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LABVOLUTION highlights developments and future trends in lab technology

For anyone keen on experiencing the very latest in lab technology, LABVOLUTION was the place to be. Three major trends – automation, digitization and big data – featured prominently throughout the show, as reflected by a proliferation of robots and monitors at exhibitors' stands.

From LABVOLUTION 24 May 2019

E-cigarette use on the rise among cancer patients and cancer survivors

E-cigarette use is climbing among cancer patients and cancer survivors, according to a new study by a UT Southwestern Medical Center oncologist.

23 May 2019

Novel 3D-printed device detects preterm birth biomarkers

Preterm birth -- defined as birth before the 37th week of gestation -- is the leading complication of pregnancy. If doctors had a simple, accurate and inexpensive way to identify women at risk for the condition, they could develop better prevention strategies.

22 May 2019

Yeast species thrives, despite losing DNA repair genes years ago

Researchers have discovered an ancient species of budding yeast that has lost dozens of DNA repair genes, without any adverse effects.

22 May 2019

Cannabis could help people with opioid addiction

A new study has shown that cannabidiol or CBD, found in cannabis, could help people with opioid use disorder or addiction. CBD can help reduce the symptoms of craving among addicts when on withdrawal from the opioid and also reduce the accompanying anxiety and restlessness write the authors of the study.

22 May 2019

Exposure to EDCs can affect sexual development and reproduction of future generations

Exposure to environmental pollutants can cause alterations in brain development that affect sexual development and fertility for several generations, according to findings to be presented in Lyon, at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2019.

20 May 2019

Insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes, reveals study

A revolutionary new study using only materials derived from humans has revealed that insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes - and that this change may be reversible.

17 May 2019

New findings could be used as vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections

In a study published today in the Nature Communications, researchers from King's College London have shown how skin vaccination can generate protective CD8 T-cells that are recruited to the genital tissues and could be used as a vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections

17 May 2019

Scientists find ragweed compounds as potential neuroprotective agents

As spring arrives in the northern hemisphere, many people are cursing ragweed, a primary culprit in seasonal allergies.

15 May 2019

Babies exposed to opioids prenatally react more strongly to pain

Babies exposed to opioids while their mothers were pregnant with them may need special care even before they start to experience withdrawal symptoms, according to Penn State research.

15 May 2019

Mclean investigators win $13.5 million NIMH grant for translational stress research

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $13.5 million grant to a team of McLean Hospital investigators to support their research into stress chemicals and circuits in the brain.

15 May 2019

Study finds link between herbicide and human liver disease

Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, has been linked to liver disease in animal models.

14 May 2019

New program focuses on preventing alcohol, e-cigarette use by children

The bottom line is to help children grow up safer and healthier and to increase parents' ability to help them do that, says the investigator leading a $1.4 million state-funded alcohol and substance abuse prevention program.

13 May 2019

New global rules restrict rampant plastic waste exports

Governments at the 14th Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention acted to restrict rampant plastic waste exports by requiring countries to obtain prior informed consent before exporting contaminated or mixed plastic waste.

13 May 2019

Research on repetitive worm behavior may shed light on repetition in humans

Repetition can be useful if you're trying to memorize a poem, master a guitar riff, or just cultivate good habits.

13 May 2019

New DBTL workflow may enable more efficient production of pharmaceutical raw materials

Researchers in Japan have developed an integrated synthetic biology system to construct new metabolic pathways and enzymes within microbes.

7 May 2019

Amazon Filters offers innovative filtration housings for API manufacturing processes

Amazon Filters has selected the Making Pharmaceuticals Exhibition & Conference 2019 to showcase its latest filter housings and microfiltration filter cartridges which are used in the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, which are the essential components when creating pharmaceutical products.

2 May 2019

Chemicals News and Research

LABVOLUTION highlights developments and future trends in lab technology

E-cigarette use on the rise among cancer patients and cancer survivors

Novel 3D-printed device detects preterm birth biomarkers

Yeast species thrives, despite losing DNA repair genes years ago

Cannabis could help people with opioid addiction

Exposure to EDCs can affect sexual development and reproduction of future generations

Insulin-producing beta cells can change their function in diabetes, reveals study

New findings could be used as vaccination strategy for sexually transmitted infections

Scientists find ragweed compounds as potential neuroprotective agents

Babies exposed to opioids prenatally react more strongly to pain

Mclean investigators win $13.5 million NIMH grant for translational stress research

Study finds link between herbicide and human liver disease

New program focuses on preventing alcohol, e-cigarette use by children

New global rules restrict rampant plastic waste exports

Research on repetitive worm behavior may shed light on repetition in humans

New DBTL workflow may enable more efficient production of pharmaceutical raw materials

Amazon Filters offers innovative filtration housings for API manufacturing processes

New noninvasive ventilation strategy benefits preterm infants with neonatal ARDS

Army research may help improve cancer treatments and treat combat wounds

Cannabis, Alcohol and the Epigenome

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