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The Link between Immunity and the Brain
Old and New Lymphatic System Map
Why do plaques and tangles build up in the brains of Alzheimer’s sufferers? Could it [MORE]
Purdue University’s Innovations for Diabetes
Mouse Islet Glucagon in Red
It’s only an hour’s drive between Purdue University’s campus in West Lafayette, IN and diabetes drug [MORE]
Serotonin-Releasing Neurons Cultured from Skin Cells
Serotonin Releasing Neurons
It would be useful, indeed, to have serotonin-producing cells in tissue culture to test drugs developed to treat [MORE]
An Injectable Immunotherapy Gel
Biogel Cancer Immunotherapy
Materials scientists and immunotherapists at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Center have developed a means (not yet [MORE]
Removing Nanoparticles from Blood with Oscillating Electric Fields
Nanoparticle Removal Chip
Designing nanoparticles to deliver drugs is easier than figuring out how to extract them from the blood stream [MORE]
Drug Delivery with a Molecular Cage
Materials engineers at Washington State University have fabricated micro cages from the protein apoferritin which open and close relative to [MORE]
Miniature Blood Monitoring Device Fits on Drainage Tube
Monitoring Critical Blood Levels
Patients in intensive care units usually are surrounded by a forest of monitoring and fluid handling equipment. [MORE]
On/Off Switch for CRISPR-Cas9
CRISPR Cas9 Mode of Action
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has been hailed as the most promising discovery in genomics since PCR. But [MORE]
Roche’s Automated Staining Machine
ROCHE VENTANA HE-600
Hematoxylin, an extract derived from logwood, and eosine, a potassium salt, have been the workhorses for preparing pathology [MORE]
Biomarker Stroke Diagnosis in 10 Minutes
Lab Tests
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay has been an essential tool for diagnosis of many diseases based on antibodies found in blood. [MORE]
Proteomic Pathways to Huntington’s Disease
The inherited genetic pathology of Huntington’s disease has been known for more than 20 years: in the first exon of [MORE]
Vitrification for Tissue/Organ Preservation
Cryopreservation
Keeping regenerated tissue viable over time is more of a potential problem now, but as this technology arises, labs will [MORE]
Gender Identification by Fingerprint
Fingerpint Analysis
Fingerprint analysis for crime investigation has been around since the late 19th century, but even a detective like “Sherlock [MORE]
Guthrie Cards for Everyone
Gutherie Card Icon
Almost everyone born in the US since 1970 had a state-mandated protein screening done at birth performed with [MORE]