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Pyk2 deficits contribute to memory problems in Huntington’s disease mouse model

Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences of the UB and from IDIBAPS together with a team from the University Pierre and Marie Curie and the Institute du Fer à Moulin, published a study in Nature Communications, which demonstrates that the regulation in Pyk2, a protein-tyrosine kinase, causes alterations of the synaptic plasticity involved in memory tasks, associated with the hippocampus in mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Huntington's.

13 Jun 2017

Platform for laboratories launched by Aircuity

Aircuity, creator of measurably better environments, announced the launch of its 2.0 platform. Aircuity 2.0 is ideal for research laboratory facilities looking to significantly reduce energy costs, monitor space conditions and occupant behavior, and achieve quantifiable savings that can be reinvested in research.

13 Jun 2017

Digital, confocal and stereo microscopes highlighted by Zeiss at MD&M East Expo

ZEISS announces it will be highlighting powerful digital and stereo microscopes ideal for medical manufacturing quality control and assurance applications at Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Expo and Conference, which takes place June 13-15, 2017 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, in New York, NY. Visit Booth #2107 to see ZEISS Smartzoom 5 digital microscope and ZEISS Stemi 508 stereo microscope. Information on ZEISS Smartproof widefield confocal microscope will be part of a poster display at the booth.

From ZEISS Microscopy GmbH 13 Jun 2017

New HPV vaccine could prevent most infections and millions of cancers

Cervical cancer affects more than half a million women and causes more than a quarter of a million deaths each year globally.

13 Jun 2017

UNC researchers evaluate investigational medication for treatment of postpartum depression

Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine announced the publication of results from a multi-site phase 2 clinical trial with brexanolone, an investigational medication, in the treatment of severe postpartum depression.

13 Jun 2017

Poor diet may fuel Alzheimer's in people who carry disease-related gene

A diet high in cholesterol, fat and sugar may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease in people who carry the ApoE4 gene, a leading risk factor for the memory-erasing disease, indicates a new USC study.

13 Jun 2017

Study finds that e-cigarettes are potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes in damaging DNA

A study by chemists at the University of Connecticut (UConn) offers new evidence that e-cigarettes loaded with a nicotine-based liquid are potentially as harmful as unfiltered cigarettes when it comes to causing DNA damage.

13 Jun 2017

Vitamin A improves insulin-producing beta-cells' function, study suggests

There has been no known link between diabetes and vitamin A - until now. A new study suggests that the vitamin improves the insulin producing β-cell´s function.

13 Jun 2017

Scientists create method for mapping genome-wide DNA damage caused by chemical carcinogen

Scientists have known for decades that smoking cigarettes causes DNA damage, which leads to lung cancer. Now, for the first time, UNC School of Medicine scientists created a method for effectively mapping that DNA damage at high resolution across the genome.

13 Jun 2017

Genetic testing getting better at identifying testicular cancer risk

Testing for a new group of genes associated with testicular cancer has improved the ability to identify men at greatest risk of the disease, say researchers. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that by testing for 19 new genetic factors in addition to the 25 risk genes already known, they could identify the 1% of men at highest risk.

13 Jun 2017

Magnetic nanoparticle aggregates can induce death of cancer cells

An international team in which a UPM researcher is involved has shown that it is possible to mechanically destroy cancer cells by rotating magnetic nanoparticles attached to them in elongated aggregates.

13 Jun 2017

New molecular compound improves balance and coordination in mouse model of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at UCLA have developed a molecular compound that improves balance and coordination in mice with early stage Parkinson's disease.

13 Jun 2017

TSRI scientists solve cellular mystery that may have implications for fundamental biology

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have solved a cellular mystery that may have important implications for fundamental biology and diseases like ALS.

13 Jun 2017

Developing synthetic mediums for growing organoids

Organoids are bits of tissue grown in vitro, in a near-physiological 3D setting. The particularity consists in the fact that organoids retain features of the patient they are derived from, even when cultured outside of the human body. This is very different from what traditional, conventional cell culture has been able to do over the past 50 years or so.

13 Jun 2017

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Pyk2 deficits contribute to memory problems in Huntington’s disease mouse model

Platform for laboratories launched by Aircuity

Digital, confocal and stereo microscopes highlighted by Zeiss at MD&M East Expo

New HPV vaccine could prevent most infections and millions of cancers

UNC researchers evaluate investigational medication for treatment of postpartum depression

Poor diet may fuel Alzheimer's in people who carry disease-related gene

Study finds that e-cigarettes are potentially as harmful as tobacco cigarettes in damaging DNA

Vitamin A improves insulin-producing beta-cells' function, study suggests

Scientists create method for mapping genome-wide DNA damage caused by chemical carcinogen

Genetic testing getting better at identifying testicular cancer risk

Magnetic nanoparticle aggregates can induce death of cancer cells

New molecular compound improves balance and coordination in mouse model of Parkinson's disease

TSRI scientists solve cellular mystery that may have implications for fundamental biology

Developing synthetic mediums for growing organoids

Out of work and looking for insurance: COBRA may be the best bet for now

New treatment strategy may destroy difficult-to-treat brain tumors

Zika viral load not necessarily linked to pregnancy problems, fetal abnormalities

New biosensor technology could be used in wearable devices to monitor health

Researchers pinpoint sugar modification in cells that spurs spread of skin cancer

New OpenArray system offers simultaneous detection of pathogens in blood samples

Voltammetry and machine learning for real-time neurotransmitter detection

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

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

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