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Game-changing microscope enables UK scientists to understand amyloid structure

Scientists have used cryo-electron microscopes to generate 3D images of amyloid, showing that aggregates form long, twisted fibers.

30 Oct 2018

Cryo-electron microscopy helps study proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases

The century old mission to understand how the proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases such as Alzheimer's, Huntingdon's and Parkinson's work has taken major steps forward in the last 12 months, thanks to a revolution in a powerful microscopy technique used by scientists.

30 Oct 2018

Hyperspectral imaging helps improve patient outcomes after brain tumor surgery

Identifying healthy from diseased tissue poses a unique problem for cancer surgeons. Even the smallest bits of a tumor left behind during surgery can regrow and spread to other organs, a deadly phenomenon called metastasizing.

30 Oct 2018

Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, study shows

Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, according to a study in human cells and mice by a team of cardiologists and computational biologists at the University of Tokyo.

30 Oct 2018

LSD changes the communication patterns between the brain regions, shows study

LSD changes the communication patterns between regions of the brain, a new study by researchers of the University of Zurich and Yale University shows.

30 Oct 2018

New ultrasound technique shows great promise in detecting breast cancer

A new ultrasound technique can help distinguish benign breast tumors from malignant ones. The technology was developed with support from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

30 Oct 2018

Study reveals how Seneca Valley Virus interacts with tumor receptors

Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you’d want to catch, but it could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy.

30 Oct 2018

Titan Enterprises' easy-to-clean Atrato ultrasonic flowmeters

Titan Enterprises reports that the rugged, clean bore construction of its Atrato ultrasonic flowmeter range makes them ideal for a wide range of low flow laboratory applications and very easy to clean between experiments.

From Titan Enterprises Ltd 30 Oct 2018

Groundbreaking Khíron chip enables fast, accurate intra-tissue measurement

A new gold standard for electrical measurement in the emerging in vitro world of three dimensional models. That's what Swiss medtech 3Brain has established by partnering with CSEM.

30 Oct 2018

Ten Allen Distinguished Investigators for 2018 announced by Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group

Nanoparticles that could reprogram a cancer patient's immune system inside their own body. Understanding a mysterious type of brain cell in the hopes of shedding new light on Alzheimer's disease. Reimagining nuclei, the DNA-storage compartments of our cells, as miniature lava lamps.

30 Oct 2018

Promising potential of stimuli-responsive nanomaterial for cancer therapy

Nanosystems that deliver anticancer drugs or imaging materials to tumors are showing significant progress, particularly those that respond to tumor-related stimuli, according to a review published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

30 Oct 2018

NEC and Transgene sign MOU for strategic collaboration aimed at treating solid cancers

NEC Corporation and Transgene today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for a strategic collaboration aimed at the treatment of solid cancers.

30 Oct 2018

Healogics to take part in campaign highlighting link between diabetes and chronic wounds

Healogics, the nation's wound healing expert, is proud to participate in a national diabetes awareness campaign October 29 through November 2. This campaign will highlight the important connection between diabetes and chronic wounds and their recurrence.

30 Oct 2018

Higher screen time linked to increased levels of anxiety in children, finds study

Too much time spent on gaming, smartphones and watching television is linked to heightened levels and diagnoses of anxiety or depression in children as young as age 2, according to a new study.

30 Oct 2018

New eye-tracking glasses create more realistic experience for augmented reality enthusiasts

Battery-free eye-tracking glasses developed at Dartmouth College could create an even more realistic experience for augmented reality enthusiasts. The new technology improves player controls for gaming and allows for more accurate image displays.

30 Oct 2018

Elite coaches and athletes use Humon's muscle oxygen monitor to improve performance

Humon today revealed its latest list of elite coaches and athletes endorsing the company's muscle oxygen monitor.

30 Oct 2018

Releasing Control from Practitioner to Patient Through Technology

An interview with Sarah Fairburn, discussing the NHS and how LumiraDx were able to change the model of care for anticoagulants through the engage app.

From LumiraDx Limited 29 Oct 2018

Breakthrough MRI technology using quantum physics

Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods have been used widely in past decades as a safe, non-invasive and non-radioactive method of diagnosing CVDs.

29 Oct 2018

DIACARTA introduces new QClamp assays for detection of cancer gene mutations

DIACARTA Inc., a precision molecular diagnostics company headquartered in Richmond, California, today announced that it is launching a new suite of CE-IVD marked highly sensitive hydrolysis probe based QClamp assays for detection of common cancer mutations in genes, such as KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, EGFR, PIK3CA and JAK2, using tissue biopsyand liquid biopsy samples.

29 Oct 2018

Bigger brains linked to greater risk of developing tumors

It may simply be that having a big brain is itself the cause. That's what doctor and PhD candidate Even Hovig Fyllingen at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has determined with his research colleagues.

29 Oct 2018

Technology News and Research

Game-changing microscope enables UK scientists to understand amyloid structure

Cryo-electron microscopy helps study proteins responsible for amyloid-based diseases

Hyperspectral imaging helps improve patient outcomes after brain tumor surgery

Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, study shows

LSD changes the communication patterns between the brain regions, shows study

New ultrasound technique shows great promise in detecting breast cancer

Study reveals how Seneca Valley Virus interacts with tumor receptors

Titan Enterprises' easy-to-clean Atrato ultrasonic flowmeters

Groundbreaking Khíron chip enables fast, accurate intra-tissue measurement

Ten Allen Distinguished Investigators for 2018 announced by Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group

Promising potential of stimuli-responsive nanomaterial for cancer therapy

NEC and Transgene sign MOU for strategic collaboration aimed at treating solid cancers

Healogics to take part in campaign highlighting link between diabetes and chronic wounds

Higher screen time linked to increased levels of anxiety in children, finds study

New eye-tracking glasses create more realistic experience for augmented reality enthusiasts

Elite coaches and athletes use Humon's muscle oxygen monitor to improve performance

Releasing Control from Practitioner to Patient Through Technology

Breakthrough MRI technology using quantum physics

DIACARTA introduces new QClamp assays for detection of cancer gene mutations

Bigger brains linked to greater risk of developing tumors

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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