News and applications for life science research professionals
Govt stops study seeking to prevent type of stroke
May 10, 2013 5:59 pm | by LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsThe government has halted a study testing treatments for a brain condition that can cause strokes after early results suggested invasive therapies were riskier than previously thought. The condition involves a kind of tangle in the brain called an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM. Arteries and...
FDA denies request to block generic painkiller
May 10, 2013 5:53 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIn a surprise move Friday, federal health regulators denied a request by Endo Health Solutions to block generic versions of its painkiller Opana ER, which the company argued are more easily abused than its branded product. Endo's Opana ER is a long-acting narcotic drug used to treat moderate and...
Study: Cholesterol progress stalled in recession
May 10, 2013 5:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsYears of progress fighting cholesterol might have stalled with the recession, says a huge study from one of the country's largest health laboratories. Americans' cholesterol levels have significantly improved over the past few decades, because of changes in diet and use of cholesterol-lowering...
Data Show Medtronic-Exclusive LIA Software Detects Non-Medtronic Lead Issues at a Greater Rate Than Standard Impedance Monitoring
May 10, 2013 4:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMINNEAPOLIS and DENVER - May 10, 2013 - Data presented today at Heart Rhythm 2013, the Heart Rhythm Society's 34th Annual Scientific Sessions, show that Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) Lead Integrity Alert (LIA) software detected pace/sense lead issues in non-Medtronic leads at a...
200 sickened after dining at Vegas restaurant
May 10, 2013 2:41 pm | by MICHELLE RINDELS - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsA new report shows 200 people who dined at one of Las Vegas' most popular restaurants about a block off the Strip have reported food poisoning symptoms, making it the largest outbreak southern Nevada health officials have seen in at least a decade. Sick patrons who dined at Firefly, a tapas...
Product Roundup: Fume Hoods and Biological Safety Cabinets
May 10, 2013 2:34 pm | News | CommentsIn any laboratory, safety of both the researchers and the samples are integral to a successful experiment. Fume hoods and biological safety cabinets offer protection from hazardous fumes with proper ventilation that will ensure the safety of all scientists in the laboratory and the samples they are working with.
Eli Lilly ends development of lymphoma drug
May 10, 2013 1:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsEli Lilly and Co. said Friday it will stop development of an experimental cancer drug after it failed in a late-stage clinical trial. The company was studying enzastaurin as a treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a cancer that affects a type of white blood cell. Lilly said patients who...
Low-Noise Data Acquisition System
May 10, 2013 12:01 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMolecular Devices launched its next generation Axon Digidata 1550 Low-Noise Data Acquisition System. The new Digidata Platform enables the parallel patching of up to eight cells simultaneously to provide better insight of neuronal network function and capture more data points per experiment.
Bacteria Interferes with Malaria Transmission
May 10, 2013 11:58 am | News | CommentsMosquitoes are deadly efficient disease transmitters. Research, however, demonstrates that they also can be equally adept in curing diseases such as malaria. A new study shows that the transmission of malaria via mosquitoes to humans can be interrupted by using a strain of the bacteria Wolbachia in the insects.
Dynamic Brain Cells Crucial to CNS
May 10, 2013 11:41 am | News | CommentsBy monitoring the behavior of a class of cells in the brains of living mice, neuroscientists discovered that these cells remain highly dynamic in the adult brain, where they transform into cells that insulate nerve fibers and help form scars that aid in tissue repair.
Three-port Hypoxystation
May 10, 2013 11:40 am | Product Releases | CommentsDon Whitley Scientific Limited has launched a new addition to its range of Hypoxystation cell culture workstations—the Whitley H45 Hypoxystation. The H45 has 50% more capacity than the H35 Hypoxystation but maintains the ability to create hypoxic and anoxic conditions within a controlled and sustained workstation environment.
Colonized Bacteria Follow Economic Strategy
May 10, 2013 11:14 am | News | CommentsBacteria on a surface wander around and often organize into highly resilient communities known as biofilms. It turns out that they organize in a rich-get-richer pattern similar to many economies, according to a new study. This is the first study identify the strategy by which bacteria form the micro-colonies that become biofilms, which can cause lethal infections.
Protein Reverses Age-related Heart Failure
May 10, 2013 10:53 am | News | CommentsResearchers have identified a protein in the blood of mice and humans that may prove to be the first effective treatment for the form of age-related heart failure that affects millions of Americans. When the protein was injected into old mice, the hearts were reduced in size and thickness, resembling the healthy hearts of younger mice.
Study Reveals How Nerve Axons Self-destruct
May 10, 2013 10:29 am | News | CommentsMany medical issues affect nerves, from injuries in car accidents and side effects of chemotherapy to glaucoma and multiple sclerosis. The common theme in these scenarios is destruction of nerve axons, the long wires that transmit signals to other parts of the body, allowing movement, sight and sense of touch, among other vital functions.
Stem Cell Epigenomics Mimic Early Human Development
May 10, 2013 9:59 am | News | CommentsScientists have long known that control mechanisms known collectively as "epigenetics" play a critical role in human development, but they did not know precisely how alterations in this extra layer of biochemical instructions in DNA contribute to development.
