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Weighing accuracy improved with Mettler Toledo ultra-microcomparator balance

Faster stabilization and improved performance delivers a unique mass calibration capability - thanks to the innovative Active Temperature Control (ATC™) technology, weighing performance is improved by 25%. Dedicated software provided free of charge with the new comparator and active quality assurance features ensure efficient, reliable, and secure mass comparison.

21 Feb 2017

microDimensions launches new version of high precision whole slide alignment software

microDimensions launches a new version of its high precision whole slide alignment software Slidematch. With the new version users can align digital whole slide images from consecutive sections in brightfield and fluorescence mode, e.g. for the evaluation of the HER2 status of cancer patients.

From microDimensions - Bramlage Scientific GmbH 21 Feb 2017

Targeting RNA repeats

RNA repeats are stretches of code in the body that incrementally repeat. For example, in the most common cause of adult-on-set muscular dystrophy a RNA has a repeat of r(CUG) and this three letter code can repeat thousands of times.

20 Feb 2017

Brown recluse spider’s unique micro looping technique could inspire tougher synthetic materials

Brown recluse spiders use a unique micro looping technique to make their threads stronger than that of any other spider, a newly published UK-US collaboration has discovered.

16 Feb 2017

Another study to show the performance of the Quo-Test® HbA1c analyzer by EKF meets criteria

EKF, announces in published paper Quo-Test POC hemoglobin A1c analyzer has been confirmed to meet IFCC and Laboratory Medicine criteria.

From EKF Diagnostics 16 Feb 2017

Researchers discover sulfide-responsive protein that regulates photosynthesis in purple bacteria

Recent evidence demonstrates that the origins of photosynthesis can be found in deep sea hydrothermal vents, where microbes evolved to obtain energy from ejected hydrogen sulfide and methane gases.

15 Feb 2017

Review shows lipid nanoparticles as highly promising delivery systems in gene therapy

Lipid nanoparticles (SLNs and NLCs) are regarded as highly promising systems for delivering nucleic acids in gene therapy.

14 Feb 2017

Ten steps for a healthy pregnancy

The Ten Steps for a Healthy Pregnancy, aims to offer mums-to-be essential advice to adopt good habits for healthy growth and development for both mum and baby.

14 Feb 2017

New transparent Micro-ring device could measure biological activities at back of the eye

A tiny, transparent device that can fit into a contact lens has a bright future, potentially helping a range of scientific endeavors from biomedicine to geology.

14 Feb 2017

Cole-Parmer introduces Arcis DNA Prep Kit for fast and convenient DNA or RNA extraction

Cole-Parmer, a leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment, announced today that it has launched the DNA Prep Kit by Arcis Biotechnology for fast and convenient DNA or RNA extraction.

13 Feb 2017

Study finds link between air pollution and daily cause-specific mortality in China

In the largest epidemiological study conducted in the developing world, researchers found that as exposures to fine particulate air pollution in 272 Chinese cities increase, so do deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.

10 Feb 2017

UCI researchers create unique VMT platform with potential for anti-cancer drug screening

Led by UCI professor of molecular biology & biochemistry Christopher C.W. Hughes, the research team successfully established multiple vascularized micro-organs on an industry-standard 96-well plate.

8 Feb 2017

Bacterial infection detector by Philips awarded prize for better use of antibiotics

Philips and Diagnostics Development win European Union ‘Horizon Prize – Better Use of Antibiotics’ for the rapid detection of bacterial infection on Philips’ Minicare I-20 platform.

8 Feb 2017

Studies reveal link between rotator cuff disease and genetics

A new study presented this week at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Las Vegas shows rotator cuff disease might be a heritable trait.

6 Feb 2017

Non-severe infections can increase risk of developing serious mental disorders

A new study shows that non-severe infections that do not require hospitalisation can also increase the risk of subsequently developing schizophrenia or depression.

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

Oral devices improve sleep in OSA patients but may not reduce key heart disease risk factors

In patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), oral appliances that treat the condition by moving the lower jaw forward appear to improve sleep but not reduce key risk factors for developing heart and other cardiovascular disease, according to new research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

28 Jan 2017

Chromatrap® kit shown to excel in DNA purification

Chromatrap® reports on the excellent results achieved by customers using their 96 well high throughput plates for ultra-pure DNA purification.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 26 Jan 2017

Siemens Healthineers introduces new CE-marked immunoassay for detecting Zika virus

Siemens Healthineers announced today its CE-marked immunoassay—the NovagnostZika Virus IgM µ-capture Assay—is now commercially available to laboratories outside of the U.S.

24 Jan 2017

Tiny 'submarines' could help treat stomach diseases with acid-sensitive drugs

Tiny “submarines” that speed independently through the stomach, use gastric acid for fuel (while rapidly neutralizing it), and release their cargo precisely at the desired pH: Though it may sound like science fiction, this is a new method for treating stomach diseases with acid-sensitive drugs introduced by scientists in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

24 Jan 2017

micro News and Research

Weighing accuracy improved with Mettler Toledo ultra-microcomparator balance

microDimensions launches new version of high precision whole slide alignment software

Targeting RNA repeats

Brown recluse spider’s unique micro looping technique could inspire tougher synthetic materials

Another study to show the performance of the Quo-Test® HbA1c analyzer by EKF meets criteria

Researchers discover sulfide-responsive protein that regulates photosynthesis in purple bacteria

Review shows lipid nanoparticles as highly promising delivery systems in gene therapy

Ten steps for a healthy pregnancy

New transparent Micro-ring device could measure biological activities at back of the eye

Cole-Parmer introduces Arcis DNA Prep Kit for fast and convenient DNA or RNA extraction

Study finds link between air pollution and daily cause-specific mortality in China

UCI researchers create unique VMT platform with potential for anti-cancer drug screening

Bacterial infection detector by Philips awarded prize for better use of antibiotics

Studies reveal link between rotator cuff disease and genetics

Non-severe infections can increase risk of developing serious mental disorders

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

Oral devices improve sleep in OSA patients but may not reduce key heart disease risk factors

Chromatrap® kit shown to excel in DNA purification

Siemens Healthineers introduces new CE-marked immunoassay for detecting Zika virus

Tiny 'submarines' could help treat stomach diseases with acid-sensitive drugs

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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