Black Storage Plate for Light Sensitive Samples
February 26, 2024 11:57 am | by Porvair Sciences Ltd | Product Releases | CommentsPorvair Sciences black 96-well deep well plate offers a working volume of 1ml per well, which in conjunction with black sealing films ensures that light sensitive assays and samples are not degraded by exposure to light, even over long-term storage periods.
Researchers Find Association Between Oral Bacteria and Esophageal Cancer
February 26, 2024 11:55 am | by University of Louisville | News | CommentsResearchers have found a bacterial species responsible for gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, is present in 61 percent of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
Some Experts Contend Brazil is Exaggerating Zika Crisis
February 26, 2024 11:48 am | by Jenny Barchfield and Peter Prengaman, Associated Press | News | CommentsOften drowned out by the dire warnings and fear surrounding Zika, some medical professionals are saying that Brazil and international health officials have prematurely declared a link between the virus and what appears to be a surge in birth defects.
UN Science Report Warns of Fewer Bees, Other Pollinators
February 26, 2024 11:39 am | by Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsMany species of wild bees, butterflies and other critters that pollinate plants are shrinking toward extinction, and the world needs to do something about it before our food supply suffers, a new United Nations scientific mega-report warns.
Genetically Modified E. coli Pump Out Morphine Precursor
February 26, 2024 11:33 am | by Kyoto University | News | CommentsA common gut microbe could soon be offering us pain relief. Japanese bioengineers have tweaked Escherichia coli genes so that they pump out thebaine, a morphine precursor that can be modified to make painkillers.
Cleveland Surgeons Perform Nation's First Uterus Transplant
February 26, 2024 11:26 am | by Lauran Neergaard and Mark Gillispie, Associated Press | News | CommentsSurgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the nation's first uterus transplant, a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy.
HPV Vaccine Working, CDC Says
February 26, 2024 11:18 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsThe HPV vaccine, introduced about a decade ago, is working at a population level to beat back the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to a new CDC study.
3D in vivo Microscope for Preclinical Research
February 25, 2024 11:03 am | Product Releases | CommentsMR Solutions’ new 3D in vivo confocal microscope for use in preclinical research provides a magnification range of up to 1000 times, allowing researchers to examine cellular details within a live small animal eliminating the need for a surgical biopsy - saving time and substantially reducing costs.
Study: Tourist Pot Complaints Up at Colorado Emergency Rooms
February 25, 2024 10:57 am | by Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press | News | CommentsColorado's tourists aren't just buying weed now that it's legal - they're ending up in emergency rooms at rates far higher than residents, according to a new study.
High Levels of Intense Exercise May be Unhealthy for the Heart
February 25, 2024 10:53 am | by Elsevier Health Sciences | News | CommentsThere is growing evidence that high levels of intense exercise may be cardiotoxic and promote permanent structural changes in the heart, which can, in some individuals, predispose them to experience arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm).
Laser Surgery Opens Blood-brain Barrier to Chemotherapy
February 25, 2024 10:38 am | by Washington University in St. Louis | News | CommentsUsing a laser probe, neurosurgeons have opened the brain’s protective cover, enabling them to deliver chemotherapy drugs to patients with a form of deadly brain cancer.
J&J to Pay $72M for Cancer Death Linked to Talcum Powder
February 25, 2024 10:33 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsJohnson & Johnson will pay $72 million in damages to the surviving family members of a woman who died from ovarian cancer that was linked to the company’s talcum powder products.
Cuban Lung Cancer Vaccine Could be Coming
February 25, 2024 10:25 am | by Seth Augenstein, Digital Reporter | News | CommentsPresident Obama’s visit to Cuba next month is the first by an American president in nearly a century. The thawing relations between the two countries could bring a lung cancer vaccine to the U.S. that has been available in Cuba since 2011.
Michael J. Fox Foundation Partners with Charles River Laboratories on Parkinson’s Research
February 25, 2024 9:56 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsThe Michael J. Fox Foundation, an organization devoted to supporting the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, has expanded its collaboration with contract research organization, Charles River Laboratories. The two are working together to investigate mutations in the LRRK2 gene, which are the greatest known genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease (PD).
PWM Temperature Controller for Liquid Chiller
February 24, 2024 10:49 am | Product Releases | CommentsTECA Corporation's TLC-900 Bench Top Liquid Chiller has been upgraded with a Pulse Width Modulating (PWM) controller incorporating four PID temperature ranges for improved temperature control over a wide temperature range.
