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Researchers reveal why CRISPR gene editing sometimes fails to work

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to describe why CRISPR gene editing sometimes fails to work, and how the process can be made to be much more efficient.

11 Jul 2018

Salford Royal and Medopad launch new mobile digital solution for kidney patients

A new mobile digital solution for kidney patients to remotely communicate with clinicians, has been launched at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.

11 Jul 2018

Study aims to assess whether mental health apps lead to overdiagnosis

There are tens of thousands of commercially available mental health apps on the market, many hugely popular. But how do these apps portray mental health and how does this suggest mental health problems should be managed?

10 Jul 2018

New biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism in real time with high sensitivity

A team led by the University of California San Diego has developed a chip that can detect a type of genetic mutation known as a single nucleotide polymorphism and send the results in real time to a smartphone, computer, or other electronic device.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers develop new method to identify genes contributing to heritable cancer risk

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona developed a new method to systematically identify genes contributing to heritable cancer risk.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers use genome editing to reduce cholesterol levels in animal model

Using genome editing to inactivate a protein called PCSK9 effectively reduces cholesterol levels in rhesus macaques, a species of monkey, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

10 Jul 2018

Bruker's MALDI Biotyper OMA receives AOAC Method of the Year award in food microbiology

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Association of Food Protection (www.foodprotection.org/), Bruker announces a standardized workflow for any microbial isolate confirmation and identification in food microbiology.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 10 Jul 2018

Bruker launches innovative iProbe HRMAS for biomolecular, materials and clinical research

At EUROMAR 2018 conference (www.euromar2018.org), Bruker announced the iProbe HRMAS, which now enables full automation of high-resolution magic angle spinning NMR.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 10 Jul 2018

Researchers design artificial intelligence system for predicting drug combinations' side effects

Last month alone, 23 percent of Americans took two or more prescription drugs, according to one CDC estimate, and 39 percent over age 65 take five or more, a number that's increased three-fold in the last several decades.

10 Jul 2018

New 'leadless' pacemakers less likely to cause complications, research finds

Pacemakers that don’t use wires to connect the device to the heart are successfully reducing the number of short-term and mid-term complications patients experience, a study in the United States has found.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers use miniature radio transmitters to track movements of kissing bugs

With the continuing advance of technology, radio tracking devices keep getting smaller and smaller. And that's bad news for stealthy insects like kissing bugs.

10 Jul 2018

New TSPO-targeted PET imaging more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis

A new positron emission tomography imaging method more fully evaluates the extent of rheumatoid arthritis by targeting translocator protein expression in the synovium (joint lining tissue).

10 Jul 2018

Novel plasmonic patch increases brightness in diagnostic tests

Fluorescence-based biosensing and bioimaging technologies are widely used in research and clinical settings to detect and image various biological species of interest.

10 Jul 2018

Mice study shows promise for treating genetic conditions during fetal development

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University have for the first time used a gene editing technique to successfully cure a genetic condition in a mouse model.

10 Jul 2018

Microfluidic chip to detect sepsis proves successful in clinical study

Two years after inventing a microfluidic chip believed to help detect a life-threatening blood infection, researchers in the Texas Tech University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are finally seeing their product work successfully for human patients.

10 Jul 2018

$Small battery-powered device offers new option to treat patients with refractory epilepsy$

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Researchers reveal why CRISPR gene editing sometimes fails to work

Salford Royal and Medopad launch new mobile digital solution for kidney patients

Study aims to assess whether mental health apps lead to overdiagnosis

New biosensor chip detects single nucleotide polymorphism in real time with high sensitivity

Researchers develop new method to identify genes contributing to heritable cancer risk

Researchers use genome editing to reduce cholesterol levels in animal model

Bruker's MALDI Biotyper OMA receives AOAC Method of the Year award in food microbiology

Bruker launches innovative iProbe HRMAS for biomolecular, materials and clinical research

Researchers design artificial intelligence system for predicting drug combinations' side effects

New 'leadless' pacemakers less likely to cause complications, research finds

Researchers use miniature radio transmitters to track movements of kissing bugs

New TSPO-targeted PET imaging more fully evaluates extent of rheumatoid arthritis

Novel plasmonic patch increases brightness in diagnostic tests

Mice study shows promise for treating genetic conditions during fetal development

Microfluidic chip to detect sepsis proves successful in clinical study

Small battery-powered device offers new option to treat patients with refractory epilepsy

Researchers develop simple blood test to predict likely spread of rare cancer

Researchers use information from computer tomography images to simulate heart function

Insight Medical and Onkos Surgical join hands to explore ways to apply augmented reality in musculoskeletal oncology

Researchers develop new approach for tailored production of methacrylate-based photopolymers

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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