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Placental hormone level rises during pregnancy and reaches peak as fetuses approach full term

Just as a runner steadily builds up endurance in order to peak at just the right time, the placenta carefully calibrates how much of the hormone allopregnanolone it produces during pregnancy.

7 May 2018

Charles River Laboratories Expands Services for Early Discovery Screening

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. recently announced the expansion of its service capabilities in early discovery screening.

4 May 2018

Fingerprint test accurately and noninvasively detects heroin, cocaine users

A fingerprint test published today in AACC's Clinical Chemistry journal can tell whether someone has taken heroin or cocaine, and accurately distinguishes between drug users versus individuals who were exposed to drug residue in the environment.

23 Mar 2018

Genevac’s HCl-resistant EZ-2 evaporator offers reliable sample preparation for neonatal screening

Genevac reports on how its hydrochloric acid (HCl) resistant EZ-2 evaporator offers significant benefits to clinical labs tasked with analyzing plasma, blood or urine samples for neonatal disorders.

9 Feb 2018

New family of peptides in wasp's venom may help develop better Parkinson's treatments

After being stung by a parasitic wasp, the American cockroach loses control of its behavior, becoming host to the wasp's egg.

8 Feb 2018

Cannabis Quality and Contamination Testing

Dr. Bob Clifford has published and presented over 125 papers in the fields of food, pharmaceutical, environmental, energy, geology, material science, photonics, and cannabis. However, his true love is in food. After graduating with his Ph.D., he left his job with the FDA for Shimadzu where he has worked for the last 26 years.

From Pittcon 5 Feb 2018

Researchers optimize method to increase resolution of proteomic analysis

One of the key challenges of proteomics, the study of all proteins expressed by a cell or organism, is managing to distinguish between molecules that are structurally different yet have the same mass.

4 Jan 2018

New video shows how to use solid state filter microplate for LC/MS sample preparation

Porvair Sciences has published an informative video that shows how to use a solid-state filter microplate to remove interfering proteins from serum, plasma or even whole blood samples prior to analysis by Liquid Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 22 Nov 2017

New discovery may lead to natural products for preventing dental caries

A new discovery may one day lead to natural anticavity products, researchers report. The scientists from West China School of Stomatology and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam have figured out the main active ingredient of Galla Chinensis, a natural herb, and further improved its anti-caries efficacy. The finding is published in The Open Dentistry Journal.

16 Nov 2017

Foods made with biofortified corn flour and eggs retain vitamin A after cooking

Fortified and biofortified foods are at the forefront of efforts to combat vitamin A deficiency worldwide. But little is known about what influence processing may have on the retention of vitamin A precursors in these foods.

16 Nov 2017

Adipocytes may reduce effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drug

Adipocytes, or fat cells, can absorb and metabolize the chemotherapeutic agent daunorubicin, reducing the effectiveness of the drug and potentially contributing to poorer treatment outcomes.

8 Nov 2017

Saliva proteins could explain differences in salt perception among people

Many Americans consume too much salt. Now in a study appearing in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists report that people who can easily taste salt have differing amounts of certain proteins in their saliva than those who are less sensitive.

2 Nov 2017

Mysterious DNA modification appears more in the brain under stress

With advances in genomics, scientists are discovering additional components of the DNA alphabet in animals. Do these unusual chemical modifications of DNA have a special meaning, or are they just signs that cellular machines are making mistakes?

24 Oct 2017

Researchers examine cheap, simple method for neurotoxin detection

There is a limited amount of data on the global health impacts of pesticides, but many injuries and deaths worldwide can be attributed to their misuse.

1 Aug 2017

UV nano flow cell from Knauer receives Best of Industry award 2017

The UV nano flow cell with fiber optics technology from KNAUER received the Best of Industry award 2017 from Huber Verlag für Neue Medien GmbH.

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 30 Jun 2017

One in three hypertensive patients does not adhere to medications, study suggests

One in three people who suffer from high blood pressure are failing to take medication as prescribed by their healthcare professionals, a new study led by the University of Leicester has suggested.

25 May 2017

New system incorporating MALS and AF4 launched by Postnova Analytics

Postnova Analytics announces the AF2000 MALS - a new temperature controlled Flow Field-Flow Fractionation - MALS system developed to provided unmatched separation, characterization and fractionation of biopharmaceutical proteins.

From Postnova Analytics 29 Mar 2017

Bruker showcases innovative high-performance systems and high-value analytical solutions at Pittcon 2017

Bruker (NASDAQ: BRKR) is showcasing a selection of innovative high-performance systems and high-value analytical solutions at Pittcon 2017 (www.pittcon.org), with an emphasis on pharma and applied markets, as well as on nano-materials research and microscopy.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 7 Mar 2017

Decoding the Exposome Through Breath Biomarkers

The human exposome is probably best defined as “everything that is not the genome.” This is a bit tongue in cheek, but basically, the exposome is comprised of all of the chemicals in your body from the environment, food, consumer products, their metabolites, the endogenous “housekeeping” chemicals, the cellular wastes from energy production, as well as all of the messenger compounds and life supporting chemicals.

From Pittcon 24 Feb 2017

Melatonin content of dietary supplements shows wide variability, study finds

A new study suggests that the melatonin content of dietary supplements often varies widely from what is listed on the label.

14 Feb 2017