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Study reveals how two key neural circuits control social preference

Some individuals love meeting new people, while others abhor the idea. For individuals with conditions such as autism, unfamiliar social interactions can produce negative emotions such as fear and anxiety. A new study from Scripps Research reveals how two key neural circuits dictate the choice between social approach and avoidance.

14 Jul 2020

Your biology may play a role in feeling insecure about romantic relationships

Imagine tracking your feelings during daily interactions with your romantic partner. What would you learn? That's what approximately 100 heterosexual couples in Montreal did each day for 3 weeks during a study run by researchers from McGill University.

14 Jul 2020

Avacta and Integumen team up for detection of novel coronavirus in waste water

Avacta Group plc, the developer of Affimer® biotherapeutics and reagents, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a collaboration with Integumen plc (“Integumen”) to evaluate recently generated Affimer reagents that bind the SARS-COV-2 spike protein for the detection of the coronavirus in wastewater, to provide a real-time alert system to warn of localized COVID-19 outbreaks.

From Avacta Life Sciences Ltd. 14 Jul 2020

Absolute Antibody and University of Zurich partner to offer novel SARS-CoV-2 sybodies

Absolute Antibody Ltd., an industry-leading provider of recombinant antibody products and services, today announced a partnership with University of Zurich to offer synthetic nanobodies against the receptor binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

From Absolute Antibody Ltd 14 Jul 2020

New MET ONE 3400+ air particle counter automates routine environmental monitoring for GMP cleanroom compliance

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announced today that the MET ONE 3400+ portable air particle counter is now available to help GMP cleanroom users simplify their routine environmental monitoring and improve data integrity.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Particle Counting and Characterization 14 Jul 2020

UMass Amherst chemist and kinesiologist synthesize artificial fuel for muscle

A chemist and kinesiologist got on a bus, but this isn't the set-up to a joke. Instead, kinesiologist and lead author Ned Debold and chemist Dhandapani Venkataraman, "DV," began talking on their bus commute to the University of Massachusetts Amherst and discovered their mutual interest in how energy is converted from one form to another - for Debold, in muscle tissue and for DV, in solar cells.

14 Jul 2020

Compound in pickled capers can directly regulate proteins required for bodily processes

A compound commonly found in pickled capers has been shown to activate proteins required for normal human brain and heart activity, and may even lead to future therapies for the treatment of epilepsy and abnormal heart rhythms.

14 Jul 2020

New substance library established to accelerate the systematic development of drugs

In order to accelerate the systematic development of drugs, the MX team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the Drug Design Group at the University of Marburg have established a new substance library.

13 Jul 2020

New method can enhance the effectiveness of bacteria used in biotechnological applications

Scientists have developed a new computational technique that can be used to enhance the effectiveness of bacteria used in biotechnological applications.

13 Jul 2020

Fully automated chip can reliably determine blood type within minutes

The need to first zero in on a blood group can delay blood transfusions in emergency situations, and this in turn can prove fatal.

13 Jul 2020

Novel drug could enable the immune system to attack ovarian cancer

A drug known as SP-2577 could help enable the body's own immune system to attack ovarian cancer, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope.

13 Jul 2020

Researchers develop novel tool to maximize the power of deep learning for genomic studies

Researchers from the MDC have developed a new tool that makes it easier to maximize the power of deep learning for studying genomics.

13 Jul 2020

Developments in Separation Science

An interview with Daniel Armstrong about the evolution of separation science and its recent and future developments.

From Pittcon 13 Jul 2020

Research identifies specific brain cells that trigger sugar consumption and cravings

New research has identified the specific brain cells that control how much sugar you eat and how much you crave sweet tasting food.

12 Jul 2020

Biologists discover extraordinary regeneration of injured neurons in zebrafish

Biologists from the University of Bayreuth have discovered a uniquely rapid form of regeneration in injured neurons and their function in the central nervous system of zebrafish.

12 Jul 2020

New mutation in common subtype of influenza virus helps evade immune response

Strains of a common subtype of influenza virus, H3N2, have almost universally acquired a mutation that effectively blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral protein, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

12 Jul 2020

Fat cell hormone enhances therapeutic potential of MSC therapy

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to differentiate into a range of different cell types, including bone, fat, and muscle cells.

12 Jul 2020

Newly discovered chemical compound shows potential to become treatment for brain disorders

Researchers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) discovered a novel chemical compound, which has the potential to became a new drug for the treatment of core symptoms of brain disorders like Down syndrome and autism.

11 Jul 2020

UQ researchers reveal three-dimensional structure of important enzyme

Advanced herbicides and treatments for infection may result from the unravelling of a 50-year-old mystery by University of Queensland researchers.

11 Jul 2020

USC scientists may have found a path toward increasing human lifespan

Scientists at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have found the beginnings of a path toward increasing human lifespan.

11 Jul 2020

Life Science News

Study reveals how two key neural circuits control social preference

Your biology may play a role in feeling insecure about romantic relationships

Avacta and Integumen team up for detection of novel coronavirus in waste water

Absolute Antibody and University of Zurich partner to offer novel SARS-CoV-2 sybodies

New MET ONE 3400+ air particle counter automates routine environmental monitoring for GMP cleanroom compliance

UMass Amherst chemist and kinesiologist synthesize artificial fuel for muscle

Compound in pickled capers can directly regulate proteins required for bodily processes

New substance library established to accelerate the systematic development of drugs

New method can enhance the effectiveness of bacteria used in biotechnological applications

Fully automated chip can reliably determine blood type within minutes

Novel drug could enable the immune system to attack ovarian cancer

Researchers develop novel tool to maximize the power of deep learning for genomic studies

Developments in Separation Science

Research identifies specific brain cells that trigger sugar consumption and cravings

Biologists discover extraordinary regeneration of injured neurons in zebrafish

New mutation in common subtype of influenza virus helps evade immune response

Fat cell hormone enhances therapeutic potential of MSC therapy

Newly discovered chemical compound shows potential to become treatment for brain disorders

UQ researchers reveal three-dimensional structure of important enzyme

USC scientists may have found a path toward increasing human lifespan

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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