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Released: 25-Jul-2019 5:35 PM EDT
Researchers discover the science behind giving up
UW Medicine

What happens when we give up? Inside the brain, a group of cells known as nociceptin neurons get very active before a mouse's breakpoint. They emit nociceptin, a complex molecule that suppresses dopamine, a chemical largely associated with motivation.

Released: 24-Jul-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Half of young drinkers are unaware of health messages on alcohol packaging
University of Stirling

Just half of 11-19 year old drinkers recall seeing health messages or warnings on alcohol packaging - despite being an important target market for this information, according to new research.

Released: 23-Jul-2019 4:55 PM EDT
Brain Protein Mutation From Child with Autism Causes Autism-Like Behavioral Changes in Mice
University of Alabama at Birmingham

A de novo gene mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child with autism has been placed into the brains of mice. These mice then showed severe alterations of specific behaviors that closely resemble those seen in human autism spectrum disorder, or ASD.

Released: 22-Jul-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Poverty Linked to Longer Hospital Stay For Newborns with Opioid Withdrawal
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

For infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) due to prenatal opioid exposure, poverty is a risk factor for prolonged length of hospital stay, reports a study in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 18-Jul-2019 10:05 AM EDT
Rutgers Addiction Specialists Receive $385K State Grant to Address Opioid Crisis
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

The N.J. Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) has awarded a $385,000 grant to Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s Division of Addiction Psychiatry to conduct opioid and naloxone trainings for the state’s employment program for individuals affected by the opioid epidemic.

Released: 17-Jul-2019 8:05 AM EDT
Pilot study assesses if diabetes medicine can help reduce stress-driven alcohol use
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Researchers are investigating if a medication used to regulate blood sugar can alter motivation to use alcohol by targeting the brain’s stress response system.

Released: 17-Jul-2019 6:00 AM EDT
Marijuana use may not make parents more ‘chill’
Ohio State University

Sorry, marijuana moms and dads: Using pot may not make you a more relaxed parent, at least when it comes to how you discipline your children. A study of California parents found that current marijuana users administered more discipline techniques of all kinds to their children on average.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT
ATS Celebrates Court-Established Deadlines for E-cigarettes and Cigars Regulation
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Last Friday afternoon, July 12, 2019, a federal court decision established deadlines for e-cigarette manufacturers and makers of candy-flavored cigars to submit their products for FDA review. The Court took this action after medical and public health groups sued the Food and Drug Administration for the agency’s failure to appropriately regulate e-cigarettes and cigars in a timely and effective manner.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 8:30 AM EDT
AutoGen Launches The XTRACT 16+
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

Introducing AutoGen’s newest fully automated workflow, the XTRACT 16+, this versatile instrumentation provides fast and high-quality DNA or RNA from all molecular diagnostic, biological, clinical, and forensic sample types.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 8:30 AM EDT
FDA gives breakthrough designation to new traumatic brain injury device
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded breakthrough device designation to a BioDirection’s Tbit System which has been developed to predict positive computerised tomography (CT) scans after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Released: 15-Jul-2019 8:05 AM EDT
Efficient PCR clean-up and size selection with NEW Sera-Mag Select
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

Reliable, accurate DNA size selection is a critical element in library preparation for next generation sequencing (NGS). With the cost to sequence a single human genome estimated to be in the region of $100 in 2017 (BCC Research) and the significant time investment needed to sequence, it is paramount that accurate nucleic acid size selection be achieved to maximize the amount of useable data generated per run and optimize the upstream processes.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 8:05 AM EDT
HUMAN’s HbA1c systems – ideal for small, medium and large throughput needs!
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

HUMAN’s Diabetes DX products help to ease and improve both an early diagnosis of diabetes, but also better diabetes monitoring and management.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 8:05 AM EDT
HumaClot Quattro – a semi-automated 4-channel coagulation instrument with TIC2+ technology
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

HUMAN’s semi-automated coagulometers allow for the economic and accurate determination of coagulation parameters. HUMAN offers appropriate solutions for different workloads: choose between the extended family of a one, two and four channel semi-automated instrument as well as a fully automated coagulation Analyzer.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 7:05 AM EDT
Bio-Rad Announces Innovative Test to Aid in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease with the FDA Clearance of the BioPlex 2200 Lyme Total Assay
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its BioPlex 2200 Lyme Total Assay, an innovative multiplex test method to aid in the diagnosis of Lyme disease.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 7:05 AM EDT
HUMAN’s 5-part and erythrocyte sedimentation systems - a useful combination to simplify life in the lab
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

The powerful combination of the devices HumaCount 5D and HumaSRate 24PT as laboratory equipment is patient-friendly, cost-efficient and time-saving.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 7:05 AM EDT
SeraSil-Mag silica particle for optimal binding when DNA sample is scarce
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

New SeraSil-Mag silica coated superparamagnetic particles (beads) are designed for diagnostic DNA extraction applications from biofluids and liquid biopsy samples, and are particularly effective when only trace amounts of DNA are available.

Released: 15-Jul-2019 7:05 AM EDT
Clippard PTFE Multi-Channel Gradient Mixing Valves
71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Press Program

NIV series gradient valves feature multiple 2-Way, Normally-Closed solenoids connected around a central body. This unique design provides significant reduction in internal volume with enhanced mixing capabilities.



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