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Study shows effects of intensive weight reduction on normal weight females

Worries about the potential negative consequences of fat loss regimens for aesthetic purposes in normal weight females have been surfacing in the media.

11 Jan 2017

Illumina and IBM join forces to grow accessibility to genome data interpretation

IBM Watson Health and Illumina, Inc. today announced a groundbreaking partnership to expand access to genome data interpretation by integrating Watson for Genomics into Illumina’s BaseSpace Sequence Hub and tumor sequencing process. The collaboration is designed to help standardize and simplify genomic data interpretation.

From Illumina, Inc. 11 Jan 2017

Researchers develop E. coli cell line that produces large quantities of compound serine

If you had a company that manufactured valuable ingredients for chemicals like detergens or paint, you would probably like to produce the ingredients in large quantities, sustainably, and at a low cost. That's what researchers from The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability -- DTU Biosustain -- at DTU can now do.

11 Jan 2017

Study reports link between postoperative delirium and elevations in inflammatory marker

Many people experience an extended period of confusion when they awake after surgery. This acute confusional state, called delirium, particularly affects older adults and poses an important clinical challenge as it can lead to greater postoperative complications and may extend hospitalization.

11 Jan 2017

Childhood obesity starts in the womb?

There is incontrovertible evidence that some harmful drugs and toxins can affect lifelong health. For example, if women take certain drugs in pregnancy, such as thalidomide, there are well documented effects on lifelong health. These have obvious and dramatic effects on the child...

11 Jan 2017

Tecan ensures ease of pipetting with Liquid Handling Arm™ disposable tip

Tecan is simplifying handling of biological fluids with the introduction of a wide bore version of its popular 1,000 μl Liquid Handling Arm™ (LiHa) disposable tip.

From Tecan 11 Jan 2017

NCI launches new drug formulary to help expedite use of agents in clinical studies

The National Cancer Institute today launched a new drug formulary (the "NCI Formulary") that will enable investigators at NCI-designated Cancer Centers to have quicker access to approved and investigational agents for use in preclinical studies and cancer clinical trials.

11 Jan 2017

Researchers provide insights into how phages exhibit high level of precision in cell destruction

Phage therapy, which exploits the ability of certain viruses to infect and replicate within bacteria, shows promise for treating antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

11 Jan 2017

Surveillance machinery in cells recognizes and destroys defective genetic material, research shows

New research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine describes a mechanism by which an essential quality control system in cells identifies and destroys faulty genetic material. The findings were published online December 23 in Nature Communications.

11 Jan 2017

Archaeologist discovers 800-year-old genomes from bacterial infection in Byzantine skeleton

Eight hundred years ago, in a hardscrabble farming community on the outskirts of what was once one of the fabled cities of the ancient world, Troy, a 30-year-old woman was laid to rest in a stone-lined grave.

10 Jan 2017

Researchers discover autophagy-dependent secretory system

Autophagy has long been considered as a physiological process solely for degradation, but its secretory role has recently emerged

10 Jan 2017

Penn State researchers develop novel compound to combat cytomegalovirus

A Retro94-based compound may prevent a common and sometimes fatal virus -- human cytomegalovirus (CMV) -- from reproducing and help to protect immunocompromised patients, such as those with HIV, on chemotherapy, with transplants, and infants from the effects of the disease, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

10 Jan 2017

BMI status of older adults influences benefits accrued from memory training, study finds

In the first study to compare the results of cognitive training by body mass index (BMI) category, scientists from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research found that memory training provided only one-third the benefit to older adults with obesity than the benefit it provided to older adults without obesity.

10 Jan 2017

Retroviruses almost several hundred million years older than previously thought

Retroviruses - the family of viruses that includes HIV - are almost half a billion years old, according to new research by scientists at Oxford University.

10 Jan 2017

EMBL scientists trace neural connections that control instinctive behaviours

From fighting the urge to hit someone to resisting the temptation to run off stage instead of giving that public speech, we are often confronted with situations where we have to curb our instincts.

10 Jan 2017

New inverted microscope platform for life science research

Today, ZEISS introduces a new inverted microscope platform for life science research. The ZEISS Axio Observer family consists of three stable and modular microscope stands for flexible and efficient imaging. Scientists benefit from reproducible results from their experiments and high quality image data from a whole range of samples in a variety of conditions. ZEISS Axio Observer combines the proven quality of ZEISS optics with new automation features, allowing researchers to perform demanding multimodal imaging of living and fixed specimens.

10 Jan 2017

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Study shows effects of intensive weight reduction on normal weight females

Illumina and IBM join forces to grow accessibility to genome data interpretation

Researchers develop E. coli cell line that produces large quantities of compound serine

Study reports link between postoperative delirium and elevations in inflammatory marker

Childhood obesity starts in the womb?

Tecan ensures ease of pipetting with Liquid Handling Arm™ disposable tip

NCI launches new drug formulary to help expedite use of agents in clinical studies

Researchers provide insights into how phages exhibit high level of precision in cell destruction

Surveillance machinery in cells recognizes and destroys defective genetic material, research shows

Archaeologist discovers 800-year-old genomes from bacterial infection in Byzantine skeleton

Researchers discover autophagy-dependent secretory system

Penn State researchers develop novel compound to combat cytomegalovirus

BMI status of older adults influences benefits accrued from memory training, study finds

Retroviruses almost several hundred million years older than previously thought

EMBL scientists trace neural connections that control instinctive behaviours

New inverted microscope platform for life science research

Study reveals importance of glutamine metabolism for colon cancer

Transfusion of ‘oldest blood’ may lead to complications in some patients

Appendix may serve as reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria, new research suggests

Developing high field solid-state NMR for the characterization of complex targets

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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