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Mettler Toledo describe how to eliminate impact of static on weighing results

Lab operators are often shocked to learn how subtle electrostatic charges can have a significant impact on weighing results. A new white paper from METTLER TOLEDO describes the damage static can cause and documents 13 ways to eliminate this force at the balance.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 1 May 2017

Scientists launch new virtual platform to aid global search for treatment of leukemia

Finding a cure for a rare type of blood cancer could be accelerated by a new virtual platform that allows researchers easy access to data from patient samples generated by laboratories around the world.

29 Apr 2017

China creates new kinase-based whole-cell screening library for high-throughput drug assay

After five years of hard work, China has completed the world's largest kinase-based whole-cell screening library for high-throughput drug assay.

28 Apr 2017

Takeda announces accelerated approval from FDA for new lung cancer treatment

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that ALUNBRIG (brigatinib) has received Accelerated Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib.

28 Apr 2017

FDA approves new drug and chemotherapy combination for treatment of adult patients with AML

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Rydapt (midostaurin) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia who have a specific genetic mutation called FLT3, in combination with chemotherapy.

28 Apr 2017

Researchers find persistence of Zika virus in cerebrospinal fluid, lymph nodes of rhesus monkeys

Zika virus can persist in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), lymph nodes and colorectal tissue of infected rhesus monkeys for weeks after the virus has been cleared from blood, urine and mucosal secretions, according to a study published online in Cell.

28 Apr 2017

Arizona State University earns 14 NSF early career faculty awards

Arizona State University has earned 14 National Science Foundation early career faculty awards, ranking second among all university recipients of the prestigious awards for 2017 and setting a new ASU record. The awards total $7 million in funding for the ASU researchers over five years.

28 Apr 2017

Gene critical for tumor progression also encourages growth of intestinal stem cells, study shows

A gene previously identified as critical for tumor growth in many human cancers also maintains intestinal stem cells and encourages the growth of cells that support them, according to results of a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers.

28 Apr 2017

Researchers succeed in generating 3D bioprinted cartilage tissue

A team of researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy has managed to generate cartilage tissue by printing stem cells using a 3D-bioprinter.

28 Apr 2017

Scientists rewire mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis

Using new gene-editing technology, researchers have rewired mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis and other chronic conditions.

28 Apr 2017

Researchers show resident T cells in the skin depend on CD103 molecule for their anti-tumor function

The molecule CD103 is key to the long-term residence of T cells in the skin and to their anti-tumor function, report a team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center In the April 14, 2017, Science Immunology.

28 Apr 2017

Growing mouse tooth provides new understanding of tissue renewal processes

Researchers hope to one day use stem cells to heal burns, patch damaged heart tissue, even grow kidneys and other transplantable organs from scratch.

28 Apr 2017

VUMC researcher receives grant to test efficacy of drug for reversing precancerous stomach lesions

Vanderbilt University Medical Center cancer researcher James Goldenring, M.D., Ph.D., has received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the DeGregorio Family Foundation in Pleasantville, New York, to begin clinical trials of a potential approach for reversing precancerous stomach lesions.

28 Apr 2017

FDA approves first drug for treating rare form of Batten disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Brineura (cerliponase alfa) as a treatment for a specific form of Batten disease. Brineura is the first FDA-approved treatment to slow loss of walking ability in symptomatic pediatric patients 3 years of age and older with late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2), also known as tripeptidyl peptidase-1 (TPP1) deficiency.

27 Apr 2017

New software wrapper boosts ability of existing neuron tracing algorithms

Putting a turbo engine into an old car gives it an entirely new life--suddenly it can go further, faster. That same idea is now being applied to neuroscience, with a software wrapper that can be used on existing neuron tracing algorithms to boost their ability to handle not just big, but enormous sets of data

27 Apr 2017

NETRF announces $4 million in collaborative grants to study neuroendocrine tumors

The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation today announced its largest research commitment ever -- $4 million in collaborative grants -- most from its new Accelerator Grants program to study neuroendocrine tumors, a widely misunderstood, commonly misdiagnosed cancer type, without adequately identified genomic drivers.

27 Apr 2017

Nose2Brain project aims to develop better therapy for multiple sclerosis

Medically active substances are normally distributed via the blood - either directly by injection into the bloodstream or indirectly, for example through the digestive tract after oral administration.

27 Apr 2017

Simple eye test can diagnose early signs of glaucoma

A SIMPLE eye test could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma. In clinical trials, the pioneering diagnostic -- developed by researchers at University College London and the Western Eye Hospital -- allowed doctors to see individual nerve cell death in the back of the eye.

27 Apr 2017

Hair-derived keratin biomaterials show promise to regenerate skeletal muscle tissue and function

The use of human hair-derived keratin biomaterials to regenerate skeletal muscle has shown promise in new research that documents significant increases in both new muscle tissue formation and muscle function among mouse models of volumetric muscle loss.

27 Apr 2017

Researchers discover new mechanism of epigenetic inheritance in fruit flies

Giacomo Cavalli's team at the Institute of Human Genetics (University of Montpellier / CNRS), in collaboration with the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, has demonstrated the existence of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance among Drosophila fruit flies.

27 Apr 2017

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Mettler Toledo describe how to eliminate impact of static on weighing results

Scientists launch new virtual platform to aid global search for treatment of leukemia

China creates new kinase-based whole-cell screening library for high-throughput drug assay

Takeda announces accelerated approval from FDA for new lung cancer treatment

FDA approves new drug and chemotherapy combination for treatment of adult patients with AML

Researchers find persistence of Zika virus in cerebrospinal fluid, lymph nodes of rhesus monkeys

Arizona State University earns 14 NSF early career faculty awards

Gene critical for tumor progression also encourages growth of intestinal stem cells, study shows

Researchers succeed in generating 3D bioprinted cartilage tissue

Scientists rewire mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis

Researchers show resident T cells in the skin depend on CD103 molecule for their anti-tumor function

Growing mouse tooth provides new understanding of tissue renewal processes

VUMC researcher receives grant to test efficacy of drug for reversing precancerous stomach lesions

FDA approves first drug for treating rare form of Batten disease

New software wrapper boosts ability of existing neuron tracing algorithms

NETRF announces $4 million in collaborative grants to study neuroendocrine tumors

Nose2Brain project aims to develop better therapy for multiple sclerosis

Simple eye test can diagnose early signs of glaucoma

Hair-derived keratin biomaterials show promise to regenerate skeletal muscle tissue and function

Researchers discover new mechanism of epigenetic inheritance in fruit flies

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