UN: Zika Virus Will be 'Way Down' Before Rio Hosts Olympics
February 22, 2024 11:09 am | by Jamey Keaten, Associated Press | News | CommentsThe head of the World Health Organization's Zika response team is predicting that Brazil will host a "fantastic Olympics" and that the mosquito-borne virus will be "way down" by the time the Summer Games begin in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.
Scientists Eliminate Core Symptom of Schizophrenia in Mice
February 22, 2024 11:02 am | by Columbia University | News | CommentsResearchers have successfully disrupted a genetic chain of events in a mouse model of schizophrenia and reversed memory deficits, one of the disorder’s most difficult-to-treat symptoms.
Breaking Through the Bacteria Barrier
February 22, 2024 10:47 am | by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | News | CommentsA new microfluidic device developed by engineers may help scientists quickly home in on the electric field “sweet spot” — the range of electric potentials that will harmlessly and temporarily open up membrane pores to let DNA in. In principle, the simple device could be used on any microorganism or cell, significantly speeding up the first step in genetic engineering.
‘Unhealthy’ Microbiomes Could Promote Metabolic Disease
February 22, 2024 10:29 am | by UCSF | News | CommentsTrillions of bacteria surround us, permeate us, and bind our bodies together. They affect our immune systems and our brains, they shift and change with our diet, and some researchers suspect that these microbial multitudes may be an important link between our modern lifestyle and ongoing epidemics of diseases such as asthma, obesity, and diabetes.
Copper Influx Key to Brain Cell Development
February 22, 2024 10:23 am | by Johns Hopkins University | News | CommentsResearchers have used a precision sensor in a chicken embryo to find dramatic differences in the use of copper between developing and fully mature neurons.
Stretchable Nano-devices Towards Smart Contact Lenses
February 22, 2024 10:06 am | by RMIT University | News | CommentsResearchers have created a stretchable nano-scale device to manipulate light. The device manipulates light to such an extent that it can filter specific colors while still being transparent and could be used in the future to make smart contact lenses.
Blood Test Could Transform Tuberculosis Diagnosis
February 22, 2024 9:53 am | by Stanford University | News | CommentsResearchers have identified a gene expression “signature” that distinguishes patients with active tuberculosis from those with either latent tuberculosis or other diseases.
Molded Tubing Ends
February 19, 2024 12:17 pm | Product Releases | CommentsSingle-Use, molded, mini Tri-Clamp tubing ends are designed to improve production and reduce operational costs involved with biopharma processes. Made from AdvantaFlex biopharmaceutical grade TPE tubing and an overmolding process, the ends are well suited for aseptic fluid transfer applications.
Can Scientists Prove Zika Virus is Causing Birth Defects?
February 19, 2024 12:14 pm | by Mike Stobbe, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsScientists suspect an outbreak of the Zika virus is behind a surge in a rare birth defect in Brazil. But how are they going to prove it?
Exposure to Air Pollution Increases the Risk of Obesity
February 19, 2024 12:10 pm | by Duke University | News | CommentsLaboratory rats who breathed Beijing’s highly polluted air gained weight and experienced cardio-respiratory and metabolic dysfunctions after three to eight weeks of exposure.
Compound Kills Drug-resistant Malaria Pathogen
February 19, 2024 12:02 pm | by Stanford University | News | CommentsInvestigators have designed a compound that kills the parasitic microorganisms responsible for malaria but avoids harming human cells.
Protein Structure Illuminates How Viruses Take Over Cells
February 19, 2024 11:50 am | by Salk Institute | News | CommentsUsing cutting-edge imaging technology, researchers have determined the structure of a protein complex that lets viruses similar to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) establish permanent infections within their hosts.
Study: Right Gut Bacteria May Protect Against Malnutrition
February 19, 2024 11:40 am | by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsManipulating what kinds of bacteria live in the gut might lead to a new way to treat millions of children suffering chronic malnutrition, says new research that suggests the right microbes can help get the most out of a poor diet.
Finding the Information ‘Needle in a Haystack’
February 19, 2024 11:07 am | by Laurent Fanichet, Vice President of Marketing, Sinequa | Articles | CommentsDigging through volumes of pharmaceutical data in any form, be that of lab reports, experimental results, clinical trial reports, scientific publications, patent filings, to even emails is a gargantuan task. The data may deal with diseases, genes, drugs, active agents and mechanisms of action and can be textual, structured data like molecule structures, formulae, SAS data sets from clinical trials, curves, diagrams, and more.
Common Antibiotics May be Associated with Delirium
February 19, 2024 10:53 am | by Bevin Fletcher, Associate Editor | News | CommentsAntibiotics are a common prescription for infection, but new research investigates a link to temporary mental confusion, known as delirium, and other brain problems that may be stronger than previously thought.
