Determining chemo effectiveness after a single treatment
Patients undergoing chemotherapy often must wait months before learning whether the treatment is...
Light studies focus on circadian rhythms
Daylight, or the lack thereof, has a dramatic effect on our lives: Gloomy days tend to make us...
Sun school
Warnings about the dangers of too much sun exposure abound, with the advertised consequences...
Lighting up the lymphatic system
A new imaging technique using near-infrared night vision enables researchers to observe the inner...
Full steam ahead with the fastest camera in the world
Some biological events happen so quickly that ordinary cameras simply miss those crucial shots – of...
The next generation of x-ray?
Researchers are developing x-ray detectors that could offer improved contrast over traditional...
Choosing the best therapy for breast cancer
A new system based on diffuse reflectance spectroscopy could help doctors decide the best treatment...
GE and Intel join forces in home health-care venture
General Electric Co. and Intel Corp. have announced a joint venture that could help curb...
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University in Raleigh and Strasbourg University in France have agreed to...
Life Technologies Corp.
In California, Life Technologies Corp. of Carlsbad has signed a licensing and supply agreement with...
ibidi GmbH
Martinsried, Germany-based ibidi GmbH, a provider of biomicroscopy solutions, has signed a...
Analytica of Branford Inc.
Mass spectrometry company Analytica of Branford Inc., based in Branford, Conn., has been bought by...
BioTek Instruments Inc.
The 2009 US American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is providing funds, including $10.4 billion for...
Sporian Microsystems Inc.
Sporian Microsystems Inc. of Lafayette, Colo., a developer of sensors and sensor systems, has been...
Bayer HealthCare
Bayer HealthCare of Berlin has entered into a strategic agreement to transfer its hematological...
Fluxion Biosciences
In San Francisco, Fluxion Biosciences, a provider of cellular analysis tools for use in life...