Anything is measurable

At the seminar "Du är vad jag mäter - hjärnans kemi i ett provrör", Jonas Bergquist, professor of analytical chemistry and neurochemistry, will dig deep into the research of analyzing markers in body fluids.

Hey Kurt Berndt...

... who is starting up a research center for youths in Saltsjöbaden.

Hey Johannes Hedman...

... graduate of SKL and LTH, who has improved a method of forensic analysis

Dry blood DNA storage on a matrix

Qiagen recently presented a method of dry blood sample storage as an alternative to storage in freezers.

Hur stoppa vaccinskräcken?

Energisparande labhoodar

LabGard, från NuAir, är en biologisk arbetshood som nu även blivit energisnål.

Chatt inspirerade till bättre molnberäkningar

En grupp forskare har byggt en ny teknik för molnberäkningar. Istället för fråga-svar principen bygger programmet på omvänd kommunikation mellan server och dator. - Webbtjänster används mycket i biovetenskaper, säger en av forskarna, Ola Spjuth.

Utmärkelse till KIs rektor

"För sin enastående inverkan på vetenskapen och förmåga att inspirera andra" uppmärksammas Karolinska Institutets rektor Harriet Wallberg-Henriksson vid en ceremoni i San Francisco idag.

Test if you carry the fat virus

In a soon future there may be a quick and simple test that could show if you are infected with Ad-36, a human adenovirus that can make you over-weight.

Go ahead for leg wound study

Tripep starts a phase II-study of their wound healing joint venture project.

Infidelity produces faster sperms

Until now, it has been difficult to prove that fast-swimming sperms have an advantage when it comes to fertilizing an egg.

Measure blood sugar without finger pricking

The Danish entrepreneurial firm RSP Systems has developed a method to measure the blood sugar level in diabetes patients, simply by placing a fingertip on a small illuminating lens.

View pathology images in your iPhone

The Institute for Medical Informatics in Oslo announces a brand new iPhone application for virtual microscopy.

Prenatal testing breakthrough

For the first time specific gene expression information from fetal cells isolated from maternal blood samples is available.

Bio-Linux goes global

Recently the NEBC Bio-Linux Version 5.0 was released, a one-stop shop for bioinformatics tools in a Linux context.

Medicult acquires embryo scanner

The Danish company Medicult signs an agreement with Novocellus to gain access to embryo selection technology.

Glucose facilitates the use of indigo

The Finnish researcher Anne Vuorema oat the MTT Agrifood Research Finland proves in her new doctoral dissertation that glucose can serve as a reducing agent of indigo.

Mathematician new dean at DTU

On January 1st the Technical University of Denmark, DTU, got a new dean, recruited from the department of Mathematics.

Grape extract kills cancer cells

Grapes contain potentially beneficial chemicals that can destroy cancer cells, a new research proves.