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New method could replace western blot analysis
Thursday, 17 November 2011 10:13Researchers from the Berlin Max Planck Institute of Molecular Genetics led by Markus Ralser have developed a reliable and easy to handle method for analysing proteins in a mass spectrometer. They use an especially sensitive triple-quadrupole mass spectrometer coupled to a high pressure liquid chromatograph.
Investigating Parkinson’s disease with stem cells and immune cells
Thursday, 17 November 2011 09:59In a collaborative research project, scientists from the University Hospital Erlangen under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Winkler in the Department of Molecular Neurology, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies under Fred Gage and the University of California San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla aim to use stem cells and immune cells to find out what part inflammation processes play in Parkinson’s disease.
Researchers discover weak spot of the Malaria pathogen
Saturday, 12 November 2011 10:43By screening red blood cell proteins in a protein database (ARVEXIS), Gavin Wright and his team from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Hinxton, UK, have identified a receptor-ligand pair which is of fundamental significance regarding the invasion of human red blood cells by Plasmodium falciparum, the malaria pathogen.
Positive feedback- first Cultex workshop in Hannover, Germany
Tuesday, 08 November 2011 10:37Between the 3rd and 4th of November 2011, more than twenty participants from university medical faculties, science and technology institutes, companies and government bodies took part in the first Cultex workshop in Hannover, Germany, devoted to current inhalation toxicity issues.
In vitro experiment- active agent of green tea and red laser light against Alzheimer’s disease
Monday, 07 November 2011 09:42An experiment conducted by the Institute of Micro and Nanomaterials at the Ulm University demonstrates that it may be possible to develop a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease using an active agent from green tea in combination with red laser light.
Number of animal experiments in Germany rises again in 2010
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 10:16The number of experiments conducted on animals once again rose in 2010, according to a report published by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV).
International Epigenome Project kicks off
Sunday, 30 October 2011 09:52At the beginning of October, the first major European project of the "International Human Epigenome Project" (IHEC) started in Amsterdam. The project is an international joint cooperation and includes German scientists.
iPS from human Urine
Friday, 21 October 2011 10:02Recently a research team from Austria and China succeded in producing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) from human urine. They have applied to patent the method.
European Court of Justice- Patent application by the cell researcher rejected
Tuesday, 18 October 2011 21:33A patent application from 1997 by the well-known stem cell researcher Prof. Dr. Oliver Brüstle has been rejected in the Luxembourg courts.
MDC Researchers develop Prediction Model for Alzheimer’s
Tuesday, 18 October 2011 10:05Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center of Molecular Medicine (MDC) in Berlin-Buch have for the first time developed a mathematical model with which genetic risk factors for the development of Alzheimer’s disease can be determined.
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