Alzheimer’s Insights in Single Cells
February 4, 2024 11:22 am | by Harvard University | News | CommentsBuilding on research reported last year, researchers have succeeded in identifying the neurons that secrete the substance responsible for the plaques that build up in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients.
Tricked-Out Immune Cells Could Attack Cancer, Spare Healthy Cells
February 4, 2024 11:18 am | by UCSF | News | CommentsScientists have created a new class of highly customizable biological sensors that can be used to form “logic gates” inside cells of the immune system, giving these cells the capability to home in on and kill a wide range of cancer cells while preventing them from attacking normal tissue.
Don’t Use BMI to Determine Whether People are Healthy, Study Says
February 4, 2024 11:14 am | by UCLA | News | CommentsA new study has found that using BMI to gauge health incorrectly labels more than 54 million Americans as “unhealthy,” even though they are not.
New Non-invasive Form of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Treats Depression
February 4, 2024 11:07 am | by Elsevier | News | CommentsDepression can be a devastating and unremitting problem. Researchers of a new study report successful reduction of depressive symptoms in patients using a novel non-invasive method of vagus nerve stimulation, or VNS.
Johnson & Johnson, ViaCyte Testing Possible Diabetes Cure
February 4, 2024 10:56 am | by Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsJohnson & Johnson, continuing its long quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure, is joining forces with biotech company ViaCyte to speed development of the first stem cell treatment that could fix the life-threatening hormonal disorder.
New Flexible Sensor Uses Sweat to Monitor Health
February 4, 2024 10:37 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsEngineers have developed the first fully integrated sensor system that can measure metabolites and electrolytes from sweat and sync the data in real time to a smart phone.
Garment Hamper
February 3, 2024 10:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsBioSafe garment hampers from Terra Universal are convenient receptacles for reusable garb worn by cleanroom and laboratory personnel. Made of cleanroom-compatible white polypropylene, the hamper resists damage from common chemicals used in lab applications and for cleaning.
Sexually-transmitted Zika Case Confirmed in Texas
February 3, 2024 10:51 am | by Jamie Stengle, Associated Press | News | CommentsHealth officials on Tuesday reported that a person in Texas has become infected with the Zika virus through sex in the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin America.
Scientists Map Bedbug Genome, Follow Pest Through NYC Subway
February 3, 2024 10:48 am | by Verena Dobnik, Associated Press | News | CommentsScientists have mapped the genome of bedbugs in New York City, then traced fragments of the nefarious pests' DNA through the subway system.
Receptors Inside Nerve Cells May be a Key to Controlling Pain
February 3, 2024 10:44 am | by Washington University in St. Louis | News | CommentsIn real estate, location is key. It now seems the same concept holds true when it comes to stopping pain. New research indicates that the location of receptors that transmit pain signals IS important in how big or small a pain signal will be and how effectively drugs can block those signals.
DNA’s 'Gap in the Armor' Allowing Cancer to Develop Pinpointed
February 3, 2024 10:35 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsA key group of enzymes could be the “gap in the armor” of all DNA, allowing cancer-causing mutations, according to a new study.
23andMe: Being a 'Morning Person' has a Genetic Basis
February 3, 2024 10:30 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsThat morning person you know at work who starts off the day alert, chipper and productive may just simply be wired that way in their DNA, according to a new study by the genetics company 23andMe.
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More Coffee, Less Cirrhosis, Study Says
February 3, 2024 10:22 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsCoffee, subject to a tug-of-war in positive and negative health studies, has its latest supporting claim: that it helps prevent liver cirrhosis.
Consistent Sleep Schedules May be Important for Metabolic Health
February 3, 2024 10:18 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsA new study from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine suggests that irregular bedtime schedules in midlife could be related to negative metabolic health among non-shift working women.
Solution Speeds Targeted Therapies
February 2, 2024 10:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsPositive Select is a comprehensive genomic solution for solid tumors(Lung Cancer, breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Sarcoma etc) as well as Haematological cancers(leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma) designed to provide oncologists with clinically actionable report which can identify the molecular alterations in a patient's tumor and match those alterations with relevant targeted therapies and clinical trials.
