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Research provides new insights into secret life of bacteria

Bacterial infections are the number one cause of death in hospital patients in the United States, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria are on the rise, causing tens of thousands of deaths every year.

6 Sep 2017

Researchers harness lipid nanodiscs to produce hydrogen fuel

A U.S.-based team of researchers featuring MIPT scientists has assembled a nanoscale biological structure capable of producing hydrogen from water using light.

6 Sep 2017

Scientists win new funding to speed up translation of MS research into practice

An innovative multiple sclerosis Research Fellowship designed to fast-track scientific knowledge into clinical practice has been awarded to two researchers at the University of Tasmania’s Menzies Institute for Medical Research.

6 Sep 2017

WPA-funded research reveals that only 48% of Commonwealth countries have mental health policy

On World Mind Matters Day 2017, research funded by the World Psychiatric Association, of laws and policies in 52 countries of the Commonwealth reveals that only 48 per cent of Commonwealth countries have a mental health policy.

6 Sep 2017

Janssen launches innovative campaign to bring much-needed attention to blood cancer across the UK

As part of Janssen’s commitment to raising awareness of blood cancer, supporting patients with the condition and their families, Janssen has today launched the Make Blood Cancer Visible campaign.

6 Sep 2017

X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo offers adaptable x-ray inspection for new levels of flexibility

As food and pharmaceutical manufacturers strive to ensure maximum efficiency on their processing lines to maintain competitiveness, the X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray can help. This series of adaptable x-ray inspection systems uses the most advanced imaging technology on the market to provide high-detection sensitivity appropriate to a broad range of packaged applications.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 6 Sep 2017

Integra makes multichannel pipetting quicker and easier than ever before

INTEGRA is making multichannel pipetting quicker and easier than ever before. The company’s extensive range of manual and electronic handheld pipettes – combined with the revolutionary GripTips system – is helping take the ‘pain’ out of multichannel pipetting, boosting productivity and ensuring happy, healthy staff.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 6 Sep 2017

First flow cytometer offering excitation sources across the visible spectrum launched by Beckman Coulter

Opening possibilities for cancer researchers with first flow cytometer to offer excitation sources across the visible spectrum in a standard configuration.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 6 Sep 2017

Second prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise received by MR Solutions

MR Solutions has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise from the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey at their Guildford headquarters in September in recognition of their outstanding success in growing international sales. It was only a year earlier that MR Solutions had won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Innovation.

From MR Solutions 6 Sep 2017

Uniqsis introduces new flow chemistry system for heterogeneous catalysis applications

Uniqsis has introduced FlowLab Column – an optimized flow chemistry system for heterogeneous catalysis applications.

6 Sep 2017

Research shows value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medical courses

Research by Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing on the BioMedical Admissions Test shows the value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medicine, biomedical and dentistry courses.

6 Sep 2017

‘Medicine Calling’ conference hopes to inspire aspiring medics about career in psychiatry

Young people considering a career in medicine will receive expert advice this weekend to help them on the route to achieving their ambitions and to consider psychiatry as an exciting medical discipline.

6 Sep 2017

USF surgeons use new procedure to vacuum out infected pacemaker wires

Pacemakers help people live longer, active lives. They're also often worn for decades at a time. But a pacemaker's wiring could get infected, and the signs are too similar to typical ailments.

6 Sep 2017

Fluorescent dye imaging tool lights up benign brain tumors during surgery

An experimental imaging tool that uses a targeted fluorescent dye successfully lit up the benign brain tumors of patients during removal surgery, allowing surgeons to identify tumor tissue, a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows.

6 Sep 2017

CSHLP releases new book on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press announced the release of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, available on its website in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats.

6 Sep 2017

Combined PET/CT scanning could identify melanoma patients' response to ICI therapy

Advanced melanoma, a type of skin cancer that has spread to other areas of the body, has a poor prognosis, but immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy can be effective for some patients. Research highlighted in the featured article of the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates that combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanning early in treatment could identify whether the therapy will benefit a particular patient.

6 Sep 2017

Collaborative care model can expand access to treatment for opioid or alcohol addiction

Combining substance abuse treatment with regular medical care can successfully treat people with opioid or alcohol addiction, providing an option that might expand treatment and lower the cost of caring for people caught up in the nation's opioid epidemic, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

6 Sep 2017

New app uses smartphone camera to provide detailed information about heart health

Want to know how healthy your heart is? Now there's an app for that. In a proof-of-concept clinical trial, engineers at Caltech, Huntington Medical Research Institute, and USC have demonstrated that the camera on your smartphone can noninvasively provide detailed information about your heart's health.

6 Sep 2017

How below-the-radar mergers fuel health care monopolies

Hospitals have gone on a doctor-buying spree in recent years, in many areas acquiring so many independent practices they've created near-monopolies on physicians.

6 Sep 2017

Heparin promotes food intake and body weight gain in animal models

Heparin is a medication widely used to prevent blood clotting; it is named after and mimics the naturally occurring anticoagulant in the body.

6 Sep 2017

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Research provides new insights into secret life of bacteria

Researchers harness lipid nanodiscs to produce hydrogen fuel

Scientists win new funding to speed up translation of MS research into practice

WPA-funded research reveals that only 48% of Commonwealth countries have mental health policy

Janssen launches innovative campaign to bring much-needed attention to blood cancer across the UK

X36 Series from Mettler-Toledo offers adaptable x-ray inspection for new levels of flexibility

Integra makes multichannel pipetting quicker and easier than ever before

First flow cytometer offering excitation sources across the visible spectrum launched by Beckman Coulter

Second prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise received by MR Solutions

Uniqsis introduces new flow chemistry system for heterogeneous catalysis applications

Research shows value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medical courses

‘Medicine Calling’ conference hopes to inspire aspiring medics about career in psychiatry

USF surgeons use new procedure to vacuum out infected pacemaker wires

Fluorescent dye imaging tool lights up benign brain tumors during surgery

CSHLP releases new book on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Combined PET/CT scanning could identify melanoma patients' response to ICI therapy

Collaborative care model can expand access to treatment for opioid or alcohol addiction

New app uses smartphone camera to provide detailed information about heart health

How below-the-radar mergers fuel health care monopolies

Heparin promotes food intake and body weight gain in animal models

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

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