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Modified lipids target the body’s endocannabinoid system to regulate pain and inflammation

When modified using a process known as epoxidation, two naturally occurring lipids are converted into potent agents that target multiple cannabinoid receptors in neurons, interrupting pathways that promote pain and inflammation, researchers report.

10 Feb 2021

Researchers analyze how messenger substances influence individual decision-making

As indicated by other studies, different parts of the brain are responsible for different types of decisions.

10 Feb 2021

Nature Inspired Materials

An Interview with Dr. Lauren Zarzar, exploring how the natural world can serve as both inspiration and model for the invention of dynamic materials, to be presented at Pittcon 2021

From Pittcon 10 Feb 2021

Optibrium Raises Investment to Advance Computer-Aided Drug Discovery

Optibrium™ today announced it has raised significant investment from Kester Capital.

From Optibrium Ltd. 10 Feb 2021

BioRescue research project exemplifies challenges posed by global pandemic

The BioRescue research project, a program aiming at saving the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, exemplifies the challenges to overcome when conducting research and conservation in an international consortium in times of a global pandemic.

10 Feb 2021

Study reveals how older environmentalists consider death care

Traditional burial in a graveyard has environmental costs.

9 Feb 2021

A known tumor suppressor gene plays role in stress protection of adult progenitor cells

Adult progenitor cells are present in the Drosophila fly as early as its larvae stage. These cells are the only ones that are maintained throughout development and they are responsible for giving rise to adult tissues and organs.

9 Feb 2021

Modified CRISPR/Cas9 complex targets specific histones

Finding a needle in a haystack is hard enough. But try finding a specific molecule on the needle.

9 Feb 2021

BMI, male sex, smoking, depression and metabolic syndrome contribute to biological aging

A 'biological age' score predicts that being male, overweight, a smoker and having depression all contribute to biological aging, a study published today in eLife reports.

9 Feb 2021

A new approach for detecting and treating two rare pediatric diseases before birth

Scientists have devised a new approach for detecting and potentially heading off the effects of two rare pediatric diseases before birth.

9 Feb 2021

New molecular tool can be used to study single synapses of neurons

Neurons are the primary cells of the nervous system, and the signals that are transmitted between them are responsible for all our actions and our cognitive ability.

9 Feb 2021

Researchers create bone replicas using a hot nano-chisel

A holy grail for orthopedic research is a method for not only creating artificial bone tissue that precisely matches the real thing, but does so in such microscopic detail that it includes tiny structures potentially important for stem cell differentiation, which is key to bone regeneration.

9 Feb 2021

New discovery revises the ‘text book view’ of cell migration

Research groups at University of Helsinki and Institut Jacques Monod, Paris, discovered a new molecular mechanism that promotes cell migration.

9 Feb 2021

Study sheds light on dangerous nanomaterials lurking in our consumer products

Our consumer products, such as food, cosmetics and clothes, might be filled with nanomaterials - unbeknownst to us.

9 Feb 2021

Hamilton BiOS® Automated Sample Storage System Selected for New Health Sciences Research Building (HSRB)-II at Emory University

Hamilton Storage is pleased to confirm that the Hamilton BiOS® automated storage system will be installed at Emory University.

From Hamilton Company 9 Feb 2021

Life Science News

Modified lipids target the body’s endocannabinoid system to regulate pain and inflammation

Researchers analyze how messenger substances influence individual decision-making

Nature Inspired Materials

Optibrium Raises Investment to Advance Computer-Aided Drug Discovery

BioRescue research project exemplifies challenges posed by global pandemic

Study reveals how older environmentalists consider death care

A known tumor suppressor gene plays role in stress protection of adult progenitor cells

Modified CRISPR/Cas9 complex targets specific histones

BMI, male sex, smoking, depression and metabolic syndrome contribute to biological aging

A new approach for detecting and treating two rare pediatric diseases before birth

New molecular tool can be used to study single synapses of neurons

Researchers create bone replicas using a hot nano-chisel

New discovery revises the ‘text book view’ of cell migration

Study sheds light on dangerous nanomaterials lurking in our consumer products

Hamilton BiOS® Automated Sample Storage System Selected for New Health Sciences Research Building (HSRB)-II at Emory University

Challenges of Cannabis Analysis and Impacts on Driving and Public Health

Tecan and UgenTec partner to offer sample-to-result solutions for qPCR

Study explores how membraneless organelles form and organize themselves

Study provides key insight into the neural mechanism of attention selection in primates

New study describes the evolutionary tale of poisonous butterflies

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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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