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Innovative RapifleX MALDI-TOF/TOF showcased by Bruker

At the 64th ASMS Conference, Bruker introducesrapifleX™, the highest performance MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometer, which had been shown as work-in-progress to early adopters at HUPO 2015.

From Bruker Daltonics 7 Jun 2016

MetaboBASE personal libraryTM introduced by Bruker

At ASMS 2016, Bruker announces a new mass spectral library called Bruker MetaboBASE Personal LibraryTM, which contains high-resolution, accurate mass MS/MS spectra of over 13,000 metabolic compounds for the seamless identification of metabolites.

From Bruker Daltonics 7 Jun 2016

Personalized therapy shows improved response in cancer patients

In a meta-analysis of hundreds of clinical trials involving thousands of patients, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that therapeutic approaches using precision medicine, which emphasizes the use of individual genetics to refine cancer treatment, showed improved response and longer periods of disease remission, even in phase I trials.

7 Jun 2016

Rice study takes deeper look at how inflammation bridges stress and diabetes

A Rice University study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with roots in the brain's ability to control anxiety.

7 Jun 2016

Panel of microRNAs can predict patients at risk for developing HBV-driven liver cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, is increasing in incidence in the United States, and infection with the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes about 50 percent of cases.

7 Jun 2016

Scientists develop non-toxic transplantation procedure using antibodies to target blood stem cells in mice

Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have taken the first steps toward developing a treatment that would make bone marrow - blood stem cell - transplantation safer and, as a result, more widely available to the millions of people living with blood disorders like sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and AIDS.

7 Jun 2016

New ‘hospital-level measure of value’ can inform consumers about quality, costs of health care choices

In the United States, the transition from volume to value dominates discussions of health care reform. While shared decision making might help patients determine whether to get care, transparency in procedure- and hospital-specific value measures would help them determine where to get care.

7 Jun 2016

Overtesting for HbA1C levels can increase risk of severe hypoglycemia

With a more-is-better mindset common in society, frequent commercials encouraging checks of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels, and ads for new diabetes medications to lower HbA1C in adults with Type 2 diabetes, Mayo Clinic researchers were not too surprised to find overtesting occurring.

7 Jun 2016

New technique helps identify link between fatty acids and breast cancer in postmenopausal women

The presence of high saturated fatty acids in breast tissue may be a useful indicator of cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center, published online June 7 in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

7 Jun 2016

Tarantula venom could help provide relief for patients suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Researchers from The University of Adelaide in South Australia found that a specific peptide in the spider venom could be used to understand how people sense pain.

7 Jun 2016

Drinking soft drinks to rehydrate worsens dehydration-related kidney injury

Repeated heat-related dehydration has been associated with increased risk of chronic kidney damage in mice. A new study in rats published in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology reports that drinking soft drinks to rehydrate worsened dehydration and kidney injury.

7 Jun 2016

Tanaka develops world's first kit to directly detect ZIKA virus in blood

Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K., which operates the Tanaka Precious Metals manufacturing business, has developed the world's first kit able to directly detect the ZIKA virus in blood. The kit is capable of rapid ZIKV detection in just 10 to 15 minutes.

7 Jun 2016

Parents commenting on young daughter’s weight may lead to dissatisfaction with weight as adult

The less you comment on your daughter's weight, the less likely she is to be dissatisfied with her weight as an adult according to a new study from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.

7 Jun 2016

Coagadex now available for rare bleeding disorder patients in the UK

Bio Products Laboratory, Limited (BPL) today announced that Coagadex is now available for patients in the UK.

7 Jun 2016

Existing immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab shows promise for specific sarcoma subtypes

An existing cancer immunotherapy drug reduces tumor size in some types of rare connective tissue cancers, called sarcomas, report researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.

7 Jun 2016

New clinical study data could redefine treatment for mCRPC patients

Janssen-Cilag International NV today announced that data from an interim analysis of The Prostate Cancer Registry, Europe’s first and largest prospective study of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), indicate that the presence of distant metastases (M1) at initial diagnosis may be a critical indicator of future treatment and prognosis for mCRPC patients.

7 Jun 2016

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Innovative RapifleX MALDI-TOF/TOF showcased by Bruker

MetaboBASE personal libraryTM introduced by Bruker

Personalized therapy shows improved response in cancer patients

Rice study takes deeper look at how inflammation bridges stress and diabetes

Panel of microRNAs can predict patients at risk for developing HBV-driven liver cancer

Scientists develop non-toxic transplantation procedure using antibodies to target blood stem cells in mice

New ‘hospital-level measure of value’ can inform consumers about quality, costs of health care choices

Overtesting for HbA1C levels can increase risk of severe hypoglycemia

New technique helps identify link between fatty acids and breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Tarantula venom could help provide relief for patients suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Drinking soft drinks to rehydrate worsens dehydration-related kidney injury

Tanaka develops world's first kit to directly detect ZIKA virus in blood

Parents commenting on young daughter’s weight may lead to dissatisfaction with weight as adult

Coagadex now available for rare bleeding disorder patients in the UK

Existing immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab shows promise for specific sarcoma subtypes

New clinical study data could redefine treatment for mCRPC patients

Multi-center study may help reassure breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen drug

New systems-based strategy may help accelerate TB drug discovery

Dishwasher and laundry capsules pose threat to children

Pioneering deck of cards created to support AF diagnosis and management in primary care

Lab Matters host Harriet Gould on building a more connected lab community

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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