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Novel lipids in traditional herbal teas unlock potential health gains

The lipids in some herbal teas have been identified in detail for the first time, preparing the ground for investigating their contribution to the health benefits of the teas.

29 Mar 2024

SCIEX’s Jose Castro-Perez Reveals How They're Setting New Standards in Mass Spectrometry

SCIEX’s Reveals How They're Setting New Standards in Mass Spectrometry at SLAS 2024.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 22 Feb 2024

Proteomic study pinpoints potential biomarkers for long-COVID diagnosis and persistent health impacts

A two-year longitudinal study highlights proteomic changes in long-COVID patients, revealing potential biomarkers for diagnosis and shedding light on the persistent physiological challenges faced by survivors.

7 Nov 2023

Researchers identify a rare cause of male infertility and discover a potential cure

Researchers investigated the genetic underpinning of asthenozoospermia, the leading cause of male fertility.

18 Sep 2023

The interplay between the microbiota, the epigenome, and nutrition among obese adults during behavioral weight reduction

Study evaluated associations between gut microbiome (MB), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation (DNAme), and nutrition.

21 Aug 2023

Study shows astrocytes as breeding grounds of SARS-CoV-2 during brain infection

Researchers evidenced the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the human brain, infecting astrocytes and impairing neuronal function and viability.

15 Aug 2022

New Nexera™ XS inert UHPLC System Eliminates Challenges of High-Concentration Mobile Phases to Achieve High Sensitivity and Reliability

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the Nexera™ XS inert Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (UHPLC), which eliminates the risk of adsorption or corrosion by high-concentration mobile phases.

From Shimadzu Scientific Instruments 28 Jul 2022

GenTech Scientific: Cannabis testing lab setup

The rapidly growing cannabis business is attracting considerable interest from investors, business developers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. The ‘Green Rush’ presents many opportunities for analytical testing labs in the following areas: Heavy Metal Screening, Residual Solvents, Pesticides & Herbicides, Potency Analysis, Cannabinoid Characterization, Quality Control, and other areas.

From GenTech Scientific 28 Jul 2022

Surfactant-containing oral mouthwashes target the lipid envelope of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers demonstrated the composition and importance of SARS-CoV-2 lipid envelope and assessed the antiviral potential of oral mouthwashes targeting these lipid envelopes.

21 Feb 2022

RNA capping mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 unveiled

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers elucidated the mechanism of ribonucleic acid (RNA) capping in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).

14 Feb 2022

Understanding and overcoming the challenges of chemical synthesis at a global Contract Research Organisation

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Andrew Kennedy and Jono West from Sai Life Sciences, about the work they do and how they utilise Radleys equipment in order to understand and overcome chemical synthesis challenges.

From Radleys 5 Jan 2022

Exploring the impact of DNA nanoswitches in RNA purification

A new study reports a tool to enable RNA purification by sequence, helping to determine the structure, chemical modifications, and interactions between different RNA molecules.

15 Dec 2021

Oral Hsp90 inhibitor SNX-5422 interferes with replication machinery of SARS-CoV-2

A new study evaluates the efficacy of SNX-5422 as a post-exposure prophylactic treatment.

23 Nov 2021

Robust & Reproducible Sample Preparation for LC/MS

Porvair Sciences has published an in-depth application report demonstrating how their Microlute® CP Reverse Phase Solid Phase Extraction (SPE)

From Porvair Sciences Limited 18 Nov 2021

New wearable sensor uses nanomaterials technology to detect illegal drugs in sweat

Researchers in South Korea have successfully developed a wearable sensor that can detect illegal drugs in sweat by using nanomaterials technology that amplify the optical signal of narcotics to a flexible, body-worn material.

8 Feb 2021

High Integrity Microplate Seal

RAPID EPS seals from BioChromato Inc. are designed for scientists looking to prevent contamination issues and autosampler needle clogging when accessing samples stored in 96-well microplates ready for LC/MS analysis.

From BioChromato Inc. 19 Nov 2020