The FTC is banning non-compete clauses
Yesterday, the US Federal Trade Commission voted 3-to-2 for a near-total ban on non-compete agreements, the contract stipulations that prevent millions of employees — from bankers, to biochemists, to bartenders — from finding new work or starting businesses in their field after they leave their…#ftc #linakhan #atlantafed #chamberofcommerce (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Interim chairs named for Cell and Developmental Biology and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Mira Krendel, PhD, will serve as interim chair of Cell and Developmental Biology, and Stewart Loh, PhD, as interim chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - April 10, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Actually, It ’ s OK to Slouch
One of the latest and surprising findings in the field of physical therapy is that slouching is not as bad as we think it is. Certain researchers have gone so far as to say that the conventional fear mongering regarding poor posture can actually be more harmful than slouching itself. Undoing over a century’s worth of public health messaging about the evils of poor posture—let alone the custom of elders telling youngsters to “sit up straight”—will be a monumental task.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Beth Linker Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
John Midgley obituary
My colleague and friend John Midgley, who has died aged 88, was a scientist, biochemist and researcher best known for the invention and development of thyroid hormone blood tests in the 1980s.A pioneer in medical biochemistry, his work in the field of thyroid hormone detection hugely improved patient care. John was also a passionate advocate for patients – as a medical adviser to the charity Thyroid UK, commentator and writer.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 2, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Rudolf Hoermann Tags: Thyroid disorders Science Medical research Biochemistry and molecular biology Yorkshire Healthcare industry University of Leeds University of Oxford Newcastle University Source Type: news
Nightshade Vegetables Aren ’ t Actually Bad for You
If you’ve ever gone down the rabbit hole of health and wellness trends online, you’ve likely stumbled upon the so-called shadowy side of nightshades—vegetables that include tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers. What’s made them suddenly newsworthy is that they’ve been singled out by self-proclaimed wellness experts and celebrity dieters as culprits behind a range of health issues, from arthritis to autoimmune disease flare-ups and indigestion.
While there’s little scientific evidence for these claims, some people report feeling better after cutting nightshades from their diets. ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire Sibonney Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Scientists Close in on Elusive Goal of Adapting Nanopore Technology for Protein Sequencing
Technology could enable medical laboratories to deploy inexpensive protein sequencing with a handheld device at point of care and remote locations Clinical laboratories engaged in protein testing will be interested in several recent studies that suggest scientists may be close to adapting nanopore-sensing technology for use in protein identification and sequencing. The new proteomics techniques […]
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Source: Dark Daily - March 25, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Instruments & Laboratory Equipment Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Aleksei Aksimentiev PhD American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology amino Source Type: news
Jennifer Doudna: CRISPR's next advance is bigger than you think
You've probably heard of CRISPR, the revolutionary technology that allows us to edit the DNA in living organisms. Biochemist and 2023 Audacious Project grantee Jennifer Doudna earned the Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking work in this field -- and now she's here to tell us about its next…#crispr #jenniferdoudna #nobelprize #audaciousproject (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bone biochemistry in children with fractures presenting with non-accidental injury - Lucas-Herald AK, Forbes O, McDonald H, McNeilly J, Bradley T, Wood D, McDevitt H, Houston J, Mason A.
BACKGROUND: In cases of fractures in children with suspicion of non-accidental injury (NAI), biochemical markers of calcium homeostasis should be performed. OBJECTIVES: To describe the pattern of biochemistry in children with fractures NAI is suspe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Is the snake that just bit you deadly? Venom ‘pregnancy test’ could tell
Cecilie Knudsen placed the urine on one end of the strip, then sat anxiously for 15 minutes to see whether one or two lines appeared. She wasn’t testing for pregnancy. Instead, Knudsen, a biotechnologist and co-founder of VenomAid Diagnostics, was waiting to see whether the test she and her colleagues developed would accurately detect the presence of a particular snake venom in a sample of mouse urine.
It did
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The finding, published last month in
Scientific Reports
, represents “a really remarkable step in venom diagnosis,” says Kalana Maduwage, a physician and biochemist at the University ...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 29, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
China Foreign Ministry Department of Arms Control Director General Promotes Compliance in the Field of Biochemistry, Maintains Authority of Arms Control …
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer ’s?
Studies suggest the BCG jab discovered a century ago could provide a cheap and effective way of boosting the immune system to protect people from developing the conditionScientific discoveries can emerge from the strangest places. In early 1900s France, the doctor Albert Calmette and the veterinarian Camille Gu érin aimed to discover how bovine tuberculosis was transmitted. To do so, they first had to find a way of cultivating the bacteria. Sliced potatoes – cooked with ox bile and glycerine – proved to be the perfect medium.As the bacteria grew, however, Calmette and Gu érin were surprised to find thateach generatio...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Robson Tags: Alzheimer's Immunology Science Society Health Medical research Biochemistry and molecular biology Tuberculosis Vaccines and immunisation Dementia Source Type: news
Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
University officials say they cannot afford to maintain one of the largest herbariums in the United States. Researchers are urging Duke to reconsider. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Carl Zimmer Tags: Colleges and Universities Collectors and Collections Biodiversity Endangered and Extinct Species Biology and Biochemistry Science and Technology Global Warming Flowers and Plants Duke University Durham (NC) Source Type: news
Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Karik ó review – real-life lessons in chemistry
This vivid account of the Hungarian biochemist who endured decades of derision before pioneering Pfizer ’s Covid vaccine is a tribute to her tenacity and self-beliefIn May 2013, Katalin Karik ó turned up for work at her laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania and found her belongings piled in the hallway. “There were my binders, my posters, my boxes of test tubes,” she recalls. Nearby a lab technician was shoving things into a trash bin. “My things!” Karikó realised.Despite having worked at the tiny lab for years, the scientist – then in her 50s – was cast out, without notice, for failing to bring in ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Robin McKie Tags: Science and nature books Vaccines and immunisation Culture Coronavirus Immunology Infectious diseases Medical research Society Health Microbiology Biochemistry and molecular biology Source Type: news
Cell biologist whose work spans over 30 years receives RMS Scientific Achievement Award
David Stephens, Emeritus Professor of Cell Biology in the School of Biochemistry, has been awarded the Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) Scientific Achievement Award for his work on cell biology. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 7, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Grants and Awards, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biochemistry; Press Release Source Type: news
Viral protein fragments may unlock mystery behind serious COVID-19 outcomes
Key takeawaysThere remains no clear explanation for why COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can result in severe outcomes or death while other coronaviruses just cause common colds, or why COVID-19 symptoms persist after the coronavirus that causes it has been eliminated.A UCLA-led research team has shown that fragments of the coronavirus may drive inflammation by mimicking the action of specific immune molecules in the body.The findings could contribute to not only the understanding and treatment of COVID-19 but also efforts to detect coronaviruses with the potential to cause pandemics before they become widespread.There are ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 31, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
