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UK students win sponsorship from Promega Corporation

Promega announces two UK iGem groups among 10 international projects win Promega sponsorship, part worldwide iGem competition for up and coming scientists.

From Promega Corporation 16 Aug 2018

Finding the light in antimicrobials

Hundreds of polymers which kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways could be produced and tested using light, using this new method.

14 Aug 2018

New method tags breast implants with tomato DNA to prevent counterfeiting

For years, a French company sold breast implants made of cheap industrial silicone components. Headline news when it broke in 2010, this scandal is still keeping the courts busy today.

2 Aug 2018

Tests show Drexel's polymer crystal nanocapsules can last longer in bloodstream

Selecting the right packaging to get precious cargo from point A to point B can be a daunting task at the post office. For some time, scientists have wrestled with a similar set of questions when packaging medicine for delivery in the bloodstream:

1 Aug 2018

Exosomes: Are They All Alike and Why Does it Matter?

In this interview, Haiying Zhang, Assistant Professor of Cell and Development Biology from the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine talks to News – Medical about the importance of Exosomes.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 1 Aug 2018

So called "safe" food additives may not be so says AAP policy statement

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a new policy statement in the journal Pediatrics. Their statement says that at present there is little information regarding the cognitive and physiological effects of food additives and more information needs to be obtained.

23 Jul 2018

PureTech Health collaborates with Roche to advance oral administration of antisense oligonucleotides

PureTech Health plc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines focused on the Brain-Immune-Gut Axis, today announced that it has entered into a multiyear collaboration with F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., to advance PureTech's milk-derived exosome platform technology for the oral administration of Roche's antisense oligonucleotide platform.

20 Jul 2018

Engineer patents cost-effective method to remove endotoxins from fluids

By some estimates, 18 million people die each year from sepsis triggered by endotoxins – fragments of the outer membranes of bacteria.

13 Jul 2018

Researchers develop new approach for tailored production of methacrylate-based photopolymers

An ever-growing number of coatings, including varnishes and printing inks, as well as tooth fillings, are cured with light.

9 Jul 2018

Survival mechanisms of polar fish inspire revolutionary method to 'freeze' bacteria

The survival mechanisms of polar fish have led scientists at the University of Warwick to develop of a revolutionary approach to 'freeze' bacteria.

6 Jul 2018

3D Printing Technology and Personalized Medicine

In this interview Dr. Serajuddin, Professor of Industrial Pharmacy at St John's University talks about personalized medicine and 3D printing technology.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Solutions 6 Jul 2018

Effective molecular labeling to identify biomedical implants inside living being

A team of researchers at CNRS, Aix-Marseille Université and Université Paris 13 has demonstrated effective molecular labeling to unequivocally identify biomedical implants, even after a prolonged period inside the living being. These results were published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition on July 5, 2018.

6 Jul 2018

Tau protein allows microtubules to grow and remain dynamic, shows study

A new study by researchers from Drexel University College of Medicine reverses the popular scientific dogma that the protein tau stabilizes microtubules within brain cells.

30 Jun 2018

MIT researchers decode structure of molecule that gives tissues their elasticity

The stretchiness that allows living tissues to expand, contract, stretch, and bend throughout a lifetime is the result of a protein molecule called tropoelastin. Remarkably, this molecule can be stretched to eight times its length and always returns back to its original size.

26 Jun 2018

Unique patch could revolutionize treatment of painful recurring ulcers

A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful recurring ulcers.

25 Jun 2018

New analytical method improves diagnosis and monitoring of cancer

Ten times more sensitive than current techniques, the technique allows, from a blood serum sample, to simultaneously detect different biomarkers related to cancer.

8 Jun 2018

Fluence Analytics announces distribution agreement with Nihon Rufuto in Japan

Fluence Analytics, a manufacturer of industrial and laboratory analytics products, today announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Nihon Rufuto, a Japanese company specializing in the import and domestic sales of scientific instruments.

From Yokogawa Fluence Analytics 7 Jun 2018

RTP Company exhibits plastic technologies for improving longevity, functionality of medical devices at MD&M East show

RTP Company, a leading global compounder of custom engineered thermoplastics, is exhibiting at MD&M East from June 12-14, 2018 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York city. Located in Booth #844, RTP Company will highlight several plastic technologies designed specifically to improve the longevity and functionality of medical equipment and devices.

1 Jun 2018

New system for anti-cancer drug delivery offers hope to treat pediatric tumors

In most of the Western World, cancer is the primary cause of death in children over the age of one. Existing treatments for adult cancer patients are not particularly effective for children.

31 May 2018

UH biomedical engineer wins NSF Career Award to improve nanoparticle drug delivery

The National Science Foundation has awarded University of Houston biomedical engineer Sheereen Majd the Career Award and $500,000 to improve nanoparticle drug delivery.

29 May 2018