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FAU collaborates with Delray Medical Center, Insightec to fight against Alzheimer's disease

Delray Medical Center is the first hospital in Florida to treat an Alzheimer's disease patient using non-invasive focused ultrasound technology as part of a groundbreaking study being conducted in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University's Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-Health).

17 Feb 2023

Mechanistic insight into how receptor location is the key for psychedelic drug effects

Location, location, location is the key for psychedelic drugs that could treat mental illness by rapidly rebuilding connections between nerve cells.

17 Feb 2023

Direct measurements reveal the secrets of polydopamine coatings

Dopamine is best known as a neurotransmitter. What is rather unknown, however, the underwater glue used by mussels contains large amounts of L-Dopa molecules, an analog of dopamine.

17 Feb 2023

BioEcho receives patent for its EchoLUTION™ technology in the U.S. and Japan

BioEcho announces the grant of two patents for the innovative EchoLUTION™ technology transforming established nucleic acid extraction procedures.

From BioEcho Life Sciences GmbH 17 Feb 2023

Gender pay gap 2023 caused surprise at lab equipment manufacturer KNAUER

In this year's calculation of the gender pay gap for the company KNAUER, the management had expected a value of less than two percent, in line with the development of recent years.

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 17 Feb 2023

Grenova Introduces Purus Microwell Plate Cleaner at SLAS 2023

Grenova has added Purus to its green technology portfolio, designed to reduce waste and cut costs for labs around the world.

From Grenova 17 Feb 2023

Exploring the potential of betalain-engineered vegetables in conferring anti-inflammatory properties

Metabolic engineering is a field of plant biotechnology that seeks to genetically modify plant metabolic pathways to generate plant varieties with improved health benefits.

17 Feb 2023

LLNL licensee and collaborators develop novel medicines to combat autoimmune diseases

People afflicted with autoimmune diseases may someday receive help through treatments now under development by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory licensee and its' collaborations with two major pharmaceutical companies.

17 Feb 2023

Scientists discover how a "poisoned" form of protein could spur cancer formation

Scientists at Scripps Research, with collaborators in Japan, have discovered how a "poisoned" form of a protein could set off a cascade of events that encourage the growth of some cancers.

17 Feb 2023

COVID-19 virus can be detected in tears collected by swabbing, research finds

Research led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil has found that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can be detected in tears collected by swabbing.

16 Feb 2023

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences presenting at SLAS2023

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a global leader in laboratory automation and innovation, will have a full team of dedicated professionals and informative programming at the upcoming Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) International Conference and Exhibition.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 16 Feb 2023

Pharma companies could provide new, affordable drugs by refocusing their spending, experts say

High drug prices are not justified by industry's spending on research and development (R&D), argue experts in The BMJ today.

16 Feb 2023

New measure of physical balance could help identify people with Alzheimer's risk

Physical balance may not seem like it would be associated with cognitive function. But now, researchers from Japan have developed a new way to predict cognitive problems according to physical balance.

16 Feb 2023

Non-invasive FFRCT offers greater accuracy in heart disease diagnosis than other traditional tests

As a patient with a family history of heart disease, Karen Moore has always been diligent about monitoring her heart health.

16 Feb 2023

The kids are not OK

Teen girls "are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness, and suicide risk," according to a new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

16 Feb 2023

Prenatal alcohol exposure associated with the facial shape of children

Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology to find a link between alterations in the shape of children's faces and the amount of alcohol their mothers drank, both before becoming pregnant and during pregnancy.

16 Feb 2023

Major funding boost for research on neurodegenerative diseases

Brain Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research congratulate Dr. Meaghan O'Reilly from Sunnybrook Research Institute and the University of Toronto as well as Dr. Liang Li based out of University of Alberta whose projects have been recommended for funding as part the 2022 European Union Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)'s initiative to find causes, develop cures and identify better ways to care for people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and other neurodegenerative diseases more rapidly.

16 Feb 2023

Technology News and Research

FAU collaborates with Delray Medical Center, Insightec to fight against Alzheimer's disease

Mechanistic insight into how receptor location is the key for psychedelic drug effects

Direct measurements reveal the secrets of polydopamine coatings

BioEcho receives patent for its EchoLUTION™ technology in the U.S. and Japan

Gender pay gap 2023 caused surprise at lab equipment manufacturer KNAUER

Grenova Introduces Purus Microwell Plate Cleaner at SLAS 2023

Exploring the potential of betalain-engineered vegetables in conferring anti-inflammatory properties

LLNL licensee and collaborators develop novel medicines to combat autoimmune diseases

Scientists discover how a "poisoned" form of protein could spur cancer formation

COVID-19 virus can be detected in tears collected by swabbing, research finds

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences presenting at SLAS2023

Pharma companies could provide new, affordable drugs by refocusing their spending, experts say

New measure of physical balance could help identify people with Alzheimer's risk

Non-invasive FFRCT offers greater accuracy in heart disease diagnosis than other traditional tests

The kids are not OK

Prenatal alcohol exposure associated with the facial shape of children

Major funding boost for research on neurodegenerative diseases

New technique allows researchers to record activity of the enteric nervous system in mice

Repurposing or improving drugs for spinocerebellar ataxia type 5

Machine learning algorithm predicts DNA insertion efficiency of prime editing

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

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