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CML treatment-free remission criteria outlined

Treatment-free remission may be feasible in many patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia, say researchers who set out clinical and logistical requirements for discontinuing tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy.

18 May 2016

Wyss Institute partners with ReWalk to accelerate development of wearable, soft exosuits

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has entered into a collaboration with ReWalk Robotics Ltd., to accelerate the development of the Institute's lightweight, wearable soft exosuit technologies for assisting people with lower limb disabilities.

18 May 2016

CGT, University of Aberdeen announce creation of new company to develop novel technology for diabetes treatment

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult and University of Aberdeen, UK, today announce the creation of Islexa, a new company developing a novel technology to produce laboratory grown islets, the organoids responsible for insulin production.

18 May 2016

New ultrasound method provides way to measure acoustic-mechanic properties of cells

In brief, the new method involves exposing cells to ultrasound when they flow through a so-called micro-channel inside a chip.

18 May 2016

Hydrogel-based rapid detection system may help early detection of E. coli in drinking water

Tragedies like the E. coli outbreak in Ontario's Walkerton in May 2000 could be averted today with a new invention by researchers at York University that can detect the deadly contaminant in drinking water early.

18 May 2016

Ascensia Diabetes Care receives CE Mark approval for new CONTOUR™ PLUS ONE and CONTOUR™ NEXT ONE blood glucose monitoring systems

Ascensia Diabetes Care announced that it has received CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) for the new CONTOUR™ NEXT ONE and CONTOUR™ PLUS ONE blood glucose monitoring systems, the next exciting development in the evolution of self-monitoring of blood glucose for people with diabetes.

18 May 2016

Motor protein Myo1c uses actin cytoskeleton as 'track' for Neph1 transport

The motor protein Myo1c binds to Neph1, a protein crucial for ensuring effective filtration by the kidney, and serves as one mode of its cellular transport, according to findings by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and their collaborators reported in the May 16, 2016 issue of Molecular and Cellular Biology.

17 May 2016

Experimental hepatitis C drug slows down development of Zika in mice

Virologists from KU Leuven, Belgium, have shown that an experimental antiviral drug against hepatitis C slows down the development of Zika in mice. The research team was led by Professor Johan Neyts from the Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy.

17 May 2016

Study shows inhibition of SHP-2 enzyme can diminish lupus symptoms

Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have identified an enzyme that is significantly elevated in mouse models of systemic lupus erythematosus and in blood samples of patients with lupus.

17 May 2016

Carol Fabian inducted into KU Women's Hall of Fame for contributions to breast cancer research

Among the women inducted into the University of Kansas Hall of Fame on April 14, 2016, was Carol Fabian, MD. Fabian, a professor of medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center and director of the Breast Cancer Prevention Center at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, is a nationally recognized oncologist and a pioneer in in the field of breast cancer research.

17 May 2016

University of Colorado Boulder combines Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation for improved materials characterisation

The University of Colorado Boulder, USA, combines Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation for improved materials characterisation.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 16 May 2016

Birmingham Women's Hospital leads the way in genomic diagnosis

Birmingham Women's Hospital (BWH) has adopted a radical new technology to make it easier to identify rare diseases by their genetic causes, leading to a faster and more accurate diagnosis for the patient. The technology being used to do this is called Sapientia™ and it is facilitating the reclassification of disease.

16 May 2016

DeNovix honored at Scientists’ Choice Awards® Best New Life Sciences Product 2015

DeNovix’s DS-11 FX+ Series of Spectrophotometers / Fluorometers was awarded runner-up position in the annual Scientists Choice Awards® Best New Life Sciences Product 2015. The award was presented during this year’s American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.

16 May 2016

BetterYou Magnesium Oil spray relieves migraine pain in 43-year old mum

A 43-year old mum of one from Bristol, who suffered from frequent painful migraines for almost a decade has found relief thanks to BetterYou™ Magnesium Oil spray.

From BetterYou Ltd 13 May 2016

Agilent Technologies releases liquid chromatography system at Analytica 2016

Agilent Technologies Inc. today introduced InfinityLab, a product family of liquid chromatography instruments, columns and supplies. A key element of this introduction is the new Agilent 1260 Infinity II liquid chromatography system, which will bring high-end technology from Agilent’s flagship 1290 Infinity II LC into the company’s core platform.

From Agilent Technologies - Mass Spectrometry 13 May 2016

Laboratory News and Research

CML treatment-free remission criteria outlined

Wyss Institute partners with ReWalk to accelerate development of wearable, soft exosuits

CGT, University of Aberdeen announce creation of new company to develop novel technology for diabetes treatment

New ultrasound method provides way to measure acoustic-mechanic properties of cells

Hydrogel-based rapid detection system may help early detection of E. coli in drinking water

Ascensia Diabetes Care receives CE Mark approval for new CONTOUR™ PLUS ONE and CONTOUR™ NEXT ONE blood glucose monitoring systems

Motor protein Myo1c uses actin cytoskeleton as 'track' for Neph1 transport

Experimental hepatitis C drug slows down development of Zika in mice

Study shows inhibition of SHP-2 enzyme can diminish lupus symptoms

Carol Fabian inducted into KU Women's Hall of Fame for contributions to breast cancer research

University of Colorado Boulder combines Raman spectroscopy and nanoindentation for improved materials characterisation

Birmingham Women's Hospital leads the way in genomic diagnosis

DeNovix honored at Scientists’ Choice Awards® Best New Life Sciences Product 2015

BetterYou Magnesium Oil spray relieves migraine pain in 43-year old mum

Agilent Technologies releases liquid chromatography system at Analytica 2016

ISSCR releases updated guidelines for stem cell research, development of new therapies

General anesthesia affects heart muscle proteins and causes depressed heart function, study shows

Inhibiting autophagy can effectively block tumor cell migration, breast cancer metastasis

Genetic change to non-DNA structures in cell can cause cancer

New way of understanding neurodegeneration may lead to novel treatments

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