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Transfection Tips and Tricks
April 30, 2024 9:53 am | by Andrea Toell, Ph.D., Product Manager at Lonza Walkersville, Inc. | CommentsTransfection is used to modify cells for a wide range of applications, from basic research looking to understand gene function, to establishing disease models, developing new therapeutics, bioprocessing and biomanufacturing. The process hinges upon transferring a substrate into a cell to achieve a desired outcome.
Is the World Failing in Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance?
April 30, 2024 9:06 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsOnly 34 out of 133 countries participating in the recent survey of countries in the six WHO regions have a comprehensive national plan to fight resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines.
Genetics Startup Raises $15M to Launch Low-Cost Cancer Tests
April 29, 2024 8:57 am | by Ryan Bushey, Associate Editor | CommentsThe test can assess the risk for breast and ovarian cancer.
Sleep Apnea? There May Be an App for That
April 29, 2024 8:52 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsMillions of Americans are short of breath while they sleep. Approximately one in 13 in the U.S. have sleep apnea. But to diagnose the disease involves an overnight hospital stay and a sleep study that costs thousands of dollars. A group of researchers at the University of Washington now say they have an app for that – a cheap alternative on a smartphone that could be available widely in a year or two to diagnose the disorder.
Genocea's GEN-003 in Prime Position to Lead GH Vaccine Space
April 28, 2024 1:08 pm | by Daian Cheng, Ph.D., GlobalData Infectious Disease Analyst | CommentsAn analysis of Genocea Biosciences’ investigational genital herpes (GH) vaccine, GEN-003.
Apple's ResearchKit - The Real Impact on Clinical Trials
April 28, 2024 8:59 am | by Merrilyn Datta, Ph.D., President and General Manager, Definiens | CommentsResearchKit is being touted as having immense implications for the future of clinical trials.
AAN 2015 Research Spotlight: A New Compound for Alzheimer’s
April 28, 2024 8:51 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsNeurologists from all over the world converged in Washington D.C. last week, with an estimated 13,000 attendees meeting at the 67th annual American Academy of Neurology conference to learn about new research in the field.
Ebola Scare May Inform U.S.'s Response to Bioterrorism
April 28, 2024 8:48 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsLast year’s Ebola scare might provide a blueprint for a response to the unthinkable: a bioterrorist attack in the U.S., some experts are saying. A House of Representatives subcommittee last week discussed what the domestic response – and over-response – may teach emergency responders in a “low probability” but “high-consequence” event.
Some Progestins May Hike Cancer; Some Estrogens May Ward it Off
April 24, 2024 4:03 pm | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsA recent analysis of long-term after-effects of a specific hormone replacement therapy (HRT)—non-physiologic hormones created by Wyeth—finds that a pattern observed while women took the drugs during the famous Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) remains true years later.
Wellness Advocate, Bestselling Author: I Faked Cancer
April 24, 2024 10:12 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsA woman who became a bestselling author and wellness advocate after she claimed she healed herself of a brain tumor through a healthy diet recently admitted she never had cancer, according to a magazine investigation published this week.
Pollution Shrinks Brains, Causes Silent Strokes
April 24, 2024 9:17 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | CommentsAir pollution can shrink brains, lead to cognitive problems and even cause silent stokes, according to new research published by Stroke a journal of the American Heart Association.
First Paper with ‘Living Figure’ Published
April 23, 2024 4:29 pm | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | CommentsF1000Research, an open access scientific journal for life sciences, has debuted what it calls its first ‘living article.’ Other scientists can contribute their own data to the published scientific paper, and the figure updates live online.
Oxytocin Can Suddenly Switch on Maternal Behavior
April 23, 2024 10:04 am | by Cynthia Fox, Science Writer | CommentsInjections of the "love" hormone, oxytocin, let non-mother rats suddenly hear the ultrasonic distress sounds of mothers’ pups, according to a study in mice published in Nature.
Link Between Serotonin and Depression is a Myth, Says Psychiatrist
April 23, 2024 9:31 am | by Stephanie Guzowski, Editor, Drug Discovery & Development | CommentsThe widely held belief that depression is caused by low levels of serotonin and that certain antidepressants raise the levels of this neurotransmitter, is a myth, according to a psychiatrist in an editorial article in The BMJ this week.
Regulatory and Clinical Factors Limiting US Non-Vascular Stent Market Growth
April 21, 2024 2:36 pm | by Priya Radhakrishnan, Director of Medical Devices, GlobalData | CommentsThe future growth of the non-vascular stent market by 2021 will be slower in the US than almost every other major market.
