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Researchers develop a new method to map the spatial evolution of cancers

Researchers developed a genetic clone mapping workflow centered around base-specific in situ sequencing (BaSISS) technology to derive quantitative maps of multiple genetic clones of cancer cells.

11 Nov 2022

ELRIG: Bringing Life Sciences and Drug Discovery Communities Together

We spoke to ELRIG about the evolving landscape of the drug discovery sector, and what actions they are taking to continue to support individuals in this space.

11 Nov 2022

Focused ultrasound treatment offers long-term relief for patients with essential tremor

A scalpel-free, high-tech form of brain surgery pioneered at UVA Health offers long-term relief for patients with essential tremor, a common movement disorder, a five-year review shows.

10 Nov 2022

IVI and Lemonex sign MOU to join forces on vaccine development

The International Vaccine Institute announced on November 10 it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Lemonex, a company specializing in RNA gene therapy development, and agreed to seek cooperation in research and development.

10 Nov 2022

New CRISPR approach is a leap forward in developing personalized treatment for cancer

For the first time, scientists have used CRISPR technology to insert genes that allow immune cells to focus their attack on cancer cells, potentially leaving normal cells unharmed and increasing the effectiveness of immunotherapy.

10 Nov 2022

Proteomics approach helps identify protein signatures that can improve detection of prediabetes

Scientists have used a proteomics approach to identify a three-protein signature in the blood that can improve detection of isolated impaired glucose tolerance, a form of prediabetes.

10 Nov 2022

Treatment using CRISPR genome editing alleviates swelling attacks in hereditary angioedema patients

Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare, genetic disorder characterized by severe, recurring, and unpredictable swelling attacks in various organs and tissues of the body, which can be painful, debilitating, and life-threatening.

10 Nov 2022

Copper and copper-binding proteins could be potential targets for cancer treatment

For cancer cells to grow and spread around the human body, they need proteins that bind copper ions. New research about how cancer-related proteins bind the metal and how they interact with other proteins, opens up potential new drug targets in the fight against cancer.

10 Nov 2022

Precision Point Diagnostics: A relentless innovator of sustainable testing solutions

Precision Point Diagnostics, an innovator of testing solutions that assist in the diagnosis and management of conditions commonly addressed by Functional Medicine, is demonstrating a commitment to practicing responsible science by washing and reusing plastic consumables that are critical to its testing process.

From Grenova 10 Nov 2022

Grenova wins 2022 Lab Innovations Sustainable Product of the Year

Grenova, the laboratory industry’s only patented technology for washing and reusing plastic consumables, announced today it received the 2022 Sustainable Product of the Year Award at the Lab Innovations Conference in Birmingham, United Kingdom. In addition, Grenova was recently shortlisted by SelectScience® as a finalist for its award honoring impact on sustainability in life sciences and by SAMPS for Grenova’s talented employees committed to sustainability.

From Grenova 10 Nov 2022

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

South Dakotans voted Tuesday to expand the state's Medicaid program to cover thousands of additional low-income residents, becoming the seventh state to approve expansion via the ballot box.

10 Nov 2022

EVIDENT and Ultivue collaborate to advance multiplex slide imaging and spatial analysis in translational research

Evident Corporation, a premier manufacturer of life science imaging systems, and Ultivue, Inc., an industry leader in multiplexing tools and novel image analysis solutions for tissue biomarker studies, announced a collaborative agreement to promote whole slide imaging using multiplexed immunofluorescence (mIF) assays to advance translational research in the Americas.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 10 Nov 2022

High-quality reference genome assembly of the Nile rat facilitates diabetes research

Model organisms are essential for biomedical research and have enabled many important scientific discoveries. The ability to sequence the genomes of these models is a powerful tool to study the genetic factors that impact human health.

9 Nov 2022

Biodegradable transport nanoparticle can make anti-inflammatory drug more effective and less toxic

A team from UNIGE and LMU developed a transport nanoparticle to make an anti-inflammatory drug much more effective and less toxic.

9 Nov 2022

First transfusions of lab-grown blood

Two patients in the United Kingdom received two small doses of lab-grown blood samples as part of the RESTORE trial.

9 Nov 2022

Neurotechnology shows potential for future medical interventions in humans

Neurotechnology - the combination of neuroscience and technology - has the potential to both "decode" and shape brain activity, with important implications for future interventions in humans.

9 Nov 2022

Understanding the neurological basis of live social interaction with eye-contact in autism

A hallmark of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, is the reluctance to make eye contact with others in natural conditions.

9 Nov 2022

New tool maps how breast cancer grows in previously unseen detail

New technology can trace which populations of breast cancer cells are responsible for the spread of the disease, and for the first time highlights how the location of cancer cells could be as important as mutations in tumor growth.

9 Nov 2022

Cloned SIA licenses led to unlicensed people working as hospital security during pandemic

Friday's sentence follows Ojugbele's guilty plea to fraud on Thursday 29 September. This prosecution follows an investigation by the Security Industry Authority (SIA). A routine inspection by the in-house security manager of a Manchester city center public hospital in 2020 identified multiple cases of cloned SIA licenses.

9 Nov 2022

Tissue nanotransfection shows promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss

Technology developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine that can change skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells has also shown promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss.

9 Nov 2022

Technology News and Research

Researchers develop a new method to map the spatial evolution of cancers

ELRIG: Bringing Life Sciences and Drug Discovery Communities Together

Focused ultrasound treatment offers long-term relief for patients with essential tremor

IVI and Lemonex sign MOU to join forces on vaccine development

New CRISPR approach is a leap forward in developing personalized treatment for cancer

Proteomics approach helps identify protein signatures that can improve detection of prediabetes

Treatment using CRISPR genome editing alleviates swelling attacks in hereditary angioedema patients

Copper and copper-binding proteins could be potential targets for cancer treatment

Precision Point Diagnostics: A relentless innovator of sustainable testing solutions

Grenova wins 2022 Lab Innovations Sustainable Product of the Year

South Dakota voters approved Medicaid expansion, but implementation may not be easy

EVIDENT and Ultivue collaborate to advance multiplex slide imaging and spatial analysis in translational research

High-quality reference genome assembly of the Nile rat facilitates diabetes research

Biodegradable transport nanoparticle can make anti-inflammatory drug more effective and less toxic

First transfusions of lab-grown blood

Neurotechnology shows potential for future medical interventions in humans

Understanding the neurological basis of live social interaction with eye-contact in autism

New tool maps how breast cancer grows in previously unseen detail

Cloned SIA licenses led to unlicensed people working as hospital security during pandemic

Tissue nanotransfection shows promise as a treatment for traumatic muscle loss

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