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Researchers show link between pathogenic mycobacteria in showerheads and lung infections

Researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder have now shown that the regions in the United States where pathogenic mycobacteria are most prevalent in showerheads are the same regions where nontuberculous mycobacterial lung infections are most common.

30 Oct 2018

Quadrant Biosciences announces collaboration on research into treatment of ASD

Quadrant Biosciences, Inc., an emerging life science company based in Syracuse, N.Y., today announced its collaboration with the Autism Speaks® Autism Treatment Network and its university research partners on research into the treatment of autism spectrum disorder.

26 Oct 2018

AXT offers Phi Optics upgrade to QPI systems for inverted light microscopes

AXT has recently been appointed the local distributor for Phi Optics, an innovative developer of Quantitative Phase Imaging solutions for live cell and tissue microscopy.

From AXT Pty Ltd 25 Oct 2018

Advanced porous plastic materials for medical and life science markets

Porvair Sciences, original manufacturers of porous plastics, will be showcasing its advanced materials for the medical and life science markets at this year’s COMPAMED exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 25 Oct 2018

Drug cocktail that increases lifespan discovered

A team of researchers led by Principal Investigator Dr Jan Gruber from Yale-NUS College has discovered a combination of pharmaceutical drugs that not only increases healthy lifespan in the microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), but also delays the rate of ageing in them, a finding that could someday mean longer, healthier lives for humans.

22 Oct 2018

FOTIVDA expected to be included in new ESMO guidelines for advanced renal cell carcinoma

EUSA Pharma welcomes the news that FOTIVDA (tivozanib) is expected to be included in the upcoming European Society of Medical Oncology clinical practice guidelines for advanced renal cell carcinoma, anticipated to be published at the end of this year.

22 Oct 2018

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announces new research-focused website

For a quarter century, the Beckman Coulter name has been important to clinicians and researchers worldwide.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 17 Oct 2018

Scientists develop dual anthrax-plague vaccine

A team of researchers has now engineered a virus nanoparticle vaccine against Bacillus anthracis and Yersinia pestis, tier 1 agents that pose serious threats to national security of the United States. B. anthracis and Y. pestis are the pathogens that cause anthrax and plague, respectively.

16 Oct 2018

Study uncovers important role of PRMT1 in dilated cardiomyopathy

In a study published in iScience, Professor Akiyoshi Fukamizu of the Life Science Center for Survival Dynamics, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance (University of Tsukuba, JAPAN) and the research group reported a new work on discovery of the important role of PRMT1 in dilated cardiomyopathy.

16 Oct 2018

Researchers develop fibrin-targeting immunotherapy to protect against neurodegeneration

Normally, the blood protein fibrin does not enter the brain. But in several neurological disorders, the blood-brain barrier--which keeps large molecules in the blood from entering the brain--becomes abnormally permeable, allowing fibrin to leak into the brain and trigger inflammation.

16 Oct 2018

Research shows basophils are key players in lung development

Lungs are vital organs required for the uptake of oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide. However, the enormous complexity of the respiratory organ is often underestimated and deserves a closer look: A broad range of specialized cells work closely together to ensure the proper functioning of the lung and provide the vital gas exchange.

12 Oct 2018

Research team awarded $3.6 million to assess safety of genome editing

As genome editing technologies quickly advance toward clinical therapies, they are raising hopes of a completely new way to treat disease. They are also bringing to light a number of challenges that need to be addressed before potential treatments can be widely used in patients.

11 Oct 2018

Researchers aim to create more authentic organoids for drug testing, transplantation

Human embryos start as a tiny mass of cells that are all the same. The first step in growing from a homogenous ball of cells into a complex individual with distinct organs and tissues is for the cells to divide into distinct populations.

10 Oct 2018

Nanopore technology combined with DNA computing to catch early biomarkers for small cell lung cancer

Small Cell Lung Cancer is very aggressive, since the cancer cells not only quickly grow but also easily spread to entire body. Often SCLC can be diagnosed using several common tests unfortunately after spread of cancer cells, resulting in poor survival.

7 Oct 2018