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Scripps florida scientists find a defect responsible for memory impairment in aging

Everyone worries about losing their memory as they grow older—memory loss remains one of the most common complaints of the elderly. But the molecular reasons behind the processes remain unclear, particularly those associated with advancing age.

4 Mar 2015

Bibby Scientific announces Stuart® Undergrad hotplate stirrer kits

Bibby Scientific Ltd announced today that Stuart®, a leading UK manufacturer of laboratory benchtop equipment, has launched a new range of Undergrad hotplate stirrer kits that offer excellent value for money for a broad range of life science heating and stirring applications.

4 Mar 2015

NHS savings plan led to cuts in some ‘ineffective’ treatments

The drive to reduce NHS spending led to a drop in some treatments considered ‘low-value’, according to new research.

4 Mar 2015

World first: Antimicrobial copper supermarket trolleys

In a world first, a Brazilian supermarket has introduced supermarket trolleys with antimicrobial copper handles to help reduce the spread of disease-causing pathogens.

3 Mar 2015

Anxiety and déjà vu: an interview with Dr Christine Wells, Sheffield Hallam University

It’s thought that the neural basis of déjà vu is located in the temporal lobes, a region of the brain strongly associated with the storage and retrieval of memories. One source of support for this is evidence from individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy, some of whom experience déjà vu episodes as part of seizure-related auras...

3 Mar 2015

SCIEX and Labor Berlin Collaboration to Advance Forensic Testing

SCIEX announced today a research collaboration with Labor Berlin, the largest clinical laboratory in Germany, for the development of a hybrid Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (TOF) MS/MS reference library of relevant forensic chemical compounds

3 Mar 2015

Researchers use satellite technology to assess quality of water on Earth

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualise pollution levels otherwise invisible to the human eye through 'Superhero vision'.

2 Mar 2015

PTI Launches Game-based Learning for the Pharma, Biotech and Medical Device Industries

Pharmaceutical Training International (PTI), the leading supplier of online and public, event-based training courses for the pharma, biotech and medical device sectors, has launched a range of game-based e-learning courses.

From Pharmaceutical Training International 2 Mar 2015

Pollution effect: Potentially toxic microbes pose threat to drinking water

Potentially toxic microbes which pose a threat to our drinking water have undergone a dramatic population explosion over the last 200 years as a result of pollution, research involving experts from The University of Nottingham has found.

28 Feb 2015

Research: Modern logging technique important for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests

New research has highlighted the value of a modern logging technique for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests that are used for timber production.

28 Feb 2015

Ninety percent of patients at risk of CHD fail to receive statins

The study, published in Current Medical Research and Opinion, provides the first ever real-world view of the treatment landscape for patients at risk of CHD[1], with a sample of two million patients. But the results paint a bleak picture of prescribing patterns with the majority not being given the potentially life saving drug.

27 Feb 2015

TxCell invited to speak at largest US meeting for investors in emerging growth companies

In the presentation, Damian Marron will provide an overview of TxCell and its personalized T cell immunotherapy platform ASTrIA. Additional details will also be provided to institutional investors in one on one meetings at the conference.

27 Feb 2015

NICE recommends transurethral resection in saline system as the new gold standard for transurethral resection of the prostate

New guidance has been released today by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommending Olympus Medical’s transurethral resection in saline (TURis) system for use in surgery to reduce the size of enlarged prostate glands in men. NICE published the guidance in light of the potential it offers NHS hospitals to realise substantial cost savings of £285-£375 per patient whilst also improving patient outcomes.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 27 Feb 2015

Life-saving bone marrow transplants are not available to all who need them

Bone marrow (hematopoietic stem cell) transplant is a life saving treatment for patients with blood cancer that replaces blood stem cells lost to disease or chemotherapy. However, for each patient to benefit a matching donor must be found to provide the stem cells for transplant.

27 Feb 2015

Deadly C. difficile affected almost half a million in the U.S over one year

The deadly bug Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infected more than 450,000 people in the U.S in a single year, according to new research funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

26 Feb 2015

Bruker-sponsored sixth AFM Biomed conference highlights increasing impact of AFM in biological applications

Bruker recently sponsored the sixth AFM BioMed International Meeting on AFM in Life Sciences and NanoMedicine. Held last month at the Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine in La Jolla, CA, the conference brought together more than 125 scientists from around the world.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 26 Feb 2015

Shortlist announced for world leading healthcare awards

Companies from across the UK have been announced as part of the shortlist for the prestigious Medilink UK Awards 2015 - celebrating cutting edge technologies, outstanding business achievements and international success across the UK’s Life Sciences sector.

26 Feb 2015

Miscellaneous News

Scripps florida scientists find a defect responsible for memory impairment in aging

Bibby Scientific announces Stuart® Undergrad hotplate stirrer kits

NHS savings plan led to cuts in some ‘ineffective’ treatments

World first: Antimicrobial copper supermarket trolleys

Anxiety and déjà vu: an interview with Dr Christine Wells, Sheffield Hallam University

SCIEX and Labor Berlin Collaboration to Advance Forensic Testing

Researchers use satellite technology to assess quality of water on Earth

PTI Launches Game-based Learning for the Pharma, Biotech and Medical Device Industries

Pollution effect: Potentially toxic microbes pose threat to drinking water

Research: Modern logging technique important for maintaining biodiversity in tropical forests

Ninety percent of patients at risk of CHD fail to receive statins

TxCell invited to speak at largest US meeting for investors in emerging growth companies

NICE recommends transurethral resection in saline system as the new gold standard for transurethral resection of the prostate

Life-saving bone marrow transplants are not available to all who need them

Deadly C. difficile affected almost half a million in the U.S over one year

Bruker-sponsored sixth AFM Biomed conference highlights increasing impact of AFM in biological applications

Shortlist announced for world leading healthcare awards

Hospira launches first biosimilar monoclonal antibody (mAb) InflectraTM (infliximab) in the UK

Cook Medical Launches SialoCath™ Salivary Duct Catheter

Beckman Coulter Genomics Introduces a Scalable RNA-seq service line for processing intact and degraded RNA samples

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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