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Wasatch Biolabs expands service portfolio with Oxford Nanopore assays in Pharmacogenomics, Telomere Sequencing, and mRNA Vaccine Quality Control

Wasatch BioLabs (WBL), a Renew Biotechnologies subsidiary, and the largest U.S. sequencing service provider dedicated exclusively to long-read sequencing, today announced the addition of three Oxford Nanopore-developed research-use-only (RUO) assays to its service portfolio: a Pharmacogenomics (PgX) panel, Telomere Sequencing, and mRNA Vaccine Quality Control.

7 Oct 2025

Rising temperatures put older hearts in danger

Research reveals aging hearts struggle with extreme heat, increasing cardiovascular risks for older adults as climate change intensifies global temperatures.

7 Oct 2025

Nanotechnology breakthrough reverses Alzheimer’s disease in mice

A research team co-led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and West China Hospital Sichuan University (WCHSU), working with partners in the UK, has demonstrated a nanotechnology strategy that reverses Alzheimer's disease in mice.

6 Oct 2025

New fluorescent molecule could be used to generate clearer images of tumors

MIT chemists have designed a new type of fluorescent molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of tumors.

6 Oct 2025

FDA grants approval to begin Phase I clinical trials of heart tissue regeneration drug AD-NP1

The body's tissues can get injured in many ways, but while some injuries heal perfectly, others don't heal at all. A cut in the skin, for example, usually heals all on its own, while internal organs, such as the heart after a heart attack or the kidney after an acute injury, remain damaged, leading to diminished function.

6 Oct 2025

Commercial robotic leg could benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time.

6 Oct 2025

Moffitt awarded $22.4 million grant to lead novel studies and clinical trials for leptomeningeal disease

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have been awarded a $22.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of War to lead groundbreaking studies and clinical trials for leptomeningeal disease, a devastating complication of breast and other cancers that spreads to the coverings of the brain and spinal cord.

6 Oct 2025

Antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs show efficacy against steatotic liver disease

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is the most common liver disease in the world, affecting about one third of the adult population. This disorder is characterized by the accumulation of fat in liver cells, which has severe liver consequences and is also associated with a high mortality rate from cardiovascular disease.

6 Oct 2025

AI-designed proteins revolutionize gene editing precision and safety

Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences (MELIS) and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG), have designed and experimentally validated new synthetic proteins that can edit the human genome more efficiently than proteins provided by nature.

6 Oct 2025

Enzyme technology enables first successful blood type conversion in kidney transplant

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and rejection of the organ.

3 Oct 2025

New ultrasound technique used to stimulate multiple locations in the brain simultaneously

For the first time, a new ultrasound technique allows researchers to stimulate multiple locations in the brain simultaneously.

3 Oct 2025

Newly discovered mechanism helps leukemia cells to evade the immune system

A research team at Lund University in Sweden has discovered a mechanism that helps acute myeloid leukemia cells to evade the body's immune system.

3 Oct 2025

Cell messengers signal amyloid plaque buildup in obese individuals

Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer's disease has remained a mystery – until now.

3 Oct 2025

DeNovix launches giveaway of a CellDrop Automated Cell Counter

DeNovix Inc. will award a free CellDrop™ Automated Cell Counter to one lucky lab.

From DeNovix Inc. 3 Oct 2025

Five leading life science organizations collaborate on inaugural London Bio-Innovation Week

ELRIG, Life Science Integrates, Life Science Nation, One Nucleus and The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) today announced that they will be collaborating during London Bio-Innovation week, to facilitate multi-event networking and partnering opportunities for life science companies.

From ELRIG (UK) Ltd. 3 Oct 2025

Study links high neuroinflammation in young people with Down Syndrome to Alzheimer's risk

Down syndrome is associated with accelerated aging. It is estimated that up to 90% of individuals with the condition develop Alzheimer's disease before the age of 70. A study by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil identified high levels of neuroinflammation in young individuals with Down syndrome, an additional factor explaining the high prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in older people with the condition. The discovery paves the way for strategies to prevent and monitor the disease.

3 Oct 2025

New tool enables and enhances protein investigations

A new tool greatly improves scientists' ability to identify and study proteins that regulate gene activity in cells, according to research led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The technology should enable and enhance investigations in both fundamental biology and disease research.

3 Oct 2025

New protein map could improve diagnosis and understanding of rare ciliopathies

Attached to nearly every human cell is an antenna-like structure known as the primary cilium, which senses the cell's environment and controls how it responds to signals from its surroundings.

3 Oct 2025

New study shows why HIV health recovery fails despite antiretroviral therapy

What if the presence of a well-known but misunderstood viral protein explains why some people living with HIV (PLWH) never recover their health, even with antiretroviral treatment?

3 Oct 2025

New software MaGNet automates analysis of breast tissue branching architecture

Branching isn't just for trees. This biological process occurs in animal development, enabling organs to perform complex functions. Branch-like structures form in lungs, kidneys, and breasts, among other places. Importantly, only in female mammary glands does most branching occur years after birth.

3 Oct 2025

Laboratory News and Research

Wasatch Biolabs expands service portfolio with Oxford Nanopore assays in Pharmacogenomics, Telomere Sequencing, and mRNA Vaccine Quality Control

Rising temperatures put older hearts in danger

Nanotechnology breakthrough reverses Alzheimer’s disease in mice

New fluorescent molecule could be used to generate clearer images of tumors

FDA grants approval to begin Phase I clinical trials of heart tissue regeneration drug AD-NP1

Commercial robotic leg could benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees

Moffitt awarded $22.4 million grant to lead novel studies and clinical trials for leptomeningeal disease

Antihypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs show efficacy against steatotic liver disease

AI-designed proteins revolutionize gene editing precision and safety

Enzyme technology enables first successful blood type conversion in kidney transplant

New ultrasound technique used to stimulate multiple locations in the brain simultaneously

Newly discovered mechanism helps leukemia cells to evade the immune system

Cell messengers signal amyloid plaque buildup in obese individuals

DeNovix launches giveaway of a CellDrop Automated Cell Counter

Five leading life science organizations collaborate on inaugural London Bio-Innovation Week

Study links high neuroinflammation in young people with Down Syndrome to Alzheimer's risk

New tool enables and enhances protein investigations

New protein map could improve diagnosis and understanding of rare ciliopathies

New study shows why HIV health recovery fails despite antiretroviral therapy

New software MaGNet automates analysis of breast tissue branching architecture

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