Neuroscience E-Newsletter from Biocompare

News and New Technologies from the Buyer's Guide for Life Scientists

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TISSUEscope™ 4000 New Product Launch
Biomedical Photometrics Inc. announces the launch of its latest generation of panoramic confocal fluorescence and brightfield slide scanners, the TISSUEscope™ 4000. The instrument comes equipped with 4 solid state fibre-coupled lasers as standard. The new, streamlined user interface provides the instrument operator with a significantly more efficient workflow, substantially reducing image scanning set up time. The new 5” x 7” stage offers researchers the flexibility to acquire a wide range of specimen sizes, all in stunning high resolution (0.5µm/pixel) detail.
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Technology Spotlight

Laser Capture Microdissection
Suppose you want to understand the genetic differences that distinguish cancerous cells from their normal neighbors. Or maybe you want to separate differentiated from undifferentiated stem cells. You could try to tease the populations apart... more...

Product Focus

Cell Culture Systems
Cell culture is essential to the work of many laboratories. The goals of cell culture work can vary from recombinant protein production to basic maintenance of cells for... more...

News

Neuroscientists Show Insulin Receptor Signaling Regulates Structure and Function of Brain Circuits
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Potential New Role for Red Grape Seeds in Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
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Hebrew University Research On Octopuses Sheds Light On Memory
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Patterns Of Normal Brain Activity May Predispose Individuals To Different Symptoms Of Psychosis
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Alcohol Abuse Can Damage The Brain By Decreasing Insulin And Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptors
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Neuroscientists Uncover Possible Link Between Different Forms of Epilepsy
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The APCs of Nerve Cell Function
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Lou Gehrig's Protein Found Throughout Brain, Suggesting Effects Beyond Motor Neurons
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UT Southwestern Researchers Create Molecule That Nudges Nerve Stem Cells to Mature
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Chemical Messenger Lets Synapses Communicate as Neurons Learn
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On the Evolutionary Trail of Molecules That Cause Lou Gehrig's Disease
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The Nerves behind the Pain Relief Provided By Stressful Situations
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Mechanism Explains Link between Apolipoprotein E and Alzheimer's Disease
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Researchers Find Drugs Being Tested for Alzheimer’s disease Work in Unexpected and Beneficial Ways
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New Technologies

Full Moon BioSystems - Antibody Microarrays
Antibody Microarray provides a high-throughput platform for efficient protein expression profiling.
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Andor Technology - Luca EM R EMCCD Camera
Andor’s Luca^EM R megapixel EMCCD camera represents a new performance standard in ‘workhorse’ cameras, making this ultra-sensitive technology available to every laboratory in a cost-effective, compact, USB 2.0 platform.
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Radiochemicals Survey

Do you currently use or are considering using radiochemicals in your research or work? If so, please take a moment to participate in this brief 10 minute survey. As a thank you for taking the time to respond, you will receive a complimentary Fresh Ideas travel mug. Take the survey