by | May 15, 2020 | Bridgman, Paul, Turney, Steve
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This technology is a patented method for producing microarrays or directing cell growth on a surface by precisely and dynamically manipulating the adhesion of macromolecules. While many techniques exist for adhering proteins, nucleic acids, and other macromolecules to solid …
by | May 11, 2020 | Gordon, Jeffrey, Raman, Arjun
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to stratify gut microbiota dysbiosis and monitor treatments to correct it. In order to efficiently treat microbiota imbalance, it would first be beneficial to understand the healthy organization and in…
by | May 11, 2020 | Gordon, Jeffrey, Patnode, Michael
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a bead-based method to understand the functional states and metabolic capabilities of individual members of the human gut microbiota. The gut microbiota is increasingly linked to multiple aspects of human healt…
by | May 5, 2020 | Mach, Robert, Tu, Zhude "Will", Wang, Wei
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and their colleagues have developed positron emission tomography (PET) tracers with high affinity for sigma-1 receptors. Sigma receptors have two subtypes, sigma-1 and sigma-2. Sigma-1 has high expression in the limbic and mo…
by | Apr 30, 2020 | Chung, Charles, Kovacs, Sandor, Shmuylovich, Leonid
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Researchers in Prof. Sandor Kovacs’ laboratory developed a patented, non-invasive, load-independent method to measure the intrinsic diastolic performance of the heart. This load-independent index of filling (LIIF) can be incorporated into the software of echocardiogram…