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New strategies for managing foams and plastics containing harmful flame retardants

Continued research and new policies and practices to ensure proper use and disposal of foam and plastic products that contain potentially harmful flame retardant chemicals are needed to minimize health risks from environmental exposure to humans and animals.

29 Jan 2018

Global effort toward HIV cure published in Special Issue of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Researchers have shown that despite effective combined antiretroviral therapy, HIV can hide in the spleen of patients with no detectable HIV in their blood.

27 Jan 2018

A push to get older adults in better shape for surgery

Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients. But many seniors aren't adequately prepared for the risks they might face.

25 Jan 2018

Economical Fluorescence Adapter for Stereo Microscopes

An interview with Charles Mazel, President of NIGHTSEA, conducted by Barbara Foster, The Microscopy & Imaging Place, Inc.

From NIGHTSEA 25 Jan 2018

University under fire for off-the-grid herpes vaccine experiments

Southern Illinois University's medical school has halted all herpes research, one of its most high-profile projects, amid growing controversy over a researcher's unauthorized methods offshore and in the U.S.

23 Jan 2018

C-Path receives support from European Medicines Agency for liver injury biomarker

Critical Path Institute announced today that the European Medicines Agency has issued a Letter of Support for measurement of glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) as a biomarker of hepatocellular liver injury.

22 Jan 2018

Cherwell releases new pocket guide to prepared culture media

Cherwell Laboratories, specialist suppliers of products for environmental monitoring and process validation, has published an eBook titled, “The Pharmaceutical and Cleanroom Industry’s Pocket Guide to Prepared Culture Media”.

22 Jan 2018

New smartphone app successfully enables remote monitoring of surgical wounds

A new smartphone app called WoundCare is successfully enabling patients to remotely send images of their surgical wounds for monitoring by nurses.

19 Jan 2018

Home care agencies often wrongly deny Medicare help to the chronically ill

Colin Campbell needs help dressing, bathing and moving between his bed and his wheelchair. He has a feeding tube because his partially paralyzed tongue makes swallowing "almost impossible," he said.

18 Jan 2018

EPSRC calls for applications for cohort-based doctoral training

One of the UK's largest investments in training for engineering and the physical sciences was announced today by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as it opened a call for applications to support the next group of Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), to which it is committing £492 million - subject to budget confirmation.

17 Jan 2018

EPF raises awareness campaign to improve oral health

In order to call attention to the growing burden of tooth decay and severe gum disease, and to the simple and cost-effective preventive interventions available to address these conditions, the European Federation of Periodontology is launching the Perio and Caries awareness campaign today.

11 Jan 2018

Warning on the “raw water” drinking trend

For a few years now several companies have been marketing “raw water” that has been bottled directly from natural sources such as springs and small water bodies without filtration and treatment.

11 Jan 2018

Online interactive app motivates diabetes patients to increase physical activity

As the holidays draw to a close, 29 million Americans with type 2 diabetes had to navigate the minefield of treats, drinks, and dinners. Many patients have stepped up to meet the challenge of moderating their diet, but fewer embrace the benefits of physical activity in controlling their blood sugar.

10 Jan 2018

Impact of craniosacral therapy on concussion and mild TBI symptoms among football players

This invited commentary references a preliminary study in which the integrative medicine technique known as CranioSacral Therapy was tested on a group of ex-National Football League players who showed significant improvement in range of motion, pain, sleep, and cognitive function.

10 Jan 2018

ABM publishes new guidelines on informal breast milk sharing for healthy term infants

In response to the increasing informal sharing of human milk, the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine has published guidelines to minimize the risk of this practice while enhancing the health benefits.

9 Jan 2018

Dermatologist offers five tips to use petroleum jelly for skin care

The skin is the body's largest organ, so it's important to take good care of it. However, doing so doesn't necessarily mean breaking the bank, say dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology.

9 Jan 2018

Choosing The Correct Camera for Fluorescence Microscopy

It is important to select the proper camera for fluorescence microscopy which has high sensitivity and low noise, to avoid photo bleaching your sample. A monochrome camera is also preferred for fluorescence imaging because it does not have a color filter pattern superimposed over the image sensor. Since the microscope’s filter wheel selects which wavelength makes its way to the sensor, a monochrome camera allows equal signal detection on all pixels and increases the overall sensitivity of the camera.

9 Jan 2018

Deciphering Antibodies with Next-Generation Protein Sequencing Technology

Mr. Mingjie Xie, MSc, MBA, is the co-founder and CEO of Rapid Novor Inc. He is a computer scientist by training andreceived his MSc degree from Western University in the field of bioinformatics. He received his MBA degree from Richard Ivey School of Business to pursue his interests in business. Prior to co-founding Rapid Novor Inc, Mingjie is the COO of a bioinformatics software company.

From Rapid Novor Inc 9 Jan 2018

Strategies to prevent and treat acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease

Acute chest syndrome (ACS), a potentially severe lung complication of sickle cell disease, increases a child's risk of respiratory failure, chronic lung disease, and prolonged hospitalization if not recognized early and treated effectively.

5 Jan 2018

Why Should We Weigh Every Protein in the Human Body?

Our mission is to advance the measurement of human proteins with greater precision, to bring to the world the benefits of absolute molecular specificity when it comes to interrogating proteins at the molecular level.

From Pittcon 5 Jan 2018

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New strategies for managing foams and plastics containing harmful flame retardants

Global effort toward HIV cure published in Special Issue of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

A push to get older adults in better shape for surgery

Economical Fluorescence Adapter for Stereo Microscopes

University under fire for off-the-grid herpes vaccine experiments

C-Path receives support from European Medicines Agency for liver injury biomarker

Cherwell releases new pocket guide to prepared culture media

New smartphone app successfully enables remote monitoring of surgical wounds

Home care agencies often wrongly deny Medicare help to the chronically ill

EPSRC calls for applications for cohort-based doctoral training

EPF raises awareness campaign to improve oral health

Warning on the “raw water” drinking trend

Online interactive app motivates diabetes patients to increase physical activity

Impact of craniosacral therapy on concussion and mild TBI symptoms among football players

ABM publishes new guidelines on informal breast milk sharing for healthy term infants

Dermatologist offers five tips to use petroleum jelly for skin care

Choosing The Correct Camera for Fluorescence Microscopy

Deciphering Antibodies with Next-Generation Protein Sequencing Technology

Strategies to prevent and treat acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease

Why Should We Weigh Every Protein in the Human Body?

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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