The Pittsburgh Conference 2017 will be held at the McCormick Place West Hall in Chicago from March 5 to 9. With a variety of symposia, short courses and a exhibition with over 750 companies it will mark the start of the analytical and laboratory year 2017.

A team of scientists at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB) have applied human induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC) to study the development effects of Neanderthal DNA.

The University of Warwick has revealed in its new study that people diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea maybe at an increased risk of adverse outcomes from Covid-19. Researchers have also cautioned people with the sleep condition to follow the neccesary precautions in the background of the pandemic in order to keep themselves safe.

The world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could be driven to extinction by climate change unless significant measures to intervene are taken soon.

In a new study published neuroscientists at Oxford University have found that raised blood pressure and diabetes in mid-life alter brain structure to slow thinking speed and memory.

By measuring brain signals, a neuroscience research group at the University of Tübingen has demonstrated for the first time that corvid songbirds possess subjective experience. Simultaneously recording behavior and brain activity enabled the group headed by Professor Andreas Nieder to show that crows are capable of consciously perceiving sensory input.

EU chemicals trade has shrunk this year, as the coronavirus pandemic has spread and lockdowns have restricted industrial activity and consumer goods demand.

A study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland has revealed that the functional ability of older people today is comparatively better than people from the same age group three decades ago.

Labvolution, the trade fair focusing on innovative lab equipment and laboratory workflow optimisation, is expected to take place from May 4 – 6, 2021 in Hannover, Germany. The show will be undertaking adequate safety and hygiene measures in the background of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Women can turn to a variety of methods to determine the best time in their menstrual cycle for conception. Volatile biomarkers have proven useful indicators in other contexts and now, the analysis of biogenic VOCs has been shown to provide insights on female fertility.

Today's laboratory infrastructures are made up of many highly specialised devices from a wide range of manufacturers. To simplify the workflow in laboratories, OPC Foundation and the industry associations Spectaris and VDMA announced the new “Laboratory Agnostic Device Standard (LADS) based on OPC UA” as a “Joint Working Group” (JWG).

Thermo Fisher Scientific and biotechnology company Lyell Immunopharma are partnering to develop manufacturing processes designed to create more effective cell therapies to benefit cancer patients.

The world’s largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could be driven to extinction by climate change unless significant measures to intervene are taken soon.

Large numbers of three-spined stickleback have gradually taken over larger parts of the Baltic Sea’s coastal ecosystem, shows a new scientific study. Stickleback is a small prey fish common in aquatic food webs across temperate Europe. The stickleback contributes to local ecosystem ‘regime shifts’, where young-of-the-year pike and perch decline in individual bays, and these shifts gradually spread like a wave from the outer archipelago into the mainland coast.

At abandoned oil and gas wells in the North Sea, considerable quantities of the potent greenhouse gas methane escape uncontrolled into the water. This is shown in a new study recently published by researchers from the Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.

Coastal flooding across the world is set to rise by around 50 % due to climate change in the next 80 years, endangering millions more people and trillions of US dollars more of coastal infrastructure, new research shows.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently established a new safety threshold for perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the body. The move is in line with a scientific opinion which focuses on the risks of PFAS in food.

Grain-based materials fermented with Propionibacterium freudenreichii have enough vitamin B12 to be nutritionally significant. With the help of Lactobacillus brevis in the fermentation process, vegans can also be guaranteed a sufficient and safe B12 intake directly from grain-based food, without pills, says a study conducted by scientists at the University of Helsinki.

A study conducted by the UAB certifies that despite the presence of microplastics in deep-sea shrimp, the amounts detected do not cause any types of health problems. The research coincides with other studies pointing to the fact that there is no danger for human consumption, either.

Whether food, e-liquids or pharmaceuticals: ingredients from the cannabis plant form the basis for numerous products. Ande the numbers are drastically increasing. But what must be taken into account in analysis and regulatory guidelines? An online congress on May 12 will provide answers.

In a new study published neuroscientists at Oxford University have found that raised blood pressure and diabetes in mid-life alter brain structure to slow thinking speed and memory.

By measuring brain signals, a neuroscience research group at the University of Tübingen has demonstrated for the first time that corvid songbirds possess subjective experience. Simultaneously recording behavior and brain activity enabled the group headed by Professor Andreas Nieder to show that crows are capable of consciously perceiving sensory input.

Covid-19 has drastically changed the perception of hygiene and cleanliness, spurring interest in antimicrobial coatings, according to a new report from Lux Research.

Besides hand hygiene, drinking water hygiene is also on the to-do list of every hospital. A lot of money is invested to clean water pipes and to destroy legionella germs.

A density determination can be carried out with a balance. A new poster by Mettler Toledo gives tips on how to set up the density measurement.

Today’s busy laboratories are under pressure to produce, and spilled materials are often an unwelcome show-stopper when weighing. Not anymore. With an new patented lattice weighing pan, laboratory workers keep working while maintaining the accuracy your process requires to enhance productivity and throughput.

Weighing is an important act in every laboratory — but it can become tedious and even uncomfortable. The design of the new, smaller XPR Analytical balance gives a deeper access to the weighing chamber.

Laboratory technicians often don't know which test weights and weight class they should choose to check the performance of their balances and scales. The free Mettler Toledo GWP Recommendation service specifies the correct test weights and weight class based on the degree of accuracy you need to satisfy your specific process tolerances.