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Slim LED transmitted light illumination base expands observation capabilities of SZX/SZ/MVX10 microscopes

Users of Olympus’ SZX™ and SZ™ series stereo microscopes and the MVX10 fluorescence microscope can expand their observation capabilities thanks to a new slim 41.5 mm (1.6 in.) LED transmitted light illumination base.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 9 May 2019

Which type of chromatography is best for cannabis analysis?

Cannabis analysis is essential, but which technique is better? A comprehensive report details the most widely used analytical techniques between 2015-2018.

9 May 2019

New Marko system could provide insights into people's behavior and health

We live in a world of wireless signals flowing around us and bouncing off our bodies.

9 May 2019

Effects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?

It was early morning in an operating theater at Providence Hospital in Portland, Ore. A middle-aged woman lay on the operating table, wrapped in blankets. Surgeons were about to cut out a cancerous growth in her stomach.

8 May 2019

Study explores how grunting influences perception in tennis

Exceeding noise levels of 100 decibels, the grunting sounds produced by some tennis players when hitting the ball are on a par with motorbikes or chainsaws.

3 May 2019

'Don’t wash your raw chicken', warns CDC

The CDC have issued another warning against washing raw chicken before cooking. Washing chicken can spread dangerous bacteria onto surfaces and other food items.

3 May 2019

Researchers uncover new brain mechanisms regulating body weight

Researchers at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, clarify the link between the molecule interleukine-6 (IL-6) in the brain and obesity. In experiments on rats and mice they show that the molecule does affect the risk of obesity, and also where this effect occurs in the brain.

2 May 2019

Researchers find potential link between autism and antidepressant use during pregnancy

An international team led by Duke-NUS Medical School has found a potential link between autistic-like behavior in adult mice and exposure to a common antidepressant in the womb.

30 Apr 2019

Increasing body temperature of vulnerable neonates to greater than 36 degrees

Physician-researchers at the 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore presented their process of how from 2014 to 2017 they made their NICU a center of excellence for increasing the admission body temperature of their very low birth weight babies to greater than 36 degrees.

30 Apr 2019

Combining biomaterial scaffolds with stem cells for tissue engineering applications

StemJournal, a new open access, peer-reviewed journal published by IOS Press, announces publication of its inaugural article, "Combining Stem Cells and Biomaterial Scaffolds for Constructing Tissues and Cell Delivery," by Stephanie M. Willerth, PhD, and Shelly E. Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD.

25 Apr 2019

Researchers identify new allergen responsible for allergy to durum wheat

An international team of researchers, in which a female researcher from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid is involved, has identified one of the main causes of food allergy in the Mediterranean area.

22 Apr 2019

DWK Life Sciences offers Workflow Solutions to improve productivity

DWK Life Sciences, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of precision labware, announces Workflow Solutions, a portfolio of glass and plastic labware designed to improve productivity through every phase of product development, from research through discovery, validation, pilot production, scale-up, early production and commercialization.

From DWK Lifesciences 19 Apr 2019

Rockefeller scientists develop novel microscopy technique that peers deep into the brain

In order to understand the brain, scientists must be able to see the brain--cell by cell, and moment by moment.

16 Apr 2019

New study sheds light on how extreme temperature hampers spermatogenesis in insects

The scientific community has long held an understanding about the effect of temperature on sperm production in mammals, but this new study sheds light on how spermatogenesis in insects is hampered at extreme temperatures.

15 Apr 2019

Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 enzyme found in advanced liver diseases

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is associated with liver inflammation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and it can progress to liver fibrosis at an advanced stage, and also to hepatocellular carcinoma and portal hypertension.

12 Apr 2019

Nurses use local, real-time maps of opioid overdoses to inform clinical practice in real time

Nurse practitioners and nursing students can use local, real-time maps of opioid overdoses to inform their clinical work with adolescents in community health settings, finds new research from NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

11 Apr 2019

Biochemical switches could be triggered to treat pathology of IBM, ALS and FTD

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have found that the enzymes ULK1 and ULK2 play a key role in breaking down cell structures called stress granules, whose persistence leads to toxic buildup of proteins that kill muscle and brain cells.

11 Apr 2019

Processed aconite root could relieve neuropathic pain in murine peripheral neuropathy

The root of Aconitum carmichaeli, is a crude drug used in traditional Chinese or Japanese kampo medicine to treat pain associated with coldness.

11 Apr 2019

Mandated guidelines prevent exertional heat illness among high school football players

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and partners have found strong evidence that rates of heat-related illnesses, such as heat cramps and heat strokes, were reduced by half in states that had mandated guidelines to reduce exertional heat illness among high school football players.

10 Apr 2019

Green roofs may improve indoor air quality, study shows

Green roofs - roofs that are planted with vegetation -- may improve the indoor air quality of commercial buildings by cutting the amount of ozone coming into the buildings from the outside, according to new research from Portland State University.

10 Apr 2019

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Slim LED transmitted light illumination base expands observation capabilities of SZX/SZ/MVX10 microscopes

Which type of chromatography is best for cannabis analysis?

New Marko system could provide insights into people's behavior and health

Effects of surgery on a warming planet: Can anesthesia go green?

Study explores how grunting influences perception in tennis

'Don’t wash your raw chicken', warns CDC

Researchers uncover new brain mechanisms regulating body weight

Researchers find potential link between autism and antidepressant use during pregnancy

Increasing body temperature of vulnerable neonates to greater than 36 degrees

Combining biomaterial scaffolds with stem cells for tissue engineering applications

Researchers identify new allergen responsible for allergy to durum wheat

DWK Life Sciences offers Workflow Solutions to improve productivity

Rockefeller scientists develop novel microscopy technique that peers deep into the brain

New study sheds light on how extreme temperature hampers spermatogenesis in insects

Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 enzyme found in advanced liver diseases

Nurses use local, real-time maps of opioid overdoses to inform clinical practice in real time

Biochemical switches could be triggered to treat pathology of IBM, ALS and FTD

Processed aconite root could relieve neuropathic pain in murine peripheral neuropathy

Mandated guidelines prevent exertional heat illness among high school football players

Green roofs may improve indoor air quality, study shows

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