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New research project to explore the impact of urban lighting on health and wellbeing

While EU cities have worked on improving urban lighting services, this has mostly focussed on efficiency, reducing costs and lowering emissions.

4 Mar 2021

Combining terpenes and cannabidiol may be highly active against human coronaviruses

A group of researchers from a well-known technology company in Israel showed a significant antiviral effect of a combination of terpenes and cannabidiol against a human coronavirus strain 229E. This exciting and first-of-its-kind report is currently available on the bioRxiv preprint server.

4 Mar 2021

Study identifies potential therapeutic target for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

An international team of researchers has identified the CNNM4 protein as a key regulator of magnesium in the liver and potential therapeutic target for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a study published in the Journal of Hepatology.

4 Mar 2021

How Ecodyst’s Modern Rotovap Revolutionizes Rotovap Technology

In this interview, NewsMed talks to George Adjabeng about the revolutionary new rotovap, Ecodyst Hydrogen, and how it supersedes traditional rotovap models,

From Ecodyst 4 Mar 2021

Direct electron introduces Apollo

Direct Electron, a leading producer of next-generation direct detection cameras for transmission electron microscopes (TEM), today announces Apollo, a revolutionary new event-based direct detection camera for electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM). Based on a next generation sensor and camera architecture delivering electron counting in hardware, Apollo is the highest throughput direct detector for cryo-EM.

From Direct Electron, LP 4 Mar 2021

Robotics platform could revolutionize how labs track the spread of COVID-19, other pathogens

A robotics platform designed by Toronto researchers to screen thousands of COVID-19 samples at once has the potential to revolutionize how labs track the spread of viruses and other pathogens, according to new findings.

4 Mar 2021

Low-cost, non-electric ventilator allows non-specialized workers to treat COVID-19 patients

A team of engineers from Loughborough University has designed and built a unique low-cost, non-electric ventilator in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 Mar 2021

Dotmatics announces licensing agreement for informatics software with Compugen

Dotmatics Ltd, a scientific informatics software and services company that is driving the automation of laboratory data workflows for scientific discovery and innovation research, today announced it has entered a licensing agreement with Compugen, a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company focused on immuno-oncology.

From Dotmatics 3 Mar 2021

First detailed images of newborn babies' lungs captured at birth

Researchers have captured the first detailed images of newborn babies' lungs as they take their first breaths.

3 Mar 2021

Analytical Mass Spectrometry: How Did We Get Here, Where are We Going?

News-Medical interviews Rick Yost, winner of the Pittsburgh Analytical Chemistry Award 2021, about his research into mass spectrometry.

From Pittcon 3 Mar 2021

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Debuts Biomek NGeniuS Workstation at AGBT

Celebrating more than 85 years of innovation, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces its newest automated liquid handler, the Biomek NGeniuS workstation, at the virtual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 3 Mar 2021

New tool can define how infectious pathogens transport in the air

In the 1995 movie "Outbreak," Dustin Hoffman's character realizes, with appropriately dramatic horror, that an infectious virus is "airborne" because it's found to be spreading through hospital vents.

3 Mar 2021

Aircraft cabins may have lowest levels of aerosol particles, show’s study

If you're looking for an indoor space with a low level of particulate air pollution, a commercial airliner flying at cruising altitude maybe your best option.

3 Mar 2021

Newly developed maps show how human brains are kept nourished

Our brains are non-stop consumers. A labyrinth of blood vessels, stacked end-to-end comparable in length to the distance from San Diego to Berkeley, ensures a continuous flow of oxygen and sugar to keep our brains functioning at peak levels.

3 Mar 2021

Coronavirus-like nanoparticles could serve as a positive control for COVID-19 tests

Rapid COVID-19 tests are on the rise to deliver results faster to more people, and scientists need an easy, foolproof way to know that these tests work correctly and the results can be trusted. Nanoparticles that pass detection as the novel coronavirus could be just the ticket.

2 Mar 2021

Researchers make gametes from xenogenic mouse stem cells

Making gametes such as sperm and eggs from pluripotent stem cells, primitive cells that can make all the tissues, greatly contributes to efficient reproduction of livestock animals and future assisted reproductive medicine. Researchers pave the way to achieve this goal using a body of xenogenic animals.

2 Mar 2021

Technology News and Research

New research project to explore the impact of urban lighting on health and wellbeing

Combining terpenes and cannabidiol may be highly active against human coronaviruses

Study identifies potential therapeutic target for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

How Ecodyst’s Modern Rotovap Revolutionizes Rotovap Technology

Direct electron introduces Apollo

Robotics platform could revolutionize how labs track the spread of COVID-19, other pathogens

Low-cost, non-electric ventilator allows non-specialized workers to treat COVID-19 patients

Dotmatics announces licensing agreement for informatics software with Compugen

First detailed images of newborn babies' lungs captured at birth

Analytical Mass Spectrometry: How Did We Get Here, Where are We Going?

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Debuts Biomek NGeniuS Workstation at AGBT

New tool can define how infectious pathogens transport in the air

Aircraft cabins may have lowest levels of aerosol particles, show’s study

Newly developed maps show how human brains are kept nourished

Coronavirus-like nanoparticles could serve as a positive control for COVID-19 tests

Researchers make gametes from xenogenic mouse stem cells

Novel dual-targeting drug could become a next-generation treatment for EBV-related cancers

New technology may help improve tissue restoration outcomes for breast cancer and other diseases

Optimal storage protocols of wastewater samples for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection

CN Bio awarded Innovate UK grant to develop single and multi-organ models for COVID-19 research

Industry Focus eBook - Forensics & toxicology (2nd edition) eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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