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Keck School of Medicine of USC wins two grants to support osteoarthritis research

A researcher at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has been awarded two grants totaling more than $4 million to support osteoarthritis research.

4 May 2018

Charles River Laboratories Expands Services for Early Discovery Screening

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. recently announced the expansion of its service capabilities in early discovery screening.

4 May 2018

Realistic skin model may have potential applications for burn patients

Scientists at the University of Bristol are engineering human skin on artificial robotic muscles that can stretch and bend the tissue just like in the real world.

4 May 2018

Early-life maternal deprivation alters brain function in adulthood

When a baby is taken from its mother for even a brief period early in life, this traumatic event significantly alters the future, adult function of the brain, according to a new animal model study from the School of Science at IUPUI.

3 May 2018

Cancer Center at BIDMC announces launch of new Immunotherapy Institute

The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center today announced the launch of a new clinical and research institute that will build on BIDMC's long history of leadership in immunotherapy and cell therapeutics.

3 May 2018

COPD-related inflammation prevented in experimental model

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short, is believed to be the third most common cause of death worldwide. However, because the underlying mechanism is still largely unknown, today's treatments can only slow progression of the disease.

3 May 2018

Study provides vital information to develop successful PI5P4K inhibitors for p53-mutant cancers

One major hallmark of cancer cells is their ability to adapt to stressful conditions such as nutrient deprivation. Rapidly growing tumor cells must compete for the ever-diminishing supply of nutrients in the surrounding environment to survive and proliferate. Targeting these adaptive mechanisms represents a promising approach for cancer therapeutics.

3 May 2018

3D structures of nicotine receptor could lead to new ways for treating addiction

UT Southwestern researchers today published in Nature atomic-scale blueprints of the most abundant class of brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. A structural understanding of the protein, found in neurons, could lead to new ways to treat nicotine addiction from smoking and vaping.

3 May 2018

Study provides first ever recording of changing serotonin levels in human brains

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin acts, based on data collected in a first-of-its-kind experiment that utilized electrochemical probes implanted into the brain of awake human beings.

3 May 2018

Whooping cough cases in Ontario more prevalent than previously known

New research from Public Health Ontario and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences suggests that whooping cough cases in Ontario are happening much more frequently than previously known, reinforcing the importance of up-to-date vaccinations to protect against illness and the spread of disease.

3 May 2018

Scientists find way to inhibit growth of specific gut microbes associated with diseases

Emerging evidence suggests that microbes in the digestive system have a big influence on human health and may play a role in the onset of disease throughout the body.

3 May 2018

Scientists use cryo-ET techniques to capture images of measles viruses

Researchers have been able to capture images of measles viruses as they emerge from infected cells, using state of the art cryo-electron tomography techniques

3 May 2018

Artificial retinas fabricated using organic printing inks may restore vision to blind people

A simple retinal prosthesis is being developed in collaboration between Tel Aviv University in Israel and Linköping University in Sweden. Fabricated using cheap and widely-available organic pigments used in printing inks and cosmetics, it consists of tiny pixels like a digital camera sensor on a nanometric scale. Researchers hope that it can restore sight to blind people.

2 May 2018

Research team uncovers link between circadian clock and aggression center in the brain

Each year around many people worldwide are diagnosed with a form of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is one of them. The disease manifests itself in memory difficulties in particular, but can also result in personality changes and mood swings.

2 May 2018

Long-term exposure to traffic-related pollution increases risk of pediatric asthma

Twenty-five million Americans suffer from asthma, a chronic lung disease that has been on the rise since the 1980s. While physicians have long known that smog and pollution can bring on an asthma attack among children and adults suffering from asthma, researchers remained uncertain about what role long-term exposure to certain pollutants might play in the development of the disease in children.

2 May 2018

Laboratory News and Research

Keck School of Medicine of USC wins two grants to support osteoarthritis research

Charles River Laboratories Expands Services for Early Discovery Screening

Realistic skin model may have potential applications for burn patients

Early-life maternal deprivation alters brain function in adulthood

Cancer Center at BIDMC announces launch of new Immunotherapy Institute

COPD-related inflammation prevented in experimental model

Study provides vital information to develop successful PI5P4K inhibitors for p53-mutant cancers

3D structures of nicotine receptor could lead to new ways for treating addiction

Study provides first ever recording of changing serotonin levels in human brains

Whooping cough cases in Ontario more prevalent than previously known

Scientists find way to inhibit growth of specific gut microbes associated with diseases

Scientists use cryo-ET techniques to capture images of measles viruses

Artificial retinas fabricated using organic printing inks may restore vision to blind people

Research team uncovers link between circadian clock and aggression center in the brain

Long-term exposure to traffic-related pollution increases risk of pediatric asthma

Lightning may pose potential danger to patients receiving deep brain stimulation

Researchers discover new method to test levels of key proteins in human muscle cells

ZEISS introduces new non-destructive 3D X-ray microcomputed tomography system

Researchers discover substance that could lead to cheaper and smaller MRI machines

EKF receives FDA clearance and CLIA waiver for reagent-free hemoglobin analyzer

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