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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

C-Path and Japan's PMDA join forces on first-of-its-kind biomarker project

Critical Path Institute announced today that a formal consultation between its Predictive Safety Testing Consortium and Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has resulted in an agreement on a first-of-its-kind approach to compare the levels of eight novel urinary kidney safety biomarkers in healthy Japanese volunteers to data collected on these same biomarkers in healthy Western volunteers in a bridging study.

27 Mar 2019

Scientific breakthrough could lead to safer bioelectronics

Not only does melanin color our skin, hair, and protect us from sun damage, it could also be used to build electronic, bionic implants.

27 Mar 2019

Probing Submicron Protein Aggregation using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, AF4, and Light Scattering

The most recent developments by Wyatt in their instrumentation and software have made the full potential of FFF accessible to a wider user base. In this interview, Kim R. Williams and Christoph Johann talk to News-Medical and Life Sciences about the technologies and their research.

From Waters | Wyatt Technology 27 Mar 2019

Nine top companies win 2019 Pittcon Today Excellence Awards for innovative products

Pittcon, the world’s leading conference and exposition for laboratory science, is pleased to announce the selection of nine finalists in the annual Pittcon Today Excellence Awards conducted by CE Communications, the official publishers of Pittcon Today and the Pittcon Buzz.

From Pittcon 27 Mar 2019

Tumor-associated macrophages block activity of chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer

A frontline chemotherapy drug given to patients with pancreatic cancer is made less effective because similar compounds released by tumor-associated immune cells block the drug's action, research led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found.

27 Mar 2019

VCU researchers home in on microRNA processing for new cancer therapies

More than a decade of research on the mda-7/IL-24 gene has shown that it helps to suppress a majority of cancer types, and now scientists are focusing on how the gene drives this process by influencing microRNAs.

26 Mar 2019

Causes of diabetes decline or disappear when ‘zombie cells’ are removed, shows study

Mayo Clinic researchers and their collaborators have shown that when senescent cells -- also known as "zombie cells" -- are removed from fat tissue in obese mice, severity of diabetes and a range of its causes or consequences decline or disappear. The findings appear in Aging Cell.

26 Mar 2019

People with untreated diabetes develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at a faster rate

Patients on medication for type 2 diabetes may be keeping Alzheimer's disease away.

26 Mar 2019

People under age 50 with hearing loss more likely to misuse alcohol and drugs

People under age 50 with hearing loss misuse prescription opioids at twice the rate of their hearing peers, and are also more likely to misuse alcohol and other drugs, a new national study finds.

26 Mar 2019

Novel hydrogel provides better cell encapsulation and delivery

Tissue engineering is a medical solution that uses living cells to repair or replace structural tissue, such as blood vessels, bone, cartilage, etc.

26 Mar 2019

Research shows financial and quality-of-life toll of intravenous therapy on parents, caregivers

When treating patients, doctors sometimes overlook how their decisions impact a world they never see: a patient's home life. In the case of some serious infections in children, oral antimicrobial drugs are just as good at treating these ailments at home as the standard, intravenous medications.

26 Mar 2019

Higher levels of sex hormones in older men related to lower biological age

Older men tend to have lower biological age if they have higher levels of sex hormones, particularly the estradiol form of estrogen, a large new study from Australia finds.

26 Mar 2019

Time-restricted eating may prove to be a dietary intervention against breast cancer

Changing when you eat rather than what you eat may prove to be a dietary intervention against breast cancer, suggests a new mouse study to be presented Saturday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in New Orleans, La.

25 Mar 2019

Walking downhill after meals can reduce bone resorption in postmenopausal women with diabetes

Walking downhill after eating can reduce bone resorption, the process in which old bone is broken down and removed from the body, in postmenopausal women with diabetes, according to research to be presented Sunday, March 24 at ENDO 2019, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in New Orleans, La. Walking uphill does not have the same benefit, the study found.

25 Mar 2019

Sativa Investments completes 1000th cannabinoid and terpenes test at PhytoVista Laboratories

Sativa Investments PLC, the UK’s first medicinal cannabis investment vehicle, has completed its 1000th cannabinoid and terpenes test at its on-site testing facility, PhytoVista Laboratories (“PhytoVista”).

25 Mar 2019

Research Recognition Award will help improve lives of young people with absence epilepsy

The 2019 Epilepsy League Research Recognition Award and prize money of CHF 25,000 is set to benefit young people: Dr. phil. Martina Hubacher is researching “The absent mind – Neurocognition and sleep in young people with absence seizures” at the University Children's Hospital Basel.

25 Mar 2019

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C-Path and Japan's PMDA join forces on first-of-its-kind biomarker project

Scientific breakthrough could lead to safer bioelectronics

Probing Submicron Protein Aggregation using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, AF4, and Light Scattering

Nine top companies win 2019 Pittcon Today Excellence Awards for innovative products

Tumor-associated macrophages block activity of chemotherapy drug in pancreatic cancer

VCU researchers home in on microRNA processing for new cancer therapies

Causes of diabetes decline or disappear when ‘zombie cells’ are removed, shows study

People with untreated diabetes develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at a faster rate

People under age 50 with hearing loss more likely to misuse alcohol and drugs

Novel hydrogel provides better cell encapsulation and delivery

Research shows financial and quality-of-life toll of intravenous therapy on parents, caregivers

Higher levels of sex hormones in older men related to lower biological age

Time-restricted eating may prove to be a dietary intervention against breast cancer

Walking downhill after meals can reduce bone resorption in postmenopausal women with diabetes

Sativa Investments completes 1000th cannabinoid and terpenes test at PhytoVista Laboratories

Research Recognition Award will help improve lives of young people with absence epilepsy

Weight loss in obese migraine sufferers can improve their quality of life

CPAP treatment can result in weight loss in people with sleep apnea and obseity

Obesity linked to reproductive problems in women with type 1 diabetes

Exposure to dim light at night may contribute to spread of breast cancer to bones

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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