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Researcher develops nanoparticle-based tags to detect viruses and cancer with high sensitivity

How can we detect cancer and viruses with high sensitivity? Physical chemist Laura Fabris-;an associate professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and principal investigator of the Fabris NanoBio Group-;is addressing this very question.

22 May 2018

Study finds high levels of hazardous chemicals in plastics collected from Lake Geneva

The first-ever chemical analysis of plastic collected from beaches around Lake Geneva detected cadmium, mercury and lead -- sometimes in very high concentrations that exceed the maximum permitted under EU law.

3 Apr 2018

Stable proteins in the brain offer clues to long-term memory and learning in mice

In the tiny brain space where two nerve cells meet, chemical and electric signals shuttle back and forth, a messaging system that ebbs and flows in those synaptic spaces, sometimes in ways that scientists believe aid and abet learning and memory.

3 Apr 2018

USP Monograph Modernization Webinar from Metrohm and USP Team

Metrohm USA partners with USP to host a webinar describing USP monograph modernization program and impact of for analytical instruments in pharma labs.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 28 Mar 2018

Toothpastes alone cannot protect against dental erosion and hypersensitivity

The rising prevalence of dental erosion and dentin hypersensitivity has led to the emergence of more and more toothpastes on the market that claim to treat these problems. While no such toothpaste existed 20 years ago, today, many brands with different attributes are being offered.

14 Mar 2018

New faster and cheaper method developed to drug test athletes

It will now be easier, faster and cheaper to catch athletes who take performance-enhancing drugs. A new way of testing blood and urine developed by University of Waterloo researchers cuts down the time required to analyze samples from 30 minutes to 55 seconds. They're working to reduce it even further to 10 seconds per sample by using a fully automated workflow.

8 Feb 2018

A woman who can sniff out Parkinson’s disease helps develop diagnostic tests for the disease

Joy Milne is a 67 year old retired nurse from Perth with smelling superpowers. She can smell and detect presence of Parkinson’s disease as has been seen under test conditions. This has led to the understanding of the disease better and helped develop new diagnostic tests to detect Parkinson’s disease early.

18 Dec 2017

Scientists produce images of brain tissue affected by Alzheimer's disease using ‘Raman’ technology

Using 'Raman' optical technology, scientists of the University of Twente in The Netherlands, can now produce images of brain tissue that is affected by Alzheimer's disease. The images include the surrounding areas, already showing changes.

23 Nov 2017

New ‘SMART’ system holds potential to accelerate molecular structure identification process

An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a method to identify the molecular structures of natural products that is significantly faster and more accurate than existing methods.

8 Nov 2017

Research may explain why gum disease is linked to heart problems

Heart disease and fatty clogs in the arteries go hand in hand. But new evidence suggests the fatty molecules might come not only from what you eat, but from the bacteria in your mouth, report UConn scientists in the 16 August issue of the Journal of Lipid Research.

1 Nov 2017

Researchers analyze frequency of mislabeling in herbal and dietary supplements

Herbal and dietary supplement mislabeling is common and should be evaluated as a potential cause for liver damage, according to research presented this week at The Liver Meeting - held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

20 Oct 2017

Study confirms tattoo nanoparticles migrate around the body

A study conducted by a team of scientists from Germany and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France, found that the elements which constitute the tattoos’ ink reach the lymph nodes by travelling inside the body in micro and nanoparticle forms.

13 Sep 2017

Operating procedures collated in OMNIS platform for laboratory efficiency and convenience

What if your instrument software didn’t focus on the method but rather on the sample and what you want to know about it?

From Metrohm USA Inc. 10 Aug 2017

Single system OMNIS consolidates wet chemical analysis

What if you were able to determine all your titration parameters on a single system?

From Metrohm USA Inc. 10 Aug 2017

Electronic hookah kills 80% more lung cells than traditional counterpart

Hookah-tobacco users might want to rethink how they heat up their water pipes, based on research by chemists at the University of Cincinnati.

4 Apr 2017

Ellutia unveils 500 Series Gas Chromatograph at Pittcon 2017

Ellutia Chromatography Solutions, the world-renowned gas chromatography instruments and solutions company, will officially unveil its 500 Series range of instruments at Pittcon 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

From Ellutia Chromatography Solutions 9 Mar 2017

PKvitality introduces next generation trackers to monitor glucose and lactic acid

PKvitality, an advanced bio-wearable company has today unveiled K’Track, a line of next generation trackers with the ability to analyze key physiological markers by simply “tasting” the skin rather than analyzing blood samples.

5 Jan 2017

TSRI scientists develop new tool to uncover molecular details of protein structure

Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed a new tool for studying the molecular details of protein structure.

5 Jan 2017

Researchers receive NIH grant to map molecular changes linked to physical movement

A research team led by Robert Gerszten, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a Senior Associate Member of the Broad Institute, has received an award of more than $11 million as part of the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity in Humans consortium, a large-scale initiative of the National Institutes of Health to investigate and map the molecular changes that occur in our bodies during and after exercise.

17 Dec 2016

U-M awarded NIH grant to investigate molecular changes that occur during and after physical activity

The University of Michigan was recently awarded $8.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the molecular changes that occur during and after physical activity.

16 Dec 2016