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TSRI scientists discover potential drug candidate to suppress pain and itch

In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a possible drug candidate that suppresses pain and itch in animal models.

1 Dec 2016

Opportunity for Bibby Scientific to improve services in the EMEA market

Bibby Scientific Ltd announced that it will be taking over the distribution of Argos Technologies products, outside of the USA and Asia Pacific, from December 2016. As Bibby Scientific and Argos Technologies are now both part of the Cole-Parmer group, this gives the company an opportunity to streamline customer experience in the EMEA market.

From Cole Parmer Limited 1 Dec 2016

BioCision reveal new company focussing on clinical technology development

BioCision, LLC, a life science research and development company that standardizes basic laboratory processes, today announced the formation of MedCision, Inc., an independent company focused on automation of pre-clinical and clinical processes.

1 Dec 2016

New global network to explore link between genes and environmental factors to tackle health challenges

A new global network linking leading research centres across the world has launched today to tackle some of the most pressing global health challenges of our time such as autism, cancer, diabetes and dementia.

1 Dec 2016

biosurfit announces CE Marking for new HbA1c test

Today, biosurfit SA, the in vitro point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics company, announces CE Marking (Conformité Européenne) for its HbA1c (Haemoglobin A1c) test, the third in a series of tests available on its spinit point-of-care instrument.

1 Dec 2016

Alcohol consumption linked to higher risk of melanoma

Alcohol intake was associated with higher rates of invasive melanoma among white men and women.

1 Dec 2016

Upright posture in patients with Parkinson's disease exacerbates cognitive deficits, study shows

In a new study published online today in the journal Neurology, a research team led by neurologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and neuropsychologists at Boston University has shown that when patients with Parkinson's disease experience a drop in blood pressure upon standing up - a condition known as orthostatic hypotension (OH) - they exhibit significant cognitive deficits.

30 Nov 2016

FDG PET-CT imaging helps assess anatomical structure and metabolic activity in patients with GLILD

A new proof of concept study has shown that an imaging technique more commonly used to assess cancer patients may also be of help in assessing disease and treatment effects in patients with inflammatory diseases.

30 Nov 2016

Biomedical scientist develops new way to create micro muscles for testing muscle efficiency

A biomedical research scientist is taking the lead in the creation of muscle cells and micro muscles to test muscle efficiency in the laboratory - and he is able to carry out this new and innovative work thanks to the support he has received to get him back into science after a career break.

30 Nov 2016

Synthetic rice odour blend attracts egg-laying female malaria mosquitoes

The increased use of irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa has benefited the Anopheles arabiensis mosquito - an important malaria vector - particularly in rice paddies.

30 Nov 2016

Researchers use microbubbles and ultrasound to transport drugs across blood–brain barrier

The impassable blood-brain barrier prevents microorganisms from entering our brain, however it also blocks medicines that could help treat Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

30 Nov 2016

Okayama University researchers find way to prevent replication of influenza viral RNA

Researchers at Okayama University have successfully cleaved influenza viral RNA to prevent its replication using novel artificial RNA restriction enzymes in laboratory cell cultures.

30 Nov 2016

Asynt release guide for heating block use in labs

Asynt announces an updated version of its best practice guide developed to enable laboratory personnel to more safely use heating block systems.

From Asynt 30 Nov 2016

Study finds characteristics essential to enable readability of printed text in visually impaired people

The number of visually impaired people in Norway is high. The Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted estimates that 180,000 Norwegians have been diagnosed with an eye condition.

30 Nov 2016

Researchers come up with new approach to stabilize vaccines at room temperature

Shipping vaccines in an unbroken temperature-controlled supply chain (a "cold chain") all the way to recipients is a major logistical and financial challenge in remote areas and developing countries.

30 Nov 2016

Scientists identify microrna that provides clues for quieting auditory hallucinations of schizophrenia

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a small RNA (microRNA) that may be essential to restoring normal function in a brain circuit associated with the "voices" and other hallucinations of schizophrenia.

30 Nov 2016

New optical fiber probe could help differentiate between healthy and cancerous tissue during surgery

An optical fiber probe can distinguish cancer tissue and normal tissue at the margins of a tumor being excised, in real time, by detecting the difference in pH between the two types of tissue.

30 Nov 2016

Tiny, glowing crystals could be powerful new tool to detect and clean contaminated water sources

Tiny, glowing crystals designed to detect and capture heavy-metal toxins such as lead and mercury could prove to be a powerful new tool in locating and cleaning up contaminated water sources.

29 Nov 2016

Scientists create comprehensive computational metabolic models for different gut microbes

Hundreds of different bacterial species live in the human gut, helping us to digest our food. The metabolic processes of these bacteria are not only tremendously important to our health -- they are also tremendously complex.

29 Nov 2016

Study sheds light on why new drug is effective in combating leukaemia

Researchers at the University of Southampton have shed new light on why and how a new class of drug is effective at fighting off leukaemia.

29 Nov 2016

Laboratory News and Research

TSRI scientists discover potential drug candidate to suppress pain and itch

Opportunity for Bibby Scientific to improve services in the EMEA market

BioCision reveal new company focussing on clinical technology development

New global network to explore link between genes and environmental factors to tackle health challenges

biosurfit announces CE Marking for new HbA1c test

Alcohol consumption linked to higher risk of melanoma

Upright posture in patients with Parkinson's disease exacerbates cognitive deficits, study shows

FDG PET-CT imaging helps assess anatomical structure and metabolic activity in patients with GLILD

Biomedical scientist develops new way to create micro muscles for testing muscle efficiency

Synthetic rice odour blend attracts egg-laying female malaria mosquitoes

Researchers use microbubbles and ultrasound to transport drugs across blood–brain barrier

Okayama University researchers find way to prevent replication of influenza viral RNA

Asynt release guide for heating block use in labs

Study finds characteristics essential to enable readability of printed text in visually impaired people

Researchers come up with new approach to stabilize vaccines at room temperature

Scientists identify microrna that provides clues for quieting auditory hallucinations of schizophrenia

New optical fiber probe could help differentiate between healthy and cancerous tissue during surgery

Tiny, glowing crystals could be powerful new tool to detect and clean contaminated water sources

Scientists create comprehensive computational metabolic models for different gut microbes

Study sheds light on why new drug is effective in combating leukaemia

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