by | May 26, 2020 | Chu, Wenhua, Zhou, Dong
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed a new method and device for the preparation of flourine-18 (F-18) radiolabeled compounds as positron emission tomography (PET) tracers. PET is a widely used clinical and research imaging tool that will …
by | May 26, 2020 | Zhou, Dong
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed a new method and device for the preparation of flourine-18 (F-18) radiolabeled compounds as positron emission tomography (PET) tracers. PET is a widely used clinical and research imaging tool that will …
by | May 18, 2020 | Stappenbeck, Thaddeus, VanDussen, Kelli
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Researchers in the Stappenbeck lab have discovered an objective histologic biomarker on intestinal cells that can predict a patient’s response to ustekinumab treatment for Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Specifically, the length of microvilli (MV) could pr…
by | May 15, 2020 | Bridgman, Paul, Turney, Stephen
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This technology is a patented method for producing microarrays or directing cell growth on a surface by precisely and dynamically manipulating the adhesion of macromolecules. While many techniques exist for adhering proteins, nucleic acids, and other macromolecules to solid …
by | May 11, 2020 | Gordon, Jeffrey, Patnode, Michael
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a bead-based method to understand the functional states and metabolic capabilities of individual members of the human gut microbiota. The gut microbiota is increasingly linked to multiple aspects of human healt…