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An Insider’s Guide to the chemagic™ Prime™ Junior Instrument

Masoud Toloue from PerkinElmer provides an overview of the chemagic Prime Junior Instrument and gives his inside tips for scientists working with nucleic acids.

From Revvity 14 Mar 2019

Research details how manganese exposure can contribute to onset of Parkinson's-like symptoms

A new study from Iowa State University biomedical researchers illuminates the biological processes by which exposure to some metals can contribute to the onset of Parkinson's-like symptoms.

13 Mar 2019

PNAS publishes results of pilot study for early detection of liver cancer

Today, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published the results of a pilot study for early detection of liver cancer in a cohort of HBV carriers, who are at risk for developing this disease.

13 Mar 2019

“Fail Fast, But More Confidently”: Developing Organoids for Drug Development and Discovery

Richard Eglen discusses the use of organoids in drug discovery, including the screening of candidate compounds for efficacy, toxicity, and pharmacokinetics.

From Corning Life Sciences 13 Mar 2019

Proteins linked with diabetic complications and heart disease in diabetic patients identified

Protein pathways that are closely linked to changes in both triglyceride and hemoglobin A1c levels in diabetic patients have been identified in new research by the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

13 Mar 2019

Scientists develop GC-MS vitamin D test that costs as little as $0.70

Scientists have developed a rapid, sensitive and cheap test for vitamin D3 levels in blood for clinical assessment, with complete analysis costing $0.70 per sample.

11 Mar 2019

New chromatography technique may improve our understanding of retroviral infections

Researchers have devised a two-step chromatography method that can isolate enveloped virus-like particles (VLPs) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) for analysis.

11 Mar 2019

Quanterix corporation releases operating results for fourth quarter and full year 2018

Quanterix announced financial results for the three months and twelve months ended Dec. 31, 2018.

From Quanterix 7 Mar 2019

ACROBiosystems opens new Innovation laboratory in Delaware

January 18, 2018, ACROBiosystems officially opened its New Innovation laboratory in the Delaware Innovation Space in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, and held a grand opening ceremony.

From ACROBiosystems 7 Mar 2019

Automation in Scientific Research – Step 1: Invest in Scheduling Software.

David Dambman discusses how a centralized scheduling software could be an essential first step for any laboratory looking to automate their workflow.

From Biosero Inc. 7 Mar 2019

New mathematical method to map cell regulatory networks

Faster results. Lower costs. Fewer cells. A new mathematical method developed by researchers at Cincinnati Children's and New York University may soon make it much easier to conduct more of the complex data analysis needed to drive advances in the exploding field of personalized medicine.

6 Mar 2019

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and Apostle announce exclusive liquid biopsy partnership

Launch of Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit through an exclusive partnership with Apostle, a liquid biopsy company.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Automation and Genomics 4 Mar 2019

Harnessing the evolutionary games played by cancer cells to advance therapies

Despite rapid advances in targeted therapies for cancer, tumors commonly develop resistance to treatment. When resistance emerges, tumor cells continue to grow unchecked, despite all attempts to slow cancer progression.

19 Feb 2019

Novel approach uses small amounts of tissue to quantify PD-L1 expression levels in tumors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab, have become important tools for managing non-small-cell lung cancer.

14 Feb 2019

When genomic sequencing fails to diagnose a rare disease

Routine sequencing has given unprecedented insight into the genetics of rare diseases, but genomics fails to diagnose up to half of patients who are tested. That's the problem German scientists tackled in a recent study in the journal Molecular & Cellular Proteomics.

11 Feb 2019

Immunity to dengue can protect against Zika infection, study shows

In the epicenter of the Zika epidemic in northeast Brazil, 73 percent of people living in an urban slum in Salvador were infected in 2015. However, in this highly affected population, those with immunity to dengue, a genetically similar virus, had a reduced risk of infection with Zika.

8 Feb 2019

Assay News and Research

An Insider’s Guide to the chemagic™ Prime™ Junior Instrument

Research details how manganese exposure can contribute to onset of Parkinson's-like symptoms

PNAS publishes results of pilot study for early detection of liver cancer

“Fail Fast, But More Confidently”: Developing Organoids for Drug Development and Discovery

Proteins linked with diabetic complications and heart disease in diabetic patients identified

Scientists develop GC-MS vitamin D test that costs as little as $0.70

New chromatography technique may improve our understanding of retroviral infections

Quanterix corporation releases operating results for fourth quarter and full year 2018

ACROBiosystems opens new Innovation laboratory in Delaware

Automation in Scientific Research – Step 1: Invest in Scheduling Software.

New mathematical method to map cell regulatory networks

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and Apostle announce exclusive liquid biopsy partnership

Harnessing the evolutionary games played by cancer cells to advance therapies

Novel approach uses small amounts of tissue to quantify PD-L1 expression levels in tumors

When genomic sequencing fails to diagnose a rare disease

Immunity to dengue can protect against Zika infection, study shows

Making the Most of Microdialysis for Neurotransmitter Analysis

BMG LABTECH introduces new generation of high-quality microplate readers

NIH-funded researchers develop new assay to measure success of HIV cure strategies

Synchron and Festo introduce new ultra-high throughput DNA extraction device at SLAS 2019

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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