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Cambrex doubles liquid packaging capacity and weekly output at its Québec facility

Cambrex Corporation, the leading small molecule company providing drug substance, drug product and analytical services across the entire drug lifecycle, today announced it will double the liquid packaging capacity and weekly output at its Mirabel, Québec site in Canada with the addition of a cGMP packaging line and a new filler on the existing packaging line.

27 Mar 2019

Probing Submicron Protein Aggregation using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, AF4, and Light Scattering

The most recent developments by Wyatt in their instrumentation and software have made the full potential of FFF accessible to a wider user base. In this interview, Kim R. Williams and Christoph Johann talk to News-Medical and Life Sciences about the technologies and their research.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 27 Mar 2019

Coating medical implant surfaces with microgel flecks could help reduce infection rates

Joint replacements are among the most common elective surgeries -- but around one in 100 patients suffer post-surgical infections, turning a routine procedure into an expensive and dangerous ordeal.

27 Mar 2019

Researchers study how the auditory system achieves accurate speech recognition

For humans to achieve accurate speech recognition and communicate with one another, the auditory system must recognize distinct categories of sounds - such as words - from a continuous incoming stream of sounds.

27 Mar 2019

Contraceptive jewelry may be new approach to family planning for women

Family planning for women might one day be as simple as putting on an earring.

27 Mar 2019

New rules will ease patients’ access to electronic medical records, Senate panel says

The chairman of the Senate health committee on Tuesday backed new federal regulations to remove roadblocks patients can face in obtaining copies of their electronic medical records.

27 Mar 2019

Sweden shows greatest improvement in saving extremely preterm babies

The survival rate among extremely preterm babies has greatly improved in Sweden, a country that offers top-class neonatal care, a study led from Karolinska Institutet published in the esteemed journal JAMA reports.

27 Mar 2019

New short-pulse ultrasound technique enhances drug delivery to brains of mice

Scientists currently use long-wave pulses of ultrasound to deliver drugs, which can cause side effects. These new findings from Imperial on shorter-wave pulses could have implications for how drugs are used to help patients of Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.

26 Mar 2019

Lithuanian researchers develop smart wrist-worn device for monitoring atrial fibrillation

Although smart wristbands are popular fashion gadgets for monitoring heart rate and physical activity, they are usually not sophisticated enough to provide specific and accurate information about potential health problems of the wearer.

26 Mar 2019

Advanced paternal age linked to increased schizophrenia risk in offspring

Advanced paternal age increases the risk in offspring of early-onset schizophrenia, a severe form of the disorder, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier.

26 Mar 2019

Researchers identify the missing link in post-exercise boost to brain function

A discovery about how exercise improves brain function could be harnessed for research into ageing, and boosting learning and memory.

26 Mar 2019

Improved TB Diagnostic Assay for Better Multiplexing from Bruker

In time for the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2019 on Sunday, March 24th, Bruker today announced the launch of an important further innovation in the field of tuberculosis diagnostics.

From Bruker BioSpin Division 26 Mar 2019

Novel hydrogel provides better cell encapsulation and delivery

Tissue engineering is a medical solution that uses living cells to repair or replace structural tissue, such as blood vessels, bone, cartilage, etc.

26 Mar 2019

AI breakthrough could improve insulin dosing for diabetics

University of Queensland alumnus Dr Nigel Greenwood from Evolving Machine Intelligence developed the technology and worked with others from UQ to build real-world applications.

25 Mar 2019

IONTAS wins 'Small Business of the Year' category at Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards 2019

IONTAS Limited, a leader in the discovery and optimization of fully human antibodies, has won ‘Small Business of the Year’ category at the Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards 2019.

25 Mar 2019

Print books elicit higher quality parent-toddler interaction compared to e-books

Picking what book to read isn't the only choice families now make at story time - they must also decide between the print or electronic version.

25 Mar 2019

Study: Later meal timing may contribute to weight gain

Eating later in the day may contribute to weight gain, according to a new study to be presented Saturday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La.

25 Mar 2019

Most diabetic patients stop using hybrid closed loop insulin pump as it is not user-friendly

Among first-time users of a new insulin pump that automatically delivers insulin to people with type 1 diabetes, nearly one-fifth stopped using the device, primarily because of difficulties meeting the technical demands system, researchers say.

25 Mar 2019

New technique measures frequency of sounds emitted from biological structures

Did you know that music and diagnostic imaging have something in common? Sounds have a lower or higher pitch depending on the size of the object that creates them.

25 Mar 2019

Engineers create flexible, lightweight materials with 4D printing

Imagine smart materials that can morph from being stiff as wood to as soft as a sponge - and also change shape.

25 Mar 2019

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Cambrex doubles liquid packaging capacity and weekly output at its Québec facility

Probing Submicron Protein Aggregation using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, AF4, and Light Scattering

Coating medical implant surfaces with microgel flecks could help reduce infection rates

Researchers study how the auditory system achieves accurate speech recognition

Contraceptive jewelry may be new approach to family planning for women

New rules will ease patients’ access to electronic medical records, Senate panel says

Sweden shows greatest improvement in saving extremely preterm babies

New short-pulse ultrasound technique enhances drug delivery to brains of mice

Lithuanian researchers develop smart wrist-worn device for monitoring atrial fibrillation

Advanced paternal age linked to increased schizophrenia risk in offspring

Researchers identify the missing link in post-exercise boost to brain function

Improved TB Diagnostic Assay for Better Multiplexing from Bruker

Novel hydrogel provides better cell encapsulation and delivery

AI breakthrough could improve insulin dosing for diabetics

IONTAS wins 'Small Business of the Year' category at Cambridge News Business Excellence Awards 2019

Print books elicit higher quality parent-toddler interaction compared to e-books

Study: Later meal timing may contribute to weight gain

Most diabetic patients stop using hybrid closed loop insulin pump as it is not user-friendly

New technique measures frequency of sounds emitted from biological structures

Engineers create flexible, lightweight materials with 4D printing

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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