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Surmodics introduces advanced immunoassay stabilizer StabilBlock

Surmodics, Inc., the global leader in chemical components for in vitro diagnostic (IVD) tests and microarrays, today announced the launch and immediate availability of StabilBlock, its most advanced Immunoassay Stabilizer.

28 Jul 2016

Penn researchers use iron-containing nanoparticles to reduce plaque and prevent tooth decay

The bacteria that live in dental plaque and contribute to tooth decay often resist traditional antimicrobial treatment, as they can "hide" within a sticky biofilm matrix, a glue-like polymer scaffold.

26 Jul 2016

Researchers develop first placenta-on-a-chip to model interface between mother and fetus

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed the first placenta-on-a-chip that can fully model the transport of nutrients across the placental barrier.

26 Jul 2016

Researchers discover novel neuroprotection strategies to slow progression of Parkinson's disease

Using a robust model for Parkinson's disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers and colleagues have discovered an interaction in neurons that contributes to Parkinson's disease, and they have shown that drugs now under development may block the process.

20 Jul 2016

Thread-based device could be sutured through tissues to gather real time diagnostic data

For the first time, researchers led by Tufts University engineers have integrated nano-scale sensors, electronics and microfluidics into threads - ranging from simple cotton to sophisticated synthetics - that can be sutured through multiple layers of tissue to gather diagnostic data wirelessly in real time, according to a paper published online July 18 in Microsystems & Nanoengineering.

19 Jul 2016

Studying blood stored in plastic blood bags with Renishaw’s inVia™ Raman microscopy

The Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia, Canada, is leading the way in the use of Raman spectroscopy as a tool for monitoring biochemical changes and inter-donor variability in stored red blood cell (RBC) units.

19 Jul 2016

New multicomponent reactions to develop active compounds against sleeping sickness

Multicomponent reactions are protocols that ease the chemical synthesis of new compounds, and are particularly important to gain molecules with biological activity as therapeutic agents against several pathogens.

13 Jul 2016

IVF Spain, Bioarray to present clinical outcomes of preimplantation genetic screening using NGS

Bioarray, S.L., IVF SPAIN S.L. and iGLS will present clinical outcomes of IVF treatments with PGS by NGS, after two years providing this genetic test as part of a cooperation supported in a framework agreement.

13 Jul 2016

Researchers reveal molecular mechanism of autophagy initiation

Researchers revealed that Atg13 links autophagy initiation factors to each other using a string-like conformation, thereby promoting the association of diverse elements of the autophagy initiation machinery, initiating autophagosome formation through the recruitment of Atg9 vesicles and phosphorylation of various Atg factors.

12 Jul 2016

Beagle Freedom Project to award $250,000 in grants to replace animals in experiments

Beagle Freedom Project, a national nonprofit based in Los Angeles, is continuing its mission to further reduce and replace animals in cruel experiences, because it believes that medical research can no longer rely on the use of these animals in controversial experiments.

12 Jul 2016

Shire’s Xiidra receives FDA approval for treating dry eye disease in adult patients

Shire plc announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) 5%, a twice-daily eye drop solution indicated for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in adult patients.

12 Jul 2016

Critical evaluation of EKF Diagnostics’ Quo-Test analyzer released

EKF, announces release of a significant critical evaluation of the Quo-Test analyzer carried out by the European Reference Laboratory for Gylcohemoglobin.

From EKF Diagnostics 11 Jul 2016

Researchers discover new signaling events that trigger metastasis in ovarian cancer cells

Like pancreatic cancer, cancer of the ovaries is notorious for being discovered at a relatively late stage - after it has spread to other sites in the body. It is not called "the silent killer" for nothing.

11 Jul 2016

AMP looks forward to working with FDA to determine optimal approach to regulating NGS tests

The Association for Molecular Pathology, the premier global, non-profit organization serving molecular diagnostic professionals, today announced that it looks forward to working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine the best adaptive approach to regulating Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) tests.

11 Jul 2016

FDA approves Roche cobas HPV Test to be used with SurePath Preservative Fluid

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Roche cobas HPV Test as the first test for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) that can be used with cervical cells obtained for a Pap test and collected in SurePath Preservative Fluid.

8 Jul 2016

New microfluidic device allows scientists to use safe electric fields to treat cancer

Researchers at MIT's research center in Singapore have developed a new microfluidic device that tests the effects of electric fields on cancer cells.

7 Jul 2016

Roche Diagnostics responds to HPV announcement

Roche Diagnostics welcomes the announcement by Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison, to introduce Human Papillomavirus (HPV) primary screening in England.

6 Jul 2016

Study helps provide couples with reliable long-term prediction at outset of fertility treatment

Three in four women starting fertility treatment will have a baby within five years, whether as a result of the treatment or following natural conception.

4 Jul 2016

Adjunct therapy with human growth hormone in IVF shows no apparent benefit in women

Despite its occasional use as an adjunct in IVF, human growth hormone appears of little benefit to women having difficulty conceiving.

4 Jul 2016

Comprehensive NMR profiling module for detailed lipoprotein subclass analysis announced by Bruker (research use only)

At the 12th Annual Conference of the Metabolomics Society (www.metabolomics2016.org), Bruker announces a new, more comprehensive, more efficient and easy-to-use profiling module for detailed lipoprotein subclass analysis using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 1 Jul 2016

in vitro News and Research

Surmodics introduces advanced immunoassay stabilizer StabilBlock

Penn researchers use iron-containing nanoparticles to reduce plaque and prevent tooth decay

Researchers develop first placenta-on-a-chip to model interface between mother and fetus

Researchers discover novel neuroprotection strategies to slow progression of Parkinson's disease

Thread-based device could be sutured through tissues to gather real time diagnostic data

Studying blood stored in plastic blood bags with Renishaw’s inVia™ Raman microscopy

New multicomponent reactions to develop active compounds against sleeping sickness

IVF Spain, Bioarray to present clinical outcomes of preimplantation genetic screening using NGS

Researchers reveal molecular mechanism of autophagy initiation

Beagle Freedom Project to award $250,000 in grants to replace animals in experiments

Shire’s Xiidra receives FDA approval for treating dry eye disease in adult patients

Critical evaluation of EKF Diagnostics’ Quo-Test analyzer released

Researchers discover new signaling events that trigger metastasis in ovarian cancer cells

AMP looks forward to working with FDA to determine optimal approach to regulating NGS tests

FDA approves Roche cobas HPV Test to be used with SurePath Preservative Fluid

New microfluidic device allows scientists to use safe electric fields to treat cancer

Roche Diagnostics responds to HPV announcement

Study helps provide couples with reliable long-term prediction at outset of fertility treatment

Adjunct therapy with human growth hormone in IVF shows no apparent benefit in women

Comprehensive NMR profiling module for detailed lipoprotein subclass analysis announced by Bruker (research use only)

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