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Study outlines research priorities for improving pediatric patient care and safety

In the first study to comprehensively evaluate research priorities for patient safety in pediatrics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers and collaborators from other children's hospitals outlined 24 research priorities for improving pediatric patient care and safety.

23 Jan 2019

New sessions at Pittcon 2019

Pittcon 2019 will be held March 17-21, 2019 in Philadelphia PA at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. A number of new events and sessions will be held.

From Pittcon 23 Jan 2019

Scientists discover new blood vessels in bone

Researchers have discovered new blood vessels in the long bones of mice and similar new vessels in human long bones that could be used to further our understanding of osteoporosis.

23 Jan 2019

DeNovix introduces first imaging cell counter without slides

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From DeNovix Inc. 23 Jan 2019

Previous dengue virus infection associated with protection from symptomatic Zika

Previous infection with dengue virus may protect children from symptomatic Zika, according to a study published January 22 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Eva Harris of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues.

23 Jan 2019

Cardiovascular disease risk begins even before birth

Heart disease is the greatest killer in the world today, and it is widely accepted that our genes interact with traditional lifestyle risk factors, such as smoking, obesity and/or a sedentary life to promote an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

23 Jan 2019

African Americans who smoke cigarettes are more likely to develop peripheral artery disease

African Americans who smoke cigarettes are more likely than those who don't smoke to develop peripheral artery disease, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

23 Jan 2019

Nicotinamide riboside supplementation confers significant physiological benefits to mothers and offspring

ChromaDex Corp. today reported that results of a first-of-a-kind preclinical study on lactation have shown that supplementation with the unique B3 vitamin nicotinamide riboside confers significant and enduring physiological benefits to mothers and offspring.

23 Jan 2019

Cancer Research UK announces £60 million funding to tackle global cancer challenges

Cancer Research UK announced today that it is funding three major new international research initiatives on the microbiome, chronic inflammation and why some cancers are specific to certain tissues and not others.

23 Jan 2019

Maternal shift work can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies

New research published in The Journal of Physiology indicates shift work exposure in mothers can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies, even when the shift work is only carried out early in pregnancy.

23 Jan 2019

New research reveals mechanisms underlying the diversification of sex pheromones

Many organisms including insects, amphibians and yeasts use sex pheromones for attracting individuals of the opposite sex, but what happens to sex pheromones as new species emerge?

23 Jan 2019

Lab-Scale Clarification of Mammalian Cell Cultures Expressing Recombinant Antibodies

Tina Stoschek and Marcus Gerlach discuss maximizing mAb generation using lab-scale clarification of cell cultures expressing recombinant antibodies.

From Sartorius 23 Jan 2019

Pittcon to highlight UHPLC techniques at 30th James L. Waters symposium

The Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the details of the 30th James L. Waters Symposium: Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography

From Pittcon 23 Jan 2019

Study: Prior dengue immunity in children may be protective against symptomatic Zika

Children with a history of prior dengue virus infection had a significantly lower risk of being symptomatic when infected by Zika virus, according to a study in Nicaragua of more than 3,000 children aged 2 to 14 years.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers working to eliminate malaria must also focus on how humans behave at night

Wherever possible, researchers should not just focus on mosquito behavior when working to eliminate malaria, but must also consider how humans behave at night when the risk of being bitten by an infected mosquito is highest, new findings from the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs suggest.

23 Jan 2019

Study: Only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve treatment goals

A new study has shown that only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve target levels of hemoglobin A1c, a measure of blood glucose management over time.

23 Jan 2019

Low-sugar diet leads to significant improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in boys

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine found that a diet low in free sugars resulted in significant improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescent boys.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers create new micro-dispenser for storage and controlled release of liquids

Lab-on-a-chip technology could transform medicine in ways comparable with how microprocessors have changed our everyday lives - that is once it can be manufactured in a scalable cost-effective way. Researchers in Sweden now report a development that could speed this revolution up.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers gain new insights into development of necrotizing enterocolitis in preemies

Researchers at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and colleagues, discovered a promising direction toward understanding the development of necrotizing enterocolitis, a devastating intestinal disease commonly affecting premature infants, in order to treat it.

23 Jan 2019

Early diagnosis of prediabetes could lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease

A diagnosis of prediabetes should be a warning for people to make lifestyle changes to prevent both full-blown diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

23 Jan 2019

Research News and Research

Study outlines research priorities for improving pediatric patient care and safety

New sessions at Pittcon 2019

Scientists discover new blood vessels in bone

DeNovix introduces first imaging cell counter without slides

Previous dengue virus infection associated with protection from symptomatic Zika

Cardiovascular disease risk begins even before birth

African Americans who smoke cigarettes are more likely to develop peripheral artery disease

Nicotinamide riboside supplementation confers significant physiological benefits to mothers and offspring

Cancer Research UK announces £60 million funding to tackle global cancer challenges

Maternal shift work can result in reduced fetal growth and longer pregnancies

New research reveals mechanisms underlying the diversification of sex pheromones

Lab-Scale Clarification of Mammalian Cell Cultures Expressing Recombinant Antibodies

Pittcon to highlight UHPLC techniques at 30th James L. Waters symposium

Study: Prior dengue immunity in children may be protective against symptomatic Zika

Researchers working to eliminate malaria must also focus on how humans behave at night

Study: Only a minority of patients in the U.S. with type 1 diabetes achieve treatment goals

Low-sugar diet leads to significant improvement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in boys

Researchers create new micro-dispenser for storage and controlled release of liquids

Researchers gain new insights into development of necrotizing enterocolitis in preemies

Early diagnosis of prediabetes could lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease

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