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U of M researchers develop model for better testing, targeting of MPNST

(University of Minnesota Academic Health Center) Researchers from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, and the University's Brain Tumor Program, have developed a new mouse model of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) that...

Pain, pain, go away

(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to apply the techniques of...

Penn research makes advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique

(University of Pennsylvania) The allure of personalized medicine has made new, more efficient ways of sequencing genes a top research priority. One promising technique involves reading DNA bases using changes in electrical current as they are threade...

Discovery of a novel medicine for the treatment of chronic wounds

(Umea University) Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of a diabetic foot ulcer that does not heal. To date, medical solutions that can change this situation are very limited. In his doctoral thesis, Yue Shen from the Industrial Doctoral...

Scientists Identify Another Gene Important To Morning Wake-Up Call

Northwestern University scientists have shown a gene involved in neurodegenerative disease also plays a critical role in the proper function of the circadian clock. In a study of the common fruit fly, the researchers found the gene, called Ataxin-2,...

RNA Interference Technology Used To Identify 'Lethal' And 'Rescuer' Genes In Innovative Screening Method

Lethal and rescuer genes are defined as genes that when inactivated result in cell death or enhanced cell growth, respectively. The ability to identify these genes in large-scale automated screening campaigns could lead to the discovery of valuable n...

Reporting Incidental Findings In Gene Sequencing: Ethicists Provide Framework Supporting New Recommendations

In a paper published in Science Express, a group of experts led by bioethicists in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine provide a framework for the new American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)...

Baron and Budd’s Mesothelioma Attorneys Elated Over Latest Gene Study: P53 is Capable of Blocking Cancer

Australian Researchers Astonished to Learn P53 Not Only Seeks and Destroys, But Prevents DALLAS (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 Scientists are on the verge of unraveling the genesis of cancer. By studying the behavior of distorted genes in the malignant microenvironment (inside the body) studies are attempting to recode damaged gene signals so the body’s immune system can search and destroy cancer. But th...

Molecular Diagnostics Market - US, UK, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany & France Analysis in New Research Report at ReportsnReports.com

Molecular Diagnostics Market research reports for US, UK, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany and France are added to ReportsnReports.com stores. Dalla, TX (PRWEB) May 19, 2013 These molecular diagnostics market reports provide a comprehensive analysis for US, UK, Spain, Japan, Italy, Germany and France:     Major issues pertaining to the molecular diagnostics laboratory practice, a...

A Vicious Cycle That Helps Obesity Perpetuate Itself

With obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition. A study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry adds substantially to the story by reporting the discover...

Angelina Jolie – Scarless Breast Augmentation Surgery

(PRWEB) May 18, 2013 In a May 14, 2013 article entitled “Angelina Jolie Reveals She Had Preventive Double Mastectomy After Discovering Cancer Gene,” Fox News reported the movie star had opted to undergo the procedure upon learning that s...

News digest – Angelina Jolie, clinical trial transparency, testicular cancer and more

Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer, after she learnt she carried the BRCA1 gene, resulted in blanket coverage across the media this week. You can read about her reasons for undergoing … C...

Pediatrics: HPV Warts Spread from Parents to Kids; polyDNA Recommends Protecting Kids from HPV with Gene-Eden VIR

Children often get warts from family members or classmates rather than from public spaces. (1) polyDNA suggests that parents use Gene-Eden-VIR to help prevent HPV transmission to their children. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 18, 2013 WebMD reports that “…a new Dutch study has found that the most likely way children get infected with the virus that causes warts is from close contact with family me...

Download: From Discovery through Biologics Processes: An Ensemble Approach to Integrated Workflows

Mr Bill Balke, VP Asia Pacific Operations & Informatics of PerkinElmer Informatics, USA was one of our distinguished speaker at the Drug Discovery conference track [...]

Why the Precautionary Principal is a Crock. Speed Matters when it comes to Synthetic Generation of Influenza Vaccine Viruses for Rapid Response to Pandemics

VACCINES Synthetic Generation of Influenza Vaccine Viruses for Rapid Response to Pandemics

FOPO nets $13.4mm for [Discovery Laboratories]

[Discovery Laboratories Inc.] (respiratory therapeutics) has netted $13.4mm through the follow-on public offering of 9.5mm common shares at $1.50. The company will use the funds to commercialize FDA-approved {Surfaxin} to prevent respiratory distress...

Loma Linda University Medical Center Urges Women With Family History of Cancer to Seek Genetic Counseling

In the wake of actress Angelina Jolie’s public announcement that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy, Loma Linda University Medical Center urges women with a family history of cancer to have proper counseling and testing, if indicated, to see if they are at similar risk. Jolie, 37, had her procedure after learning that she carr...

Financings Of The Fortnight: Bluebird IPO Could Provide Validation For Gene Therapy As A Modality

During a year in which biotech IPOs have taken off, the bluebird bio issue calls for special attention. Plus news on recent financings by Quintiles, Portola, Isis and Lumena.

Ancient diet find could shatter ideas of how agriculture emerged

Archaeologists have made a discovery in southern subtropical China which could revolutionise thinking about how ancient humans lived in the region. They have uncovered evidence for the first time...

Financings of the Fortnight Waits For Public Investors To Hop On Bluebird

It’s been another IPO-intensive couple of weeks here at FOTF HQ. We keep looking for other things to write about, but sometimes the fastest shave on deadline is with Occam’s razor. Or something like that. We didn't exactly ace our philosophy clas...

Republicans Ask GAO To Probe Sebelius' Fundraising

GOP lawmakers seek an investigation of the Health and Human Services secretary's efforts to secure more funding for a private group that will help with the implementation of the health alw. At the same time, an HHS spokesman offered more detail regarding who she contacted. Politico: GOP: GAO Should Investigate Kathleen Sebelius A group of Republican lawmakers called on the Government Accountabilit...

Sofia University Hosts James Fadiman, Ph.D. “Psychedelic Experience: Healing, Growth and Discovery”

Brad Burge, Communications Director for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), served as interviewer at the event. Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Sofia University (formerly Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) held an event on May 2, 2013 titled, “Psychedelic Experience: Healing, Growth and Discovery” at Sofia University in Palo Alto while simultaneously video...

How Will Angelina Jolie Affect Your Practice?

By Celebrity Diagnosis Have the phone calls already started? With the announcement on Tuesday that Angelina Jolie had undergone a prophylactic double mastectomy because she carries the BRCA1 gene, the media were buzzing with the story. Other celebri...

Alnylam Presents Key Pre-Clinical Proof-of-Concept Data for ALN-AS1, an RNAi Therapeutic Targeting Aminolevulinate Synthase-1 (ALAS-1) for the Treatment of Porphyria

– RNAi Therapeutics Targeting ALAS-1 Completely Block Production of Toxic Heme Biosynthesis Intermediates that Cause Symptoms and Disease Pathology – Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced today that it has presented key pre-clinical proof-of-concept data from its RNAi therapeutic program...

Stacking 2D materials produces surprising results

Graphene has dazzled scientists, ever since its discovery more than a decade ago, with its unequalled electronic properties, its strength and its light weight. But one long-sought goal has proved elusive: how to engineer into graphene a property call...