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GIANT study uncovers new, rare DNA changes that affect human height

In the largest, deepest search to date, the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits Consortium has uncovered 83 new DNA changes that affect human height.

3 Feb 2017

Nanion Technologies introduces new instrument for screening of membrane transporters and pumps

Nanion Technologies is pleased to announce the launch of the new SURFE2R 96SE Instrument for high throughput measurements of electrogenic membrane transporters and pumps.

From Nanion Technologies 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

Simple, innovative app helps patients to take medications on time

Digital health specialist Inhealthcare has launched a new app to remind patients to take their medicines on time.

From Inhealthcare Limited 3 Feb 2017

Houston Methodist offers world's smallest heart device for patients with bradycardia

Houston Methodist Hospital is one of the first hospitals in Texas to offer the world's smallest pacemaker for patients with bradycardia, a condition characterized by a slow heart rate, usually fewer than 60 beats per minute.

2 Feb 2017

Researchers receive $2 million grant from PCORI to study effective treatment for children with KD

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an uncommon illness that affects blood vessels in the hearts of children

2 Feb 2017

New analysis finds toxic highly fluorinated chemicals in fast food packaging

Many Americans, with the start of the New Year, will resolve to cut back on fast food to avoid an overload of fat and calories.

2 Feb 2017

New technology enables “completely locked-in” patients to communicate

A brain─computer interface has enabled people with “locked-in” syndrome to communicate, according to trial results published in PLOS Biology. The device was able to decipher the thoughts of four patients who were unable to speak, move or blink and relay “yes” or “no” answers to basic questions.

2 Feb 2017

Launch of next-generation Optima AUC advances protein research and macromolecule characterization

Beckman Coulter returns analytical ultracentrifugation to the center of protein research and macromolecule characterization with the next-generation Optima AUC.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Centrifugation 2 Feb 2017

People with autism see interests as possible fields of study and career paths

Adults on the autism spectrum see their interests as possible fields of study and career paths, as well as ways to mitigate anxiety, finds a study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

2 Feb 2017

UT Southwestern scientists discover gene that protects gut from IBD

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a gene that protects the gut from inflammatory bowel disease.

2 Feb 2017

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers show how human stem cells can hunt and kill brain cancer

In a rapid-fire series of breakthroughs in just under a year, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another stunning advance in the development of an effective treatment for glioblastoma, a common and aggressive brain cancer.

2 Feb 2017

Researchers find new way to create more stable polio vaccines

Scientists have identified new ways to provide vaccines against polio, which do not require the growth of live virus for their manufacture.

2 Feb 2017

‘Love hormone’ from insects could be used as drug lead to prevent uterine contractility in preterm labour

In a recent study published in "Scientific Reports", an international team of researchers led by MedUni Vienna report that an oxytocin-like neuropeptide ("inotocin") exhibited a specific pharmacological profile for the human receptors of oxytocin (known as the "love hormone") and vasopressin.

1 Feb 2017

Use of the Quorum Cryo-SEM preparation system in microbial cell biology with electron cryotomography at the Jensen Laboratory

Quorum Technologies, market and technology leaders in electron microscopy coating and cryogenic preparation products, report on how their PP3010T Cryo-SEM preparation system is being used in the preparation of hydrated whole cells to be imaged using electron cryotomography in the Jensen Laboratory located at HHMI Caltech.

1 Feb 2017

Guy's Cancer Centre adds new positioning equipment to enhance patient comfort during radiotherapy treatment

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has recently opened its new state-of-the-art Cancer Centre to provide radiotherapy, chemotherapy and outpatient services for oncology patients.

1 Feb 2017

More than 1,000 patients at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals benefit from high-tech robot

More than 1,000 patients at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have now benefitted from a high-tech robot that enables surgeons to perform highly precise and minimally-invasive surgery.

1 Feb 2017

European Cancer Patient Coalition makes recommendations for improved access to innovation in oncology

At the European Cancer Congress 2017 in Amsterdam, the European Cancer Patient Coalition launched a new white paper on the Value of Innovation in Oncology. It make recommendations for sustainable and equitable access to innovative cancer treatments and care pathways.

1 Feb 2017

MIT engineers fabricate transparent, gel-based robots that can grab and release live fish

Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The bots can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball underwater, and grabbing and releasing a live fish.

1 Feb 2017

Excelitas launches new pulsed Xenon light source for spectrophotometry and analytical applications

Excelitas Technologies Corp., a global technology leader focused on delivering innovative, customized photonic solutions, today introduced the µPAX-2, a 2-watt pulsed Xenon light source that provides microsecond-duration pulses of broadband light with exceptional arc stability.

1 Feb 2017

Technology News and Research

GIANT study uncovers new, rare DNA changes that affect human height

Nanion Technologies introduces new instrument for screening of membrane transporters and pumps

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

Simple, innovative app helps patients to take medications on time

Houston Methodist offers world's smallest heart device for patients with bradycardia

Researchers receive $2 million grant from PCORI to study effective treatment for children with KD

New analysis finds toxic highly fluorinated chemicals in fast food packaging

New technology enables “completely locked-in” patients to communicate

Launch of next-generation Optima AUC advances protein research and macromolecule characterization

People with autism see interests as possible fields of study and career paths

UT Southwestern scientists discover gene that protects gut from IBD

UNC-Chapel Hill researchers show how human stem cells can hunt and kill brain cancer

Researchers find new way to create more stable polio vaccines

‘Love hormone’ from insects could be used as drug lead to prevent uterine contractility in preterm labour

Use of the Quorum Cryo-SEM preparation system in microbial cell biology with electron cryotomography at the Jensen Laboratory

Guy's Cancer Centre adds new positioning equipment to enhance patient comfort during radiotherapy treatment

More than 1,000 patients at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals benefit from high-tech robot

European Cancer Patient Coalition makes recommendations for improved access to innovation in oncology

MIT engineers fabricate transparent, gel-based robots that can grab and release live fish

Excelitas launches new pulsed Xenon light source for spectrophotometry and analytical applications

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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