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Alzheimer's treatment with ultrasound technology
University of Queensland researchers have discovered that non-invasive ultrasound technology can be used to treat Alzheimer's disease and restore memory in mice, breaking apart the neurotoxic amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques that result in cognitive decline.
[ + ]Mitochondria can move into cancer cells
A research collaboration between Griffith University and New Zealand's Malaghan Institute has discovered that mitochondria are capable of passing through the healthy membrane of a host cell into defective tumour cells.
[ + ]Explaining malaria protection in blood type O
Scientists from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have explained the mysterious mechanism which protects people with blood type O from dying of severe malaria. [ + ]
Explaining malaria protection in blood type O
Scientists from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet have explained the mysterious mechanism which protects people with blood type O from dying of severe malaria. [ + ]
QIAGEN acquires circulating tumour cell technology
QIAGEN has expanded its portfolio of liquid biopsies through the acquisition of an innovative technology that enables enrichment and molecular analysis of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) from blood samples. [ + ]
ToolGen licenses CRISPR/Cas9 technology to Thermo Fisher Scientific
Korean biotechnology company ToolGen will license its CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property portfolio to Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher will utilise the technology to develop and market CRISPR reagent kits. [ + ]
Bacteria-resistant catheters to reduce infection
Flinders University researchers are undertaking a project to reduce urinary tract infections associated with the use of catheters during hospital stays. [ + ]
Lab-on-paper for inexpensive medical diagnostics
Engineers from the University of Rhode Island have created a paper-based platform for conducting a wide range of complex medical diagnostics. Fluid-actuated valves, which are embedded in the paper, allow for the sequential manipulation of sample fluids and reagents in a controlled manner. [ + ]
ToolGen licenses CRISPR/Cas9 technology to Thermo Fisher Scientific
Korean biotechnology company ToolGen will license its CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property portfolio to Thermo Fisher Scientific. Thermo Fisher will utilise the technology to develop and market CRISPR reagent kits. [ + ]
Corgenix and Fio connect rapid Ebola test to the cloud
Corgenix Medical Corporation and Fio Corporation are working together to integrate two technological advances to help end the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. [ + ]
High-resolution gene sequencing technology
Researchers from Sydney's Garvan Institute have developed CaptureSeq - a gene sequencing technology that is said to explore the human genome at a much higher resolution than ever before.
[ + ]Chemistry comes to the aid of Hamburg's red light district
Innovative paint and coating technology has come to the aid of Hamburg's red light district where residents and workers were tired of the mess and smell caused by some of its 20 million visitors each year weeing in the street. [ + ]
Single donor's blood cells to test side effects of drugs
UK researchers are using combinations of cells from a single donor's blood to predict whether a new drug will cause a severe immune reaction in humans. [ + ]
Automated mineralogy system installed at NSW mine
Scientific equipment supplier AXT has announced the installation of a TESCAN TIMA automated mineralogy system at Northparkes Mines, a copper and gold mine located in Central West NSW. [ + ]
Automated mineralogy system installed at NSW mine
Scientific equipment supplier AXT has announced the installation of a TESCAN TIMA automated mineralogy system at Northparkes Mines, a copper and gold mine located in Central West NSW. [ + ]
