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Cohabitating couples influence microbial communities on each other's skin

Couples who live together share many things: Bedrooms, bathrooms, food, and even bacteria. After analyzing skin microbiomes from cohabitating couples, microbial ecologists at the University of Waterloo, in Canada, found that people who live together significantly influence the microbial communities on each other's skin.

19 Jul 2017

New report proposes strategy to evaluate low-dose toxicity of endocrine disruptors

A new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine proposes a strategy that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should use to evaluate the evidence of adverse human health effects from low doses of exposure to chemicals that can disrupt the endocrine system.

18 Jul 2017

Large-scale genetic study of E. coli illustrates complexity of drug resistant 'superbugs'

The first large-scale genetic study of Escherichia coli (E. coli) cultured from patients with bloodstream infections in England showed that drug resistant 'superbugs' are not always out-competing other strains.

18 Jul 2017

New antibiotic-releasing polymer may simplify treatment of prosthetic joint infection

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has developed an antibiotic-releasing polymer that may greatly simplify the treatment of prosthetic joint infection.

18 Jul 2017

Adding estrogen in the brain may improve health in obese menopausal women

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that adding estrogen in the brain may improve health in obese females after menopause.

18 Jul 2017

Researchers discover reason for chemoresistance in small cell lung cancer

Approximately one year after successful treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy, patients with advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), which primarily affects heavy smokers, generally relapse with recurrence of tumours that are resistant to further chemotherapy.

18 Jul 2017

Scientists find simple way to raise accuracy of diagnostic tests and common assays

Scientists at the University of Washington have discovered a simple way to raise the accuracy of diagnostic tests for medicine and common assays for laboratory research.

18 Jul 2017

New technique physically expands tissues to improve breast cancer diagnosis

A Ludwig Cancer Research study offers pathologists a quick, cheap and reliable tool to diagnose diseases such as early breast cancer with a conventional optical microscope.

18 Jul 2017

Researcher models heart attack in petri dishes to gain insights into cardiac diseases

In petri dishes in her campus laboratory at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Alice Lee is developing colonies of cardiac cells, formed into chambers, that pump and contract like a human heart.

18 Jul 2017

New analysis compares emerging algorithms that look for cancer mutations

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has undertaken the first-ever comparative analysis of a newly emerging category of algorithms that mine genetic information in cancer databases by focusing on internal gene structure (subgene resolution algorithms), in contrast to classical approaches that focus on genes treated as single units.

17 Jul 2017

New bioanalytical method could pave way for personalized drug therapy

Personalized drug therapy, adjusting the dose, dosage intervals, and the duration of treatment to fit individual patients' needs, are getting more and more important.

17 Jul 2017

Researchers develop simple method for capturing proteins implicated in Alzheimer's, other conditions

A simple methodology for capturing proteins implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease and other conditions has been developed by researchers at the University of Bradford and University of Dundee.

17 Jul 2017

'Organic gene therapy' could be effective treatment approach for serious blood disorders

Genome therapy with beneficial natural mutation could lead to new treatment for life-threatening blood disorders.

17 Jul 2017

Existing drugs could offer new way to treat severe inflammatory skin conditions

Existing medicines could offer a new way to treat inflammatory skin conditions, researchers at Melbourne's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and the Royal Melbourne Hospital have revealed.

17 Jul 2017

Regular word puzzle use linked to better brain function in later life

The more regularly people report doing word puzzles such as crosswords, the better their brain function in later life, a large-scale and robust online trial has found.

17 Jul 2017

Sartorius Stedim Biotech introduces complete range of chemistry testing services

Sartorius Stedim Biotech, a leading international supplier for the biopharmaceutical industry, announced the launch of a full range of chemistry testing services. Offered by its subsidiary Sartorius Stedim BioOutsource, they characterize the physicochemical properties and structural attributes of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

From Sartorius 17 Jul 2017

Southampton researchers find new approach to reverse treatment resistance in lymphoma patients

Researchers from the University of Southampton have identified why some people may become resistant to monoclonal antibodies, a common type of immunotherapy used in lymphoma treatment.

17 Jul 2017

SGS Fresenius lab staff successfully use Inlabtec Serial Diluter for food quality and safety testing

Inlabtec AG reports upon the positive results from a 30-month use, by SGS Fresenius GmbH, of the Inlabtec Serial Diluter for food quality and safety testing.

17 Jul 2017

Inhibition of cell receptors clears toxic proteins, cuts inflammation and improves cognition in animal models

Researchers have found cell receptors abnormally overexpressed in post-mortem brains of those with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and that they can be inhibited in animal models to clear toxic protein buildup, reduce brain inflammation, and improve cognitive performance.

17 Jul 2017

Researchers discover new role of enzyme in promoting self-destruction of axons

Scientists in the Vollum Institute at OHSU have identified an enzyme that plays a crucial role in the degeneration of axons, the threadlike portions of a nerve cell that transmit signals within the nervous system.

14 Jul 2017

Laboratory News and Research

Cohabitating couples influence microbial communities on each other's skin

New report proposes strategy to evaluate low-dose toxicity of endocrine disruptors

Large-scale genetic study of E. coli illustrates complexity of drug resistant 'superbugs'

New antibiotic-releasing polymer may simplify treatment of prosthetic joint infection

Adding estrogen in the brain may improve health in obese menopausal women

Researchers discover reason for chemoresistance in small cell lung cancer

Scientists find simple way to raise accuracy of diagnostic tests and common assays

New technique physically expands tissues to improve breast cancer diagnosis

Researcher models heart attack in petri dishes to gain insights into cardiac diseases

New analysis compares emerging algorithms that look for cancer mutations

New bioanalytical method could pave way for personalized drug therapy

Researchers develop simple method for capturing proteins implicated in Alzheimer's, other conditions

'Organic gene therapy' could be effective treatment approach for serious blood disorders

Existing drugs could offer new way to treat severe inflammatory skin conditions

Regular word puzzle use linked to better brain function in later life

Sartorius Stedim Biotech introduces complete range of chemistry testing services

Southampton researchers find new approach to reverse treatment resistance in lymphoma patients

SGS Fresenius lab staff successfully use Inlabtec Serial Diluter for food quality and safety testing

Inhibition of cell receptors clears toxic proteins, cuts inflammation and improves cognition in animal models

Researchers discover new role of enzyme in promoting self-destruction of axons

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