Cleanroom Ladders
January 29, 2024 10:39 am | Product Releases | CommentsNon-folding cleanroom ladders and work platforms designed and manufactured by Terra Universal support up to 300 pounds, and are OSHA-compliant for safety. Durable ladders are made of stainless steel; electropolishing available to meet the most stringent ISO cleanliness standards.
Study Finds Risk of Pulmonary Embolism From Ultrasound
January 29, 2024 10:36 am | by Yale University | News | CommentsUltrasound is the most common technique for detecting a widespread cardiovascular condition: blood clots in the leg, otherwise known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). But there’s a little known — yet serious — risk to using ultrasound to diagnose DVT, say researchers in a new study published this week.
New Way to Identify Brain Tumor Aggressiveness
January 29, 2024 10:30 am | by Columbia University | News | CommentsA multinational study suggests a new way of classifying gliomas that may have a significant impact on patient management and may lead to the development of more targeted therapies.
Graphene Shown to Safely Interact with Neurons in the Brain
January 29, 2024 10:17 am | by University of Cambridge | News | CommentsResearchers have shown that graphene can be used to make electrodes that can be implanted in the brain, which could potentially be used to restore sensory functions for amputee or paralysed patients, or for individuals with motor disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.
A Cancer’s Surprise Origins, Caught in Action
January 29, 2024 10:07 am | by Harvard University | News | CommentsResearchers, for the first time, visualized the origins of cancer from the first affected cell and watched its spread in a live animal. Their work could change the way scientists understand melanoma and other cancers and lead to new, early treatments before the cancer has taken hold.
How Severe Maternal Inflammation Can Lead to Autism-like Behavior
January 29, 2024 9:54 am | by Anne Trafton, MIT News Office | News | CommentsIn a study of mice, researchers found that immune cells activated in the mother during severe inflammation produce an immune effector molecule called IL-17 that appears to interfere with brain development.
Pipette Tip of the Week: Temperature Variation
January 29, 2024 8:55 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsWelcome to Pipette Tip of the Week, where each week during the month of January we will bring you one or two pipetting tricks to help your technique in the lab
Common Growth Factor in Brain Might Slow Cognitive Decline
January 29, 2024 8:49 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsWith age, often comes mental decline, but a new study published in Neurology this week points to potential neuroprotective effects from a common growth factor in the brain.
Digital Microscope Cameras
January 28, 2024 11:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsZEISS introduced two new digital microscope cameras during the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB 2015) in San Diego. ZEISS Axiocam 702 mono and ZEISS Axiocam 512 color complement the current portfolio of high-speed USB 3.0 microscope cameras.
Head Shape and Genetics Augment Understanding of Rattlesnake Species
January 28, 2024 11:31 am | by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | News | CommentsUsing head shape and genetic analyses, new research challenges the formerly designated subspecies within the western rattlesnake species. These findings have important implications for ecological conservation efforts across the United States and could provide the basis for new species designations.
HIV is Still Growing, Even When Undetectable in the Blood
January 28, 2024 11:26 am | by University of Oxford | News | CommentsA team of international researchers has found that HIV is still replicating in lymphoid tissue even when it is undetectable in the blood of patients on antiretroviral drugs.
Brain Structure Governing Emotion Is Passed Down From Mother To Daughter
January 28, 2024 11:22 am | by UCSF | News | CommentsA study of 35 families led by a psychiatric researcher showed for the first time that the structure of the brain circuitry known as the corticolimbic system is more likely to be passed down from mothers to daughters than from mothers to sons or from fathers to children of either gender.
Electric Patch Holds Promise for Treating PTSD
January 28, 2024 11:14 am | by UCLA | News | CommentsAn average of 30 years had passed since the traumatic events that had left them depressed, anxious, irritable, hypervigilant, unable to sleep well and prone to nightmares. But for 12 people who were involved in a study — survivors of rape, car accidents, domestic abuse and other traumas — an unobtrusive patch on the forehead provided considerable relief from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Study Hints at Biology of Schizophrenia, May Aid Treatment
January 28, 2024 11:09 am | by Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer | News | CommentsScientists pursuing the biological roots of schizophrenia have zeroed in on a potential factor - a normal brain process that gets kicked into overdrive. The finding could someday lead to ways to treat the disease or even prevent it.
Faster Drug Discovery?
January 28, 2024 11:05 am | by Rob Matheson, MIT News Office | News | CommentsGenometry has commercialized a high-throughput gene-expression assay, which operates at a fraction of the cost of conventional methods. It does so by using measurements of 1,000 genes to accurately and quickly estimate the activity of all the 20,000 or so genes expressed in a cell.
