Scientific Research News
News about theoretical and practical scientific research spanning a wide variety of disciplines, including engineering, computer science, biology, physics and chemistry. Includes information about research facilities, funding, resources and public policy.
Door Opens for Rewilding America’s Wild Horses Via FY2020 Interior Appropriations Budget
Half a Decade of Research and Political Collaboration Yields New Vision on Wild Horse Management Via Rewilding - June 27, 2019 - Wildhorse Ranch Productions
Virtus Group, LLC Announces Partnership with Betts Consulting
Virtus Group, LLC announces its partnership with Betts Consulting. The resulting alliance offers 40 years of experience in Pre-Clinical, as well as Phases I-IV of Clinical Development Services. Adding expertise in the CMC, CMC Regulatory Affairs, Project Management, and Finished Products area. - June 27, 2019 - Virtus Group, LLC
Wildcat Discovery Technologies Receives Second Patent for Silicon Anode Electrolytes
Wildcat’s successful US Department of Energy project yields a second patent for electrolytes that outperform fluoroethylene carbonate-based solutions on silicon anodes. - June 25, 2019 - Wildcat Discovery Technologies
Transplant Biomedicals Announces Positive Interim Results of the First in Human Clinical Study of VIVIAN® Device in Kidney Transplantation (the EMERGE Study)
Transplant Biomedicals, a company specializing in the research and development of medical devices for organ, tissue and cell preservation, today announces the positive interim results at 30-days post-transplantation of the first-in-human clinical trial of VIVIAN® KIDNEY, a medical device used... - June 23, 2019 - Transplant Biomedicals
BraveHeart Wireless Announces FDA Clearance of the BraveHeart™ Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring System
The BraveHeart™ Life Sensor Cardiac Monitoring system has been cleared for use in health care settings. The Life Sensor monitoring system securely captures patients’ heart rate and EKG data, and transmits the data to health care providers in real time. More than 28 million Americans diagnosed with heart disease may benefit - with this number growing each year. - June 20, 2019 - BraveHeart Wireless Inc.
Global Regenerative Group (GRG) Announced That the Global Regenerative Academy Has Been Launched
The Global Regenerative Academy is an integral part of the Global Regenerative Group, a privately-held medical technologies company specializing exclusively on Regenerative Medicine and stem cell technologies, products, and therapies that significantly enhance the body’s natural healing ability. - June 06, 2019 - Global Regenerative Group
TELIGHT Announces Acquisition of BioAxial, an Innovative Super-Resolution Microscopy Solution Manufacturer
TELIGHT, an umbrella brand for light-optics instruments and solutions, announces the acquisition of BioAxial. Located in Paris, BioAxial develops and markets super-resolution imaging solutions with applications in life sciences. - June 06, 2019 - Telight
University of Waterloo’s Kimia Lab and Huron Digital Pathology to Participate in $126M Industry Consortium Led by Sunnybrook Research Institute
The Canadian government, through its Strategic Innovation Fund, will invest up to $49 million to support the initiative, which, in addition to Kimia Lab and Huron Digital Pathology, consists of more than 70 partners from industry, academia, government organizations and not-for-profits. The consortium’s mandate is to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to deliver better health outcomes, faster diagnoses and safer treatments. - June 03, 2019 - Kimia Lab, University of Waterloo
Chef Koochooloo Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation
Chef Koochooloo wins a competitive grant from the National Science Foundation and invitations from the French and Swiss governments to pilot the idea in Europe. It teaches kids healthy eating from around the world, and infuses STEAM concepts through lessons. It is an example of how schools and policy makers can improve ethnically diverse students’ success via culturally responsive teaching, with education programs and technologies using knowledge, attitudes and skills for inclusive classrooms. - June 01, 2019 - Chef Koochooloo
Dates Have Been Announced for a New Two-Day EIS Short Course Co-Sponsored by Gamry Instruments
Registration is now open for the Fall 2019 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Hands-on Short Course being held in Philadelphia, PA. - June 01, 2019 - Gamry Instruments
We are Guarding Earth Through Sport (We are GETS)
Defending our planet is not a sport for viewership, it's about active involvement. - May 31, 2019 - We are GETS
Kidney Community Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Senate Legislation to Improve and Expand Access to Kidney Care Treatments and Improve Quality of Life
The Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2019 (S. 1676) was introduced by Senators Ben Cardin and Roy Blunt. - May 28, 2019 - Kidney Care Partners
Pillar Clinical Research Announces New Ratings Initiative: Pillar Precision
The Dallas based research company plans to roll out a new clinical rating training program, Pillar Precision. The program includes a clinician guide featuring best practices for specific CNS indications, placebo response training, malingering detection, data-driven decision making, and multi-site... - May 24, 2019 - Pillar Clinical Research
Kantar and Komodo Health Partner to Create Innovative Linked Data Solutions
Kantar today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Komodo Health to develop new and creative solutions for linking clinical encounter and patient reported outcomes (PRO) data. The collaboration with Komodo Health will provide data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) tools to top life science companies to reduce the burden of disease and improve patient outcomes. - May 21, 2019 - Kantar
IVI Launches Value Blueprints Research Brief Series; Series Explores Research and Methods to Improve Value Assessment
Briefs Highlight: Lung Cancer Patient Perspectives Are A Missing Piece of Value Assessment Puzzle; "Value of Hope" Offers Potential Enhancement to Next-Generation Value Assessment - May 20, 2019 - Innovation and Value Initiative
Kantar Launches Breakthrough Linked Data Offer
New Claritis(TM) Solution Links PRO and Clinical Data – Representing Major Advancement in Evidence Generation for Real World Research - May 20, 2019 - Kantar
HCA Healthcare/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center Achieves Healthgrades 2019 Patient Safety Excellence Award
Swedish Medical Center in the top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety. - May 16, 2019 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
Vesalio Secures $5 Million Investment Capital Funding
Vesalio announces it has recently raised $5 million in funding. The capital will support the continued global expansion of the NeVa™ Neurothrombectomy System, finance key clinical studies and launch new product introductions. “We are very pleased to secure the additional capital... - May 14, 2019 - Vesalio
Brimrose Spectrometer Selected by NASA for Planned Moon Mission
Brimrose has been selected to provide a new spectrometer for a NASA payload as part of the agency’s efforts to send new science and technology demonstrations to the surface of the Moon. The instrument is to be located on a commercial Moon lander to identify water and hydroxyl and their... - May 13, 2019 - Brimrose
Henniker Scientific Energy Analyser Now with Upgraded Pressure Range for Xps, Ups, Arpes, Aes, Iss
The Prevac Ea15-hp1 hemispherical energy analyser now allows high-resolution photoemission spectroscopy measurements in environments from uhv up to 5 mbar. (Full Version pdf available on request). - May 13, 2019 - Henniker Scientific Ltd
Oxytocin Exposure During Labor Influences Offspring Development: Offspring Demonstrated Long-Term, Epigenetic Changes in Brain & Behavior After a Single Administration
A research team from the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, the University of Virginia and Northeastern University recently discovered that a single exposure to oxytocin near the time of birth can have effects in the offspring, including increases in social behaviors that may persist into adulthood. - May 07, 2019 - Kinsey Institute
Tonya L. Baker Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Tonya L. Baker of Springdale, Arkansas has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2019 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding achievements and high level of success in the field of drug and alcohol testing. About Tonya L. Baker Tonya L. Baker is the owner of... - May 03, 2019 - Strathmore Worldwide
Kidney Care Community Commends Lawmakers for Adding Critical “KidneyX” Funding in Proposed House FY 2020 Appropriations Bill to Address Nation’s Kidney Disease Epidemic
Inclusion of $10 Million in Federal Funding Will Complement $25 Million in Private Sector Investment for Kidney Disease Research and Innovation. - May 02, 2019 - Kidney Care Partners
"Autism is the Future" is Now Available from Future Horizons
Marlo Thurman reveals how cognitive differences are constructing pieces in understanding those with autism. Through her findings, she shows how those with autism spectrum disorder constantly challenge assumptions about measuring intelligence. Thurman proposes that sensory and cognitive development have evolved together into a very different form of intelligence in those with ASD, and it should be viewed not as a disability but instead as a difference to be celebrated and followed. - May 01, 2019 - Future Horizons, Inc.
May is ALS Awareness Month - #AskMeAboutALS
May is ALS Awareness Month. The ALS Therapy Development Institute is inviting the general public to participate, and hoping to inspire a larger dialogue around ALS, through #AskMeAboutALS. - May 01, 2019 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Turner Designs Announces C-FLUOR Submersible Probes, Ultra Low-Power Sensors
Introducing the newest addition to the Turner Designs family of fluorometers, C-FLUOR Submersible Probes, Ultra Low Power Submersible Fluorescence and Turbdity Sensors. - April 25, 2019 - Turner Designs, Inc.
New Inter-University Research Collaborative Dedicated to Climate Change and Sport, Called The Sport Ecology Group, Announces Its Official Launch: Earth Day 2019
Earth Day 2019 on April 22 marks the debut of the Sport Ecology Group, eight sport scholars from around the country that have formed a research collaborative and public education forum for sport and the natural environment. - April 22, 2019 - Sport Ecology Group
Zifo RnD Solutions Announces Launch of Sci-Desk
Zifo RnD Solutions announced the launch of its latest product Sci-Desk, an on-demand, cloud-based, Scientific Application Support-in-a-box. Sci-Desk offers comprehensive managed services for Scientific & lab computing systems spanning Discovery, R&D and Manufacturing industries. “Sci-Desk is a first of its kind in the Life Science R&D Spectrum. Sci-Desk brings on-demand, scalable, customizable and secure support to scientific applications,” said Raj Prakash, CEO/Co-Founder of Zifo RnD Solutions. - April 18, 2019 - Zifo
DynaGrace Enterprises Awarded the GSA Schedule 66 - Scientific Equipment and Services
DynaGrace Enterprises, a WOSB, professional services company has been awarded the GSA Schedule 66 - Scientific Equipment and Services Schedule Contract. The first women-owned firm in Utah to be a vendor on that prestigious GSA schedule. DynaGrace Enterprises helps people breathe cleaner air by providing products and services for monitoring respirable dust particles and visible emissions. - April 10, 2019 - DynaGrace Enterprises
Dogs Prove There is a Scent Associated to Epileptic Seizures
A collaborative study between a French research team of the University of Rennes and an Indiana-based service dog organization, Medical Mutts, showed that dogs are able to detect an odor collected from patients during an epileptic seizure. These results will open a large field of research on the... - March 29, 2019 - Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc
Huntington Study Group Achieves 100th Credentialed Research Site Milestone
The Huntington Study Group (HSG), a world leader in spearheading research and conducting clinical trials in Huntington disease (HD), is excited to announce that it has credentialed Inland Northwest Research, LLC as the 100th HSG site in North America. “On behalf of myself and our site, I... - March 25, 2019 - Huntington Study Group
Thunder Energies Corporation (TNRG) Announces the Upgrade of a Letter of Intent to Test the Detection of Precious Metals in Mining Operations
Thunder Energies Corporation (TNRG) today announced an updated agreement with Picchu Rio S.A. Gold Mining Company to amend the Letter of Intent whereas Phoenix Minerals S.A Group of Mining Companies will assist Thunder Energies for tests and then purchase or lease a Directional Neutron Source for Mining Operations from Thunder Energies to test for Gold, Uranium and the presence of other precious metals in operational mines located in Peru. - March 25, 2019 - Thunder Energies Corporation
The Effect of Moxibustion on Hypertension: an Insightful Study Conducted by Cheng and Team
The research paper titled, “Moxibustion Modulates Sympathoexcitatory Cardiovascular Reflex Responses Through Paraventricular Nucleus” is written by Ling Cheng. Moxibustion is a method of treatment, in Chinese medicine. It is a form of heat therapy in which dried plant materials called... - March 21, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
New Data Analysis: Improved Dialysis Care Nationwide Leads to Healthier Patients, Reduced Hospital Admissions, & More Savings for Medicare
During National Kidney Month, Kidney Care Partners celebrates improved care and how resultant reductions in healthcare utilization are benefiting both individuals with kidney failure and taxpayers. - March 18, 2019 - Kidney Care Partners
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is Not Our Grandparents’ Pollutant by Richard Richels, Gary Yohe and Henry Jacoby from Oasis Publishers
People carry around a mental picture of the effects of CO2 and other greenhouse gases on our climate and its influence on economic and environmental consequences. This view gives an idea on how to frame an appropriate response – a view that has been informed by how previous generations dealt... - March 15, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
Vascular Care Leaders Underscore PAD Risks for Americans Living with Kidney Disease on World Kidney Day
Americans with CKD are at a higher risk than the general population of developing PAD. - March 14, 2019 - CardioVascular Coalition
New Low-Height, Low-Frequency Vibration Isolation Platform Adapts to Space Constraints in Critical Micro- and Nano-Microscopy
At just 2-1/4 inches in height, while isolating vibrations as low as 1 hertz, the new completely-passive Negative-Stiffness tabletop vibration isolation platform – developed by Minus K Technology – provides the industry’s thinnest low-height, low-frequency isolator for optimizing space in critical microscopy and laboratory applications. - March 14, 2019 - Minus K Technology Inc.
A New Dimension Approach to Peptide Separation by Prof. Xindu Geng from Oasis Publishers
Peptide separation is currently a very active research area that has broad applications in proteomics study of therapeutic peptides, analysis of complex synthetic peptide crude mixtures, and optimization of peptides conditions in on-line comprehensive two-dimensional reversed phase liquid... - March 14, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
BioTork and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits Enter Joint Development Collaboration
BioTork, LLC and Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) a business unit of Lallemand Inc. are pleased to jointly announce the formalization of a collaboration for the development of improved yeast strains for the ethanol industry. “BioTork has been working with Lallemand, a world... - March 11, 2019 - BioTork
The Role of Cortisol in Positive Psychological Conditions: Dr. Lai’s Brilliant and Insightful Research Work from Oasis Publishers
The research papers titled, “Optimism, positive affectivity, and salivary cortisol,” “Humor attenuates the cortisol awakening response in healthy older men” and “Loneliness and Diurnal Salivary Cortisol in Emerging Adults” are written by Julian Chuk Ling Lai. - March 08, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
Scintica Instrumentation to Distribute the VelO2x Hypoxia Chamber System from Baker Ruskinn
Scintica Instrumentation Inc. is excited to announce its recent distribution agreement for the Baker Ruskinn preclinical VelO2x hypoxia chamber for scientific research. The VelO2x system has been engineered to provide an isolated and highly controlled oxygen environment to help researchers better understand how O2 levels affect various conditions such as sleep apnea, systemic hypertension, pulmonary dysfunction, ischemia and much more. - March 07, 2019 - Scintica Instrumentation
150 Years of Chemistry Periodic Table Upgraded to Include 800 Dark Elements Aside from the Current 118 Elements
"This year celebrates the 150 years of Chemistry’s Periodic Table since Russian Chemist Dimitri Mendeleev published it on February 17, 1869. The United Nations called 2019 Chemistry’s Periodic Table Year. We are excited to published a new Chemistry Extended Periodic Table which Block 1 to Block 4 is governed by Dirac Bosons-Fermion and Block 5 is governed Majorana Bosons-Fermions," says Scientist Bob Ainuu Afamasaga. - March 05, 2019 - DNA Alphabet
TPA Network is Pleased to Announce the Creation of a Research Facility for the Self-Funded Industry
TPA Network is pleased to announce the establishment of an industry-focused research consortium to assess the value of emerging medical technologies and health innovations; an initiative that is being met with great interest and support by many leading reinsurance, technology and professional services companies. - March 04, 2019 - TPA Network, Inc.
Christina DiArcangelo Puller Has Been Named a Top 100 Entrepreneur and Will be Featured in the 2019 Top 100 Registry
Christina DiArcangelo Puller, CEO & Founder of Affinity Bio Partners has been selected to the Top 100 Registry Business Leaders and Professionals, in recognition of her work in the Global Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Cannabis and CBD industries. - February 28, 2019 - Top100 Registry Inc.
The Biofilm Engineering Research Group at Washington State University Has Scheduled an Electrochemically Active Biofilms Short Course
In collaboration with Gamry Instruments, the Biofilm Engineering Research Group at Washington State University has scheduled a short course “Electrochemically Active Biofilms” for July 30 – Aug. 2, 2019. - February 20, 2019 - Gamry Instruments
The American Association on Health and Disability's (AAHD) Call to Action to Promote the All of Us Research Program to People with Disabilities
The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) Announces a Call to Action to People with Disabilities to Get Involved in the All of Us Research Program. - February 19, 2019 - American Association on Health and Disability
A Study of Human Instincts in the 21st Century Revealed Interesting Points on Overpopulation by Eric R. Pianka from Oasis Publishers
A research paper entitled, “Can Human Instincts Be Controlled?” written by Eric R. Pianka encapsulates the holistic study of human instincts. According to the Cambridge dictionary, instinct is a natural ability that helps one decide what to do or how to act without thinking or it can... - February 15, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
Human Lives Can be Saved Using Novel Multifunctional Platform - an Active Hydraulic Ventricular Attaching Support System (ASD) by Xiaohui Zhou from Oasis Publishers
Research paper published by Xiaohui Zhou entitled “Cardiac support device (ASD) delivers bone marrow stem cells repetitively to epicardium has promising curative effects in advanced heart failure.” Zhou’s work is directly related to heart failure (HF), “a common and... - February 14, 2019 - Oasis Publishers
3D Preclinical Ultrasound Imaging System Launched in North America and Europe by Scintica Instrumentation
A 3D ultrasound imaging system for mice, rats and other small animals is now available to scientists throughout North America and Europe. The Prospect T1 is a cost effective, tablet based, high-frequency ultrasound imaging system, optimized to study hemodynamics and vascular function at the laboratory benchtop instead of from inside a core imaging facility. Scintica Instrumentation has the exclusive rights to sell and service the Prospect T1 with its team of scientific experts. - February 14, 2019 - Scintica Instrumentation Inc.
Revolutionary Lip Peel Unveiled at International Peeling Society’s Annual Educational Session
“Peeling Around the World” to be held on AAD’s Global Education Day. - February 13, 2019 - International Peeling Society-USA