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arivis AG launches new InViewR software for 3D and 4D visualization of microscope data

arivis AG will be hosting a special event for VIP guests to journey inside biological structures during an immersive virtual reality experience with the newest version of InViewR software.

16 Nov 2016

New webinar provides opportunity to learn background of MicroScale Thermophoresis

Live Webinar for Users and Interested Scientists

16 Nov 2016

Scientists develop wearable terahertz scanner for noninvasive inspections of medical, drug delivery equipment

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a portable and wearable terahertz scanning device made using arrays of carbon nanotubes, for non-invasive inspection of three-dimensional objects without requiring bulky peripheral optical components.

16 Nov 2016

Research shows CRAC channel inhibitors decrease lesion size, brain hemorrhage, and neurological deficits in TBI model

Researchers from the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UCSF, and CalciMedica, Inc., are presenting a poster at the 46th annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego describing the use of calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel inhibitors in traumatic brain injury (TBI).

16 Nov 2016

British and Malaysian scientists develop new, nontoxic copper catalyst for click chemistry in living organisms

Assembling a drug from harmless components at the target location, such as a tumor, would help reduce the side effects of treatment.

16 Nov 2016

Research finds difference in brain activity between native English and Japanese speakers during vocal communication

Which parts of a person's face do you look at when you listen them speak? Lip movements affect the perception of voice information from the ears when listening to someone speak, but native Japanese speakers are mostly unaffected by that part of the face.

16 Nov 2016

New study sheds light on how immune system functions during sleep

A new study sheds light on how the immune system replenishes itself during sleep. Researchers found that some subsets of T cells are reduced from the bloodstream during sleep when risk of infection is low.

16 Nov 2016

Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure and high temperatures linked to increased SIDS risk

Researchers are a step closer to understanding why cigarette smoke exposure during pregnancy may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

16 Nov 2016

New bioinformatic framework identifies protein that plays key role in diabetic kidney disease

A new bioinformatic framework developed by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine has identified key proteins significantly altered at the gene-expression level in biopsied tissue from patients with diabetic kidney disease, a result that may reveal new therapeutic targets.

16 Nov 2016

Congenital CMV infection highly common among children with cerebral palsy, study finds

Cytomegalovirus is a common herpesvirus that can cross the placenta, infect the fetus and cause damage to the developing brain.

15 Nov 2016

Creating artery banks may transform treatment of heart and vascular ailments

The prospect of creating artery "banks" available for cardiovascular surgery, bypassing the need to harvest vessels from the patient, could transform treatment of many common heart and vascular ailments.

15 Nov 2016

New research helps explain possible mechanism for recurrence of breast cancer

In October, we mourned those who died of breast cancer and celebrated all of the women (and men) who have survived. What many of those survivors worry about, though, is that their breast cancer may come back.

15 Nov 2016

Circular ‘Princess Leia’ oscillations help sleeping brain consolidate memories

Every night while you sleep, electrical waves of brain activity circle around each side of your brain, tracing a pattern that, were it on the surface of your head, might look like the twin hair buns of Star Wars' Princess Leia.

15 Nov 2016

Gut microbiota may play important role in influencing onset of blinding wet AMD

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the industrialized world, affecting over 10 million individuals in North America.

15 Nov 2016

Scientists uncover evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe

A team of scientists and archaeologists have discovered widespread evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe.

15 Nov 2016

Research findings suggest efficacy of conventional flu vaccines can be improved

A team of engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin is reporting new findings on how the influenza vaccine produces antibodies that protect against disease, research that suggests that the conventional flu vaccine can be improved.

15 Nov 2016

NIH researchers identify antibody that potently neutralizes 98% of HIV strains

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have identified an antibody from an HIV-infected person that potently neutralized 98 percent of HIV isolates tested, including 16 of 20 strains resistant to other antibodies of the same class.

15 Nov 2016

Consuming violent and sexual media before sleep may highly influence dreams at night

The violent and sexual media you consume during the day may infiltrate your dreams at night, new research suggests.

15 Nov 2016

Preconsumption of red wine can prevent short-term vascular injury caused by smoking

Drinking red wine is widely regarded as protective against cardiovascular disease. A new report in The American Journal of Medicine found that a glass or two of red wine before lighting up a cigarette can counteract some of the short-term negative effects of smoking on blood vessels.

15 Nov 2016

BUSM researchers discover new pathway and protein involved in metastasis of breast cancer

Researchers have identified a new pathway and with it a protein, BRD4, necessary for breast cancer cells to spread.

15 Nov 2016

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arivis AG launches new InViewR software for 3D and 4D visualization of microscope data

New webinar provides opportunity to learn background of MicroScale Thermophoresis

Scientists develop wearable terahertz scanner for noninvasive inspections of medical, drug delivery equipment

Research shows CRAC channel inhibitors decrease lesion size, brain hemorrhage, and neurological deficits in TBI model

British and Malaysian scientists develop new, nontoxic copper catalyst for click chemistry in living organisms

Research finds difference in brain activity between native English and Japanese speakers during vocal communication

New study sheds light on how immune system functions during sleep

Prenatal cigarette smoke exposure and high temperatures linked to increased SIDS risk

New bioinformatic framework identifies protein that plays key role in diabetic kidney disease

Congenital CMV infection highly common among children with cerebral palsy, study finds

Creating artery banks may transform treatment of heart and vascular ailments

New research helps explain possible mechanism for recurrence of breast cancer

Circular ‘Princess Leia’ oscillations help sleeping brain consolidate memories

Gut microbiota may play important role in influencing onset of blinding wet AMD

Scientists uncover evidence of prehistoric milk production in southern Europe

Research findings suggest efficacy of conventional flu vaccines can be improved

NIH researchers identify antibody that potently neutralizes 98% of HIV strains

Consuming violent and sexual media before sleep may highly influence dreams at night

Preconsumption of red wine can prevent short-term vascular injury caused by smoking

BUSM researchers discover new pathway and protein involved in metastasis of breast cancer

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