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Disruption of 'slow waves' can lead to cognitive decline similar to Alzheimer’s in mice

While unconscious during deep sleep, millions of neurons' activity travels across the cerebral cortex. This phenomenon, known as slow waves, is related to the consolidation of memory.

5 Sep 2017

Antibiotics may kill bacteria differently in vitro vs in vivo

Understanding exactly how antibiotics work (or don’t work) is crucial for developing alternative treatment strategies, not only to target new “superbugs,” but also to make existing drugs more effective against their targets.

5 Sep 2017

Study investigates feasibility and accuracy of CCHD screening with new Masimo iSpO2

Masimo announced today the findings of a recently published study in which researchers in Maastricht, The Netherlands evaluated the performance of Masimo iSpO2 Rx in screening newborns for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD).

5 Sep 2017

American Diabetes Association partners with Good Measures to fight against type 2 diabetes

The American Diabetes Association and Good Measures, LLC today announced a new collaboration to help prevent and delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in the more than 84 million Americans currently living with prediabetes.

5 Sep 2017

Researchers decode complex finger millet genome in high quality for first time

Finger millet has two important properties: The grain is rich in important minerals and resistant towards drought and heat.

5 Sep 2017

Research program focuses on risks that threaten entire future of humanity

What risks threaten the entire future of humanity within the next hundred years? And what should we do to protect against them? A group of researchers will take on these questions in the autumn as part of the research program Existential risk to humanity at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

4 Sep 2017

Measuring breast density

Women start off with breasts that are predominately full of milk-producing glandular tissue (“dense tissue”). That tissue slowly changes to fat as the woman ages with an acceleration in that change over menopause.

4 Sep 2017

Researchers develop innovative methodology for evaluating benefits of new medicines

An innovative new methodology for evaluating the benefits of new medicines has been developed by a team of researchers led by health economics and policy experts from the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

4 Sep 2017

New algorithm enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move

Scientists at the University of Sussex have invented a new algorithm that enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move, without being told beforehand what to look for.

4 Sep 2017

Researchers identify impact of climatic factors on dengue disease burden in India

The University of Liverpool is part of an international team of scientists that have identified the climatic risks for dengue disease outbreaks, with a new study undertaken in India.

1 Sep 2017

Merck’s new Milli-Q HR 7000 Series offers sustainable central pure water solution for laboratories, research facilities

Merck’s Milli-Q® HR 7000 series offers laboratories and research facilities a high-throughput water purification system as a uniquely connected and sustainable central pure water solution.

From Merck 1 Sep 2017

Leica Microsystems receives first FDA clearance for its FL560 fluorescence microscope filter

Leica Microsystems is the first company in the US receiving FDA 510(k) clearance for the visualization of cerebrovascular blood flow in conjunction with fluorescein.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 1 Sep 2017

METTLER TOLEDO’s new paper highlights importance of leveling to meet weighing accuracy

METTLER TOLEDO is pleased to present “Getting Weighing Right: The Importance of Leveling”. The article informs balance operators and quality managers about the difference a level balance can make in accuracy, especially during high-risk processes with tight tolerances.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 1 Sep 2017

New technology-based approach could help identify people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have announced a new technology-based approach that could lead to a more accurate identification of people at high risk of type 2 diabetes.

1 Sep 2017

Researchers explore causal link between perirhinal neurons and mnemonic judgment of objects

Cognitive neuroscience research on non-human primates demonstrated that judgments of whether humans have previously seen or not seen an object are causally determined by neuronal signals generated in the temporal cortex of the brain. The findings are published in Science (August 2017).

1 Sep 2017

Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests

Feeling tired? Even if we aren't tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of Nottingham have published research that suggests the human propensity for contagious yawning is triggered automatically by primitive reflexes in the primary motor cortex -- an area of the brain responsible for motor function.

31 Aug 2017

Link found between fetal genes and risk of preeclampsia in mother

For the first time, a relationship has been found between fetal genes and the risk of preeclampsia in the mother.

31 Aug 2017

PolyU researchers uncover new hyper-resistant, hypervirulent superbug

The Partner State Key Laboratory of Chirosciences at the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University discovered a newly emerged superbug, hyper-resistant and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, which may cause untreatable and fatal infections in relatively healthy individuals and will pose enormous threat to human health.

31 Aug 2017

Scientists make breakthrough in understanding the powerhouse of human cells

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how mitochondria - the "powerhouses" of human cells - are made.

31 Aug 2017

'Doctor on Your Wrist' event brings together experts to explore pros and cons of using wearable devices

Can wearable technology make us well? Does the simple act of strapping a monitor to our arm modify our behaviour? Could these tiny devices provide doctors with vital information to reduce our risk of becoming unwell?

31 Aug 2017

Technology News and Research

Disruption of 'slow waves' can lead to cognitive decline similar to Alzheimer’s in mice

Antibiotics may kill bacteria differently in vitro vs in vivo

Study investigates feasibility and accuracy of CCHD screening with new Masimo iSpO2

American Diabetes Association partners with Good Measures to fight against type 2 diabetes

Researchers decode complex finger millet genome in high quality for first time

Research program focuses on risks that threaten entire future of humanity

Measuring breast density

Researchers develop innovative methodology for evaluating benefits of new medicines

New algorithm enables smartwatches to detect and record your every move

Researchers identify impact of climatic factors on dengue disease burden in India

Merck’s new Milli-Q HR 7000 Series offers sustainable central pure water solution for laboratories, research facilities

Leica Microsystems receives first FDA clearance for its FL560 fluorescence microscope filter

METTLER TOLEDO’s new paper highlights importance of leveling to meet weighing accuracy

New technology-based approach could help identify people at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Researchers explore causal link between perirhinal neurons and mnemonic judgment of objects

Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests

Link found between fetal genes and risk of preeclampsia in mother

PolyU researchers uncover new hyper-resistant, hypervirulent superbug

Scientists make breakthrough in understanding the powerhouse of human cells

'Doctor on Your Wrist' event brings together experts to explore pros and cons of using wearable devices

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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