Monthly Archives: September 2016

LabCollector LIMS and ELN for improving productivity in the lab

Lab management is difficult. There are many diverse tasks including: directing experiments, analyzing data, writing papers/reports, equipment maintenance and more.  It is easy to find yourself also busy with administrative tasks, such as ordering reagents and updating

Folding of DNA strand controlled by designed stimuli

Folding of biomolecule strands (such as proteins and nucleic acids) play important fundamental role in emerging their functions such as binding to the partner molecules (only folded structures can have function to bind the partner molecules) to

Efficacy of exercise intervention for weight loss in overweight and obese adolescents: Meta-analysis and implications

The global rise in obesity prevalence among children and adolescents has been linked to modifiable lifestyle factors, including lack of physical activity. However, no known meta-analysis has been conducted on the effects of exercise intervention on body

What moves the blood?

Due to the complex nature of the circulation various hydraulic and electrical models of circulation have been proposed. These models vary in the way the measured parameters such as pressure, flow and resistance are interpreted however, all

Also the least abundant species matter for human wellbeing! The role of rare species on grasslands

An increasing body of research supports the necessity of biodiversity to maintain the ecosystem services we humans depend on, such as the provision of food and water, or the control of pests or climate. However, it remains

Strength loss does not worsen in the first few days after an acute skeletal muscle injury

An immediate loss of strength accompanies nearly all types of skeletal muscle injury but there is debate whether the strength loss worsens over the first few days after injury. This is important to know because it influences

Protein Discovery Summit 2016

Organizer: GTCbio Start date: December 5th, 2016     End date: December 7th, 2016 We invite you to attend the Protein Discovery Summit to be held on December 5-7, 2016 in Boston, MA. The Protein Discovery Summit is the

Brownian motion of gold nanostructures made visible using SERS fluctuations due to single molecules

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) a surface-sensitive effect which produces a dramatic enhancement of the Raman signature of molecules adsorbed on some nanostructures such as gold nanoparticles. In practical terms, SERS allows the fast acquisition of spectral datasets

Loss of Trpm2 does not potentiate standard acute myeloid leukemia chemotherapy

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood that affects thousands of people of all ages (including children and even babies). Treatment is very toxic, and often fails to cure patients. Leukemia is caused by mutations in specific

Novel Cancer Therapeutics Summit 2016

Organizer: GTCbio Start date: November 7th, 2016     End date: November 9th, 2016 We invite you to attend the 2016 Novel Cancer Therapeutics Summit, to be held on November 7-9, 2016 in San Francisco, CA. This summit includes

Ultrasound effect on cancerous versus non-cancerous cells

Cancer research is one of the most researched topics over the past decade. The reason for that is obvious, in 2016 alone, 1,685,210 new cancer cases and 595,690 cancer deaths are projected to occur in the United

Why do people choose certain environments and methods for strength training, and why might Cross-Fit be so popular?

Resistance exercise or strength training is recognised to improve multiple physiological and psychological health parameters, to the extent where being stronger reduces risks of ALL-CAUSE mortality. That means; being stronger reduces your risk of dying by any

Neonatal sepsis affects neurodevelopment in premature infants

The infancy neurological development, known like neurodevelopment, is a process influenced by multiple biological and environmental factors. Infants with birth weight less than 1500 grams _also known as very low birth weight infants (VLBW infants)_ constitute a

Biomarker Europe Summit 2016

Organizer: GTCbio Start date: October 5th, 2016 End date: October 7th, 2016 GTCbio would like to invite you to attend our Biomarker Summit Europe 2016 on October 5-7, 2016  in Berlin, Germany! The summit will address the

What happens to sunscreens in swimming pools?

UV filters (UV-fs) are the active ingredient of sunscreen and personal care products such as soaps, shampoos and hair sprays to protect materials and humans from the harmful effects of sunlight radiation and conserve the integrity of

Efficient co-adsorption of multiple types of coexisting pollutants from water using a chitosan-based magnetic composite adsorbent

Contaminants in real water are typically very complicated, and various types of contaminants usually coexist. For example, in the textile industries, the discharged dyeing effluents also contain numerous kinds of other pollutants besides residual dyes, such as

Less perineal damage in sitting position not explained by changing position to perform an episiotomy

Perineal damage is a common complication in childbirth. Perineal damage causes pain and discomfort and can be immobilizing for women. Furthermore, it is a risk factor for blood loss and infection. Perineal damage can be a spontaneous

High bedtime home blood pressure strongly predicts post stroke cognitive impairment

Hypertension is the strongest risk factor for stroke and the most modifiable risk factors for the secondary prevention of stroke and for post stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI). Home blood pressure (HBP) monitoring has been identified to better

Supramolecular self-sorting: A route to sophisticated multi-interlocked molecular muscles

Interlocked molecular machines are promising targets in the domain of nanotechnology. Among molecular machines, the doubly interlocked “molecular muscle” architecture ( Fig.  1 ) is of particular interest. It consists of the interweaving of two so-called “hermaphrodite”

Enzyme-based computing systems: The half-adder and half-subtractor

Have we ever stopped to think what would happen if the silicon based computers that we have come to rely on reach the peak of their development?  Many scientists who work in the field of unconventional computing