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Large consumption of low-calorie sweeteners could promote fat accumulation

Low-calorie, artificial sweeteners appear to play havoc with the body's metabolism, and large consumption of these sugar substitutes could promote fat accumulation, especially in people who are already obese, preliminary research suggests.

4 Apr 2017

Night shift workers with diabetes have poor control over blood glucose levels

People with type 2 diabetes have poorer control over their blood glucose levels when they work the night shift compared with those who work in the daytime or are unemployed, a new study finds.

4 Apr 2017

Brain responds differently to images of high-calorie foods in obese children, study finds

Brain signals that should help tell us we are full after eating appear to be dulled in obese children, according to preliminary results of a new study being presented Monday at ENDO 2017, the Endocrine Society's 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

4 Apr 2017

Pitt scientists identify neural pathway that regulates coordinated hand movements

Picking up a slice of pizza or sending a text message: Scientists long believed that the brain signals for those and related movements originated from motor areas in the frontal lobe of brain, which control voluntary movement.

4 Apr 2017

Scientists develop novel technique to screen non-coding DNA of genome for diseases

Researchers have developed a method to swiftly screen the non-coding DNA of the human genome for links to diseases that are driven by changes in gene regulation.

4 Apr 2017

UC study explores how low risk stress reduction treatments may benefit epilepsy patients

Patients with epilepsy face many challenges, but perhaps the most difficult of all is the unpredictability of seizure occurrence. One of the most commonly reported triggers for seizures is stress.

4 Apr 2017

Researchers discover key to reveal secret of reversible aging recovery

DGIST's research team discovered substances that can induce reversible aging* recovery and identified an aging recovery mechanism using these substances.

3 Apr 2017

Extreme short and long telomeres linked to increased cancer risk

The length of the telomere "caps" of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes may predict cancer risk and be a potential target for future therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute scientists will report today at the AACR Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

3 Apr 2017

Essen BioScience Launches the IncuCyte® S3 Live-Cell Analysis Platform

Essen BioScience, a pioneer and leader in the field of cell-based assays and instrumentation used for drug discovery and basic research, has launched the IncuCyte® S3 live-cell analysis platform for real-time, automated measurements of cell health, proliferation, movement and function directly inside a standard incubator.

From Sartorius 3 Apr 2017

Study shows how the amount that babies cry varies around the world

According to a new study by the University of Warwick, newborns cry the most in Britain, Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands compared with the rest of the countries in the world. In a study on how much a baby cries in the first three months, psychologists have for the first time, created a universal chart for the normal amount of crying in babies during that period.

3 Apr 2017

Considering the role of gravity for accurate weighing results, described in new Mettler Toledo whitepaper

During weighing, a balance’s axis needs to be parallel to the force of gravity to be accurate. Learn how to ensure a balance is level to improve weighing results with a free reference guide from METTLER TOLEDO—the third of 12 monthly offers contained in the lab equipment manufacturer’s 2017 e-calendar.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 3 Apr 2017

Special edition pink spectrophotometer-fluorometer to be given away at AACR

DeNovix Inc.

From DeNovix Inc. 3 Apr 2017

Plant pollen and fungal spores can be found at variable elevations, study shows

Plant pollen and fungal spores can be found at variable heights in the air, even at elevations up to 2000 meters. This is the conclusion of a report by researchers of Helmholtz Zentrum München and Technical University of Munich together with Greek colleagues, which was published in the journal 'Scientific Reports'.

3 Apr 2017

Research finding could set stage for potential development of new antimicrobial drugs

Research teams from the National Institutes of Health and abroad have identified the first inhibitor of an enzyme long thought to be a potential drug target for fighting disease-causing parasites and bacteria.

3 Apr 2017

Researchers develop new technologies to measure key proteins that serve as markers for tumors

Dr. Amanda Paulovich, whose lab has a leading role in the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot, will speak April 5 at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting about her lab's pioneering methods to measure proteins that serve as tumor markers.

3 Apr 2017

Prior Scientific offers new ultra-stable platform for neuroscience and electrophysiology experiments

Prior Scientific announces V-Deck - an ultra-stable platform for neuroscience and electrophysiology that offers you the ability to quickly and precisely adjust sample height.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 3 Apr 2017

Horizon 2020 program selects Precision NanoSystems’ NanoAssemblr platform to develop RNA medicines

Precision NanoSystems NanoAssemblr platform has been selected for the controlled manufacture of nanomedicines as part of the multinational B-SMART (Brain-Specific, Modular and Active RNA Therapeutics) translational research project.

From Precision NanoSystems Inc. 3 Apr 2017

Researchers shed light on how immune cells weaken with age

Researchers from the European Bioinformatics Institute, University of Cambridge, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the Cancer Research UK–Cambridge Institute have shed light on a long-standing debate about why the immune system weakens with age.

3 Apr 2017

New gene-based blood tests can reliably detect previously unidentifiable forms of skin cancer

Genetic testing of tumor and blood fluid samples from people with and without one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer has shown that two new blood tests can reliably detect previously unidentifiable forms of the disease.

3 Apr 2017

Sleep restriction linked to reduced levels of bone formation marker

Insufficient sleep, a common problem that has been linked to chronic disease risk, might also be an unrecognized risk factor for bone loss. Results of a new study will be presented Saturday at the Endocrine Society's 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

3 Apr 2017

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Large consumption of low-calorie sweeteners could promote fat accumulation

Night shift workers with diabetes have poor control over blood glucose levels

Brain responds differently to images of high-calorie foods in obese children, study finds

Pitt scientists identify neural pathway that regulates coordinated hand movements

Scientists develop novel technique to screen non-coding DNA of genome for diseases

UC study explores how low risk stress reduction treatments may benefit epilepsy patients

Researchers discover key to reveal secret of reversible aging recovery

Extreme short and long telomeres linked to increased cancer risk

Essen BioScience Launches the IncuCyte® S3 Live-Cell Analysis Platform

Study shows how the amount that babies cry varies around the world

Considering the role of gravity for accurate weighing results, described in new Mettler Toledo whitepaper

Special edition pink spectrophotometer-fluorometer to be given away at AACR

Plant pollen and fungal spores can be found at variable elevations, study shows

Research finding could set stage for potential development of new antimicrobial drugs

Researchers develop new technologies to measure key proteins that serve as markers for tumors

Prior Scientific offers new ultra-stable platform for neuroscience and electrophysiology experiments

Horizon 2020 program selects Precision NanoSystems’ NanoAssemblr platform to develop RNA medicines

Researchers shed light on how immune cells weaken with age

New gene-based blood tests can reliably detect previously unidentifiable forms of skin cancer

Sleep restriction linked to reduced levels of bone formation marker

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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