A study in mice demonstrates the factors that improve or worsen the quality of sleep and it was found that one’s position in a social hierarchy and their degree of isolation have a measurable impact on the quality of sleep for individual mice.

New research has revealed that common food preservatives found in industrially processed foods may increase the risks of high blood pressures and cardiovascular disease. It has also found eight preservative food additives linked to high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease.

Helping smokers quit remains one of the biggest opportunities to reduce tobacco-related disease. New recommendations urge healthcare professionals to include nicotine e-cigarettes among the evidence-based cessation options discussed with adult patients, while acknowledging that long-term safety data remain limited.

Pressure differentials inside cleanrooms are not very large, as Vaisala’s Senior Project Engineer Sean Murphy explains, most are set somewhere between 5-15 Pascal. However, maintaining that differential is a critical part of the overall cleanroom contamination control strategy. These small pressure differences help air move in the right direction; help separate cleaner areas from areas with higher contamination risk and help organizations demonstrate that the environment has remained under control. In short, it is an important measurement for quality, compliance, and production continuity.

Treating salty industrial wastewater and recovering valuable metals has long required separate processes. A new electrochemical platform combines both tasks in a single step, improving water reuse while reducing waste and downstream processing.

Uneven light distribution has long limited algae cultivation. Researchers have now demonstrated a hydrogel fiber system that delivers sunlight deeper into cultivation systems, boosting photosynthetic efficiency and increasing biomass yields by up to sixfold.

Green solvents, such as supercritical CO2, can replace harmful organic solvents in laboratories. Many sustainable lab methods will be showcased at Lab Innovations 2023 which is scheduled to take place from November 1–2 at the NEC, Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

Testa Analytical has recently announced Trinity, a powerful new triple detector for Gel Permeation Chromatography / Size Exclusion Chromatography. The Trinity triple detector combines high-performance chromatographic detector technologies and powerful, yet easy to use software into an advanced triple detector GPC/SEC system.

Amsbio introduces the cfPure Cell Free DNA extraction kit which has been designed to isolate circulating cell free DNA from human plasma or serum samples. The magnetic bead-based DNA extraction kit makes use of a quick, simple, and automation friendly protocol that allows users to quickly extract high-quality cfDNA that is ready for use in downstream applications.

Biotech Fluidics has introduced peristaltic tube connectors that are ideal for making reliable and secure connections with soft-walled, peristaltic tubing. With this, the firm has expanded its range of barbed peristaltic tube connectors.