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Impaired DNA replication may lead to trans-generational inheritance of epigenetic changes

Scientists reveal that a fault in the process that copies DNA during cell division can cause epigenetic changes that may be inherited for up-to five generations.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers discover synthetic compound effective at relieving neuropathic pain

A team of scientists led by chemists Stephen Martin and James Sahn at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered what they say is a powerful pain reliever that acts on a previously unknown pain pathway.

17 Aug 2017

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

The 200 different types of cells in the body all start with the same DNA genome. To differentiate into families of bone cells, muscle cells, blood cells, neurons and the rest, differing gene programs have to be turned on or off.

17 Aug 2017

Insilico and GSK collaborate to enhance drug discovery process

Insilico Medicine, a Baltimore-based company at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) research for drug discovery, biomarker development and aging research announced today that it has formed a collaboration with GSK to explore how Insilico's AI capability can enhance its drug discovery process.

16 Aug 2017

Bespoke filtration equipment facilitates delivery of critical drugs to leading children’s hospital

Amazon Filters has supplied a major pharmaceutical manufacturer with bespoke filtration equipment enabling them to fulfil a contract to deliver critical drugs to a leading children’s hospital.

From Amazon Filters Ltd. 16 Aug 2017

Biochemist explores complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown

What happens and where, when the body’s fat stores are activated? With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, the biochemist Ruth Birner-Grünberger investigates the complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown, thus providing a basis for new therapeutic approaches for illnesses such as diabetes or arteriosclerosis.

16 Aug 2017

Asynt’s new DrySyn UNO offers unmatched experimental versatility in small footprint

Asynt announces DrySyn UNO - a versatile new heating block system designed to enable chemists to perform heated and stirred experiments in single flasks and vials.

From Asynt 16 Aug 2017

Cardiac stem cells from young hearts can make older hearts young, study says

A new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, published by the European Heart Journal, forecasts the use of infusions of cardiac stem cells obtained from young hearts in reversing the process of aging in the human heart.

16 Aug 2017

BMG LABTECH develop world's first gas ramping function to mimic in vitro ischaemia/reperfusion conditions in a microplate reader

BMG LABTECH developed a new gas ramping function that can fully manipulate the environment within a microplate reader, by mimicking in vitro hypoxia and ischaemia/reperfusion.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 16 Aug 2017

Evidence that cannabis use helps pain or PTSD is lacking, say researchers

Scientific evidence reporting on the use of cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain or post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is too limited to conclude its safety or efficacy, say researchers from the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

15 Aug 2017

Poplar trees fortified with probiotic effectively clean up polluted sites

Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them through natural processes in the plant. It's a feat of nature companies have used to help clean up polluted sites, though only in small-scale projects.

14 Aug 2017

SBIR Fast-Track grant to fund study on new drug that targets cardiovascular diseases

The Exscien Corporation of Louisville, KY, in conjunction with LSU Health New Orleans Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, has been awarded an SBIR Fast-Track grant in the amount of $3.7 million over three years by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers create anti-cancer drugs that can effectively kill 58 types of tumors

Boise State University researchers have created anti-cancer drugs that are effective at killing 58 of the 60 types of tumors found in the National Cancer Institutes NCI-60 panel of cancer cells, which affect nine organ systems in the human body.

14 Aug 2017

METTLER TOLEDO help businesses implement ISO 9001 with new library

ISO 9001 is a standard that sets out the requirements for a Quality Management System (QMS). Its aim is to help businesses and organizations be more efficient and improve customer satisfaction. ISO 9001:2015 was released in 2015 and certified organizations have to adapt their processes to meet these changes by the September 2018 deadline.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 14 Aug 2017

GM pigs one step closer to providing organs for human transplant

US scientists are the closest yet to creating genetically modified pigs with organs that can be safely transplanted into humans.

14 Aug 2017

Counteracting premature aging

Aging is the continuing process of such stress exposures, and with advancing age (normal aging), we must carry lots of senescent cells within our bodies. Senescent cells also often provide some ‘bad influences’ to surrounding healthy cells; such as chronic inflammation and tumorigenesis

14 Aug 2017

Ants can adapt their chemical profile over short evolutionary periods, say biologists

The bodies of ants and other insects are covered with a thin, wax-like layer that protects them from desiccation and enables them to exchange information, in social insects, for instance, to differentiate between enemies and nestmates.

14 Aug 2017

Chemist develops new sugar-coated probe to easily detect low pH in living cells

The human body is engaged in a constant tightrope walk to maintain the right pH, because when our cells' acid-alkaline balance goes wrong, it can go wrong in a big way.

11 Aug 2017

Duke researchers map evolution of sex chromosomes in fungus linked to human disease

Biologically speaking, nearly every species on Earth has two opposite sexes, male and female. But with some fungi and other microbes, sex can be a lot more complicated.

11 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new technique to locate pathogenic mutations in dark, non-coding genome

When doctors can't find a diagnosis for patient's disease, they turn to genetic detectives. Equipped with genomic sequencing technologies available for less than 10 years, these sleuths now routinely search through a patient's DNA looking for mutations responsible for mysterious diseases.

11 Aug 2017

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Impaired DNA replication may lead to trans-generational inheritance of epigenetic changes

Researchers discover synthetic compound effective at relieving neuropathic pain

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

Insilico and GSK collaborate to enhance drug discovery process

Bespoke filtration equipment facilitates delivery of critical drugs to leading children’s hospital

Biochemist explores complex interaction of activation and regulation in fat breakdown

Asynt’s new DrySyn UNO offers unmatched experimental versatility in small footprint

Cardiac stem cells from young hearts can make older hearts young, study says

BMG LABTECH develop world's first gas ramping function to mimic in vitro ischaemia/reperfusion conditions in a microplate reader

Evidence that cannabis use helps pain or PTSD is lacking, say researchers

Poplar trees fortified with probiotic effectively clean up polluted sites

SBIR Fast-Track grant to fund study on new drug that targets cardiovascular diseases

Researchers create anti-cancer drugs that can effectively kill 58 types of tumors

METTLER TOLEDO help businesses implement ISO 9001 with new library

GM pigs one step closer to providing organs for human transplant

Counteracting premature aging

Ants can adapt their chemical profile over short evolutionary periods, say biologists

Chemist develops new sugar-coated probe to easily detect low pH in living cells

Duke researchers map evolution of sex chromosomes in fungus linked to human disease

Researchers develop new technique to locate pathogenic mutations in dark, non-coding genome

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Understanding Consumer-Consented Data to Optimize Digital Health Programs

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