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New study reveals potential drug to combat life-threatening effects of COPD

New research published online in The FASEB Journal reveals a potential drug to combat the life-threatening effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

13 Feb 2017

X-ray helps identify atomic composition of micronutrients in human brain organoids

Micronutrients and minerals play a key role during human fetal development. A study published in PeerJ this week describes the composition and distribution of some elements in human minibrains created in the lab.

13 Feb 2017

Exosome isolation using ultracentrifugation

In the outpatient clinic and lab, our research studies aim to understand biological functions of exosomes and membrane particles.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Centrifugation 9 Feb 2017

Testing treatments for bone cancer may get easier with enhanced 3D-printed scaffolds

Testing treatments for bone cancer tumors may get easier with new enhancements to sophisticated support structures that mimic their biological environment, according to Rice University scientists.

9 Feb 2017

UCI researchers create unique VMT platform with potential for anti-cancer drug screening

Led by UCI professor of molecular biology & biochemistry Christopher C.W. Hughes, the research team successfully established multiple vascularized micro-organs on an industry-standard 96-well plate.

8 Feb 2017

Research: Daylight savings time contributes to higher miscarriage rates among IVF patients

Daylight savings time contributes to higher miscarriage rates among women undergoing in vitro fertilization who had had a prior pregnancy loss according to new research out of Boston Medical Center and IVF New England.

8 Feb 2017

Researchers evaluate biological effects of exposure to cigarette smoke versus e-cigarette aerosols

Researchers reported changes in the expression levels of 123 genes when reconstituted lung tissue was exposed to cigarette smoke, compared to only two genes that could be confirmed following exposure to e-cigarette aerosols.

6 Feb 2017

PERK protein could be target for development of new drugs for progressive supranuclear palsy

The brain disease "progressive supranuclear palsy" (PSP) is currently incurable and its symptoms can only be eased to a very limited degree. PSP impairs eye movements, locomotion, balance control, and speech.

6 Feb 2017

IBS scientists develop Nano MRI Lamp for smarter diagnosis of diseases

A research team led by CHEON Jinwoo at the Center for Nanomedicine, within the Institute for Basic Science, developed the Nano MRI Lamp: A new technology platform that tunes the magnetic resonance imaging signals "ON" only in the presence of the targeted disease.

6 Feb 2017

FDA grants permission to market new Seeker System for screening rare metabolic disorders in newborns

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the Seeker System for the screening of four, rare Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) in newborns.

3 Feb 2017

Integration of Genedata Screener with Nanion SyncroPatch 384PE can take APC experiments to new level

Genedata, a leading provider of advanced software solutions for drug discovery and life science research, today announced new automated patch clamp (APC) functionality in Genedata Screener for Ion Channel Screening and a Genedata Ready-to-Run integration with Nanion SyncroPatch 384PE.

From Nanion Technologies 3 Feb 2017

Illumina debuts new software to optimize data analysis for noninvasive prenatal testing

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has declared conformity with the requirements of the IVD Directive and has applied the CE mark to an expanded VeriSeq NIPT Analysis Software for clinical laboratories in the European Union (EU).

From Illumina, Inc. 3 Feb 2017

Research unravels molecular mechanisms of antisense oligonucleotides

Stanley T. Crooke, MD, PhD, CEO of Ionis Pharmaceuticals and recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oligonucleotide Therapeutic Society presents a detailed look at the mechanisms that underlie antisense drug activity in the article entitled "Molecular Mechanisms of Antisense Oligonucleotides," published in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishers.

2 Feb 2017

UCL researchers discover how HIV infects macrophages despite presence of protective protein

A team led by UCL researchers has identified how HIV is able to infect macrophages, a type of white blood cell integral to the immune system, despite the presence of a protective protein.

27 Jan 2017

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

University of Alabama at Birmingham neurobiologist Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D., has discovered a novel mechanism for how stress-induced anxiety — the type of experience that can produce post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD — affects circuit function in the hippocampus, the area of the brain where aversive memories are formed.

24 Jan 2017

BMG LABTECH announces integration of entire product range with Genedata Screener

BMG LABTECH collaborates with Genedatato provide a functionally rich integration between BMG LABTCH’s entire product range of dedicated and multi-mode microplate readers and Genedata Screener, a data analysis and management platform for in-vitro screening technologies.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 20 Jan 2017

in vitro News and Research

New study reveals potential drug to combat life-threatening effects of COPD

X-ray helps identify atomic composition of micronutrients in human brain organoids

Exosome isolation using ultracentrifugation

Testing treatments for bone cancer may get easier with enhanced 3D-printed scaffolds

UCI researchers create unique VMT platform with potential for anti-cancer drug screening

Research: Daylight savings time contributes to higher miscarriage rates among IVF patients

Researchers evaluate biological effects of exposure to cigarette smoke versus e-cigarette aerosols

PERK protein could be target for development of new drugs for progressive supranuclear palsy

IBS scientists develop Nano MRI Lamp for smarter diagnosis of diseases

FDA grants permission to market new Seeker System for screening rare metabolic disorders in newborns

Integration of Genedata Screener with Nanion SyncroPatch 384PE can take APC experiments to new level

Illumina debuts new software to optimize data analysis for noninvasive prenatal testing

Research unravels molecular mechanisms of antisense oligonucleotides

UCL researchers discover how HIV infects macrophages despite presence of protective protein

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

BMG LABTECH announces integration of entire product range with Genedata Screener

Exposure to insecticides that mimic melatonin could put people at higher risk for diabetes

RIT research explores impact of shear stress on cells moving through blood vessels

OSU scientists develop new weapon to combat antibiotic-resistant germs

Enzyme identified in baker's yeast can efficiently annihilate leukemia cells

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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