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False positives from mammogram screening can be detrimental to future care

A study conducted by the University of Illinois, Chicago, and published this week by the American Association for Cancer Research, indicates that women who experience a false positive after mammogram screening are more likely to delay or avoid future screening appointments.

10 Feb 2017

Gut bacteria can accelerate development of Alzheimer’s disease, research shows

New research from Lund University in Sweden has shown that intestinal bacteria can accelerate the development of Alzheimer's disease. According to the researchers behind the study, the results open up the door to new opportunities for preventing and treating the disease.

10 Feb 2017

Malaria mosquitoes exhibit similar sensitivity to heat and horseradish

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have taken an important step on the road to understanding the underlying mechanism of how and why animals can feel pain in connection with cold or heat. However, according to the study, temperature is just one triggering factor – horseradish, mustard, cinnamon and wasabi have a similar effect.

10 Feb 2017

Particle Works offers wide range of nano- and microparticle materials with exceptional precision

Particle Works – a Blacktrace Holdings brand – is a world leader in the synthesis of nano- and microparticles. Combining state-of-the-art facilities with precision manufacturing expertise, the company can offer a wide range of bespoke services, including high throughput material discovery, process optimization and synthesis scale-up.

10 Feb 2017

Bedfont family updates brand to reflect core values and future ideas

New year, new face and new brand for Bedfont as Jason Smith, new managing director, is shaking things up for the 40 year old company.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 10 Feb 2017

Study: Decline in cancer cases may be linked to reduction in preventative health behaviors

The number of people diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. underwent a large, rapid decline in recent years. This trend is surprising given the growth in the number of aging adults at risk for cancer.

10 Feb 2017

InnovationDB conducts study to explore use of plastic electronics in healthcare devices

Now is the time for healthcare innovators to adopt plastic electronics and revolutionise healthcare monitoring and diagnosis. InnovationDB, the world’s largest IP licensable technology database, has carried out a comprehensive study of the use of plastic electronics in healthcare devices to spot the biggest trends and identify the full potential of this exciting technology to transform our lives.

10 Feb 2017

Direct radiolabeling of nanographene materials enhances bioimaging accuracy, reduces biases

Positron emission tomography plays a pivotal role for monitoring the distribution and accumulation of radiolabeled nanomaterials in living subjects. The radioactive metals are usually connected to the nanomaterial through an anchor, a so-called chelator, but this chemical binding can be omitted if nanographene is used, as American scientists report in the journal Angewandte Chemie

10 Feb 2017

IDT completes acquisition of GeneWorks' oligo manufacturing business

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), through its Singapore subsidiary, today completed the acquisition of the oligonucleotide manufacturing business of GeneWorks Pty Ltd. (GeneWorks) in Australia. This acquisition sees IDT expand its reach in the Asia-Pacific region, following its recent establishment of sales offices in Japan and Korea.

10 Feb 2017

BMG LABTECH celebrates 21 years of customer service excellence in the UK

BMG LABTECH’s UK subsidiary has achieved more than two decades of innovation and steady growth. The subsidiary was established in 1996 and 2017 sees its 21st anniversary. It was founded to offer excellent sales and service for BMG LABTECH’s wide range of dedicated and multi-mode microplate readers for life sciences applications and high throughput screening purposes.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 10 Feb 2017

News stories about public health can fall victim to third-person effect, study finds

"There has been a little flu, but there will be more...we have not seen the worst of it, flu usually peaks in February," said an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer in January.

10 Feb 2017

RIT professor receives grant to design security measures for deeply-embedded computing systems

Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, a faculty member at Rochester Institute of Technology, recently received a grant to design security measures for computing systems that will protect wearable and implanted medical devices such as pacemakers from cyberattacks.

10 Feb 2017

Salk study finds similar algorithm governing the brain and Internet

Although we spend a lot of our time online nowadays--streaming music and video, checking email and social media, or obsessively reading the news--few of us know about the mathematical algorithms that manage how our content is delivered.

10 Feb 2017

New study aims to better understand long-term neurologic effects of mild TBI

An ambitious U.S. federally funded study is enrolling at least 1,100 service members and veterans who fought in Iraq or Afghanistan to learn more about mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and how it can be best evaluated, and perhaps prevented and treated.

9 Feb 2017

Scientists discover reason behind mosquitoes’ attraction towards people with malaria

Malaria mosquitoes prefer to feed -- and feed more -- on blood from people infected with malaria. Researchers from Stockholm University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have discovered why.

9 Feb 2017

‘Heart disease’ related to hardening of arteries could affect feet, kidneys and the brain

In February, American Heart Month raises awareness about heart disease. But "heart disease" is a catch-all term that refers to numerous problems, many of which are related to hardening of the arteries.

9 Feb 2017

Language barriers may limit individual's ability to receive kidney transplant, study reveals

Language barriers may hinder US kidney transplant candidates' access to kidney transplantation, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

9 Feb 2017

Older adults developing preference for LAT relationships

Since 1990, the divorce rate among adults 50 years and older has doubled. This trend, along with longer life expectancy, has resulted in many adults forming new partnerships later in life.

9 Feb 2017

Researchers report extraordinary resilience of woman who endured multiple strokes

Stroke is a type of lesion caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, which results in the death of some of the brain's neurons.

9 Feb 2017

New ‘MAGIC algorithm’ can predict transplant patient’s risk of developing graft-versus-host disease

Researchers at Mount Sinai Health System have discovered a way to predict whether blood cancer patients who received a bone marrow transplant will develop graft-versus-host disease, a common and often lethal complication, according to a study published in JCI Insight.

9 Feb 2017

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False positives from mammogram screening can be detrimental to future care

Gut bacteria can accelerate development of Alzheimer’s disease, research shows

Malaria mosquitoes exhibit similar sensitivity to heat and horseradish

Particle Works offers wide range of nano- and microparticle materials with exceptional precision

Bedfont family updates brand to reflect core values and future ideas

Study: Decline in cancer cases may be linked to reduction in preventative health behaviors

InnovationDB conducts study to explore use of plastic electronics in healthcare devices

Direct radiolabeling of nanographene materials enhances bioimaging accuracy, reduces biases

IDT completes acquisition of GeneWorks' oligo manufacturing business

BMG LABTECH celebrates 21 years of customer service excellence in the UK

News stories about public health can fall victim to third-person effect, study finds

RIT professor receives grant to design security measures for deeply-embedded computing systems

Salk study finds similar algorithm governing the brain and Internet

New study aims to better understand long-term neurologic effects of mild TBI

Scientists discover reason behind mosquitoes’ attraction towards people with malaria

‘Heart disease’ related to hardening of arteries could affect feet, kidneys and the brain

Language barriers may limit individual's ability to receive kidney transplant, study reveals

Older adults developing preference for LAT relationships

Researchers report extraordinary resilience of woman who endured multiple strokes

New ‘MAGIC algorithm’ can predict transplant patient’s risk of developing graft-versus-host disease

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