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Surgical robots to incorporate senses comparable or even superior to humans

Surgeons make optimal use of all their senses to master difficult operations. When visibility is poor, they locate anatomy by palpation or they hear the optimal moment to stop drilling.

21 Jan 2021

Using gene therapy to mimic the effects of physical exercise

It sounds too good to be true - and it is. But Jose Bianco Moreira and the CERG research group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology are convinced that some of the positive health effects of physical exercise can be achieved using gene therapy and medication.

21 Jan 2021

Automation-Ready Sample Evaporator for Microplates

Porvair Sciences has launched a new second-generation model of its Ultravap® Mistral - an automation-ready sample evaporator that offers throughput advantages to laboratories looking to optimise and accelerate sample preparation.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 21 Jan 2021

Size of synapses determines the strength of information transmission

Nerve cells communicate with one another via synapses. Neuroscientists at the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich have now found that these connections seem to be much more powerful than previously thought.

21 Jan 2021

SPT Labtech announces acquisition of Apricot Designs

SPT Labtech announces the acquisition of Apricot Designs Inc., headquartered in Covina, California.

From SPT Labtech 21 Jan 2021

Antibiotic resistance may be more widespread than previously expected

Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected. Now, computational research at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows that one reason could be significant genetic transfer between bacteria in our ecosystems and to humans.

21 Jan 2021

Researchers discover rare genetic disorder that affects the brain, heart and facial features

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new genetic disorder characterized by developmental delays and malformations of the brain, heart and facial features.

20 Jan 2021

Deep sleep has restorative power to clear waste from the brain

A new Northwestern University study reaffirms the importance of getting a good night's sleep.

20 Jan 2021

South African SARS-CoV-2 variant escapes antibody neutralization

Researchers in South Africa have conducted a study showing that the novel 501Y.V2 variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has emerged in the country is able to escape the neutralizing antibodies that are elicited by previously circulating strains of the virus.

20 Jan 2021

Designer DNA agent reduces myeloma stem cell abundance, lowers disease burden in mice

Many patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, eventually develop resistance to one treatment after another. That's in part because cancer stem cells drive the disease -- cells that continually self-renew. If a therapy can't completely destroy these malignant stem cells, the cancer is likely to keep coming back.

20 Jan 2021

Insulin resistance, diabetes and metabolic syndrome contribute to premature coronary events in women

While deaths related to heart disease have declined among older people, studies suggest that death rates among younger patients have remained stagnant or increased slightly.

20 Jan 2021

International consortium investigates specific cell signaling process across range of human diseases

Life in the digital age often throws a curveball when the signalling bars on our mobile phones drop or disappear altogether. Similarly, disruptions in the signalling networks of cells within the body can wreak havoc and lead to disease.

20 Jan 2021

Researchers develop new method for charting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein glycosylation

Researchers develop a novel, simple and affordable method for N-glycan fingerprinting based on enzymatic fluorescent glycan labeling and electrophoresis. This new method may help us understand important changes in glycosylation in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein – something which could inform future therapeutic research.

20 Jan 2021

BMP5/7 protein offers promising therapeutics that could halt the progression of Parkinson's disease

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have discovered that the protein BMP5/7 offers promising therapeutics that could slow down or halt the progression of Parkinson's disease.

20 Jan 2021

Bacteria responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and "wake up"

Scientists have discovered how bacteria commonly responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and then "wake up".

20 Jan 2021

Age is a key factor in sex-related outcomes after heart attack, indicates study

Approximately 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes occur every year in men and women in the U.S. Sex and age play a large part in who experiences a heart attack, the methods used to treat these heart attacks, and the eventual post hospital outcomes of the people who experience heart attacks.

20 Jan 2021

Laboratory News and Research

Surgical robots to incorporate senses comparable or even superior to humans

Using gene therapy to mimic the effects of physical exercise

Automation-Ready Sample Evaporator for Microplates

Size of synapses determines the strength of information transmission

SPT Labtech announces acquisition of Apricot Designs

Antibiotic resistance may be more widespread than previously expected

Researchers discover rare genetic disorder that affects the brain, heart and facial features

Deep sleep has restorative power to clear waste from the brain

South African SARS-CoV-2 variant escapes antibody neutralization

Designer DNA agent reduces myeloma stem cell abundance, lowers disease burden in mice

Insulin resistance, diabetes and metabolic syndrome contribute to premature coronary events in women

International consortium investigates specific cell signaling process across range of human diseases

Researchers develop new method for charting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein glycosylation

BMP5/7 protein offers promising therapeutics that could halt the progression of Parkinson's disease

Bacteria responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and "wake up"

Age is a key factor in sex-related outcomes after heart attack, indicates study

Cannabidiol kills bacteria responsible for gonorrhea, meningitis, and legionnaires disease

Fecal microbiome and metabolome vary in healthy and food-allergic twins, shows study

Scientists uncover elusive mechanism behind the most severe cases of blood disorder

FISH technique can be used to probe sperm DNA for chromosomal defects

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