NIH News

  • Optogenetics project takes top NIDA Addiction Science Award

    18 May 2012, 4:10 pm
    A project that maps dopamine circuits in the prefrontal cortex through optogenetic manipulation was given top honors in this year’s annual Addiction Science Awards at the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) -- the world's ...
  • NIH-led study finds genetic test results do not trigger increased use of health services

    17 May 2012, 3:00 pm
    People have increasing opportunities to participate in genetic testing that can indicate their range of risk for developing a disease. Receiving these results does not appreciably drive up or diminish test recipients’ demand for potentially costly ...
  • NIH study finds that coffee drinkers have lower risk of death

    17 May 2012, 12:20 pm
    Older adults who drank coffee -- caffeinated or decaffeinated -- had a lower risk of death overall than others who did not drink coffee, according a study by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of ...
  • Paralyzed individuals use thought-controlled robotic arm to reach and grasp

    16 May 2012, 5:46 pm
    In an ongoing clinical trial, a paralyzed woman was able to reach for and sip from a drink on her own -- for the first time in nearly 15 years -- by using her thoughts to direct a robotic arm. The trial, funded in part by the National Institutes of ...
  • NIH-funded research provides new clues on how ApoE4 affects Alzheimer's risk

    16 May 2012, 5:41 pm
    Common variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated with the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but the gene's role in the disease has been unclear. Now, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that in ...
  • NINR welcomes five new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research

    15 May 2012, 12:40 pm
    The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) announces five new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research (NACNR), the institute's principal advisory board. Members of the council are drawn from the scientific and lay ...
  • NIH statement on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day - May 18, 2012

    14 May 2012, 1:22 pm
    There is a growing consensus that we can significantly curtail the HIV/AIDS pandemic by implementing scientifically proven HIV prevention strategies, such as voluntary medically supervised adult male circumcision, prevention of mother-to-child ...

ISAC News

  • Tracking Protein Aggregation and Mislocalization in Cells with Flow Cytometry

    14 May 2012, 12:00 am
      The authors applied pulse-shape analysis to monitor protein localization changes in mammalian changes by flow cytometry.      
  • April ICCE Certified Cytometrists

    7 May 2012, 12:00 am
  • 2012 ISAC Council Election Results

    2 May 2012, 12:00 am
  • Core Managers Forum at CYTO 2012

    23 Apr 2012, 12:00 am
  • 2012 ISAC Scholars

    20 Apr 2012, 12:00 am
  • “Flow Cytometry Doubles s High-Content Analysis Tool”, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

    19 Apr 2012, 12:00 am
    Several prominent research scientists are interviewed about how flow cytometry can, and has, overcome resistance to being considered high-content/high throughput technology. High throughput and very high content have made this change in perception.
  • March's ICCE Certified Cytometrists

    19 Apr 2012, 12:00 am
  • From Best Science Apps, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

    11 Apr 2012, 12:00 am
    Light Lab, Platform: iPad/iPhone, no cost. Content: customizable filter sets, broad usefulness. The Light Lab from Carl Zeiss assists with the process of fluorophore selection.       
  • Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Acquires Blue Ocean Biomedical

    2 Apr 2012, 12:00 am
  • AFCG and ISAC polychromatic workshop roadshow…

    2 Apr 2012, 12:00 am

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