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Fusobacterium may play role in colon cancer growth, study finds

Like nomads who carry tokens of home on their travels, colorectal cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body appear to bring several of the species of bacteria that were their companions in the colon, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists report in a new study in the journal Science.

7 Dec 2017

TUM scientists build virus-sized structures using DNA origami technology

It is the double strands of our genes that make them so strong. Using a technique known as DNA origami, biophysicist Hendrik Dietz has been building nanometer-scale objects for several years at the Technical University of Munich.

7 Dec 2017

New 3D-printed artificial models mimic the look and feel of real organs

A team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota has 3D printed lifelike artificial organ models that mimic the exact anatomical structure, mechanical properties, and look and feel of real organs. These patient-specific organ models, which include integrated soft sensors, can be used for practice surgeries to improve surgical outcomes in thousands of patients worldwide.

6 Dec 2017

Smartphone apps less accurate in monitoring physical activity of users, study finds

If you use your smartphone to monitor your physical activity, you're probably more active than it suggests.

6 Dec 2017

Bacteria carrying colistin resistant mcr-1 gene commonly exist in ecosystem, study finds

Food Safety and Technology Research Centre of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University recently found that bacteria that carry the colistin resistance gene mcr-1 commonly exist in human and various types of food and environmental samples collected from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.

6 Dec 2017

'Lazy eye' could be treated with wearable augmented-reality technology

When signals between the brain and one eye go awry, input from the other eye can become predominant, a condition called amblyopia or "lazy eye."

5 Dec 2017

New small-molecule drug restores brain function, memory in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

An international team of researchers has shown that a new small-molecule drug can restore brain function and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

5 Dec 2017

Biological Applications of AFM

An interview with Samuel Lesko, European Applications Manager, Bruker Nano Surfaces conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab).

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 5 Dec 2017

Studies offer evidence that exercise alone can change composition of gut microbes

Two studies - one in mice and the other in human subjects - offer the first definitive evidence that exercise alone can change the composition of microbes in the gut. The studies were designed to isolate exercise-induced changes from other factors - such as diet or antibiotic use - that might alter the intestinal microbiota.

5 Dec 2017

MILabs’ versatile Hybrid OI/CT system installed at Guangdong University of Technology

The Institute of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Guangdong University of Technology in Guangzhou – China, has successfully installed a VECTor5 Hybrid OI/CT system from MILabs.

5 Dec 2017

Artificial intelligence and modern musical lullabies can help people sleep better

Over half (54 percent) of us struggle to get to sleep at night and 10 percent of us experience insomnia according to AXA PPP healthcare’s third annual State of the Nation online survey with YouGov.

5 Dec 2017

Translational medical research gets major boost with introduction of Griffith biobanking

Translational medical research has been given a major boost with the introduction of a new biobanking resource at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus.

5 Dec 2017

Overcoming Challenges of Assays of Complex Cellular Models with Real-Time Live-Cell Analysis

There's a continued drive towards making in vitro assays ever more translational towards in vivo models and ultimately the clinic. This ties in with the resurgence of phenotypic screening and is a response to the perceived poor translation of the traditional simple cell-based assays, often developed to study just single protein targets.

From Sartorius 5 Dec 2017

New high-density EEG captures neural activity at higher spatial resolution than ever before

Carnegie Mellon University engineers and cognitive neuroscientists have demonstrated that a new high-density EEG can capture the brain's neural activity at a higher spatial resolution than ever before.

4 Dec 2017

Malvern Panalytical Announce Efforts Towards a Platform For Protein Aggregation Profiling

Malvern Panalytical announces the launch of a collaborative project which aims to support the development of existing and next generation biopharmaceutical products.

From Malvern Panalytical 4 Dec 2017

New optical ultrasound needle could help visualize heart tissue during keyhole procedures

Heart tissue can be imaged in real-time during keyhole procedures using a new optical ultrasound needle developed by researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London.

1 Dec 2017

Computer simulations provide insights into plasmonic nanovesicles for drug delivery

Imagine a microscopic gold pill that could travel to a specific location in your body and deliver a drug just where it is needed. This is the promise of plasmonic nanovesicles.

1 Dec 2017

Optimal measurement with new Sens-o-Spheres

Bio-reactors are the cooking pots of biochemists and bio-technologists, in which pharmaceutical agents, enzymes or nematodes are produced for the purpose of biological pest control.

1 Dec 2017

Innovative nanoparticle-based approach to fight myocardial infarction

How can damaged cardiac tissue following a heart attack best be treated with replacement muscle cells? A research team under the supervision of the University of Bonn is now presenting an innovative method on mice: Muscle replacement cells, which are to take over the function of the damaged tissue, are loaded with magnetic nanoparticles.

1 Dec 2017

Laser techniques could help revolutionize understanding of neurodegenerative diseases

Boulder researchers are embarking on a new project to study the progression of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's by using a new technique to measure neurons firing deep inside animal brains.

1 Dec 2017

Technology News and Research

Fusobacterium may play role in colon cancer growth, study finds

TUM scientists build virus-sized structures using DNA origami technology

New 3D-printed artificial models mimic the look and feel of real organs

Smartphone apps less accurate in monitoring physical activity of users, study finds

Bacteria carrying colistin resistant mcr-1 gene commonly exist in ecosystem, study finds

'Lazy eye' could be treated with wearable augmented-reality technology

New small-molecule drug restores brain function, memory in mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

Biological Applications of AFM

Studies offer evidence that exercise alone can change composition of gut microbes

MILabs’ versatile Hybrid OI/CT system installed at Guangdong University of Technology

Artificial intelligence and modern musical lullabies can help people sleep better

Translational medical research gets major boost with introduction of Griffith biobanking

Overcoming Challenges of Assays of Complex Cellular Models with Real-Time Live-Cell Analysis

New high-density EEG captures neural activity at higher spatial resolution than ever before

Malvern Panalytical Announce Efforts Towards a Platform For Protein Aggregation Profiling

New optical ultrasound needle could help visualize heart tissue during keyhole procedures

Computer simulations provide insights into plasmonic nanovesicles for drug delivery

Optimal measurement with new Sens-o-Spheres

Innovative nanoparticle-based approach to fight myocardial infarction

Laser techniques could help revolutionize understanding of neurodegenerative diseases

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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