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Men who live alone less likely to take part in bowel screening tests, study finds

Single men are significantly less likely to participate in bowel screening tests compared to those who live with a partner, according to a new University of Stirling study.

15 Nov 2017

Compact broadband NIRS system offers safe, non-invasive way to monitor newborn brain function

Multimodal-Spectroscopy research team in the Biomedical Optics Research Laboratory at the Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering department at University College London led by Dr IliasTachtsidis has designed CYRIL, a compact broadband near-infrared spectroscopy(NIRS) system, to monitor brain tissue physiology non-invasively in newborn babies.

15 Nov 2017

EKF’s PCT LiquiColor assay receives FDA clearance and validation for use on Beckman AU analyzers

EKF, announces that its Stanbio Chemistry Procalcitonin LiquiColor assay has been FDA cleared with Beckman AU 480, 680 and 5800 clinical chemistry analyzers.

From EKF Diagnostics 15 Nov 2017

UCR-led research discovers that human protein could be used to treat sepsis

A research team led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside has discovered that the human protein resistin could be used to treat sepsis, the body's extreme and uncontrolled immune response to an infection.

14 Nov 2017

Tulane professor wins Department of Defense grant for research into arteriovenous malformations

Tulane University's Stryder Meadows, a cell and molecular biology professor, received a $1.7 million grant from the Department of Defense to study how arteriovenous malformations (AVM), which are defects in arteries, veins and capillaries, form Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 5,000 people.

14 Nov 2017

UCR researchers develop transgenic mosquitoes to help reduce spread of infectious diseases

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed transgenic mosquitoes that stably express the Cas9 enzyme in their germline. The addition of Cas9 will enable the use of the CRISPR gene editing tool to make efficient, targeted changes to the mosquitoes' DNA.

14 Nov 2017

New drug shows promise in mouse model of autism disorder

Scientists have performed a successful test of a possible new drug in a mouse model of an autism disorder. The candidate drug, called NitroSynapsin, largely corrected electrical, behavioral and brain abnormalities in the mice.

14 Nov 2017

Study reveals trends and patterns in sugary beverage consumption among children, adults

Consumption of sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) fell for both children and adults between 2003 and 2014, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

14 Nov 2017

Scientists identify critical player in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have shown that a protein called membralin is critical for keeping Alzheimer's disease pathology in check.

14 Nov 2017

Scientists devise new way to control single neurons using optogenetics

Researchers at MIT and Paris Descartes University have developed a new optogenetic technique that sculpts light to target individual cells bearing engineered light-sensitive molecules, so that individual neurons can be precisely stimulated.

13 Nov 2017

Specific way of spelling out genetic code likely allows viruses to evade our cellular defenses

For millions of years, humans and viruses have engaged in a constant tug of war: as our cells evolve new ways to defend us from our viral enemies, these pathogens in turn acquire new traits to sidestep those defenses.

13 Nov 2017

Researchers shed light on link between cholera outbreaks affecting African and American continents

Researchers at the Institut Pasteur and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, in collaboration with several other international institutions, recently published two studies tracing the history of cholera outbreaks in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean from the last 60 years.

13 Nov 2017

Memorization: Individuals recognize images seen for few seconds ten years earlier

Recalling the names of old classmates 50 years after graduation or of favorite childhood television series illustrates the amazing abilities of human memory.

10 Nov 2017

CMU researcher awarded $1.9 million NIH grant to study effects of alcohol in young adults

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Carnegie Mellon University's Kasey Creswell a five-year, $1.9 million grant to study the effects of alcohol in young adults.

10 Nov 2017

Russian scientists uncover previously unknown effect of leukemia drug

Researchers from RUDN University and Institute of Biomedical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences have identified an alternative mechanism for the effective antitumor drug -- an enzyme called L-asparaginase.

10 Nov 2017

New biomarker could lead to early detection of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a peptide that could lead to the early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

10 Nov 2017

Common genetic fusion event could help identify patients with low-risk prostate cancer

Establishing the way in which a genetic alteration called a TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion forms in a prostate cancer, rather than the presence of the gene fusion itself, could help identify patients with prostate cancer with a low risk of spreading, which might determine the best course of treatment for the patient.

10 Nov 2017

Laboratory News and Research

Men who live alone less likely to take part in bowel screening tests, study finds

Compact broadband NIRS system offers safe, non-invasive way to monitor newborn brain function

EKF’s PCT LiquiColor assay receives FDA clearance and validation for use on Beckman AU analyzers

UCR-led research discovers that human protein could be used to treat sepsis

Tulane professor wins Department of Defense grant for research into arteriovenous malformations

UCR researchers develop transgenic mosquitoes to help reduce spread of infectious diseases

New drug shows promise in mouse model of autism disorder

Study reveals trends and patterns in sugary beverage consumption among children, adults

Scientists identify critical player in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

Scientists devise new way to control single neurons using optogenetics

Specific way of spelling out genetic code likely allows viruses to evade our cellular defenses

Researchers shed light on link between cholera outbreaks affecting African and American continents

Memorization: Individuals recognize images seen for few seconds ten years earlier

CMU researcher awarded $1.9 million NIH grant to study effects of alcohol in young adults

Russian scientists uncover previously unknown effect of leukemia drug

New biomarker could lead to early detection of Alzheimer's disease

Common genetic fusion event could help identify patients with low-risk prostate cancer

KU Leuven researchers unravel how cell division timer works

LoaScope could be valuable approach in the fight against river blindness

Study finds role of body clock in wound healing

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