Joint research collaboration with Chemical Microscopy, LLC featured in the "Improving Product Quality & amp; Material Understanding" special issue of Pharmaceutical Research
Original research article advances understanding of resonant acoustic mixing technology for rapidly achieving uniformity in ultra low-dose powder blends with challenging particle morphologies. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Research for low-dose therapeutics is... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: SVY Source Type: news
Ban or Restrict? Quandary Facing Governments as Vaping Entices Teens Worldwide
By Ulysses DorotheoBANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 26 2024 (IPS) A hot debate on electronic smoking devices is expected to engage governments, scheduled to meet in Panama from 5-10 February for the tenth session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
The WHO FCTC, the first health treaty, was developed to address the global tobacco epidemic and to ensure that governments are supported in implementing comprehensive and effective tobacco control strategies.
Earlier in 2016, the governments during COP8 made a decision to either prohibit or restrict the manufacture, importati...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ulysses Dorotheo Tags: Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
Mounting Asbestos Lawsuits Forces Kelly-Moore Paints to Close
After nearly 80 years in business Kelly-Moore Paints is closing all stores nationwide. Kelly-Moore decided to shut down after spending a total of $600 million on asbestos settlements, while still dealing with cases being filed. The lawsuits stem from asbestos used in cement and texture products that the company had eliminated decades ago.
Kelly-Moore has furloughed around 700 employees due to the closures. The shutdown affects 157 retail locations and facilities in California, Nevada, Oklahoma and Texas.
The company plans on fulfilling all orders that customers have already placed through its Union City, ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - January 25, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Travis Rodgers Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Companies Source Type: news
The Petri Dish: Langer spinout partners with Astellas; Apnimed preps for product launch
One common thread in this week ’s life science news is Robert Langer, the MIT professor of chemical engineering and serial entrepreneur who helped found over 40 biotech companies. Two of his spinouts made headlines this week. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Hannah Green Source Type: news
Autonomous synthesis robot uses AI to speed up chemical discovery
Chemists of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have developed an autonomous chemical synthesis robot with an integrated AI-driven machine learning unit. Dubbed 'RoboChem', the benchtop device can outperform a human chemist in terms of speed and accuracy while also displaying a high level of ingenuity. As the first of its kind, it could significantly accelerate chemical discovery of molecules for pharmaceutical and many other applications. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - January 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Exposure to fireproof chemicals found in everything from pajamas, sofas and electronics may cause birth defects and pregnancy problems - and scientists say they are unavoidable
California researchers studied thousands of cases and found a 'compelling' link between overweight youngsters and moms who were exposed to organophosphate esters when they were pregnant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Microbes that gave rise to all plants and animals became multicellular 1.6 billion years ago, tiny fossils reveal
A new study describing a microscopic, algalike fossil dating back more than 1.6 billion years supports the idea that one of the hallmarks of the complex life we see around us—multicellularity— is much older than previously thought. Together with other recent research, the fossil, reported today in
Science Advances
, suggests the lineage known as eukaryotes— which features compartmentalized cells and includes everything from redwoods to jellies to people—
became multicellular some 600 million years earlier than scientists once generally thought
.
“It’s a fantastic paper,” says Michael...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 24, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
‘Outrageous’ tea recipe involving pinch of salt draws US embassy comment
American chemist inspires moment of diplomatic levity with controversial brewing suggestionsThe special relationship between two G7 countries has possibly been imperilled by an American scientist ’s claim that Britain’s favoured brew requires a pinch of salt.The international incident was triggered when a scientist from the US claimed to have found the recipe for a perfect cuppa. The secret, according to Michelle Francl, a professor of chemistry at Bryn Mawr College, is a pinch of salt – and energetic squeezing of the teabag.Adding a pinch of salt – the sodium ion in salt blocks the chemical mechanism that makes te...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Amelia Hill Tags: Tea Chemistry Science Food US news British food and drink World news Source Type: news
Illinois moves to ban Red No. 3, other harmful food additives
Illinois is the latest state to move towards banning several controversial food chemical additives, following a move by California late last year. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Perfect cup of tea needs a pinch of salt and squeeze of lemon, says US chemist
Scientist suggests using a short, stout mug and steeping quickly but with plenty of squeezing to create ideal brewA scientist from the country where you can find tea being made with lukewarm water from the tap claims to have found the recipe for a perfect cuppa.The secret, according to Michelle Francl, a professor of chemistry at Bryn Mawr College, is a pinch of salt – and energetic squeezing of the teabag.Adding a pinch of salt – the sodium ion in salt blocks the chemical mechanism that makes tea taste bitter, especially when it has been stewed.Steeping teabags quickly but with plenty of dunking and squeezing – to r...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Amelia Hill Tags: Tea Chemistry Science Food US news British food and drink Source Type: news
Calls for chemists to offer MMR jab on the NHS in bid to thwart measles as pharmacists say parents wanting their kids to get jabbed are struggling to get GP appointments
Chemists say relying largely on GP surgeries in England and Wales to deliver the vaccine is flawed as patients often struggle to secure appointments. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Elastography tracks stiffness changes in breast implants
Shear wave elastography (SWE) could be used as an indicator of the risk of breast implant rupture, a study published January 20 in the Journal of Biomechanics.
Researchers led by Laetitia Ruffenach, MD, from the University of Strasbourg in France reported that elastography can visualize breast implant stiffness as implants degrade over time, measuring rupture risk and helping diagnose replacements for implants.
“By observing the consequences of the physical-chemical mechanisms at work within patients, this study shows that ultrasound elastography could be used in vivo as a quantitative indicator of the risk of breast i...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Elastography shows stiffness changes in breast implants
Shear wave elastography (SWE) could be used as an indicator of the risk of breast implant rupture, a study published January 20 in the Journal of Biomechanics.
Researchers led by Laetitia Ruffenach, MD, from the University of Strasbourg in France reported that elastography can visualize breast implant stiffness as implants degrade over time, measuring rupture risk and helping diagnose replacements for implants.
“By observing the consequences of the physical-chemical mechanisms at work within patients, this study shows that ultrasound elastography could be used in vivo as a quantitative indicator of the risk of breast i...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 23, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Clinical News Ultrasound Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Ground source de-icing and snow melting systems for infrastructure - Adl-Zarrabi B, Gehlin S, Van den bergh W, Cetin A, Staudacher L.
Thermal de-icing and snow melting methods to control winter conditions on surfaces of transport infrastructure offer several advantages compared to conventional techniques. These include the automated control of safe surface conditions, avoidance of chemic... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution
The EPA’s newest assessment of water quality and nutrient pollution in U.S. rivers and streams shows almost no progress on cutting the nitrogen pollution that comes primarily from farm chemical runoff (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news