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Proteins linked to severe forms of ALS are less stable, suggests new study

A new study by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and other institutions suggests a cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

14 Oct 2014

BIDMC scientists uncover new class of molecules that protects against diabetes

Scientists at the Salk Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston have discovered a new class of molecules—produced in human and mouse fat—that protects against diabetes.

10 Oct 2014

Slug flow microextraction method for drug testing yields results in one minute

A new technique makes it possible to quickly detect the presence of drugs or to monitor certain medical conditions using only a single drop of blood or urine, representing a potential tool for clinicians and law enforcement.

10 Oct 2014

Discovery offers promising new avenue for prevention, treatment of type 2 diabetes

The surprising discovery of a previously unidentified class of lipid molecules that enhance insulin sensitivity and blood sugar control offers a promising new avenue for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes.

10 Oct 2014

Exclusive partnership brings together next-generation proteomics and next-generation sequencing

AB SCIEX and Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) announced today the OneOmics™ project, an exclusive partnership to bring together SWATH™-based next-generation proteomics (NGP) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) tools in a cloud computing environment.

3 Oct 2014

Imperial scientists map proteins affected by NMT enzyme, suggest potential way to treat cancer

Imperial chemists have gained fresh insights into how a disease-causing enzyme makes changes to proteins and how it can be stopped.

26 Sep 2014

Pitt researchers awarded new $5.8 million NIH grant to develop microfluidic 3D liver model system

With a new $5.8 million, three-year award from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will further develop a state-of-the-art, microfluidic 3D model system that mimics structure and function of the liver to better predict organ physiology, assess drug toxicity and build disease models.

25 Sep 2014

Research findings provide avenue for targeted therapy to treat AML

A novel study by the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore found that an increase in a gene known as Leo1 affects other genes that are directly implicated in acute myelogenous leukaemia (AML), increasing the incidence of cancer.

23 Sep 2014

UMass Amherst doctoral student in chemistry receives USP's 2014-15 Global Fellowship Award

University of Massachusetts Amherst doctoral student in chemistry Khaja Muneeruddin is one of three promising young scientists to recently receive the 2014-15 Global Fellowship Award from the United States Pharmacopeial Convention, dual publishers of the official pharmacopeia and National Formulary (NF), the book of directions for identifying compound medicines.

17 Sep 2014

Abbott technology may help identify severe infections sooner, lower health care costs

A new study suggests a pioneering testing technology could reduce hospital stays by up to eight days and lower annual health care costs for people with serious infections by approximately $2.2 million (€1.5 million / £1.2 million).

9 Sep 2014

Eating food just before taking TB drug could reduce effectiveness of medicine

The timing of food intake in the early phase of TB treatment could have a negative impact on the effectiveness of TB treatment.

8 Sep 2014

BIOCRATES launches first-ever bile acids kit based on targeted metabolite quantitation

Austrian BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG, internationally renowned developer and marketer of innovative targeted metabolomics solutions, further expands its range of metabolomics-based kits with the addition of its assay for the determination of endogenous bile acids, allowing a panel of up to 19 analytes to be simultaneously quantitated from a single 10 µL sample of human or mouse plasma.

1 Sep 2014

Scientists pave way for improved tools to diagnose, predict and monitor cancer

Scientists have shown how to better identify and measure vital molecules that control cell behaviour - paving the way for improved tools for diagnosis, prediction and monitoring of cancer.

From The University of Manchester 27 Aug 2014

Scientists pave way for improved tools to predict and monitor cancer

Scientists have shown how to better identify and measure vital molecules that control cell behaviour - paving the way for improved tools for diagnosis, prediction and monitoring of cancer.

From The University of Manchester 26 Aug 2014

Research to determine breath test's effectivness in patient with COPD

NYU Langone Medical Center will lead a new clinical initiative -- funded by a $225,000 grant from The National Institutes of Health -- to determine a breath test's effectivness to identify volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in human breath that are biomarkers of chronic obstrutive pulmonary disease (COPD).

26 Aug 2014

Research offers hope to patient suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Research at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology offers hope to those who suffer from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, an incurable, debilitating disease that cuts young lives short.

21 Aug 2014

Imaging system rapidly detects molecular marker in brain gliomas, enables removal of tumor

During tumor surgery, surgeons work to remove tumor tissue without damaging surrounding healthy tissue.

13 Aug 2014

New approach to predict myeloma patients using calcium isotope analysis

A team of researchers from Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic is showing how a staple of Earth science research can be used in biomedical settings to predict the course of disease.

13 Aug 2014

Exposure of pregnant women and fetuses to antibacterial compounds leads to health risk

As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mulls over whether to rein in the use of common antibacterial compounds that are causing growing concern among environmental health experts, scientists are reporting today that many pregnant women and their fetuses are being exposed to these substances.

11 Aug 2014

Advion introduces high performance liquid chromatography to complement its CMS

Advion, Inc., a leading systems and consumables developer for the life sciences industry, introduces an affordable high performance liquid chromatography system to complement its line of expression compact mass spectrometers (CMS). Introduced in 2012, the CMS has been met with glowing reviews from the global synthetic organic chemistry market. With hundreds of CMS purchased and installed, this latest introduction offers a complete solution for those needing separation capabilities at an affordable price.

From Advion 7 Aug 2014

Spectrometry News and Research

Proteins linked to severe forms of ALS are less stable, suggests new study

BIDMC scientists uncover new class of molecules that protects against diabetes

Slug flow microextraction method for drug testing yields results in one minute

Discovery offers promising new avenue for prevention, treatment of type 2 diabetes

Exclusive partnership brings together next-generation proteomics and next-generation sequencing

Imperial scientists map proteins affected by NMT enzyme, suggest potential way to treat cancer

Pitt researchers awarded new $5.8 million NIH grant to develop microfluidic 3D liver model system

Research findings provide avenue for targeted therapy to treat AML

UMass Amherst doctoral student in chemistry receives USP's 2014-15 Global Fellowship Award

Abbott technology may help identify severe infections sooner, lower health care costs

Eating food just before taking TB drug could reduce effectiveness of medicine

BIOCRATES launches first-ever bile acids kit based on targeted metabolite quantitation

Scientists pave way for improved tools to diagnose, predict and monitor cancer

Scientists pave way for improved tools to predict and monitor cancer

Research to determine breath test's effectivness in patient with COPD

Research offers hope to patient suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Imaging system rapidly detects molecular marker in brain gliomas, enables removal of tumor

New approach to predict myeloma patients using calcium isotope analysis

Exposure of pregnant women and fetuses to antibacterial compounds leads to health risk

Advion introduces high performance liquid chromatography to complement its CMS

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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

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