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ITL Group celebrates 40 years of medical device manufacturing

2017 marks a milestone celebration for contract medical device company the ITL Group as they celebrate 40 years in the industry.

From Vitl Life Science Solutions 21 Feb 2017

Scientists use Deep Learning to predict development of hematopoietic stem cells

Autonomous driving, automatic speech recognition, and the game Go: Deep Learning is generating more and more public awareness.

21 Feb 2017

Study offers novel principle to reroute neurons for brain repair

Restorative neuroscience, the study to identify means to replace damaged neurons and recover permanently lost mental or physical abilities, is a rapidly advancing scientific field considering our progressively aging society.

21 Feb 2017

Weighing accuracy improved with Mettler Toledo ultra-microcomparator balance

Faster stabilization and improved performance delivers a unique mass calibration capability - thanks to the innovative Active Temperature Control (ATC™) technology, weighing performance is improved by 25%. Dedicated software provided free of charge with the new comparator and active quality assurance features ensure efficient, reliable, and secure mass comparison.

21 Feb 2017

Best practices for pipette calibration released by Integra

In labs around the world, each day, scientists rely on pipettes to perform basic but important tasks that involve accurate and reproducible liquid sample transfers. Like any other measuring instrument – pipettes are sophisticated instruments that are typically serviced and calibrated annually to guarantee their performance.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 21 Feb 2017

EPFL scientists develop new computer model for better design of allosteric drugs

EPFL scientists have created a new computer model that can help better design of allosteric drugs, which control proteins "at a distance".

21 Feb 2017

Cedars-Sinai neuroscientists uncover human brain processes crucial to short-term memory

Cedars-Sinai neuroscientists have uncovered processes involved in how the human brain creates and maintains short-term memories.

21 Feb 2017

Researchers reveal how the brain retrieves memories linked to fearful experiences

Understanding how the brain remembers can one day shed light on what went wrong when memory fails, such as it occurs in Alzheimer's disease.

21 Feb 2017

Intense training can improve body and brain timing

Good timing is vital in many situations of daily life, but is rarely something we consider. In a new dissertation from Umeå University in Sweden, Olympia Karampela shows that our ability for timing is something that can be trained and it seems to be connected with our cognitive capacity.

20 Feb 2017

ASU-led engineers develop new DNA switch to control flow of electrons within atomic-sized molecule

DNA, the stuff of life, may very well also pack quite the jolt for engineers trying to advance the development of tiny, low-cost electronic devices.

20 Feb 2017

UPM researchers measure energy expenditure in different training programs

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have calculated for the first time the real energy expenditure in different training programs, including both aerobic and anaerobic contribution.

20 Feb 2017

Targeting RNA repeats

RNA repeats are stretches of code in the body that incrementally repeat. For example, in the most common cause of adult-on-set muscular dystrophy a RNA has a repeat of r(CUG) and this three letter code can repeat thousands of times.

20 Feb 2017

Ionicon to showcase high-resolution PTR-TOFMS instrument at Pittcon 2017

The world’s smallest, commercial high-resolution PTR-TOFMS instrument for VOC monitoring IONICON Analytik, the Austrian based leading manufacturer of real-time trace VOC analyzers, introduces a new compact high-resolution instrument.

From Ionicon Analytik Ges.m.b.H. 20 Feb 2017

Caffeine cannot prevent memory deficits linked to alcohol consumption, study finds

A study recently published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience indicates that despite its impact on alertness and concentration, caffeine cannot counteract the memory deficits that result from alcohol consumption.

20 Feb 2017

Stem cells collected from fat more stable than previously thought, Penn study shows

Adult stem cells collected directly from human fat are more stable than other cells - such as fibroblasts from the skin - and have the potential for use in anti-aging treatments, according to researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

17 Feb 2017

Scientists attempt to slow down ageing using novel compound

A group of Russian and Swedish scientists just published a breakthrough paper, reporting results of a joint study by Lomonosov Moscow State University and Stockholm university. The article was published in the US journal Aging.

17 Feb 2017

New research reveals brain chemistry involved in human bonding

In new research published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Northeastern University psychology professor Lisa Feldman Barrett found, for the first time, that the neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in human bonding, bringing the brain's reward system into our understanding of how we form human attachments.

17 Feb 2017

Researchers provide insight into causes of left or right-handedness

A preference for the left or the right hand might be traced back to that asymmetry. "These results fundamentally change our understanding of the cause of hemispheric asymmetries," conclude the authors. The team report about their study in the journal eLife.

17 Feb 2017

Brain scans reveal link between oxytocin and paternal caregiving in fathers

Fathers given boosts of the hormone oxytocin show increased activity in brain regions associated with reward and empathy when viewing photos of their toddlers, an Emory University study finds.

17 Feb 2017

DNAstack provides key support to strengthen global Internet of Genomics

Even though 60% of the global population resides in the African and Asian continents, only a small portion of these genomes have been sequenced, representing less than 0.2% of data currently collected. There are more than 4 billion people who are not represented well with the current genome sequencing efforts.

17 Feb 2017