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FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific Launches Heavy Oil for Embryo Culture: Optimized Protection for the IVF Laboratory

FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific, Inc., a world leader in the innovation, development, and manufacture of cell culture media and assisted reproductive technologies (ART), today announced the launch of its Heavy Oil for Embryo Culture, a sterile mineral oil with an optimal weight viscosity that provides the ideal balance between ease of use and protection.

From FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific 27 Jul 2022

Study estimates prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 omicron breakthrough infections in South Africa

Scientists have described the prevalence of vaccine breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection in South Africa during the period of delta and omicron circulation.

27 Jul 2022

Specific brain responses to traumatic experiences predict vulnerability to develop PTSD

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, individuals facing potentially threatening situations who had less activity in their hippocampus – a brain structure critical for forming memories of situations that are dangerous and that are safe – developed more severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.

26 Jul 2022

Share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20% during the pandemic, analysis finds

From May 2020 to January 2021, the share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic estimates, while fast-food and alcohol tweets decreased by 9 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

26 Jul 2022

Researchers pinpoint multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2

In a pair of related studies, published July 26, 2022 online via First Release in Science, researchers at University of California San Diego, with colleagues on four continents, show that the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 was at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, and resulted from at least two instances of the SARS-CoV-2 virus jumping from live animal hosts to humans working or shopping there.

26 Jul 2022

Researchers develop new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy probes in true 3D shapes

A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi's Advanced Microfluidics and Microdevices Laboratory (AMMLab) have developed new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probes in true three-dimensional shapes they call 3DTIPs. AFM technology allows scientists to observe, measure, and manipulate samples and micro and nanoscale entities with unprecedented precision.

26 Jul 2022

Cocoa reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness, study finds

Cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness when elevated, a new study from the University of Surrey finds.

26 Jul 2022

COVID-19 related acute muscle loss linked to worse outcomes

Researchers investigate acute sarcopenia prevalence in COVID-19 patients and the outcomes of this complication.

25 Jul 2022

Genome arrangement of tree ferns offers insights into its evolution

Land plants evolved 470 million years ago from algae and have since reshaped our world. Throughout their evolution, ferns have undergone a series of changes that have helped them survive on land.

25 Jul 2022

IU researchers evaluate the efficacy of a failed clinical trial drug for Alzheimer's using rigorous pipeline

Most drugs developed to treat Alzheimer's disease have for years been ineffective in clinical trials. Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine recently evaluated the efficacy of a failed clinical trial drug using their rigorous pipeline.

25 Jul 2022

How prepared are we for a widespread monkeypox outbreak?

In a new study, researchers summarized the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis and prevention and treatment strategies for monkeypox (MPX) caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV).

25 Jul 2022

New RT-PCR platform gives results faster than other COVID-19 tests on the market

For more than 30 years, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been the gold standard in molecular diagnostic testing, detecting genetic material, such as those from a virus or from human DNA.

25 Jul 2022

MolGen showcases its lab automation solutions at AACC in Chicago

MolGen B.V. of Veenendaal (NL), a global solutions provider of hardware, reagents, consumables, software and service for human and animal diagnostics, the agriculture and biotech industries, participates in the American Association for Clinical Chemistry Fair (AACC) in Chicago on July 24th - 28th, 2022.

From MolGen 25 Jul 2022

Using genome editing to expand the possibilities of entomological research

Genome sequencing, where scientists use laboratory methods to determine a specific organism's genetic makeup, is becoming a common practice in insect research.

22 Jul 2022

Study reveals new mechanism that regulates auditory sensitivity

A new study published in PNAS highlights a newly identified mechanism of how auditory sensitivity is regulated that could temporarily reduce sensitivity of the auditory system to protect itself from loud sounds that can cause irreversible damage.

22 Jul 2022

Ant colonies behave similar to networks of neurons in a brain, study suggests

Temperatures are rising, and one colony of ants will soon have to make a collective decision. Each ant feels the rising heat beneath its feet but carries along as usual until, suddenly, the ants reverse course.

22 Jul 2022

Lymphatic capillaries act as a signaling hub to control intestinal stem cell activity

To act as a robust barrier against pathogens while also absorbing needed nutrients, the lining of the intestines must regenerate on a daily basis to remain equal to the task.

22 Jul 2022

Study clarifies the role of intestinal white blood cells in colorectal cancer

Colorectal tumors are swarming with white blood cells, but whether these cells help or hinder the cancer is hotly debated.

22 Jul 2022

NIH grant awarded to Marshall researcher for studying genetic mechanisms of cocaine addiction

Price E. Dickson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has received a $407,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic and genomic mechanisms driving the relationship between social reward and cocaine addiction.

22 Jul 2022

Antibodies' neutralization efficacy against Omicron variants BA.1 And BA.2 wanes rapidly, study finds

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected in South Africa in November 2021. The high level of infectiousness of the virus and its ability to quickly spawn additional variants has also been observed in Germany: Since January 2022 the Omicron variant BA.1 has dominated here, followed in subsequent months by the variant BA.2.

22 Jul 2022

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FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific Launches Heavy Oil for Embryo Culture: Optimized Protection for the IVF Laboratory

Study estimates prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 omicron breakthrough infections in South Africa

Specific brain responses to traumatic experiences predict vulnerability to develop PTSD

Share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20% during the pandemic, analysis finds

Researchers pinpoint multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers develop new kind of Atomic Force Microscopy probes in true 3D shapes

Cocoa reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness, study finds

COVID-19 related acute muscle loss linked to worse outcomes

Genome arrangement of tree ferns offers insights into its evolution

IU researchers evaluate the efficacy of a failed clinical trial drug for Alzheimer's using rigorous pipeline

How prepared are we for a widespread monkeypox outbreak?

New RT-PCR platform gives results faster than other COVID-19 tests on the market

MolGen showcases its lab automation solutions at AACC in Chicago

Using genome editing to expand the possibilities of entomological research

Study reveals new mechanism that regulates auditory sensitivity

Ant colonies behave similar to networks of neurons in a brain, study suggests

Lymphatic capillaries act as a signaling hub to control intestinal stem cell activity

Study clarifies the role of intestinal white blood cells in colorectal cancer

NIH grant awarded to Marshall researcher for studying genetic mechanisms of cocaine addiction

Antibodies' neutralization efficacy against Omicron variants BA.1 And BA.2 wanes rapidly, study finds

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