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PAA to showcase award-nominated S-LAB plate handler at SLAS 2019

Peak Analysis & Automation (PAA) will be showcasing its range of innovative automation solutions at booth 1429 at SLAS 2019.

From Peak Analysis & Automation Ltd 23 Jan 2019

Providing minimal assistance can take emotional toll on older caregivers

Providing less than an hour of help to an elderly person can take a surprising emotional toll on older caregivers, says a University of Michigan researcher.

23 Jan 2019

Sartorius launches BIOSTAT RM TX single-use bioreactor for consistent quality cellular products

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry today announced the launch of the BIOSTAT RM TX single-use bioreactor, a new wave mixed system developed specifically for closed, automated expansion of consistent quality cell products such as ex vivo cellular immunotherapies.

From Sartorius 22 Jan 2019

Study offers new hope for elimination of malaria

After major global successes in the battle against malaria, the positive trend stalled around 2015 - apart from in Zanzibar in East Africa, where only a fraction of the disease remains.

22 Jan 2019

Blood test detects brain damage linked to Alzheimer’s years before symptoms develop

Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect signs of brain damage among people who will develop Alzheimer’s years before the onset of memory loss.

21 Jan 2019

Fear and embarrassment are causing smear test numbers to plummet

A UK survey of more than 2,000 young women has shown that many delay or avoid having a smear test due to feeling scared, vulnerable, or embarrassed.

21 Jan 2019

Republican and Democratic governors have different visions to transform health care, say researchers

Republican and Democratic governors have strikingly different visions for the future of health care, according to a new analysis published in the American Journal of Public Health.

17 Jan 2019

Financial stress may increase heart disease risk in African Americans

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and African Americans are disproportionately affected.

17 Jan 2019

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase risk of future heart attack, finds new study

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase your risk of a future heart attack, even if you have no symptoms of a lifestyle illness today, a new study has found.

16 Jan 2019

New conservation practice could reduce nitrogen from agricultural drainage, study shows

Every summer, a "dead zone" forms in the Gulf of Mexico. Plumes of oxygen-robbing algae, fed by excess nitrogen coming in from the Mississippi River, kill off marine life and threaten the livelihoods of those who fish the Gulf. States bordering the Mississippi River are putting strategies in place to limit nitrogen from wastewater treatment plants, surface runoff, and agricultural fields.

16 Jan 2019

Salk team uses new model to study health effects of AMP-activated protein kinase

The metabolic protein AMPK has been described as a kind of magic bullet for health. Studies in animal models have shown that compounds that activate the protein have health-promoting effects to reverse diabetes, improve cardiovascular health, treat mitochondrial disease--even extend life span.

16 Jan 2019

Deprivation and neglect in early childhood have impact on cognitive functioning in adolescence, shows study

Young children experiencing deprivation and neglect in institutional settings have impaired memory and executive functioning at ages 8 and 16 compared with peers placed early in quality foster homes, report investigators at Boston Children's Hospital.

16 Jan 2019

New understanding in the evolution of human feet

Scientists have made a step forward in understanding the evolution of human feet.

14 Jan 2019

Conducting ChIP-Seq with Low Cell Numbers

An interview with Dr. Kathyrn Cunningham at SfN 2018, providing advice on carrying out Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (ChIP-seq) with low cell numbers.

From Active Motif 14 Jan 2019

£1.5 million awarded to brain tumor researchers to extend lab-based research into clinical trials

Brain tumors kill more people under the age of 40 than any other cancer and less than 20% of those diagnosed survive beyond five years, compared to 50% of all other cancers. New funding from Barts Charity will help researchers get closer to a cure.

11 Jan 2019

Clinigen, Accord Healthcare extend exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement

Clinigen Group plc, the global pharmaceutical and services company, announces that its Clinical Trial Service business has extended its exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement with Accord Healthcare. Clinigen is also offering pharma companies an ‘on demand’ service to Accord’s products, a first for the industry.

From Clinigen Group 11 Jan 2019

Astronauts who spend several months on spaceflight have lasting effects on paraspinal muscles

Astronauts who spend several months on the International Space Station have significant reductions in the size and density of paraspinal muscles of the trunk after returning to Earth, reports a study in Spine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

10 Jan 2019

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PAA to showcase award-nominated S-LAB plate handler at SLAS 2019

Providing minimal assistance can take emotional toll on older caregivers

Sartorius launches BIOSTAT RM TX single-use bioreactor for consistent quality cellular products

Study offers new hope for elimination of malaria

Blood test detects brain damage linked to Alzheimer’s years before symptoms develop

Fear and embarrassment are causing smear test numbers to plummet

Republican and Democratic governors have different visions to transform health care, say researchers

Financial stress may increase heart disease risk in African Americans

Poor cardiorespiratory fitness could increase risk of future heart attack, finds new study

New conservation practice could reduce nitrogen from agricultural drainage, study shows

Salk team uses new model to study health effects of AMP-activated protein kinase

Deprivation and neglect in early childhood have impact on cognitive functioning in adolescence, shows study

New understanding in the evolution of human feet

Conducting ChIP-Seq with Low Cell Numbers

£1.5 million awarded to brain tumor researchers to extend lab-based research into clinical trials

Clinigen, Accord Healthcare extend exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement

Astronauts who spend several months on spaceflight have lasting effects on paraspinal muscles

The Opal: Pushing the Boundaries of Parkinson’s Disease Research

USC research could lay foundation for a vaccine against tick-borne virus

Researchers launch clinical trial to develop breath test for multiple cancers

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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