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New DNA sequencing technology measures effects of thousands of sequences on gene activity

When a gene is switched on, various stretches of DNA nearby act as 'control dials', influencing the level of activity and the amount of gene product that is made.

7 Sep 2017

Researchers study two new drugs to find alternative treatment for men with erectile dysfunction

Close to 70 percent of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) respond to the ED drug sildenafil. However, only about 50 percent of men with diabetes- a population commonly affected by ED- achieve positive results with sildenafil.

6 Sep 2017

Researchers develop simple device to easily test blood viscosity

University of Connecticut researchers have developed a device that tests an important indicator of heart health that is often ignored - blood viscosity.

6 Sep 2017

Breakthrough research offers novel, non-invasive test to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease

In the largest and most conclusive study of its kind, researchers have analysed blood samples to create a novel and non-invasive way of helping to diagnose Alzheimer's disease and distinguishing between different types of neurodegenerative disorders.

6 Sep 2017

Researchers develop new tool to diagnose first signs of Parkinson's disease

Researchers have developed the first tool that can diagnose Parkinson's disease when there are no physical symptoms, offering hope for more effective treatment of the condition.

6 Sep 2017

Researcher develops bone marrow models to study hematological and musculoskeletal diseases

For her research on the development of hematological and musculoskeletal disorders, Dr. Cornelia Lee-Thedieck, scientist at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, is awarded an ERC Starting Grant: The European Research Council decided to fund her project "bloodANDbone" with EUR 1.5 million for five years. At KIT's Institute of Functional Interfaces, Lee-Thedieck develops models of the human bone marrow to study the regeneration of blood and bone by stem cells and how this regeneration is disturbed in diseases like leukemia or bone metastases.

6 Sep 2017

Research provides new insights into secret life of bacteria

Bacterial infections are the number one cause of death in hospital patients in the United States, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise, causing tens of thousands of deaths every year.

6 Sep 2017

Researchers harness lipid nanodiscs to produce hydrogen fuel

A U.S.-based team of researchers featuring MIPT scientists has assembled a nanoscale biological structure capable of producing hydrogen from water using light.

6 Sep 2017

X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo offers adaptable x-ray inspection for new levels of flexibility

As food and pharmaceutical manufacturers strive to ensure maximum efficiency on their processing lines to maintain competitiveness, the X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray can help. This series of adaptable x-ray inspection systems uses the most advanced imaging technology on the market to provide high-detection sensitivity appropriate to a broad range of packaged applications.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 6 Sep 2017

First flow cytometer offering excitation sources across the visible spectrum launched by Beckman Coulter

Opening possibilities for cancer researchers with first flow cytometer to offer excitation sources across the visible spectrum in a standard configuration.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 6 Sep 2017

Second prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise received by MR Solutions

MR Solutions has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise from the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey at their Guildford headquarters in September in recognition of their outstanding success in growing international sales. It was only a year earlier that MR Solutions had won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation.

From MR Solutions 6 Sep 2017

New app uses smartphone camera to provide detailed information about heart health

Want to know how healthy your heart is? Now there's an app for that. In a proof-of-concept clinical trial, engineers at Caltech, Huntington Medical Research Institute, and USC have demonstrated that the camera on your smartphone can noninvasively provide detailed information about your heart's health.

6 Sep 2017

NYIT professor awarded multi-year NIH grant for bone-healing research

NYIT has been awarded $442,000 to pursue research into a gene critical in the formation and healing of bones.

5 Sep 2017

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

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New DNA sequencing technology measures effects of thousands of sequences on gene activity

Researchers study two new drugs to find alternative treatment for men with erectile dysfunction

Researchers develop simple device to easily test blood viscosity

Breakthrough research offers novel, non-invasive test to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease

Researchers develop new tool to diagnose first signs of Parkinson's disease

Researcher develops bone marrow models to study hematological and musculoskeletal diseases

Research provides new insights into secret life of bacteria

Researchers harness lipid nanodiscs to produce hydrogen fuel

X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo offers adaptable x-ray inspection for new levels of flexibility

First flow cytometer offering excitation sources across the visible spectrum launched by Beckman Coulter

Second prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise received by MR Solutions

New app uses smartphone camera to provide detailed information about heart health

NYIT professor awarded multi-year NIH grant for bone-healing 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

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