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ATS publishes new guideline on role of weight management in sleep apnea treatment

A new guideline focused on the role of weight management in treating adult obstructive sleep apnea has been published online by the American Thoracic Society in the Sept. 15 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

17 Sep 2018

Engineers develop new model that predicts likelihood of flood events in Germany

Engineers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a new statistical model that predicts how likely extreme flood events are in Germany.

17 Sep 2018

QIAGEN and DiaSorin launch automated, CE-marked workflow for high-throughput TB screening

QIAGEN N.V. and DiaSorin today announced the introduction of an automated, CE-marked workflow for QIAGEN’s QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Blood Collection Tubes (QFT-Plus BCT) and a novel DiaSorin LIAISON Test on widely used immunodiagnostic instruments from DiaSorin.

17 Sep 2018

KNAUER selected as finalist at prestigious German award for medium-sized businesses

On Saturday, the 8th of September 2018, the awards gala of the "GroßerPreis des Mittelstandes 2018" took place in the "International Congress Center" of the Dresden Maritim Hotel.

From KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH 17 Sep 2018

Easy and rapid test for viral infections can cut antibiotic use, hospitalizations

A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to new research presented to the European Respiratory Society International Congress today.

17 Sep 2018

KKH develops new test to enable faster diagnosis of critically ill children with rare diseases

A multi-disciplinary team at KK Women's and Children's Hospital has developed a test to enable faster diagnosis of rare diseases to help critically ill children.

17 Sep 2018

Investigators pinpoint exact stage of retinoblastoma development in children

Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have been able to pinpoint the exact stage of development of the human retina, when cells can grow out of control and form cancer-like masses.

14 Sep 2018

New research aims to engineer neural network from living cells

Will the computers of tomorrow be manufactured, or will they be cultivated? This question lies at the heart of new research from Lehigh University that aims to engineer a neural network--a computer system modeled on the human brain and nervous system--from actual living cells, and program it to compute a basic learning task.

14 Sep 2018

UCL researchers use ZEISS Xradia 810 Ultra X-ray microscopy to study batteries, fuel cells

The Electrochemical Innovation Laboratory at University College London is using ZEISS Xradia 810 Ultra X-ray microscopy to study the inner-workings of batteries and fuel cells.

From Carl Zeiss AG 14 Sep 2018

Lab Innovations announces CPD-accredited program for 2018 open conference streams

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, has announced the programme for its 2018 open conference streams, complementing its showcase of lab products, technologies and services.

From Lab Innovations 14 Sep 2018

Replacement bisphenols cause reproductive defects in lab mice

Twenty years ago, researchers made the accidental discovery that the now infamous plastics ingredient known as bisphenol A or BPA had inadvertently leached out of plastic cages used to house female mice in the lab, causing a sudden increase in chromosomally abnormal eggs in the animals.

14 Sep 2018

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Diamond collaborate to launch new cryo-EM capability for use in life sciences industry

An agreement to launch a new cryo-EM capability for use in the life sciences industry sector by Thermo Fisher Scientific, one of the world leaders in high-end scientific instrumentation, and Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron and one of the most advanced scientific facilities in the world, was announced today at the official opening of the new national electron bio-imaging center at Diamond.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Electron Microscopy Solutions 14 Sep 2018

Previously unknown virus acts as 'driver' for interstitial nephropathy

An international research team led by Wolfgang Weninger, who has been Head of MedUni Vienna's Department of Dermatology since 1 September, has discovered a previously unknown virus that acts as a "driver" for certain kidney diseases (interstitial nephropathy).

14 Sep 2018

FDA approves new treatment for people with hairy cell leukemia

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved LUMOXITI (moxetumomab pasudotox-tdfk) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory hairy cell leukemia who have received at least two prior systemic therapies, including treatment with a purine nucleoside analog.

14 Sep 2018

Caspase-2 enzyme inhibitor could provide effective way to stop aggressive fatty liver disease

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered using mice and human clinical specimens, that caspase-2, a protein-cleaving enzyme, is a critical driver of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, a chronic and aggressive liver condition.

14 Sep 2018

Study could pave way for new therapies to reverse aging in human cells

Research has shed new light on genetic processes that may one day lead to the development of therapies that can slow, or even reverse, how our cells age.

14 Sep 2018

Study: aPKC inhibitors may provide new therapeutic option for blinding eye diseases

Many eye diseases, including diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, exhibit increased permeability of blood vessels in the macular (central) portion of the retina leading to abnormal fluid accumulation and vision loss.

14 Sep 2018

Studies explore biological mechanisms that may explain HIV post-treatment controllers

Most HIV patients need to take daily anti-retroviral therapy - if they suspend treatment, HIV will rebound within 3-4 weeks.

14 Sep 2018

Researchers describe mechanism that sets stage for fate decision of T cells

After a pathogen infects the body, the immune system responds with a remarkable -- and remarkably complicated -- cascade of events.

14 Sep 2018

Rare antibodies could be key ingredients in therapeutics capable of neutralizing many Ebola types

Two new studies by scientists at Scripps Research are bringing Ebola virus's weaknesses into the spotlight, showing for the first time exactly how human and mouse antibodies can bind to the virus and stop infection--not only for Ebola virus, but for other closely related pathogens as well.

13 Sep 2018

Laboratory News and Research

ATS publishes new guideline on role of weight management in sleep apnea treatment

Engineers develop new model that predicts likelihood of flood events in Germany

QIAGEN and DiaSorin launch automated, CE-marked workflow for high-throughput TB screening

KNAUER selected as finalist at prestigious German award for medium-sized businesses

Easy and rapid test for viral infections can cut antibiotic use, hospitalizations

KKH develops new test to enable faster diagnosis of critically ill children with rare diseases

Investigators pinpoint exact stage of retinoblastoma development in children

New research aims to engineer neural network from living cells

UCL researchers use ZEISS Xradia 810 Ultra X-ray microscopy to study batteries, fuel cells

Lab Innovations announces CPD-accredited program for 2018 open conference streams

Replacement bisphenols cause reproductive defects in lab mice

Thermo Fisher Scientific and Diamond collaborate to launch new cryo-EM capability for use in life sciences industry

Previously unknown virus acts as 'driver' for interstitial nephropathy

FDA approves new treatment for people with hairy cell leukemia

Caspase-2 enzyme inhibitor could provide effective way to stop aggressive fatty liver disease

Study could pave way for new therapies to reverse aging in human cells

Study: aPKC inhibitors may provide new therapeutic option for blinding eye diseases

Studies explore biological mechanisms that may explain HIV post-treatment controllers

Researchers describe mechanism that sets stage for fate decision of T cells

Rare antibodies could be key ingredients in therapeutics capable of neutralizing many Ebola types

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