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Cow's milk decreases the body's ability to absorb oral thyroid hormone medication

Taking the common oral thyroid hormone medication levothyroxine with a glass of cow's milk significantly decreases the body's ability to absorb the drug, a preliminary study finds. Results will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2017, the Endocrine Society's 99th annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.

2 Apr 2017

Experts report serious limitations to technology for screening embryos

The healthy development of an embryo created through in vitro fertilization (IVF) depends on whether most, if not all, of the cells have the proper number of chromosomes.

31 Mar 2017

ISS crew members grow crystals for drug development

Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth. The information gained from the experiments could speed up the process for drug development, benefiting humans around the world.

31 Mar 2017

Parents can pass damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to offspring, study finds

Animals can pass the damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to their offspring, a new study has found, adding to a growing body of evidence that there's a health cost to our increasingly illuminated nights.

31 Mar 2017

German scientists design molecular paintbrush technique to control and monitor key intracellular processes

The plasma membrane serves as a major hub for signal cascades to control crucial cellular processes. But it is a fluid medium, which makes the signaling processes difficult to monitor.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers develop biomaterials from apple waste for regeneration of bone, cartilage tissues

Researchers from UPM and CSIC have employed waste from the agri-food industry to develop biomaterials that are able to act as matrices to regenerate bone and cartilage tissues, which is of great interest for the treatment of diseases related to aging.

30 Mar 2017

RUB researchers develop method for predicting speech intelligibility in noisy surroundings

Prof Dr Dorothea Kolossa and Mahdie Karbasi from the research group Cognitive Signal Processing at Ruhr-Universität Bochum have developed a method for predicting speech intelligibility in noisy surroundings.

30 Mar 2017

Scientists identify critical regulator for blood vessel growth in developing embryonic spinal cord

Heidelberg Neuroscientists have identified a critical regulator for blood vessel growth in the developing embryonic spinal cord.

30 Mar 2017

Biodiversity not a risk factor for zoonotic disease emergence, say ecologists

Is biodiversity bad for your health? Ecologists writing in ESA's open access journal Ecosphere say the opposite is more likely true.

30 Mar 2017

Study provides new insight into cerebellum's role in motor learning process

The human brain's cerebellum controls the body's ability to tightly and accurately coordinate and time movements as fine as picking up a pin and as muscular as running a foot race.

30 Mar 2017

Brain's 'GPS' plays broader role in memory and learning than previously thought

The part of the brain that creates mental maps of one's environment plays a much broader role in memory and learning than was previously thought, according to new research published this week in the journal Nature by researchers at Princeton University.

30 Mar 2017

Fluctuation in intracellular calcium ion concentration impacts brain shape

The first step in shaping the brain is that the neural plate, a sheet-like cell layer, curves to form the neural tube. Assistant Professor Makoto Suzuki of the National Institute for Basic Biology, Professor Naoto Ueno, and their colleagues have shown that during the process of neural tube formation a transient increase in the concentration of calcium ions in cells causes these morphological changes and is essential for neural tube formation.

30 Mar 2017

Finalists for Pittcon's excellence awards released

Pittcon, the world’s leading conference and exposition for laboratory science, is pleased to announce the selection of eight finalists in the first ever Pittcon Today Excellence Awards conducted by CE Communications, official publishers of Pittcon Today and Pittcon Buzz.

From Pittcon 30 Mar 2017

Researchers shed light on genome reorganization after fertilization in single-cell mammalian embryo

Using a newly developed method researchers at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have been able to shed light on the complexity of genome reorganization occurring during the first hours after fertilization in the single-cell mammalian embryo

30 Mar 2017

Bruker announces the launch of the next-generation NMR research platform, AVANCE NEO

At the 58th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference (www.enc-conference.org), Bruker announces the launch of the AVANCE NEO platform, Bruker’s next-generation NMR electronics console in the AVANCE series. The all new AVANCE NEO surpasses the already very advanced AVANCE III HD by offering even faster control, improved dynamic range and enhanced flexibility and scalability.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 30 Mar 2017

Scientists develop method to track perfluorinated chemicals in the body

They are the chemicals that made consumers think twice about using nonstick cookware. New research in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters shows scientists have developed a method to track perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in the body.

29 Mar 2017

Researchers find biological basis for financial exploitation in older adults

Older adults who have been scammed by friends, relatives or strangers seem to behave just like elders who have avoided rip-offs. They are able to balance their checkbooks.

29 Mar 2017

Scientists developing new method for drug discovery using simple models and small data sets

Drug discovery is in essence the designing of compounds to interact with disease-related proteins. And in many recent development efforts, this process increasingly relies on "big data" and complex "deep learning", requiring the harnessing of supercomputing power.

29 Mar 2017

New method for diagnosing flu virus from breath samples could provide faster results

A method for diagnosing flu virus from breath samples could soon replace invasive nasal swabs and deliver better results faster.

29 Mar 2017

New weigh modules by Mettler Toledo reduce contamination risk and increase efficiency

METTLER TOLEDO’s brand-new MultiMountTM weigh modules are helping manufacturers in food, pharma and other industries obtain the hygiene, convenience and accuracy required to keep them ahead of the pack.

From Mettler-Toledo International Inc. 29 Mar 2017

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Cow's milk decreases the body's ability to absorb oral thyroid hormone medication

Experts report serious limitations to technology for screening embryos

ISS crew members grow crystals for drug development

Parents can pass damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to offspring, study finds

German scientists design molecular paintbrush technique to control and monitor key intracellular processes

Researchers develop biomaterials from apple waste for regeneration of bone, cartilage tissues

RUB researchers develop method for predicting speech intelligibility in noisy surroundings

Scientists identify critical regulator for blood vessel growth in developing embryonic spinal cord

Biodiversity not a risk factor for zoonotic disease emergence, say ecologists

Study provides new insight into cerebellum's role in motor learning process

Brain's 'GPS' plays broader role in memory and learning than previously thought

Fluctuation in intracellular calcium ion concentration impacts brain shape

Finalists for Pittcon's excellence awards released

Researchers shed light on genome reorganization after fertilization in single-cell mammalian embryo

Bruker announces the launch of the next-generation NMR research platform, AVANCE NEO

Scientists develop method to track perfluorinated chemicals in the body

Researchers find biological basis for financial exploitation in older adults

Scientists developing new method for drug discovery using simple models and small data sets

New method for diagnosing flu virus from breath samples could provide faster results

New weigh modules by Mettler Toledo reduce contamination risk and increase efficiency

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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