Posted: Jan 19, 2017
Description Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a potential therapy to prevent dyslipidemia, obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis. The study shows that depletion of an enzyme inhibits phosphatidylcholine synthesis......
Posted: Jun 27, 2016
Description Dr. Dean Befus at the University of Alberta in collaboration with Dr. Thomas Ritz at the Southern Methodist University have identified calcium-binding protein spermatid specific 1 (CABS1) protein forms......
Posted: Apr 13, 2016
Description In the past pharmacokinetic principles were taught by a combination of lectures and hands-on experiments. Drugs were administered to laboratory animals or to student volunteers, then blood or urine......
Posted: Nov 26, 2015
Description Affinity tags are highly efficient tools for purifying proteins from crude extracts. However, most affinity purification elusion schemes require a change in buffer condition, such as addition of imidazole......
Posted: Jun 4, 2015
Description Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) detects numerical and/or structural changes in chromosomes that occur in many types of genetic diseases, including cancer. The test involves permeabilizing cells, adding fluorescent......
Posted: Dec 15, 2014
Description Positron emission tomography (PET) is a non-invasive nuclear medicine imaging technique that produces a three-dimensional image of physiological processes and tissue micro environments, which is used for diagnosing and/or......
Posted: Nov 15, 2014
Description A surrogate spinal cord simulates both the mechanical and surface properties of an actual spinal cord for laboratory testing of spinal implants. In the construction of this surrogate spinal......
Posted: Aug 20, 2014
Description Closed loop assessment of mineral froth is typically not possible using conventional ore processing technology, because the assessment of product quality and prediction of product recovery require laboratory analysis.......
Posted: Aug 15, 2014
Description University of Alberta researchers have developed an electrode array supported by a flexible base that can be used for both stimulation and recording of neurons in the brain and......
Posted: Jun 1, 2014
Description FAZA is a PET radiotracer that selectively accumulates in hypoxic cells. It was invented and developed at the Cross Cancer Institute of Alberta and is currently used in several......
Posted: Jan 17, 2014
Description In an effort to determine how “engineering types” learn, over 120 students of a University of Alberta materials engineering class were surveyed, and the majority classified themselves as visual......