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Researchers Isolate Adaptable Leptospirosis Strain in Austrian Cattle

Leptospirosis is a globally distributed infectious disease that affects both animals and humans. While the infection is endemic in tropical regions, its incidence seems to increase in temperate regions.

27 Feb 2024

Gut Microbial Metabolite Linked to Increased Thrombosis Risk in COVID-19 Patients

A gut microbial metabolite called 2-methylbutyrylcarnitine (2MBC) plays a role in exacerbating thrombosis -- the formation of blood clots – researchers report February 23rd in the journal Cell Metabolism.

26 Feb 2024

New ACMG Statement Urges Caution with Polygenic Risk Score Testing in Embryo Selection

Should we be using polygenic risk score assessment for embryo selection? Providing in-depth analysis, the Social, Ethical and Legal Issues Committee of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released a new Points to Consider statement to assist healthcare professionals and patients in understanding the safety and utility of preimplantation genetic testing for polygenic disorders (PGT-P) as a clinical service.

26 Feb 2024

Significant Increase in Antibiotic Resistance Genes Found in Humans and Livestock

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have discovered a significant connection between the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and the development of resistance to new drugs in specific pathogens

23 Feb 2024

Novel Antibiotic Discovery: Harnessing Energy Compounds to Combat Bacterial Infections

About a decade ago, researchers in UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Guillermo Bazan's lab began to observe a recurring challenge in their research: Some of the compounds they were developing to harness energy from bacteria were instead killing the microbes.

22 Feb 2024

Retrotransposon-Based PRINT Technique Holds Potential for Precise Gene Insertion

The recent approval of a CRISPR-Cas9 therapy for sickle cell disease demonstrates that gene editing tools can do a superb job knocking out genes to cure hereditary disease.

22 Feb 2024

Overlooked Sequence in Immunology Protein Holds Promise for New Autoimmune Therapies

Our immune system is remarkably powerful. It quickly assembles teams of cells to eliminate threats inside our bodies.

22 Feb 2024

Uncovering How to Protect Nerves in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have led a team that has discovered a novel therapeutic strategy for treating neurodegenerative illnesses, raising the prospect of better care for conditions like multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Vanishing White Matter disease.

21 Feb 2024

A New AI Model that can Distinguish Between Male and Female Brain Activity

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed a new artificial intelligence model that can distinguish between male and female brain activity scans with over 90% accuracy.

20 Feb 2024

Unraveling Lenacapavir's Impact on the HIV Life Cycle

A new anti-retroviral medication for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections was licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Union just over a year ago.

14 Feb 2024

Study Identifies Link Between Gut Microbiome Composition and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by decreased social communication and repetitive behaviors, has long intrigued scientists seeking to unravel its underlying mechanisms.

14 Feb 2024

Hi-C Sequencing Unveils Phage-Host Dynamics in Soil Ecosystems

Bacteriophages-;viruses that infect bacteria-;are common in soil ecosystems.

14 Feb 2024

New Microbe Offers Economical Solution for Synthetic Biological Experiments

Cornell University researchers have created a new version of a microbe to compete economically with E. coli – a bacteria commonly used as a research tool due to its ability to synthesize proteins – to conduct low-cost and scalable synthetic biological experiments.

14 Feb 2024

ReSisTrace: Unveiling Pre-Existing Treatment Resistance in Cancer Cells

In many cancers, such as ovarian cancer, each round of chemotherapy kills the majority of cancer cells, while a small population of them survives through treatment.

14 Feb 2024

Unlocking the Potential of 3D Ice Printing for Artificial Blood Vessels

Ice is used in a novel 3D printing technique to create a template for synthetic blood vessels in tissue that has been engineered.

12 Feb 2024

Safer and More Effective Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries

For patients with spinal cord injuries, a small gadget developed by researchers at MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology may help to increase the efficacy and safety of cell therapy treatments.

8 Feb 2024

ELRIG UK Announces Steve Bates and Dr Anderson Ryan as Keynote Speakers at Research and Innovation 2024

The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK today announced the keynote speakers for its upcoming Research and Innovation conference taking place at the University of Manchester from 20–21 March.

From ELRIG (UK) Ltd. 8 Feb 2024

The critical role of saturated fats in memory consolidation

University of Queensland researchers have uncovered the critical role that saturated fats play in the brain's memory consolidation process.

7 Feb 2024

SPT Labtech Delivers End-to-End Automated NGS Library Preparation With firefly+

SPT Labtech, a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of automated instrumentation and consumables for life science applications, announces the release of firefly®+, an expansion to its established firefly genomics liquid handling platform, integrating an on-deck thermocycler and increased labware capacity to enable complete hands-free Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) library preparation.

7 Feb 2024

Exploring the Link Between Immune Response and Acute Viral Infections

For many years, it was thought that acute viral infections, such as COVID-19 or Zika, were the cause of neurological damage.

6 Feb 2024

Laboratory News and Research

Researchers Isolate Adaptable Leptospirosis Strain in Austrian Cattle

Gut Microbial Metabolite Linked to Increased Thrombosis Risk in COVID-19 Patients

New ACMG Statement Urges Caution with Polygenic Risk Score Testing in Embryo Selection

Significant Increase in Antibiotic Resistance Genes Found in Humans and Livestock

Novel Antibiotic Discovery: Harnessing Energy Compounds to Combat Bacterial Infections

Retrotransposon-Based PRINT Technique Holds Potential for Precise Gene Insertion

Overlooked Sequence in Immunology Protein Holds Promise for New Autoimmune Therapies

Uncovering How to Protect Nerves in Neurodegenerative Diseases

A New AI Model that can Distinguish Between Male and Female Brain Activity

Unraveling Lenacapavir's Impact on the HIV Life Cycle

Study Identifies Link Between Gut Microbiome Composition and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Hi-C Sequencing Unveils Phage-Host Dynamics in Soil Ecosystems

New Microbe Offers Economical Solution for Synthetic Biological Experiments

ReSisTrace: Unveiling Pre-Existing Treatment Resistance in Cancer Cells

Unlocking the Potential of 3D Ice Printing for Artificial Blood Vessels

Safer and More Effective Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries

ELRIG UK Announces Steve Bates and Dr Anderson Ryan as Keynote Speakers at Research and Innovation 2024

The critical role of saturated fats in memory consolidation

SPT Labtech Delivers End-to-End Automated NGS Library Preparation With firefly+

Exploring the Link Between Immune Response and Acute Viral Infections

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