemson University and Tokyo Electron for layer-by-layer material assembly.
Special Report: Doctors Debate Study Finding IQ Lowered in Kids Post-Anesthesia
July 10, 2024 9:11 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsLower IQ, reduced language comprehension, and decreased grey matter density is experienced by children having general anesthesia for surgery before age four, says new research in the journal Pediatrics.
Gene Mutation Turned Bacterium into Deadly Plague
July 10, 2024 8:31 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsThe researchers studied the yersinia pestis bacterium.
Modernizing Western Blotting: A Digital Solution for Protein Analysis
July 9, 2024 9:46 am | by Kris Simonyi, New Product Development Manager, Bio-Rad Laboratories | CommentsThis article reports on three researchers at different labs who have traditionally used x-ray film to develop western blot images and their experience testing it side-by-side with digital imaging.
New Diagnostic Detects Sepsis in Three Hours
July 9, 2024 9:15 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsBioscience Technology sat down with Tom Lowery, Ph.D. chief scientific officer of T2 Biosystems, to talk about a new diagnostic tool that can test and detect sepsis in as little as three hours, compared to a traditional blood culture that can take two to five days.
Biotech Theranos Gains FDA Approval for New Herpes Test
July 8, 2024 8:40 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsThe FDA granted the clearance after reviewing data samples from 818 people.
Bird Babble Reveals Clues to Evolution of Language
July 2, 2024 3:40 pm | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsHumans are not the only ones who babble. Researchers have for the first time found that another species – the chestnut-crowned babbler bird – can arrange sounds in a meaningful way.
