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PET imaging post-HBOT shows improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Paul Harch, Clinical Professor and Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, and Dr. Edward Fogarty, Chairman of Radiology at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, report the first PET scan-documented case of improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer's disease in a patient treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

24 Jan 2019

Sartorius Stedim Biotech launches NBE product characterization service

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, announced the launch of services for new biological entities, called NBE Product Characterization.

From Sartorius 24 Jan 2019

FDA authorizes marketing of new test to aid in the diagnosis of M. gen. infections

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of a new test to aid in the diagnosis of a sexually-transmitted infection called Mycoplasma genitalium (M. gen.).

23 Jan 2019

FDA grants clearance to Hologic’s assay for detection of common sexually transmitted infections

Hologic, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance for its Aptima Mycoplasma genitalium assay, the first and only FDA-cleared test to detect this under-recognized but increasingly common sexually transmitted infection (STI).

23 Jan 2019

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

Beckman Coulter launches new ClearLLab 10C System for clinical flow cytometry lab

Beckman Coulter launches the ClearLLab 10C System - the first 10-colour CE-IVD panels of immunophenotyping reagents for lymphoid and myeloid lineages.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 17 Jan 2019

Novel microfluidic device for real-time detection of cholesterol in liver-on-chip cultures

In a paper to be published in the September/December 2019 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a team of researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago has developed a novel microfluidic device for measuring in real-time the cholesterol secreted from liver tissue-chip containing human hepatocytes.

11 Jan 2019

Bio-Rad publishes new paper on generation, characterization of complex-specific antibodies

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, has published new findings on the generation and characterization of drug-target complex-specific antibodies for pharmacokinetic analysis of biotherapeutics.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories 11 Jan 2019

New biomarker may help better predict outcomes in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancers

By analyzing variations in the level of human papillomavirus (HPV) in head and neck cancers, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a gene signature associated with treatment response and survival in patients.

10 Jan 2019

Quanterix extends oncology footprint with accelerated launch of next gen SP-X platform and CorPlex validated 10-Plex

Quanterix announce launch of its Simoa SP-X Imaging and Detection System, 10-Plex Simoa CorPlex Cytokine Panel, and broad menu of additional multiplex panels.

From Quanterix 10 Jan 2019

Expedeon signs license agreement for use of Lightning-Link technology

Expedeon AG, today announced it has signed a supply and license agreement with Cell Guidance Systems for use of Expedeon’s proprietary Lightning-Link Rapid Biotin..

9 Jan 2019

Study shows how specific mutations in SYNE1 gene may increase bipolar disorder risk

A new study by researchers at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT finds that the protein CPG2 is significantly less abundant in the brains of people with bipolar disorder and shows how specific mutations in the SYNE1 gene that encodes the protein undermine its expression and its function in neurons.

9 Jan 2019

Johns Hopkins researchers identify new marker for early detection of colorectal cancers

Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new blood vessels that could serve as a marker for the early detection of colorectal cancers.

7 Jan 2019

Using Assay Kits and Dyes to Advance Cell Biology Research

In this interview, Richard Delle Bovi highlights live cell ability of the CELLESTIAL® analysis kit from Enzo Life Sciences and its applications in cell biology.

From Enzo Life Sciences, Inc. 2 Jan 2019

Air pollution linked with development of Alzheimer's in Mexico City children

A new study by researchers at the Universities of Montana, Valle de México, Boise State, Universidad Veracruzana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría and Paul-Flechsig-Institute for Brain Research heightens together with German company Analytik Jena concerns over the evolving and relentless Alzheimer's pathology observed in young Metropolitan Mexico City urbanites.

21 Dec 2018

Developing the Next Generation of Water-soluble DREADDs

An interview with James Flanaghan, discussing the uses of DREADDs in neurobiological research and the advantages of water-soluble ligands.

From Hello Bio 19 Dec 2018

Quidel receives CE mark to use Sofia 2 Lyme+ Fluorescent Immunoassay with Sofia 2 analyzer

Quidel Corporation, a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, announced today that it has received CE Mark to market Quidel's Sofia 2 Lyme+ FIA to be used with the Sofia 2 Fluorescent Immunoassay Analyzer for the rapid differential detection of human IgM and IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii from serum and plasma specimens.

19 Dec 2018

New robust method for microscopically profiling tiny single cells

Many of the cell types in our bodies work in obscure ways, that science does not yet fully understand. That also goes for immune cells, which are vital for protecting us against serious diseases.

17 Dec 2018

Research focuses on optimization of solid lipid nanoparticle that encapsulates Vinorelbine bitartrate

Vinorelbine Bitartrate, a semi-synthetic vinca alkaloid was approved by the FDA for breast cancer treatment, as it has been proven to be beneficial for first line of defense and subsequent therapies. But its hydrophilic and thermolabile structure causes hindrance to oral clinical translation.

17 Dec 2018

"Miracle" baby survives Ebola in Congo and rapid a new Ebola detection device

A female baby was diagnosed with the deadly Ebola when she was only six days old. According to the health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), she seemed to have miraculously recovered from the viral infection.

17 Dec 2018

Assay News and Research

PET imaging post-HBOT shows improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer’s disease

Sartorius Stedim Biotech launches NBE product characterization service

FDA authorizes marketing of new test to aid in the diagnosis of M. gen. infections

FDA grants clearance to Hologic’s assay for detection of common sexually transmitted infections

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

Beckman Coulter launches new ClearLLab 10C System for clinical flow cytometry lab

Novel microfluidic device for real-time detection of cholesterol in liver-on-chip cultures

Bio-Rad publishes new paper on generation, characterization of complex-specific antibodies

New biomarker may help better predict outcomes in patients with HPV-related head and neck cancers

Quanterix extends oncology footprint with accelerated launch of next gen SP-X platform and CorPlex validated 10-Plex

Expedeon signs license agreement for use of Lightning-Link technology

Study shows how specific mutations in SYNE1 gene may increase bipolar disorder risk

Johns Hopkins researchers identify new marker for early detection of colorectal cancers

Using Assay Kits and Dyes to Advance Cell Biology Research

Air pollution linked with development of Alzheimer's in Mexico City children

Developing the Next Generation of Water-soluble DREADDs

Quidel receives CE mark to use Sofia 2 Lyme+ Fluorescent Immunoassay with Sofia 2 analyzer

New robust method for microscopically profiling tiny single cells

Research focuses on optimization of solid lipid nanoparticle that encapsulates Vinorelbine bitartrate

"Miracle" baby survives Ebola in Congo and rapid a new Ebola detection device

Exploring Strategies for Targeting Kinases in Innate Immunity eBook

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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