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EKF Diagnostics launch new website for customers in USA/Canada

EKF Diagnostics PLC announces the launch of its new USA domestic website, replacing stanbio.

From EKF Diagnostics 3 Jan 2017

Parental obesity may increase children's risk for developmental delays, NIH study suggests

Children of obese parents may be at risk for developmental delays, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

2 Jan 2017

Two research studies on new molecules could potentially treat Alzheimer's disease

This year, results have been published of two significant research studies about molecules that could potentially treat Alzheimer's disease.

30 Dec 2016

Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy sheds light on brain’s molecular mechanism

Advances in microscopy techniques have often triggered important discoveries in the field of neuroscience, enabling vital insights in understanding the brain and promising new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

29 Dec 2016

New database of PCR primers enables effective detection and identification of RNA viruses

Scientists at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology scientists have compiled a comprehensive new public database of genetic information to enable the detection and identification of RNA viruses using the polymerase chain reaction assay.

28 Dec 2016

Novel mathematical model could help provide causes of complex multifactorial diseases

Patients with complex diseases have a higher risk of developing another. Multi-morbidity represents a huge problem in everyday clinical practice, because it makes it more difficult to provide successful treatment.

27 Dec 2016

Experimental drug improves survival, growth outcomes in mouse model of Prader-Willi syndrome

Drugs capable of activating silenced genes improve survival and growth outcomes in a mouse model of Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare and incurable childhood disease, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

27 Dec 2016

Clemson researchers focus on improving overall safety of football helmet facemasks

A team of Clemson University researchers and an Upstate businessman believe they can help make football a little safer by creating a facemask that can help reduce the severity of head injuries by increasing overall helmet protection.

23 Dec 2016

UT Southwestern researchers find new way to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria in burn injuries

A new way to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria by blinding them rather than killing them proved highly effective in a model of burn injuries, UT Southwestern Medical Center research shows.

21 Dec 2016

OGT introduces three new Cytocell Aquarius FISH probes

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company,has expanded its range of Cytocell Aquarius®fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) probes for pathology.

16 Dec 2016

Microseeding could be potential method for overcoming hemihedral twinning in protein crystals

Twinning is a crystal-growth disorder in which the specimen is composed of distinct domains whose orientations differ but are related in a particular, well-defined way.

16 Dec 2016

Good social networks improve breast cancer prognosis

A study published today in Cancer, the journal of the American Cancer Society, reports that breast cancer is less likely to recur among women have a good social network than in those who are more socially isolated.

12 Dec 2016

IPF diagnosis: how do patients feel about the discussion with their physician?

IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis) is a difficult disease to diagnose. Many patients will experience many visits to the doctor and some may even be told they have a different respiratory condition before they finally get the correct diagnosis that...

12 Dec 2016

Personalized cancer vaccine improves outcomes for patients with AML, clinical study shows

A personalized cancer vaccine markedly improved outcomes for patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a potentially lethal blood cancer, in a clinical trial led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

9 Dec 2016

New approach uses silicon-based photonic probe to deliver light deep within brain tissues

The ability to stimulate neural circuits with very high precision light to control cells -- optogenetics -- is key to exciting advances in the study and mapping of the living brain.

8 Dec 2016

QUT neuroscientist shows how brainpower could be key to mange stress and lose weight

A QUT neuroscientist internationally acclaimed for her research on alcohol and sugar addiction claims brainpower rather than willpower is the key to living healthily.

8 Dec 2016

Many U.S. children do not receive evidence-based care for obesity despite USPSTF recommendations

Six years following the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation that clinicians screen and treat (or refer) children age six and older for obesity, most U.S. children still do not receive evidence-based care for obesity.

8 Dec 2016

Church and spirituality could help in treating mothers of color with PPD symptoms

Churches and other faith-based communities are an untapped resource that health-care providers should consider when suggesting treatment options for African-American and Latina mothers who have histories of postpartum depression (PPD), according to the findings of a newly published study by a University at Buffalo-led research team.

6 Dec 2016

Aer Lingus, Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support collaborate to develop visual guide for air travel

Aer Lingus and the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support at Saint Joseph's University have partnered to develop a visual guide that helps individuals with autism and related disorders prepare for and experience air travel.

2 Dec 2016

Iron deficiency: an interview with Dr Thierry Teil

Iron deficiency is, in fact, one of the most common nutritional disorders. It affects between three and five billion people, which is between half and two-thirds of the world population (about seven billion). Iron deficiency anemia is a subset of iron deficiency, that is about two billion people according to the WHO...

From CSL Ltd 30 Nov 2016

C section News and Research

EKF Diagnostics launch new website for customers in USA/Canada

Parental obesity may increase children's risk for developmental delays, NIH study suggests

Two research studies on new molecules could potentially treat Alzheimer's disease

Super-resolution fluorescence microscopy sheds light on brain’s molecular mechanism

New database of PCR primers enables effective detection and identification of RNA viruses

Novel mathematical model could help provide causes of complex multifactorial diseases

Experimental drug improves survival, growth outcomes in mouse model of Prader-Willi syndrome

Clemson researchers focus on improving overall safety of football helmet facemasks

UT Southwestern researchers find new way to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria in burn injuries

OGT introduces three new Cytocell Aquarius FISH probes

Microseeding could be potential method for overcoming hemihedral twinning in protein crystals

Good social networks improve breast cancer prognosis

IPF diagnosis: how do patients feel about the discussion with their physician?

Personalized cancer vaccine improves outcomes for patients with AML, clinical study shows

New approach uses silicon-based photonic probe to deliver light deep within brain tissues

QUT neuroscientist shows how brainpower could be key to mange stress and lose weight

Many U.S. children do not receive evidence-based care for obesity despite USPSTF recommendations

Church and spirituality could help in treating mothers of color with PPD symptoms

Aer Lingus, Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support collaborate to develop visual guide for air travel

Iron deficiency: an interview with Dr Thierry Teil

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