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Neuroscience News & Research

Neuroscience News & Research

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“A Second Chance at Life”: Can Gene Therapies Beat Rare Disease?

A revolutionary gene therapy has become a transformative treatment for children with metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). But substantial barriers to access for this groundbreaking therapy remain.

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An Introduction to Transfection, Transfection Protocol and Applications

In this article, we discuss the fundamentals of transfection, provide an overview of some of the commonly employed methods and a sample protocol. Finally, we consider some of the key applications of transfection.

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Why Are Manual Pipettes Still So Popular?

Electronic pipettes offer several benefits, but many laboratories are still resistant to making the switch from manual options. This article discusses how equipping your team with electronic pipettes could rapidly pay for itself.

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The Pulse: Psychedelic News From Technology Networks Issue 2

Hello and welcome to the Pulse, the monthly psychedelics industry roundup from Technology Networks and Analytical Cannabis. Here, we’ll highlight some of the most significant psychedelic industry news from the past month, including important announcements, pre-clinical work and the latest from groundbreaking psychedelic clinical trials.

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The Pulse: Psychedelic News From Technology Networks Issue 2

Hello and welcome to the Pulse, the monthly psychedelics industry roundup from Technology Networks and Analytical Cannabis. Here, we’ll highlight some of the most significant psychedelic industry news from the past month, including important announcements, pre-clinical work and the latest from groundbreaking psychedelic clinical trials.

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Applications of Liquid Biopsy in Cancer and Beyond

Liquid biopsies are becoming an increasingly important tool for the early detection, prognosis and monitoring of treatment outcomes in cancer, and hold the promise of transforming the management of other diseases in the future.

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Visual Stimulation Changes Fluid Flow in the Brain

New research has shown that the flow of the cerebral spinal fluid in the brain can be manipulated using visual stimulation.

Machine Learning Model Ranks Alzheimer's Risks

Using data from nearly half a million individuals, a machine learning model has been used to rank risk factors in order of how strong their association is with the eventual development of Alzheimer’s disease.

Rodents Fooled by Same Logic Puzzles as Humans

For the first time, psychology researchers have shown that rats make the same logical errors as humans.

A Beneficial Type of "Brainwashing" Happens While You Sleep

According to research, while we sleep, blood vessels in the brain constrict and dilate in specific patterns to clear harmful waste substances from our brains.

Alcohol's Impact on the Brain Makes Us More Likely To Drink

Heavy alcohol use creates a vicious cycle: It changes signaling pathways in the brain, which in turn affects cognitive functions like decision-making and impulse control — and makes the individual more likely to drink.

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Key Techniques in Structural Biology, Their Strengths and Limitations

Structural biology uses a variety of techniques to determine the 3D structures of biomolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids and their complexes. In this article, we consider the key techniques, their role in structural biology, strengths and limitations.

Spatial Biology: Location, Location, Location!

This article will review advances in multimodal imaging mass spectrometry applications and a computational method to achieve higher resolution from spatial transcriptomics datasets.

The Pulse: Psychedelic News From Technology Networks

In the Pulse, the monthly psychedelics industry roundup from Technology Networks and Analytical Cannabis, we highlight some of the most significant psychedelic industry news from the past month. This includes important announcements, pre-clinical work and the latest from groundbreaking psychedelic clinical trials.

Building an Atlas of the Brain To Guide Neuroscience: An Interview With the Allen Institute's Ed Lein

A new project to map the billions of cells in the human brain is underway. The project, dubbed BICAN (BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network) will exploit rapid advances in genomic and cellular technology to build an atlas of the brain. Technology Networks spoke to project lead Ed Lein to find out more.

How Does Alcohol Affect the Brain and the Body?

Alcohol has complex, unseen and far-reaching effects at the molecular and cellular level, including altering our gut microbiome, accelerating the aging process and even changing the synapses in the brain.

Lab Sustainability

Cell Signaling in Disease

Cell Signaling in Disease

Unravelling the Myths of Laboratory Automation

What Happened This Week in Science?

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Why Your Voice Is Like a Fingerprint

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Why the Dyslexic Brain Is Misunderstood

How To Build an Effective Protein Degrader

This guide highlights the four major stages of targeted protein degradation, the challenges at each step, and the questions you should ask yourself to ensure your final product will result in a complete protein degradation.

How To Address NGS Challenges

Download this guide to learn how to select the appropriate NGS method and sequencing platform, deal with samples of variable quality, and set up and manage the data analysis pipeline.

Fall in Love With Pipetting Again: Automated Liquid Handling

Download this guide to learn more about automated liquid handling solutions.

How To Ensure Data Integrity

Download this guide to discover how data integrity is fundamental to quality assurance, process development and production, and analytical development and quality control.

Eight Ways To Make Your Lab More Sustainable

Download this guide to discover tips on avoiding single-use plastics, managing your cold storage and conserving water and energy.

Webinars & Online Events

Two Workflows To Streamline Your Neuroscience Research

Miltenyi Biotec

Agilent BioTek Augmented Microscopy Virtual Summit

Scalable Nanopore Sequencing for Alzheimer’s Research

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

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Sequencing the Brain

Achieving Cost-Effective, High-Throughput Single-Cell Multiomic Analysis

Clinical Applications of Cell Therapy

Spatial Transcriptomics: Understanding Gene Regulation in the Tissue Context

5 Influential Neuroscientists, Past and Present

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