Category: New products
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New Techniques Developed to Bind Peptides, Proteins
Research chemists at University at Buffalo in New York have devised two new ways of binding peptides to helix-shaped proteins, making the peptides more resistant to enzymes and more valuable in therapies. One of those binding techniques, called photoclick stapling, is described in a paper published online last month in the journal Bioorganic and Medicinal…
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New Process Developed for Thin-Layered Nanomaterials
An international research team has devised a new, yet practical method for creating super-thin layered materials with chemical properties potentially useful to electronics and energy storage technologies. The team from Ireland, U.K., U.S., and Korea published their findings in the 4 February edition of the journal Science (paid subscription required). Materials built at nanoscale —…
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Ringside Test Gives Quick Concussion Diagnosis
Researchers at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia found a common test for eye movements in reading that also offers a quick way to diagnose concussions at sports events. Their findings were published online in the journal Neurology (paid subscription required). The research team evaluated the King-Devick test, designed as a test for saccadic eye movements,…
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Engineers Advance Laser Welding for Bioanalytics
A research team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) in Aachen, Germany has discovered a process to make laser welding more practical and less expensive. The most immediate applications of this advance are in miniaturized bioanalytic, i.e. lab-on-a-chip, technologies. Laser welding of plastic components has held promise, but also presented many limitations. It…
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Drug Reduces Stroke Victim Brain Inflammation, Disability
Researchers at the Institute for Neurological Research in Los Angeles, California report reductions in brain inflammation and neurological disabilities in stroke victims after administration of the drug etanercept. The proof-of-concept research was published in the 1 February 2011 issue of the journal CNS Drugs (paid subscription requried). Etanercept is a drug that blocks tumor necrosis…
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National Lab, University to Certify Flu Screening Machine
Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and the UCLA School of Public Health in Los Angeles will test and certify a key component of the High-Throughput Laboratory Network (HTLN) to be built by HighRes Biosolutions of Boston, Massachusetts. The company will design the automated extraction and screening system for a prototype compact…
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University Opens Silicon Photonics Chip Design Service
The University of Washington in Seattle opens today a new service called OpSIS to help scientists and engineers share the high cost of developing a new type of light-based computer chips. OpSIS — Optoelectronics Systems Integration in Silicon — is a multi-project wafer service for silicon photonics, and part of the university’s College of Engineering.…
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FDA Approves Trial of Nanotech Cancer Cell Markers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first clinical trial in humans of brightly glowing nanoparticles to light up cancer cells to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. The trial with five melanoma patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City will test if the technology is safe and…
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Brain Pathway Found for Nicotine Vulnerability
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida have identified a pathway in the brain that regulates an individual’s vulnerability to the addictive properties of nicotine. The findings appear in the 30 January 2011 online issue of the journal Nature (paid subscription required). In the study, the scientists examined the effects of a part…
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Cancer Drug Aids Regeneration of Spinal Cord Nerve Cells
A team of German, Dutch, and American researchers have found the cancer drug Taxol has properties that can help treat spinal cord injuries. The scientists reported their findings online this week in Science Express on the journal Science Web site. Two key factors impeding the regeneration of nerve cells after a spinal cord injury are…