THE ORDEAL OF OPIOIDS: Finding Alternative and Safer Substitutes

In their quest to meet patient need and demand for chronic pain relief, American doctors are often forced by consumer demands and practice challenges to prescribe and over prescribe narcotic painkillers. Their training and experience have not focused on alternative treatment options, until now. Drug-Dangers in Dosages According to a National Safety Council (NSC) 2016 […]

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Lean Lab Checklist: More Efficient and Less Exhausting

The successful implementation of “lean manufacturing” in various fields has inspired many businesses to adopt this model in their laboratories as well. However, laboratories have different challenges compared to manufacturing environments. In order to provide a way to gain the many benefits of lean operations in the lab, METTLER TOLEDO has developed the Lean Lab […]

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Elan 30s – A Comprehensive Solution for Blood Bank Serology

Indian In-vitro Diagnostic Company, Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd. recently launched Elan 30s as an addition to its products catering to the domain Immunoassays. Transasia offers products for multiple testing to suit the varying customer needs from a start –up laboratory to an advanced diagnostic centre. ELISA, which is used ubiquitously worldwide, is a trusted diagnostic tool. Over […]

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Singular Scissoring in Genetics – Dr. Liu & Team Have Now Made It Possible!

Genetic engineers and researchers alike have explicitly shared their affinity towards the gene-editing tool called CRISPR–Cas9. This device alters targeted genes effortlessly, thereby permitting an executable approach to developing treatments and cures. There is, however, a major limitation to Cas9 in terms of rectifying an isolated DNA letter in a gene. To address and remedy […]

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To Eat or Not To Eat: TSRI Study Reveals Methods of Increasing and Decreasing Appetite in Patients

Ailments have certain corollaries that can’t be avoided. Loss of hunger or appetite is one among them. Not only is this consequential to multiple diseases and illnesses, it is also one of the most pernicious as it can incapacitate a patient to exponential levels of feebleness, sometimes even causing fatality (specific of cancer patients). TSRI […]

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“Photoswitchable Anti-Tumour Agents” May Mitigate Chemotherapy Side-Effects

Up until now, photodynamic therapies have heavily relied on the content of O2 prevalent within the tissue. This, however, is rendered useless in the case of malignant and burgeoning tumours. Thus, a research team from Karlsruher Institut Fur Technologie (KIT) situated in Keiv, has contrived a photoswitchable molecule in order to supplement the method of […]

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Drug Discovery in Academia

Over the past decade there has been increasing pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to increase economic efficiencies in drug discovery. This has been driven by several factors including the increased costs of R&D, lower productivity, patent expiration, generic competition and the increasing difficulty in bringing new chemical entities to market. The extraordinary investment requirements have […]

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