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Study may lead to novel synthetic drugs to combat bacterial infections

Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology and EMBL Hamburg have discovered remarkable molecular properties of an antimicrobial peptide from the skin of the Australian toadlet. The discovery could inspire the development of novel synthetic drugs to combat bacterial infections.

15 Jan 2021

Axol Bioscience strengthens commercial leadership team with key appointments

Axol Bioscience today announced the appointment of Ross Wheatcroft as the Global Strategic Accounts Manager.

From Axol Bioscience Ltd 13 Jan 2021

Researchers develop new sequencing-based approach for pathogen discovery

A sequencing-based solution can be utilized to determine infection clearance and microbiota recovery. Next, the researchers will apply the technique to investigate the coronavirus disease.

7 Jan 2021

Autobahn Labs announces a strategic drug discovery partnership with UCSF

Autobahn Labs, a virtual incubator partnering with top academic and research institutions to catalyze early-stage drug discovery and development, today announced a strategic collaboration with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

21 Dec 2020

Researchers study the mechanisms of skin aging

The ageing process is most apparent on the skin. In the newly opened "SKINMAGINE" (Multimodal Imaging of Aging and Senescence of the Skin) Christian Doppler Laboratory, dermatologists from MedUni Vienna have joined forces with biotechnologists from the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna and chemists from Vienna University of Technology, as well as the company Chanel, to study the interaction of metabolism, cellular communication and cellular quality control in skin ageing accelerated by environmental stress.

16 Dec 2020

Reliable Antibodies Testing for SARS-CoV-2

In this interview, Poncho Meisenheimer, VP of R&D at Promega, talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about the importance of having the reliability for SARS-Co-V-2 antibody tests.

From Promega Corporation 15 Dec 2020

SLS and Eppendorf to supply ultra-low temperature freezers for UK COVID-19 vaccines

Scientific Laboratory Supplies and Eppendorf have been chosen to provide ultra-low temperature freezers for the country’s supply of COVID-19 vaccines.

From Eppendorf UK Limited 15 Dec 2020

Microglial surveillance helps prevent seizure activity in the brain

An important part of the brain's immune system, cells called microglia constantly extend and retract "branches" from their cell body to survey their environment.

14 Dec 2020

Networks of genes involved in congenital heart disease revealed

Over two million babies, children, and adults in the United States are living with congenital heart disease--a range of birth defects affecting the heart's structure or function.

14 Dec 2020

Hematoxylin compounds can selectively kill CALR mutant cancer cells

Patients with myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN), a group of malignant diseases of the bone marrow, often have a carcinogenic mutated form of the calreticulin gene (CALR).

10 Dec 2020

Scientists determine key molecular processes used by coronavirus to infect human cells

When a coronavirus--including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19--infects someone, it hijacks the person's cells, co-opting their molecular machinery for its own survival and spread.

9 Dec 2020

GlycoNet scientists secure up to $4 million US investment to advance regenerative medicine

GlycoNet scientists Drs. Robert Ben and Jason Acker, who are revolutionizing the cryopreservation of cells, tissues and organs for human and veterinary therapies, have secured a $2-million USD equity investment for PanTHERA CryoSolutions (PanTHERA), a Canadian biotechnology start-up that they co-founded.

8 Dec 2020

CRISPR-based test could provide rapid, low-cost testing to help control COVID-19 spread

Imagine swabbing your nostrils, putting the swab in a device, and getting a read-out on your phone in 15 to 30 minutes that tells you if you are infected with the COVID-19 virus.

5 Dec 2020

Wyss Institute’s eRapid technology licensed to The iQ Group Global

Today, the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced that its eRapid technology has been licensed to The iQ Group Global for COVID-19 diagnostic applications.

30 Nov 2020

World’s largest proteomics centre accelerates biomarker discoveries to improve people’s lives

Opened in 2016, Manchester’s Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre (SBDC) is a globally renowned, multi-million-pound precision medicine research facility.

From Stoller Biomarker Discovery Centre 30 Nov 2020

Computational model can help predict cellular drug targets against COVID-19

A computational model of a human lung cell has been used to understand how SARS-CoV-2 draws on human host cell metabolism to reproduce by researchers at the University of Warwick.

25 Nov 2020

Researchers are working on new project to develop brain implant for blind people

Implanting a device into the brain to generate a rough perception of sight for people with blindness may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and partner institutions aim to make that vision a reality.

23 Nov 2020

Using Webinars to Tell Science Stories – PART I

We spoke to Andy Henton, Founder and Director of InsideScientific, about the benefits of using webinars and what it takes to create the finished product.

From AZoNetwork UK Ltd. 23 Nov 2020

Using Webinars to Tell Science Stories – PART II

Dive deeper into webinar production considerations, different types and how webinars can fit into your marketing mix.

From AZoNetwork UK Ltd. 23 Nov 2020

New Thermo Scientific A45 Bath Circulators offer superior performance and reliable results

Life science, research and industrial laboratories undertaking temperature control applications can now minimize the environmental footprint of their operations with a new range of digitally-controlled bath circulators designed to enable significant water and energy savings, while using low global warming potential hydrocarbon refrigerants.

20 Nov 2020