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Massachusetts General Hospital to participate in PanFAM-1 hereditary pancreatic cancer risk study

Immunovia AB today announced that Massachusetts General Hospital is to participate in PanFAM-1, a multicenter prospective validation study for the early diagnosis in high-risk individuals with Familial Pancreatic Cancer.

9 Feb 2018

Breakthrough study on mosquito brains could crack the code to creating viable Zika vaccine

Deakin neuro-engineers have conducted an investigation into how mosquito brains are affected by the Zika virus, in a breakthrough study that could crack the code to creating a viable vaccine.

9 Feb 2018

Scientists design new triple labeling technique to analyze stem cell division

A joint team of scientists from Russia and the United States designed a method for marking dividing stem cells with three different labels.

8 Feb 2018

Compounds isolated from rattlesnake's venom show promise to fight against hepatitis C

A group of Brazilian scientists achieved promising results using isolated compounds from the venom of the South American rattlesnake in combat of hepatitis C.

8 Feb 2018

Black patients found to be underrepresented in prostate cancer clinical trials

Clinical trials can offer patients access to cutting-edge treatments with the potential to extend their survival and shape the standard of care in the future.

8 Feb 2018

Study finds new stem cell pathway that allows triple-negative breast cancer to thrive

Cleveland Clinic researchers have published findings in Nature Communications on a new stem cell pathway that allows a highly aggressive form of breast cancer - triple-negative breast cancer - to thrive.

8 Feb 2018

Researchers describe human blood-nerve barrier transcriptome for the first time

Human peripheral nerves -- all the nerves outside of the central nervous system -- are protected by the blood-nerve barrier. This is a tight covering of endothelial cells that maintains the microenvironment within the nerves by restricting the amounts or types of water, ions, solutes and nutrients that can reach the axons, or electric cables within the nerves, from the blood circulation system.

8 Feb 2018

Researchers identify presence of ER gene fusion proteins in treatment-resistant breast cancer

At Magee-Womens Research Institute and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, a large team of clinical and laboratory researchers dedicated to understanding treatment resistance in the most common form of breast cancer have identified a new genetic change in the estrogen receptor that contributes to therapy resistance.

7 Feb 2018

Researchers solve crystal structure for enzyme that plays key role in DNA methylation

A research team led by a biochemist at the University of California, Riverside has solved the crystal structure for an enzyme that plays a key role in DNA methylation, the process by which methyl groups are added to the DNA molecule.

7 Feb 2018

Researchers discover molecule that enhances cartilage regeneration and curbs inflammation

Will there come a time when a patient with arthritis can forgo joint replacement surgery in favor of a shot? Keck School of Medicine of USC scientist Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD, has reason to be optimistic.

7 Feb 2018

New discovery could be key to stopping damage caused by inflammation in many diseases

A discovery by Queensland scientists could be the key to stopping damage caused by uncontrolled inflammation in a range of common diseases including liver disease, Alzheimer's and gout.

7 Feb 2018

USC scientists uncover cellular mechanism responsible for ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Scientists have for the first time discovered a mechanism that limits the number of "cellular janitors" in the nervous system, leading to increased risk for two neurodegenerative diseases: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia, according to a Keck School of Medicine of USC study published today in Nature Medicine.

7 Feb 2018

Loss of coenzyme Q10 increases pre-diabetes risk

Levels of CoQ and the presence of insulin resistance were analyzed in a range of experimental laboratory settings, mouse models and samples from humans, as part of an ambitious research collaboration conducted with the University of Sydney, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Genentech Inc. and the University of New South Wales.

7 Feb 2018

First Tesco Opticians stores transformed into Vision Express after acquisition

Officially opened on Thursday 1st February, Lakeside marked the first of 209 Tesco Opticians stores that are being transformed into Vision Express following the acquisition by the multiple’s parent company, GrandVision.

From Vision Express 7 Feb 2018

Microscope technology reveals full-length serotonin receptor structure for first time

A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have used Nobel prize-winning microscope technology to see full-length serotonin receptors for the first time.

6 Feb 2018

Next-generation ‘active genetics’ tool opens new horizons

In 2015, University of California San Diego biologists Ethan Bier and Valentino Gantz developed a breakthrough technology known as "active genetics," which results in parents transmitting a genetic trait to most of their offspring (instead of 50 percent receiving the trait under standard inheritance).

6 Feb 2018

Revolutionary technology could radically change cryopreservation of cells and tissues

Everyone knows that freezing things is an imperfect process. Take frozen food, for example - most have experienced those frozen ice crystals that change the texture and taste of their favorite meal.

6 Feb 2018

MILabs completes installation of latest VECTor5CT system at University of Copenhagen

MILabs announced today that it has successfully completed the installation of its top-of-the-line multimodality PET-SPECT-UHR CT in the laboratory of Prof. Maiken Nedergaard, M.D, D.M.Sci. – Center for Translational Neuroscience, Division of Glial Disease and Therapeutics.

6 Feb 2018

Asynt’s DrySyn MAXI heating system used for reproducible scale-up of medicinal chemistry reactions

Asynt reports that medicinal chemistry specialists Charnwood Molecular (Loughborough UK) have been using the DrySyn MAXI heating system to successfully and reproducibly scale up syntheses within their contract research laboratories.

6 Feb 2018

Corning and CytoSMART collaborate to simplify cell counting in laboratories

Corning Incorporated and CytoSMART Technologies BV today announced an agreement that will simplify mammalian cell counting in laboratories around the world. Cell counting is a critical step in subcultivation in the cell culture workflow.

6 Feb 2018

Laboratory News and Research

Massachusetts General Hospital to participate in PanFAM-1 hereditary pancreatic cancer risk study

Breakthrough study on mosquito brains could crack the code to creating viable Zika vaccine

Scientists design new triple labeling technique to analyze stem cell division

Compounds isolated from rattlesnake's venom show promise to fight against hepatitis C

Black patients found to be underrepresented in prostate cancer clinical trials

Study finds new stem cell pathway that allows triple-negative breast cancer to thrive

Researchers describe human blood-nerve barrier transcriptome for the first time

Researchers identify presence of ER gene fusion proteins in treatment-resistant breast cancer

Researchers solve crystal structure for enzyme that plays key role in DNA methylation

Researchers discover molecule that enhances cartilage regeneration and curbs inflammation

New discovery could be key to stopping damage caused by inflammation in many diseases

USC scientists uncover cellular mechanism responsible for ALS and frontotemporal dementia

Loss of coenzyme Q10 increases pre-diabetes risk

First Tesco Opticians stores transformed into Vision Express after acquisition

Microscope technology reveals full-length serotonin receptor structure for first time

Next-generation ‘active genetics’ tool opens new horizons

Revolutionary technology could radically change cryopreservation of cells and tissues

MILabs completes installation of latest VECTor5CT system at University of Copenhagen

Asynt’s DrySyn MAXI heating system used for reproducible scale-up of medicinal chemistry reactions

Corning and CytoSMART collaborate to simplify cell counting in laboratories

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