Australian medical and nutrition experts have reacted differently to the research findings of a study published December 2014 in the British Medical Journal. The study showed the Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with longer ...
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Israeli producer of specialised nylon 6.6 yarn, Nilit says fabric made from its Innergy yarn has been found to have greater radiation absorption then fabric made from conventional yarns. According to Nilit, the study proved that when ...
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Humanization is significant for reducing the immunogenicity of monoclonal antibodies derived from rodent sources and for improving their activation of the human immune system. Rodent antibodies are highly immunogenic in humans, which ...
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Despite the apparent saturation of optical coherence tomography systems in the ophthalmology markets of developed countries, the distinct OCT market for healthcare and life science sectors is still expected to grow from around €500 ...
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To kill these bacteria , while reducing the ability of human cells , cigarettes , as an alternative to a healthy electronic cigarette in the laboratory studies , and drug resistance , the manufacturer is potentially Despite being touted the ...
Ryan Heniford, Business Development Director at Secant Medical,Ryan Heniford. His presentation will highlight Secant Medical's research and development in biomaterials and advanced textile structures for regenerative medicine applications. ...
Competition for higher price/performance ratios in China's smartphone space has continued to intensify and is likely to escalate into the mid-range to high-end segment, according to industry sources. Huawei, ZTE, Coolpad and Lenovo have ...
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Scientists have moved a step closer to an "obesity drug" that may block the effects of diets high in fat and sugar, according to research from the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The findings, published in the December 2013 issue ...
Cross section of bioprinted human liver tissue showing hepatocytes (blue nuclei), endothelial cells (red), and hepatic stellate cells (green). (Courtesy Organovo Holdings Inc.) The discovery that living tissues could be built up using a ...
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Biopta Ltd, the human tissue-based contract research organization, has announced the launch of the first catalogue of assays based on human functional tissues. The catalogue, which includes industry's widest range of human functional ...
Horses face high risks of developing eye problems, and Cornell University clinicians have recently developed a new way to detect and diagnose them more safely and quickly than before. Published online in January 2014 in the journal ...
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(Phys.org) —Advances in light-sheet microscopy have led to impressive images and videos of the brain in action. With this technique, a plane of light is scanned through the sample to excite fluorescent calcium sensors which proxy ...
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Applications in imaging and sensing typically involve the emission of light at a different wavelength than the excitation, or "secondary light emission." The interpretation of resonant secondary light emission in terms of fundamental ...
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A new medical device has been developed that will provide phlebotomists and clinicians with a technology to enable blood drawing accuracy at first stick.This is particularly important considering the diverse patient demographic each with ...
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A multi-disciplinary team from the University of Pennsylvania have published in Nature Methods a first-of-its-kind way to isolate RNA from live cells in their natural tissue microenvironment without damaging nearby cells. This allows the ...
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