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The in vitro and in vivo electrochemical detection of the reduced form of glutathione (L-γ-glutamyl-L-cysteinyl-glycine, GSH) using boron doped diamond (BDD) microelectrode for potential application in the assessment of cancerous tumors shows differences of GSH level between cancerous and normal tissues. Yasuaki EINAGA et al., doi:10.1038/srep00901
The syrup is sold in 500 g bottles for 1260 Yen (~12 €). At present, over 70 products containing rare sugar sweet by 35 companies RareSweet Co. website, https://www.raresweet.co.jp/
The findings provide valuable information for the personalized treatment of pain and drug dependence for morphine and fentanyl Daisuke Nishizawa et al., doi:10.1038/mp.2012.164
The system will allow the use of up to 15 wavelengths and cost about 400 k€. Sony press release, Nov. 26, 2012
The system is sold as a kit which includes DNA extraction, DNA amplification by Kaneka’s D-QUICK system and a flow-type test strip which separates two amplicons or more. The system has been successfully used by Fasmac Co., a food company, for the detection of transgenic maize. Further applications in genotyping, genetic screening etc. are scheduled. […]
The purpose of the system is to produce larger quantities of stem cells for clinical applications at low cost. It is based on three units: a cold storage unit, an encapsulated bag system and a control unit. The prize is about 4 million Yen (40 k€) Nipro press release, Nov. 22, 2012
Dr Masayo Takahashi, project leader for RIKENs program on retinal regeneration at the RIKEN center in Kobe, has expressed hopes that by 2014 iPS-based cell transplants for the treatment of advanced degeneratio pigmentosa retinae (inborn night blindness). Seminar on Nov. 20 at Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
A new building is equipped with a cell culture center under GMP standards and offered for R&D programs to external organizations such as companies or research institutions. Nikkei Biotech, Nov. 19, 2012
R-Tech Ueno results briefing, Nov. 15, 2012
As a good status on gel-free EEG and other sensing elements such as signal analysis after near-IR irradiation through the scalp has been reached already, the technical targets now are miniuaturization, signal-to-noise improvement and cloud computing. Applications are in aged and disabled people support such as electric wheelchairs and in instrument control. NTT press release, […]