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Immunoassays – News and Features

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Mechanism Behind “Memory” Gene Regulation Confirmed

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that helps explain the link between the protein PKMzeta and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease.
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Lonely People May Have Fundamentally Different Brain Activity

Research suggests that lonely people may think differently from others regardless of the size of their social networks.
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Combination Therapy Overcomes Drug Resistance in Colorectal Cancer

Adding a peptide to a chemotherapy drug used to treat colorectal cancer avoids the side effects this treatment can have on normal cells, including potential chemotherapy resistance.
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New Technology Developed To Detect Active TB

A team from Wayne State University has discovered a new technology that will quickly and easily detect active Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection antibodies.
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Carbendazim Pesticide Residue Sensing System Offers Smarter and Faster Screening

Researchers have proposed a new sensing system for detecting residues of a a common pesticide by utilizing ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets and rhodamine B.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Technology Enhances COVID-19 Tests

Researchers at the University of Houston are using glow-in-the-dark materials to enhance and improve rapid COVID-19 home tests.
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Article

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.
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Mechanism of Platinum Drug Resistance in Colorectal Cancer Identified

A new study has shown that platinum-based chemotherapy drugs, used to treat some colorectal cancers, can accumulate in surrounding healthy cells and reduce the tumor's sensitivity to treatment.
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Epigenetic Regulation Studied at the Single-Molecule Level

In a first-of-its-kind study, EMBL researchers have shown how DNA methylation across the genome contributes to the precise regulation of gene expression
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Article

An Introduction to the Lateral Flow Test: Strengths, Limitations and Applications

Diagnostic testing is key in many areas including healthcare and preventative medicine, food safety and environmental monitoring. In this article, we will consider what lateral flow tests (LFTs) are, how they work and their applications.
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