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Researchers discover drug compound that inhibits movement of cancer cells

Fighting cancer means killing cancer cells. However, oncologists know that it's also important to halt the movement of cancer cells before they spread throughout the body.

22 Jun 2018

Minakem's new high-class production facility extends capacity to develop and manufacture HPAPI compounds

Minakem, the CDMO division of Minafin, specialized in custom development and manufacturing of building blocks, GMP intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, today announces it is in the final qualification run to open a new closed-controlled environment high containment production facility in August.

22 Jun 2018

Nightingale Health to analyze biomarker profiles of 500,000 blood samples from UK Biobank

Comprehensive metabolic biomarker profiles of the world's largest health database to be analyzed in 30 months.

22 Jun 2018

Distek, Inc. launches revolutionary benchtop scale bioreactor

Distek, Inc. has revolutionized benchtop scale bioreactors with the release of our BIOne 1250 bioprocess control station for both mammalian and microbial models.

22 Jun 2018

Study provides clues to how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapies

About half of all drugs, ranging from morphine to penicillin, come from compounds that are from-;or have been derived from-;nature. This includes many cancer drugs, which are toxic enough to kill cancer cells.

22 Jun 2018

Researchers outline a connection between subplate neurons and brain disorders

The disappearance of an entire brain region should be cause for concern. Yet, for decades scientists have calmly maintained that one brain area, the subplate, simply vanishes during the course of human development.

22 Jun 2018

Novel cellular pathway may clarify how arterial inflammation develops into atherosclerosis

Investigators have identified a new cellular pathway that may help explain how arterial inflammation develops into atherosclerosis-;deposits of cholesterol, fats and other substances that create plaque, clog arteries and promote heart attacks and stroke. The findings could lead to improved therapies for atherosclerosis, a leading cause of death worldwide.

22 Jun 2018

First human Keystone virus infection reported

Another deadly virus called the Keystone virus that could cause serious brain infection and is transmitted by mosquito bites has been found for the first time to be infecting humans. Until now the virus was noted to infect only animals.

22 Jun 2018

FDA approves Eversense CGM system for use in adults with diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Eversense Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system for use in people 18 years of age and older with diabetes.

21 Jun 2018

UC Riverside researcher receives grants to advance cancer, ALS research

Maurizio Pellecchia, who holds the Daniel Hays Chair in Cancer Research at the University of California, Riverside, has received two grants to continue his research aimed at finding therapeutics for cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers report unusually high levels of herpesvirus in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease

Two strains of human herpesvirus-;human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) -;are found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease at levels up to twice as high as in those without Alzheimer's, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report.

21 Jun 2018

Relaxing 'brain tingles' may have benefits for both mental and physical health

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response - the relaxing 'brain tingles' experienced by some people in response to specific triggers, such as whispering, tapping and slow hand movements - may have benefits for both mental and physical health, according to new research.

21 Jun 2018

New methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify potential antibiotics

In the July 2018 issue of SLAS Discovery, a review article summarizes new methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify new compounds as potential antibiotics.

21 Jun 2018

Rutgers Cancer Institute educates childhood cancer survivors about late effects of treatment

Facing pediatric cancer as a patient or caregiver is challenging enough, but to understand the impact of the late effects of treatment is equally challenging to this population.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers create electronic skin that brings back real sense of touch to prosthetic limbs

Amputees often experience the sensation of a "phantom limb"--a feeling that a missing body part is still there.

21 Jun 2018

New studies on molecular and cellular proteomics

Researchers at the Karolinska Institute were using a proteomic screen to determine the mechanism by which cancer drug candidates killed cells when they realized a potential flaw in the standard experimental design.

21 Jun 2018

$Study shows fat cells increase in size and number upon exposure to fracking chemicals$

Study shows fat cells increase in size and number upon exposure to fracking chemicals

Exposure to fracking chemicals and wastewater promotes fat cell development, or adipogenesis, in living cells in a laboratory, according to a new Duke University-led study.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers develop portable monitor to detect dangerous drop in white blood cells

Researchers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering have developed a portable, non-invasive monitor that can determine, in one minute and without drawing blood, whether chemotherapy patients have a reduced number of white blood cells that could lead to infections.

20 Jun 2018

Distek, Inc. launches new product that extends the capabilities of the symphony 7100

Distek, Inc. announced today the release of their small volume conversion kit for the symphony 7100 bathless dissolution tester,

20 Jun 2018

LabConnect collaborates with Symphony to support clinical research industry

LabConnect, LLC, a leading global provider of central laboratory and support services for biopharmaceutical, medical device and contract research organizations, and Symphony Clinical Research, a worldwide, innovative in-home clinical service provider, today announced a strategic collaboration.

20 Jun 2018

Laboratory News and Research

Researchers discover drug compound that inhibits movement of cancer cells

Minakem's new high-class production facility extends capacity to develop and manufacture HPAPI compounds

Nightingale Health to analyze biomarker profiles of 500,000 blood samples from UK Biobank

Distek, Inc. launches revolutionary benchtop scale bioreactor

Study provides clues to how cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapies

Researchers outline a connection between subplate neurons and brain disorders

Novel cellular pathway may clarify how arterial inflammation develops into atherosclerosis

First human Keystone virus infection reported

FDA approves Eversense CGM system for use in adults with diabetes

UC Riverside researcher receives grants to advance cancer, ALS research

Researchers report unusually high levels of herpesvirus in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease

Relaxing 'brain tingles' may have benefits for both mental and physical health

New methods of fragment-based lead discovery to identify potential antibiotics

Rutgers Cancer Institute educates childhood cancer survivors about late effects of treatment

Researchers create electronic skin that brings back real sense of touch to prosthetic limbs

New studies on molecular and cellular proteomics

Study shows fat cells increase in size and number upon exposure to fracking chemicals

Researchers develop portable monitor to detect dangerous drop in white blood cells

Distek, Inc. launches new product that extends the capabilities of the symphony 7100

LabConnect collaborates with Symphony to support clinical research industry

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