Strategies & Technologies Driving Drug Discovery to Market
Evolutionary Phenonmenon in Mice May Explain Human Infertility
January 23, 2008 9:29 am | News | CommentsScientists at the University of Liverpool have found that field mice have evolved a unique way of ensuring faster fertilization, a phenomenon which could explain some cases of infertility in humans.
Research Discovers New Compounds Active Against Tuberculosis and Malaria
January 22, 2008 9:01 am | News | CommentsA researcher at the University of Navarra discovers four new compounds active for treating malaria and 15 active against tuberculosis.
Immunologists Increase Immune System Power
January 22, 2008 8:52 am | News | CommentsImmunologists have discovered how to manipulate the immune system to increase its power and protect the body from successive viral infections.
NIH Announces New Initiative in Epigenomics
January 22, 2008 8:45 am | News | CommentsThe National Institutes of Health will invest more than $190 million over the next five years to accelerate an emerging field of biomedical research known as epigenomics.
New Genetic Risk Factors Identified for Lupus in Women
January 21, 2008 8:23 am | News | CommentsAn international consortium of clinical scientists and genomics experts have uncovered multiple new genetic risk factors for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Stem-cell Transplantation Improves Muscles in Animal Model
January 21, 2008 8:08 am | News | CommentsUsing embryonic stem cells from mice, researchers have prompted the growth of healthy muscle cells in mice afflicted with a human model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
High Content Screening Platform Upgrades
January 21, 2008 7:01 am | Product Releases | CommentsThermo Fisher Scientific Inc., has unveiled advanced software and hardware modules to enhance the functionality of its HCS/HCA platform.
Objectives for Microscopy
January 21, 2008 6:56 am | Product Releases | CommentsCarl Zeiss offers high performance objectives specially designed for live cell imaging and 3-D imaging techniques and has launched its new theme, Carl Zeiss 3-D Science: Dynamic Diversity Discovery.
Other Genes May Influence Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
January 21, 2008 6:20 am | News | CommentsResarchers at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville have found strong evidence that genes other than the well-known susceptibility risk factor APOE4 influence who is at risk for developing Alzheimer's Disease.
Photo-Bleaching and Photo-Activation in Live Cells
January 21, 2008 5:32 am | Product Releases | CommentsAndor Technology offers Revolution FRAPPA that uses a computer-steered laser beam to photo-bleach or photo-active a user-defined region in a live cell specimen.
Imaging and Analysis System
January 21, 2008 5:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsSyngene introduces the new version of the G:BOX Chemi XT16 automated chemiluminescence and fluorescence imaging and analysis system, featuring many innovations.
Multiplex qPCR Assays
January 18, 2008 11:54 am | Product Releases | CommentsBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. offers an amplification application note describing a streamlined approach for obtaining optimal results in multiplex qPCR assays.
FDA Issues Advisory on OTC Children's Cold Products
January 18, 2008 9:15 am | News | CommentsThe FDA issued a Public Health Advisory, recommending that over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold products should not be used to treat infants and children less than 2 years of age because serious and potentially life-threatening side effects can occur from such use.
Lab Creates Cloned Human Embryos from Adult Cells
January 18, 2008 7:25 am | News | CommentsStemagen, a privately held embryonic stem cell research company, announced it has created, and documented, a cloned human embryo using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT).
Study Locates Cholesterol Genes
January 18, 2008 7:10 am | News | CommentsAn international study of 20,000 people found seven new genes that influence blood cholesterol levels, a major factor in heart disease, and confirmed 11 other genes previously thought to influence cholesterol.
