• Blue lighting cell signaling research

    Updated: 2009-10-20 02:44:05
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags animals cell damage cells fusion molecules Blue lighting cell signaling research Posted on 20 October 2009 01:44 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary Protein caging tools are a staple in the arsenal of cell biologists . Though researchers are constantly developing new means to study rapid , spatiotemporally controlled processes , the drawbacks of current tools include irreversible activation and or cell damage when the caged molecules are introduced into cells or uncaged with UV light . Its like a yo-yo , explains Hahn : its a globular protein on a string , which is an alpha helix that changes length depending on the irradiation . The strategy used for PA-Rac1 resulted in a Cdc42 fusion with residual activity , but structural modeling of the interface pointed to a mutation that would stabilize the LOV-Cdc42 interaction with additional hydrogen bonds in the caged , dark state , allowing the researchers to make a PA-Cdc42. This suggests that on the basis of a structural understanding of the steric block for the protein family ,

  • Regulatory T cells: Eos: the sound of silence

    Updated: 2009-10-20 00:44:05
    Story Summary: Although much is known about the mechanisms of FOXP3-mediated gene induction in TRegcells, the molecular mechanisms of FOXP3-dependent gene repression are largely unknown. Pan et al. now show that the interaction of FOXP3 with Eos(also known as Ikzf4), a zinc finger transcription factor of the Ikaros family, is required for FOXP3-mediated gene [...] Related posts:First Human Gene Implicated in Regulating Length of SleepProtecting cells from their neighboursMechanisms of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (mmp-2) transcriptional repression by progesterone in jar choriocarcinoma cells – 7thSpace Interactive

  • The Super-Efficient 3-Wheel Aptera Isn’t a Car, Except When it Is

    Updated: 2009-10-19 23:15:06
    , Sustainability Digest Condensed news from around the sustainability and ecology . web Home Sponsors Archives October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 October 2009 M T W T F S S Sep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Blogroll Cleantech Blog Development Blog DIY Solar Energy Documentation EcoTalk Greentech Media : Cleantech Investing Plugins Suggest Ideas Support Forum Themes TreeHugger WordPress Planet 19 Oct The Super-Efficient 3-Wheel Aptera Isn’t a Car , Except When it Is Photo : Aptera Sweet DOE Money Raining Down On Me Aptera decided to make a 3-wheel vehicle because it wasn’t considered a car reduced weight and friction are other benefits which meant that they could make something less expensively by sidestepping many of the regulations that apply to cars . But when the U.S . Department of Energy announced that it was handing out lots of low-interest loans to help the development of greener cars Fisker got almost half a billion it was obvious to Aptera

  • Mandy Pants Silk Screen Surfer Girl Shorts

    Updated: 2009-10-19 23:09:33
    Sustainability Digest Condensed news from around the sustainability and ecology . web Home Sponsors Archives October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 October 2009 M T W T F S S Sep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Blogroll Cleantech Blog Development Blog DIY Solar Energy Documentation EcoTalk Greentech Media : Cleantech Investing Plugins Suggest Ideas Support Forum Themes TreeHugger WordPress Planet 19 Oct Mandy Pants Silk Screen Surfer Girl Shorts Mandy Pants surf shorts , reclaimed polyester and silkscreen . Credit : Mandy Pants Amanda Church s board shorts made with reclaimed polyester fabric and her own colorful silk screen design have us looking forward to next summer’s surf . Her limited edition collection only 200 total called Read the full story on TreeHugger Related : Posts Exclusive Interview : World Record Tandem Pair Mandy and Benny Show Big Coal How It's Done : Sierra Club's Liar Liar Pants on Fire' Campaign Men's Green Fashion Guide : Smart Casual

  • COMMON GENETIC MUTATION IN BREAST CANCER MAY POINT TO NEW TREATMENTS FOR HEART DISEASE

    Updated: 2009-10-19 22:44:05
    Story Summary: The researchers, led by Subodh Verma, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAHA, report that mutation of the BRCA1 gene, long linked to breast cancers, also disrupts the normal replacement cycle of heart muscle cells in laboratory mice. This is the first time such a link has been reported. In some ways, this finding may help [...] Related posts:Researchers find how a common genetic mutation makes cancer radiation resistant – insciencesClosed Heart Surgery: Scientists Jump-start The Heart By Gene TransferGenetic factors may predict depression in heart disease patients

  • SuperFreakonomics Screws Up Climate Change

    Updated: 2009-10-19 22:13:00
    Sustainability Digest Condensed news from around the sustainability and ecology . web Home Sponsors Archives October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 October 2009 M T W T F S S Sep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Blogroll Cleantech Blog Development Blog DIY Solar Energy Documentation EcoTalk Greentech Media : Cleantech Investing Plugins Suggest Ideas Support Forum Themes TreeHugger WordPress Planet 19 Oct SuperFreakonomics Screws Up Climate Change Photo via the Globe and Mail SuperFreakonomics’ Super Climate Fail You can’t believe everything you read–anyone who goes online in this information-addled age surely has learned that lesson by now . But there seems to be a special rule for books . People tend to give them more respect than an errant blog post they stumble upon at 5 am . But it turns out that those things can be just as fallible . Case in point : SuperFreakonimics the follo Read the full story on TreeHugger Related : Posts Ask Pablo : Do Solar Panels

  • Get A Green Certification for Your Green Lifestyle with PineMark

    Updated: 2009-10-19 21:55:00
    Sustainability Digest Condensed news from around the sustainability and ecology . web Home Sponsors Archives October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 October 2009 M T W T F S S Sep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Blogroll Cleantech Blog Development Blog DIY Solar Energy Documentation EcoTalk Greentech Media : Cleantech Investing Plugins Suggest Ideas Support Forum Themes TreeHugger WordPress Planet 19 Oct Get A Green Certification for Your Green Lifestyle with PineMark Image via : eHow.com Think you’re among the greenest of the green Or maybe you’re not , but you are interested in all of this green , and how it can help you make green Too bad there is no symbol or banner you can fly from your front yard to identify your eco-savviness . Turns out , there is , with the new PineMark cer Read the full story on TreeHugger Related : Posts Can 400 Green Labels Do Anything But Confuse The World's Consumers Getting Green Power : If You Want It , Prove It More Minimal

  • Scientists use math modelling to predict unknown biological mechanism of regulation

    Updated: 2009-10-19 20:44:05
    Story Summary: This brings biologists a step closer to one day being able to understand and control the inner workings of the cell as readily as NASA engineers plot the trajectories of spacecraft today. Thanks to the Human Genome Project, biology and medicine today may be at a point similar to where physics was after [...] Related posts:Scientists use math modeling to predict unknown biological mechanism of regulationMath Modeling Used To Predict Unknown Biological Mechanism Of RegulationNew UBC sequencing technique could boost pine beetle fight, improve cancer research

  • Green Cell Phones Prefered by 40% of Consumers…If They Could Find Them

    Updated: 2009-10-19 20:12:00
    Sustainability Digest Condensed news from around the sustainability and ecology . web Home Sponsors Archives October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 October 2009 M T W T F S S Sep 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Blogroll Cleantech Blog Development Blog DIY Solar Energy Documentation EcoTalk Greentech Media : Cleantech Investing Plugins Suggest Ideas Support Forum Themes TreeHugger WordPress Planet 19 Oct Green Cell Phones Prefered by 40 of Consumers If They Could Find Them Photo via basykes According to a poll conducted by ABI Research nearly half of consumers in the market for cell phones would choose one that is considered green . 8221 There’s a catch , though or rather , two catches . They don’t want to pay more for it . In fact , only 7 of the respondents said that they’d pay a premium to have a green phone . And , they don’t want to give up performance for eco-friendliness . That leaves consu Read the full story on TreeHugger Related : Posts Mobile Cell

  • Video Guide to New Bike Lanes in New York City

    Updated: 2009-10-19 20:03:20
    Here's What the NYC DOT Has Been Doing to Help Cyclists It's always great to see cities that are making real efforts to encourage people to cycle. The benefits can be enormous: Healthier people, fewer cars on the road, less air pollution, a more human-scale city that attracts more tourists, etc. In the...Read the full story on TreeHugger

  • Stretching the Golgi: a link between form and function

    Updated: 2009-10-19 18:44:05
    Story Summary: The model developed by the UC San Diego scientists suggests that the Golgis unusual shape is a direct consequence of the way it works. Their study will be published in the October 16 issue of the journal Cell. Each cisterna is made up of a flattened disk that carries enzymes meant to help [...] Related posts:New UBC sequencing technique could boost pine beetle fight, improve cancer researchCome on in: Nuclear barrier less restrictive than expected in new cellsCell death occurs in the same way in plants, animals, and humans

  • TraDIS technique tackles typhoid

    Updated: 2009-10-19 16:44:05
    Story Summary: Every year 22 million people are infected and 220,000 die from infection with S. Typhi. Knowing which genes are essential to the survival of pathogens, researchers can seek treatments to target those genes. Using the novel method, which the team have named TraDIS (Transposon Directed Insertion site Sequencing), they inserted transposons into [...] Related posts:Technique Identifies New Drug and Vaccine Targets in Record TimeCheap shots xE2×80 typhoid vaccine shows broad coverageVi typhoid vaccine proves highly effective in young children

  • Spaghetti scaffolding could help grow skin in labs

    Updated: 2009-10-19 16:15:12
    Story Summary: The new structures are being developed by scientists from the University of Bristol, using proteins from alpha helices one of the fundamental ways that strings of amino acids fold – to create long fibres called hydrogelating self assembling fibres (hSAFs), or hydrogels. We are almost certainly looking at high end biomedical applications, [...] Related posts:Mystery E. coli genes essential for survival of many speciesPotato blight plight looks promising for food securityMystery E. coli genes essential for survival of many species

  • Dr. Thomas E. Hughes Elected to miRagen Board of Directors

    Updated: 2009-10-19 14:44:05
    Story Summary: Thomas E. Hughes Elected to miRagen Board of DirectorsBusiness WiremiRagen Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patientsa lives by developing innovative microRNA-based therapeutics for cardiovascular and muscle disease, today announced that Thomas E. Hughes, Ph. We are excited to be working with him and look forward to his [...] Related posts:miRagen and Archemix to Collaborate on Conjugated Aptamer-microRNA TherapeuticsmiRagen Therapeutics Chief Scientific Advisor Wins Prestigious French Award for Heart ResearchMean New MicroRNA Data Analysis Method Gives Sharper Results

  • Correlagen Announces Launch of Expanded Cardiac Genetic Testing Services

    Updated: 2009-10-19 12:44:05
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags consistent test noonan syndrome physicians unprecedented breadth variation Correlagen Announces Launch of Expanded Cardiac Genetic Testing Services Posted on 19 October 2009 11:44 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The CardioGeneScan tests for disease-causing variation in all genes known to be associated with familial cardiovascular diseases , including , cardiomyopathy , arrhythmia , thoracic aortic aneurysm , Noonan Syndrome and related diseases , and early-onset coronary artery disease . Due to its unprecedented breadth of testing , the CardioGeneScan has clinical utility for a wide range of patients with a family history of cardiac disease . Early diagnosis can , for certain cardiac conditions , allow for early pharmacologic treatment , which can prevent severe disease and costly , painful interventions later . Correlagenas RightReportTM and GeneXplorer systems allow highly consistent test performance and clear , evidence-based result interpretations . As new research findings emerge , Correlagenas aevergreena reporting

  • Scientists demonstrate link between genetic defect and brain changes in schizophrenia

    Updated: 2009-10-19 12:15:12
    Story Summary: Even so, no one has ever shown that a risk gene for the disease actually disrupts brain development. Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine have found that the 22q11 gene deletion – a mutation that confers the highest known genetic risk for schizophrenia – is [...] Related posts:MOUSE MODEL FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA HAS GENETIC ON-OFF SWITCHMOUSE MODEL FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA HAS GENETIC ON-OFF SWITCHBlocked enzyme reverses schizophrenia-like symptoms

  • Enzo Biochemas Life Sciences Subsidiary Unveils Comprehensive Menu of Epigenetics Tools at Society for Neurosciences Meeting

    Updated: 2009-10-19 10:44:05
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags acetylation gene sequencing guarantees protein methylation subsidiary Enzo Biochemas Life Sciences Subsidiary Unveils Comprehensive Menu of Epigenetics Tools at Society for Neurosciences Meeting Posted on 19 October 2009 09:44 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary NYSE:ENZ today said that its Life Sciences subsidiary will release a new catalog dealing with aEpigenetics Chromatin Modificationa at the Society for Neuroscienceas , Neuroscience 2009 conference , beginning October 17, 2009, in Chicago , Illinois . The catalog provides a portfolio of tools relating to histone- and DNA-modifying enzymes , including enzymes for lysine acetylation deacetylation HATs , HDACs and sirtuins protein methylation demethylation , DNA methylation and telomerases . The convenient , two-step homogeneous procedure for measuring HDAC activity provided by the kit is applicable to high throughput screening of potential HDAC inhibitors . Enzoas Life Sciences division develops , produces and markets proprietary labeling and detection products for gene

  • Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Support for LRRK2 Cohort Studies in Ashkenazi Jews and North-African Arab-Berbers

    Updated: 2009-10-19 09:52:54
    . Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags clinical presentation clinical trials development efforts populations relevant outcomes Michael J . Fox Foundation Announces Support for LRRK2 Cohort Studies in Ashkenazi Jews and North-African Arab-Berbers Posted on 19 October 2009 08:52 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary 2 million in support for two studies defining the clinical presentation of Parkinsons disease in two specificData from uniquely affected populations will help lay groundwork for conclusive outcomes from future clinical trials , PRNewswire-USNewswire The Michael J . Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research today announced in support for two studies defining the clinical presentation of Parkinsons disease in two specific populations Ashkenazi Jews and North African Arab-Berbers in which mutations in the LRRK2 gene are associated with a significantly increased risk of Parkinsons disease . Mutations in the LRRK2 gene in these groups are linked to an estimated 13 to 40 percent of Parkinsons cases , compared with an estimated one to two percent in the general

  • Inovio Biomedical Announces Initiation of HIV Clinical Trial for DNA Vaccine Delivered Using Electroporation

    Updated: 2009-10-19 08:44:05
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags collaborators hiv vaccines illnesses north america trial stage Inovio Biomedical Announces Initiation of HIV Clinical Trial for DNA Vaccine Delivered Using Electroporation Posted on 19 October 2009 07:44 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The multi-center study will be conducted at several HVTN clinical sites under a protocol designated HVTN-080. The study will enroll healthy volunteers to assess the safety of and immune responses to this DNA-based vaccine delivered via in vivo electroporation . With our recently announced positive interim immunogenicity data from our clinical trial for our human papillomavirus cervical cancer DNA vaccine using a similar technology approach , we are optimistic that electroporation delivery of PENNVAXaC B vaccine will demonstrate similar levels of safety and immunogenicity in this trial . The methodology was designed to create DNA plasmid vaccines representing a broad consensus of antigenic variants that emerge through ongoing mutation . Inovioas PENNVAXaC B DNA vaccine targets clade B human

  • Nucleix Presents DNA Authentication Technology at 20th International Symposium on Human Identification

    Updated: 2009-10-19 06:36:54
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags authentication crime scenes dna evidence international symposium validation Nucleix Presents DNA Authentication Technology at 20th International Symposium on Human Identification Posted on 19 October 2009 05:36 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary D . demonstrated that DNA evidence found at crime scenes can easily be falsified using basic equipment , know-how and access to DNA or a DNA database 1 Nucleixs novel proprietary assay can identify and differentiate between real and all potential types of fake DNA through methylation analysis of a set of genomic loci . Details unveiled by Nucleix today demonstrate the ability to seamlessly integrate the companys DNA authentication technology with the current standard DNA profiling procedure , thus maintaining the integrity of DNA evidence without a significant increase in expensive resources such as labor and materials . The companys DNA authentication assay requires a minimal amount of DNA , makes use of equipment that is present in every forensic laboratory , and can be performed

  • Formatech, Inc. to Donate Services to Formulate and Fill GeoVax Labs, Inc. HIV/AIDS Vaccine under Its aFillanthropyaC/ Programa

    Updated: 2009-10-19 04:44:05
    Story Summary: The production run is scheduled to be completed in January 2010. Under this program, Formatech will donate the services required to aseptically fill and finish one lot of the vaccine for use in support of GeoVaxs upcoming clinical trials. The vials, which will contain our DNA vaccine, will be frozen and used with [...] Related posts:GeoVax Labs, Inc. :: GeoVax Signs HIV/AIDS Vaccine Proposal With Health and Hospital System of Cook County, IllinoisGeoVax Labs Requests pre-IND Meeting With FDAGeoVax Labs, Inc. Provides Clinical Studies Update

  • BioNanomatrix Awarded Supplemental Funding to Accelerate Commercialization of Innovative Single-Molecule Analyzer

    Updated: 2009-10-19 03:20:54
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags advanced applications current development human genome medicine molecule BioNanomatrix Awarded Supplemental Funding to Accelerate Commercialization of Innovative Single-Molecule Analyzer Posted on 19 October 2009 02:20 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary 8 Million– BioNanomatrix , Inc . a developer of breakthrough single-molecule genomic analysis technology , today announced receipt of two new supplemental grants totaling from the National Human Genome Research Institute NHGRI of the U . S . National Institutes of Health NIH The funding is intended to support further commercial development of BioNanomatrixs nanoscale whole genome imaging and analysis platform . Advanced applications , including epigenetic mapping and sequence analysis , will be added later in development . Our nanoscale technology is intended to allow researchers to directly image and analyze very long , individual intact strands of DNA at the single-molecule level , at high resolution and with very high throughputs , yielding a great deal of genomic

  • Research shows treating HIV-AIDS with interleukin-2 is ineffective

    Updated: 2009-10-19 00:44:05
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags aids colon immune cells nature medicine researcher Research shows treating HIV-AIDS with interleukin-2 is ineffective Posted on 18 October 2009 23:44 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary Research shows treating HIV-AIDS with interleukin-2 is ineffectiveOctober 15th , 2009 An international research team has demonstrated that treating HIV-AIDS with interleukin-2 IL-2 is ineffective . As a result , the researchers recommend that clinical trials on this compound be stopped . Their finding was published in the New England Journal of Medicinein an article co-authored by 14 researchers , including Dr . Jean-Pierre Routy of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre RI-MUHC More precisely , while the presence of IL-2 leads to a faster increase of CD4+ immune cells , these cells are less functional than the CD4+ cells that regenerate naturally in patients who do not receive IL-2. Our challenge now will be to develop tests that assess the function of immune cellsand not simply their quantity . This will ensure that

  • ZyGEM Releases Data Confirming its prepGEM(R) Insect Kit is a Simple, Rapid Method for Extracting Insect DNA for Species Identification

    Updated: 2009-10-19 00:04:54
    , Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags agriculture animal testing clinical diagnostics dna extraction pcr genotyping ZyGEM Releases Data Confirming its prepGEM(R Insect Kit is a Simple , Rapid Method for Extracting Insect DNA for Species Identification Posted on 18 October 2009 23:04 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The application note also shows that in conjunction with multiplex PCR , this extracted DNA can rapidly and reliably identify various insect species at all life stages . This capability addresses an important unmet needcurrent insect identification techniques , including morphology , do not allow for reliable identification of immature insects . The molecular detection of insect species offers growers major advantages over conventional approaches , and the speed and ease-of-use afforded by our prepGEM(r kit allows for rapid DNA-based detection and monitoring of different insect species efficiently and reliably , without significant investment of time or hardware . They performed extractions with ZyGEMs prepGEM(r Insect kit , then ran the samples

  • Giving babies Tylenol may blunt vaccines effects

    Updated: 2009-10-18 22:44:05
    Story Summary: It is the first major study to tie reduced immunity to the use of fever-lowering medicines. Although the effect was small and the vast majority of kids still got enough protection from vaccines, the results make a compelling case against routinely giving Tylenol right after vaccination, say doctors from the U. S. [...] Related posts:Oral Yogurt Vaccine Could Blunt Ouch Factor – U.S. News & World ReportAGE OF AUTISM: First Meeting of New IOM Committee on Vaccines and Adverse EffectsFDA Approves Four Vaccines for 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus

  • Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus may not be associated with human prostate cancer

    Updated: 2009-10-18 20:44:05
    Story Summary: Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus may not be associated with human prostate cancerOctober 16th, 2009 The xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) which has previously been linked to prostate cancer has been found to have a dramatically lower prevalence among German prostate cancer patients, if any. Contrary to some reports, which have found [...] Related posts:Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus may not be associated with human prostate cancerProstate cancer virus linkResearchers Find Virus In Prostate Cancer

  • Gene linked with human kidney aging

    Updated: 2009-10-18 18:44:05
    Story Summary: Gene linked with human kidney agingOctober 16th, 2009 A gene has been associated with human kidney aging, according to researchers from Stanford University, the National Institute on Aging, the MedStar Research Institute, and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. In work published on October 16 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, the investigators claim [...] Related posts:Gene Linked With Human Kidney AgingMutation In Renin Gene Linked To Inherited Kidney DiseaseGene may help explain kidney failure in African-Americans – CNN.com

  • Bug barcode readers hold out promise of universal vaccines

    Updated: 2009-10-18 17:32:54
    Story Summary: They propose that by harnessing the system that reads the biological barcodes of infectious microbes such as food poisoning bacteria, flu viruses and protozoa that cause malaria, one vaccine could be made to prevent a particular disease in all mammals. The research is discussed in the new Autumn edition of Business, the quarterly [...] Related posts:Newswise Medical News | Universal Flu Vaccine Holds PromiseInstitute for Animal Health to focus on virology of livestock and poultryInstitute for Animal Health to focus on virology of livestock and poultry

  • Gene Linked With Human Kidney Aging

    Updated: 2009-10-18 14:44:05
    Story Summary: In work published on October 16 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, the investigators claim that their approach, which combines sequential transcriptional profiling and eQTL mapping, can be applied to any phenotype of interest to help find other genetic associations. Kidneys age at different rates, such that some people show little or no [...] Related posts:Gene linked with human kidney agingMutation In Renin Gene Linked To Inherited Kidney DiseaseGene may help explain kidney failure in African-Americans – CNN.com

  • Sanofi Pasteur Announces Results Of U.S. Clinical Trials Of Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccine In Infants And Children

    Updated: 2009-10-18 14:16:54
    . Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags blindness clinical trials egg proteins extremities influenza vaccines Sanofi Pasteur Announces Results Of U.S . Clinical Trials Of Influenza A H1N1 Vaccine In Infants And Children Posted on 18 October 2009 13:16 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary This randomized , placebo-controlled , multicenter trial was conducted by Sanofi Pasteur to determine the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine , given as a two-dose schedule , 21 days apart . The interim results reported today are the first data available from children under the age of 10 years . Two doses of vaccine were administered , the second dose 21 days after the first . Immunogenicity was measured at day 21, just prior to administration of the second dose , and will be measured again 21 days after the second dose at day 42. The criteria for seroprotection were not met with only one 15 mcg dose of vaccine in either age group . An antibody titer of 1:40 or greater is generally considered a marker of seroprotection . A lower rise in antibody titers following vaccination

  • Math Modeling Used To Predict Unknown Biological Mechanism Of Regulation

    Updated: 2009-10-18 12:44:05
    Story Summary: This brings biologists a step closer to one day being able to understand and control the inner workings of the cell as readily as NASA engineers plot the trajectories of spacecraft today. Thanks to the Human Genome Project, biology and medicine today may be at a point similar to where physics was after [...] Related posts:Scientists use math modeling to predict unknown biological mechanism of regulationResearchers Uncover Genetic Variants Linked To Blood Pressure In African-AmericansResearchers Uncover Genetic Variants Linked To Blood Pressure In African-Americans

  • RNA Repair System In Bacteria Discovered By Researchers

    Updated: 2009-10-18 11:00:54
    Story Summary: This is only the second RNA repair system discovered to date (with two proteins from T4 phage, a virus that attacks bacteria, as the first). The novelty of the newly discovered bacterial RNA repair system is that, before the damaged RNA is sealed, a methyl group is added to the two-prime hydroxyl group [...] Related posts:Researchers discover RNA repair system in bacteriaMethane-Producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNADiscovery Of Regulatory Role Of Key Molecule Provides Further Step Towards Future Gene Therapy To Control Disease, Say Hebrew University Researchers

  • 23andMe Tests NFL Players DNA for Athletic Genetic Factors

    Updated: 2009-10-18 11:00:00
    Story Summary: Description : 23andMe, Inc. , an industry leader in personal genetics, conducted the genetic analysis of both former and current NFL players, as well as scientific controls, to investigate how genes, — 23andMe, Inc. , an industry leader in personal genetics, conducted the genetic analysis of both former and current NFL players, as [...] Related posts:Genetic Future : 23andMe targeting pregnant women using mommy bloggersRisks of Sharing Personal Genetic Information Online Need More Study, Stanford Bioethicists SayPutting Genetic Tests to the Test

  • Creating Less Toxic Anti-HIV Drugs: Discovery Of Enzyme Structure Points The Way

    Updated: 2009-10-18 10:44:05
    : Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags combinations hiv human protein long time new drugs Creating Less Toxic Anti-HIV Drugs : Discovery Of Enzyme Structure Points The Way Posted on 18 October 2009 09:44 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary Many anti-HIV drugs are designed to stop the process of DNA replication , says Dr . Whitney Yin , assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry . When pol gamma comes into contact with certain anti-retroviral drugs , however , it can incorporate the drug into mitochondrial DNA , and thus interfere with the normal replication process . Patients who are taking this class of anti-HIV drugs have suffered these drug toxicities for a long time , says Yin . Dosages and combinations of drugs can be chosen so they dont kill you , but they still cant be used at their most effective concentrations against HIV . With the structures of both pol gamma and HIV known , the differences between the two can be exploited in the design of new drugs that will be more selective and thus less toxic against HIV . You have the viral target protein

  • First H1N1 Influenza Nasal Mist Vaccine Shipments Arrive In Alabama

    Updated: 2009-10-18 07:44:54
    Story Summary: Dr. Donald Williamson, state health officer, said, The challenge is that the vaccine does not come out in a smooth process. Every day we see how many doses we are allowed to order. Approximately 900 Alabama health care providers requested over 1 million doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine in the first week. [...] Related posts:Sanofi Pasteur Begins Shipments Of Fluzone(R), Influenza Virus Vaccine For 2009 – 2010 Seasonal InfluenzaH1N1 Vaccine To Cost Countries $2.50 – $20 Per DoseDepartment Of Health Details Pandemic H1N1 Vaccine Distribution Plan For PA

  • Outfoxing pox: Developing a new class of vaccine candidates

    Updated: 2009-10-18 06:44:05
    Story Summary: In a new study, Kathryn Sykes, a researcher at Arizona State Universitys Biodesign Institute and her colleagues have taken a fresh look at cowpox. Their findings, appearing in the advanced online issue of Virology, demonstrate that this ancient pathogen still has much to teach us, and may hasten development of novel vaccines against [...] Related posts:NIAID set to launch clinical trials to test 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine candidatesNIAID set to launch clinical trials to test 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine candidatesURI awarded $13 million grant to develop vaccines for emerging infectious diseases

  • Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Supports International Infection Prevention Week

    Updated: 2009-10-18 04:10:00
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags analytical tools facility administrators infection reports medical error quarterly publication Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority Supports International Infection Prevention Week Posted on 18 October 2009 03:10 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary Once these process changes are made facilities can also use the analytical tools to monitor the success of the changes , Doering added . The Authority receives the reports through NHSN and analyzes them for its educational purposes . In nursing homes began reporting infections to the Authority through PA-PSRS . To date , the Authority has collected over 10,000 infection reports from nursing homes . Also , the Authority has recently offered two educational webinars , one for hospitals and one for nursing homes , on how to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections . While weve been providing various educational programs for hospitals and ASFs , this was the first time weve offered an educational program for nursing homes . The data collected from facilities are reviewed

  • UIC study finds girls aware of HPV vaccines benefits

    Updated: 2009-10-18 02:44:05
    Story Summary: The study, conducted by University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Chicago researchers, appears online and in the November issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. The findings are reassuring in that girls and young women did not think that the vaccine provided benefits beyond protecting them from HPV, said Dr. [...] Related posts:One in four California adolescent girls has had HPV vaccineOne in four California adolescent girls has had HPV vaccineMercks Gardasil Effective At Preventing HPV, Cervical Disease In Older Women, Study Finds

  • Clinical Trial Reveals Cholera Vaccine Is Safe, Offers Protection For Up To 2 Years

    Updated: 2009-10-18 01:12:54
    , Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags academic research blindness extremities health care renal disease Clinical Trial Reveals Cholera Vaccine Is Safe , Offers Protection For Up To 2 Years Posted on 18 October 2009 00:12 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The story of the development of this vaccine underlines the success of an international collaborative effort of public private partnership and academic research organisations when provided with adequate funding , infrastructure , and support , writes the author of an accompanying Lancet comment . Any medical information published on this website is not intended as a substitute for informed medical advice and you should not take any action before consulting with a health care professional . Susan Whitman , the widow of Makis donor , Joseph Helfgot who . Complications of Type 2 DiabetesThe complications of type 2 diabetes can be devastating . Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to blindness , end stage renal disease , and circulatory problems in extremities that could require amputation of limbs . Early intervention

  • Loss of tumor-suppressor and DNA-maintenance proteins causes tissue demise

    Updated: 2009-10-18 00:44:05
    Story Summary: PHILADELPHIA – A study published in the October issue of Nature Geneticsdemonstrates that loss of the tumor-suppressor protein p53, coupled with elimination of the DNA-maintenance protein ATR, severely disrupts tissue maintenance in mice. Whereas loss of ATR causes DNA damage, the job of p53 is to monitor cells for such damage and either [...] Related posts:Carbohydrate acts as tumor suppressorSkin Cancer Study Uncovers New Tumor Suppressor GeneFat droplet nanoparticle delivers tumor suppressor gene to tumor and metastatic cells

  • Grant For Anti-Diarrhea Vaccine Study In Nicaragua Awarded To UNC Researcher

    Updated: 2009-10-17 21:56:54
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags family medicine latin word medicine nicaragua unc school Grant For Anti-Diarrhea Vaccine Study In Nicaragua Awarded To UNC Researcher Posted on 17 October 2009 20:56 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The grant was awarded to Sylvia Becker-Dreps , M . D . M . P . H . an assistant professor of family medicine in the UNC School of Medicine , who recently completed a National Research Service Award NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship at UNC . It adds to initiatives within the UNC Center for Latino Health and the UNC Institute for Global Health Infectious Diseases program in Nicaragua . In 2006, Nicaragua implemented universal infant rotavirus immunization with the pentavalent rotavirus vaccine , which manufactured by Merck . Contact Our News EditorsFor any corrections of factual information , or to contact the editors please use our feedback form . What Causes Acid Reflux 19 Apr 2009The word reflux comes from the Medieval Latin word refluxus which comes from the Latin word refluere , meaning to flow back , to recede Read the

  • Scientists use math modeling to predict unknown biological mechanism of regulation

    Updated: 2009-10-17 21:20:00
    Story Summary: This is the first mechanism to be predicted from mathematical modeling of microarray data. A DNA microarray is a glass slide that holds an array of thousands of specific DNA sequences acting as probes for different genes, making it possible to record the activity of thousands of genes at once. Making sense of [...] Related posts:Math Modeling Used To Predict Unknown Biological Mechanism Of RegulationScientists use math modelling to predict unknown biological mechanism of regulationPitt scientists find intrinsic changes in protein shape influence drug binding

  • Widely Sought Molecular Key To Understanding P53 Tumor Suppressor Gene Discovered By Singapore Scientists

    Updated: 2009-10-17 18:40:54
    Story Summary: The precise interaction of p53 with its response elements has been studied for some 20 years, and while we have a good understanding of how p53 turns on genes, no clear answer as to the equally important question of how p53 turns off or represses genes has emerged, said Sir David Lane, Ph. [...] Related posts:Singapore scientists discover widely sought molecular key to understanding p53 tumor suppressor geneFat droplet nanoparticle delivers tumor suppressor gene to tumor and metastatic cellsGene Linked To More Effective Diabetes Treatment According To New Research

  • Gene mutation may reveal clues for treating lung diseases

    Updated: 2009-10-17 16:44:05
    Story Summary: The children were born with abnormally developed lungs, gastrointestinal and urinary systems, skin, skull, bones and muscles. In addition, all had cutis laxa, an inherited connective tissue disorder that causes skin to hang loosely from the body. This finding helped us identify a gene essential for the development of alveoli and potentially provide [...] Related posts:Broccoli Compound Found to Protect Against Lung DiseaseUCLA scientists reveal how deadly pediatric disorder develops in brainScientists identify gene for deadly inherited lung disease – insciences

  • University Of Washington Receives $25 Million To Create Northwest Genomics Center

    Updated: 2009-10-17 15:24:54
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags best science collaboration inheritance moon shot pulmonary hypertension University Of Washington Receives 25 Million To Create Northwest Genomics Center Posted on 17 October 2009 14:24 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary Ohio State University , Washington University in St . Louis , and the University of Virginia are the other participating institutions managing cardiovascular and blood disease projects This extraordinary collaboration promises to deepen our understanding of the complex interactions of genetics , the environment , and lifestyle choices , helping us bring the best science to the patients who need it most , said NHLBI Director Dr . Elizabeth G . Nabel . The Northwest Genomics Center will apply cutting edge , next generation sequencing technology to uncover the differences in our genetic code and explore how these may influence traits , such as cholesteroland blood pressure , that impact our risk for developing cardiovascular disease,said Dr . Debbie Nickerson , UW professor of genome sciences and one of the

  • The Nobel Prize and Pond Scum as a aModela Organism

    Updated: 2009-10-17 14:44:05
    Story Summary: They are used as stand-ins to learn more about what most of us are really interested in – ourselves, our health, our afflictions and how our bodies work. Blackburn sought to discover how cells can overcome a biochemical step during cell division that results in a shortening of the ends of DNA molecules [...] Related posts:Jack Szostak Wins Nobel PrizeUCSF scientist receives Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007

  • Culture Is More Important Than Genes To Altruistic Behavior In Large-scale Societies

    Updated: 2009-10-17 12:08:54
    Story Summary: When compared they found that the role of culture had a much greater scope for explaining our pro-social behavior than genetics. These activities would have exerted strong selection against genes tending toward antisocial behavior, and presumably in favor of genes that predisposed individuals toward being pro-social rather than anti-social. This would result in [...] Related posts:Large-scale study probes how cells fight pathogensGenetic Future : Large-scale differences in human genomesEvolution News & Views: Swine Flu, Viruses, and the Edge of Evolution

  • Novel Alzheimeras target discovered using BioFocusa FLeXSelect platform

    Updated: 2009-10-17 09:56:08
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags compound libraries disease phenotype human cdna informatics tools proteins Novel Alzheimeras target discovered using BioFocusa FLeXSelect platform Posted on 17 October 2009 08:56 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The paper describes how BioFocus FLeXSelect platform was used to identify drug targets that effect the production of beta-amyloid , a protein in the brains of Alzheimers patients that is believed to cause the disease . In the high-throughput functional genomics screen , over 1,900 unique genes encoding potential drug targets from the FLeXSelect collection were systematically screened in a cellular assay relevant to Alzheimers disease . First , we focus on screening drugable and secreted proteins , those proteins which are most likely to form the basis of successful small molecule or antibody therapeutics . This target discovery platform is based on adenoviruses that can efficiently introduce human cDNA into a wide variety of human primary cells to over-express specific human genes . High-throughput assays are then

  • NIH funds new virus database at UT Southwestern

    Updated: 2009-10-17 08:52:54
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags cause hepatitis collaboration combat viruses new contract viral infection NIH funds new virus database at UT Southwestern Posted on 17 October 2009 07:52 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary 7 million contract to UT Southwestern Medical Center and Northrop Grumman Corp . to develop an open-access national online database and analysis resource center that will help scientists study and combat viruses such as those that cause hepatitis , encephalitis , smallpox , acute respiratory distress and dengue fever , as well as newly emerging pathogenic viruses . The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NIAID part of the NIH , awarded the contract and designated approximately 2. The database supported by the new contract will be developed using the influenza model at UT Southwestern . The ViPR resource will support gene sequence data , information about the immune response to viral infection , and information about the protein structure of viruses , said Dr . Scheuermann , principal investigator on the local portion of

  • Flu Vaccines Hit a Wall

    Updated: 2009-10-17 04:26:08
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags cells flu virus marketing vaccine development virus strains Flu Vaccines Hit a Wall Posted on 17 October 2009 03:26 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary Credit : CDCMaking a vaccine against seasonal influenza is a constant catch-up game . Scientists must predict which of the constantly mutating virus strains will be most virulent six months in the future , the amount of time it takes to manufacture the vaccine . The new H1N1 vaccine took so long to make because it was manufactured using the usual technique–vaccine specialists identify and isolate the most virulent strains , weaken them , genetically adapt them for growth in birds as well as in mammalian cells , and then inject them into fertilized chicken eggs , where the virus can reproduce without killing its host . With cells , you can grow them up , freeze them , and bring them out when you need them , Poland says . You can make as much or as little as you want . Both Novartis and Baxter have clinical trials under way , and Baxter just received European marketing approval

  • Gene blamed for immunological disorders shown to protect against breast cancer development

    Updated: 2009-10-17 02:20:54
    Story Summary: As the researchers report in the October 15 issue of PLoS ONE,the gene SYK and its protein product, Syk*, are crucial for prevention of breast cancer in the mice and human breast cells they studied. The research is the most definitive yet to demonstrate the beneficial function of Syk as a tumor suppressor, [...] Related posts:Breast cancer gene discoveredResearcher Awarded $1.6 Million To Investigate Tumor Suppressors Role In Breast CancerResearcher Awarded $1.6 Million To Investigate Tumor Suppressors Role In Breast Cancer

  • Applied Biosystems Advances 21st Century Forensics with Innovative DNA Analysis Solutions

    Updated: 2009-10-17 00:50:00
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags amplification technology analysis solutions better solutions obligation subsequent events Applied Biosystems Advances 21st Century Forensics with Innovative DNA Analysis Solutions Posted on 16 October 2009 23:50 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The Identifiler(r Direct Kit eliminates the entire step of DNA extraction and purification for single source samples on standard FTA(r cards , dramatically simplifying the processing workflow and automation requirements as well as accelerating testing by as much as 30 percent . To address this challenge , Applied Biosystems has developed the Identifiler(r Plus Kit , which applies next-generation PCR amplification technology to provide enhanced sensitivity , improved performance on mixtures and the ability to overcome high levels of PCR inhibitors . This will help enable forensic analysts to recover more interpretable results from a wider range of DNA evidence samples . In European Union countries , forensic DNA laboratories face these same challenges , but are also striving to

  • What drives our genes? Salk researchers map the first complete human epigenome

    Updated: 2009-10-16 23:04:54
    Story Summary: Salk researchers map the first complete human epigenomeAlthough the human genome sequence faithfully lists (almost) every single DNA base of the roughly 3 billion bases that make up a human genome, it doesnt tell biologists much about how its function is regulated. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute provide the first detailed map [...] Related posts:News: Johns Hopkins researchers edit genes in human stem cells.Johns Hopkins Researchers Edit Genes in Human Stem Cells- 6/18/09Johns Hopkins Researchers Edit Genes in Human Stem Cells- 6/18/09

  • Nobilon Advances Intranasal Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Into Proof of Concept Study

    Updated: 2009-10-16 22:56:08
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags boxmeer influenza viruses manufacturing technology mid 1940s needles Nobilon Advances Intranasal Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Into Proof of Concept Study Posted on 16 October 2009 21:56 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary LAIV differs from most existing influenza vaccines , because it has been designed to offer 1 single-dose intranasal delivery , 2 advanced cell culture manufacturing technology and 3 potential earlier and broader protection against infection by influenza viruses . Influenza infection in children causes a significant increase in both medically attended illness as well as hospitalizations . Inactivated , parenterally administered influenza vaccines have been available since the mid-1940s and effectively prevent influenza illness in healthy adults . Intramuscular vaccination with needles is an important barrier for the acceptance of annual influenza vaccination , which may be overcome by intranasal application . Moreover , Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine LAIV is expected to be more effective in inducing local and

  • DNA Link Announced as Roche NimbleGenas First Certified Service Provider for Targeted Enrichment and Sequencing Services

    Updated: 2009-10-16 21:25:00
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags 454 life sciences diabetes management korea korean association world leader DNA Link Announced as Roche NimbleGenas First Certified Service Provider for Targeted Enrichment and Sequencing Services Posted on 16 October 2009 20:25 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary After passing rigorous certification procedures to achieve precise experimental standards , the Seoul-based genomic services provider DNA Link , Inc . has officially achieved Roche NimbleGen Certified Service Provider Program status and qualification . DNA Links certification marks the first genomic service provider to join the global Roche NimbleGen CSP Program . Included in these important studies , DNA Link has been selected by the Korean NIH as the genotyping service provider for the Korean Association Resource KARE project , which is the largest GWAS project in Korea for 2007, 2008, and 2009. We expect that it will accelerate the development of biomarkers related with diseases . Roche is also the world leader in in-vitro diagnostics , tissue-based cancer

  • VIVALIS ACCELERATES MARKETING OF EB66 CELL LINE IN NORTH AMERICA

    Updated: 2009-10-16 21:06:08
    Story Summary: Mr. Cantolupo was previously Associate Director of Business Development with GenVec, Inc. , where he was responsible for partnering early stage products and platform technologies. North America, especially the United States, is by far the main market for the development of these products and reinforces our commercial outreach on the continent. The [...] Related posts:VIVALIS: GSK and Kaketsuken Will Co-Develop EB66 Cell Based Flu VaccinesVIVALIS AND INTERVET/SCHERING-PLOUGH ANIMAL HEALTH SIGN A COMMERCIAL LICENSEEuronext – Van genoteerde ondernemingen > Persberichten

  • UM School of Medicine researchers find extreme genetic variability in malaria parasite

    Updated: 2009-10-16 19:48:54
    Story Summary: While there is no approved vaccine for malaria, various experimental vaccines are in development. The CVD study suggests that developing a broadly protective vaccine for malaria may be challenging because the parasites genetic makeup is so variable, constantly changing. Malaria — a parasite spread to humans through mosquito bites — is prevented by [...] Related posts:Malaria: Hot News on the Parasite – 7thSpace InteractiveNews: Bacteria play role in preventing spread of malaria.Researchers working on malaria vaccine – News

  • Novavax Awarded NIH Grant for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine Program

    Updated: 2009-10-16 19:16:08
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags clinical trials general business illnesses performance conditions recombinant vaccines Novavax Awarded NIH Grant for Respiratory Syncytial Virus RSV Vaccine Program Posted on 16 October 2009 18:16 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The virus uses the F protein to infect and fuse with cells in the respiratory tract and cause disease . Calves are susceptible to RSV and have illnesses similar to those seen in human infants with RSV . Thus , the data from studies in calves have the potential to be of great value in development of an RSV vaccine for the pediatric population . We appreciate this grant provided by NIAID , said Dr . Rahul Singhvi , President and CEO of Novavax . The company produces potent VLP-based , recombinant vaccines utilizing new and efficient manufacturing approaches . Novavax is committed to using its VLP technology to create country-specific vaccine solutions . Forward Looking Statements Statements herein relating to future financial or business performance , conditions or strategies and other financial and

  • Major breakthrough could lead to new antibiotics for human use

    Updated: 2009-10-16 18:00:00
    Story Summary: Major breakthrough could lead to new antibiotics for human use October 14th, 2009 Gill tissue using bright-field microscopy. com) — The means to fully understand and exploit a type of fungus that could form the basis of a new class of antibiotics has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol. The [...] Related posts:Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory InfectionsStudy Finds Efforts To Curb Antibiotic Usage In Ambulatory Settings Are SuccessfulA new superbug found in Britain is major concern: Government scientists

  • Pitt researchers find candidates for new HIV drugs

    Updated: 2009-10-16 17:26:08
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags aids grants medical excellence new approach proteins Pitt researchers find candidates for new HIV drugs Posted on 16 October 2009 16:26 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary After further testing , they confirmed that three compounds inhibited the activity of the Nef-Hck complex and , more importantly , all of them also interfered with HIV replication . But the surprise was that some of those inhibitors also showed strong antiviral activity in cell culture models . There is evidence that people infected with HIV variants that have mutations in the Nef gene take substantially longer to develop disease symptoms or AIDS , he said . In animal models , disrupting the production of Nef from the virus or its interaction with Hck also delays or prevents disease symptoms . Targeting Nef represents an entirely new approach that could be useful to deal with issues such as drug-resistant HIV strains , and may slow the progression to AIDS . He added that Nef is just one of several so-called accessory proteins encoded by HIV which are

  • MSU becoming center of excellence for Parkinsons research

    Updated: 2009-10-16 16:32:54
    Story Summary: 2 million Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinsons disease grant. The grant, from the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health, makes MSUs College of Human Medicine a major player in research of the degenerative disease. Having such a varied skill set allows us [...] Related posts:Center of Excellence on Brain Aging at NYU Langone Medical Center Opens New FacilitiesNew Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science establishedPharmaLive: Cardiff University Becomes a GeneGo Center of Excellence

  • Sinovac Receives Certificate of Approval to Distribute Panflu (H5N1) Vaccine in Hong Kong

    Updated: 2009-10-16 15:36:08
    Story Summary: In working closely with Hong Kong officials on regulatory approval for Panflu, we have gained knowledge about the regulatory process there and plan to submit applications in the near future for additional vaccines, specifically Panflu. The approval in Hong Kong for Panflu is a significant step in our mission to distribute our affordable, [...] Related posts:Sinovac Receives Chinas First Influenza A (H1N1) Vaccine OrderPrenatal Exposure to Hong Kong Flu Associated With Reduced Intelligence in AdulthoodFlu Case Confirmed in Hong Kong – 5/01/09 – Fresno News – abc30.com

  • Gene mingling increases sudden death risk

    Updated: 2009-10-16 15:27:39
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags colleagues death risk mutation carriers question mark treatment decision Gene mingling increases sudden death risk Posted on 16 October 2009 14:27 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary The big question mark , George said , is how to manage a patient who has a long-QT gene mutation , but doesnt have any symptoms . Or should they just be watched The variability in symptoms suggests that other factors play a role either to promote or prevent symptoms . This extended South African family includes 500 characterized members , 205 of which carry the same long-QT-causing mutation . And as expected , not all of the mutation carriers have symptoms of the disease . George , Schwartz and colleagues examined whether different versions variants of the NOS1AP gene impacted the symptoms and QT interval in the South African family . They found that people who had the primary long-QT-causing mutation and one of two common variants of NOS1AP had a higher probability of cardiac arrest and sudden death than primary mutation carriers who didnt have

  • Inovio Biomedical CEO Introduces DNA Vaccine Potential at 2009 World Knowledge Forum

    Updated: 2009-10-16 10:06:08
    Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags animals collaborators ferrets global economy hiv vaccines Inovio Biomedical CEO Introduces DNA Vaccine Potential at 2009 World Knowledge Forum Posted on 16 October 2009 09:06 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary In Dr . Kims presentation today , titled Developing universal SynCon vaccines to improve human lives , he introduced Inovios proprietary DNA vaccine development platform , called SynCon , an approach to producing DNA-based vaccines with great potential to prevent and treat chronic infectious diseases and cancer . In addition to this presentation , Dr . Kim served on a panel titled Medical Divide in Creative Capitalism : New Paradigm Healthnomics . In this experiment , a single vaccination showed induction of positive immune responses in 78 7 of 9 of ferrets , with a mean HI titer of 1:42 a titer is a measure of antibody levels against a virus in the case of influenza , an HI titer exceeding 1:40 in animals , including humans , is considered to be a protective level Each year the World Knowledge Forum , also known as

  • Breast Cancer DNA Completely Sequenced

    Updated: 2009-10-16 08:01:41
    Scientists have begun doing complete genome sequencing of tumor cells from cancer patients. Scientists have sequenced the genomes of two tumors from the same breast cancer patient--a primary tumor and a metastatic tumor that occurred nine years later--illuminating some of the genetic changes that trigger the progression of cancer. The initial findings suggest that both primary cancers and the process of metastasis--the spread of cancer cells--are more complicated and more variable than expected, which means that successful cancer treatment might ultimately require a combination of drugs targeted to different mutations. The project is also a testament to how easy it has become to sequence a human genome. The researchers, from the British Columbia Cancer Agency, in Vancouver, now plan to...

  • Scientists encouraged by new mouse models similarities to human ALS

    Updated: 2009-10-16 07:27:39
    Story Summary: Like humans with ALS, the new genetically engineered mouse develops progressive paralysis; loses muscle mass and specific types of motor neurons, which are nerve cells that control muscles; and dies of the disorder, which is currently fatal in humans. As far as we know, this is the first mouse model that recapitulates typical [...] Related posts:New reagents for genomic engineering of mouse models to understand human diseaseNew reagents for genomic engineering of mouse models to understand human diseaseNew Reagents Available For Genomic Engineering Of Mouse Models To Understand Human Disease

  • Dysfunctional protein dynamics behind neurological disease?

    Updated: 2009-10-16 06:26:08
    Story Summary: The discovery opens the possibility of designing drugs for a devastating neurological disease, ALS. Research indicates that ALS, in common with other neurological disorders, such as Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease, is caused by our own proteins, which form aberrant aggregates that are fatally toxic to our nerve cells. These patches cause two or [...] Related posts:Blood vessel buildersUsing RNAi-based technique, CSHL scientists find new tumor suppressor genes in lymphomaCenter for Communicable Disease Dynamics to be established at Harvard School of Public Health

  • Researchers identify workings of L-form bacteria

    Updated: 2009-10-16 04:36:08
    Story Summary: Their findings are described in a study published October 6 in the journal PLoS ONE. L-form bacteria, which were first discovered in the 1930s, are morphological variants of classical bacteria that lack a cell wall. They also have important implications for understanding the emergence of antibiotic resistanceand bacterial persistence and for developing new [...] Related posts:Why do human populations differ? Fruit fly study aims to provide genetic answersResearchers identify mechanism that helps bacteria avoid destruction in cellsBeans Defenses mean Bacteria Get Evolutionary Helping Hand

  • Why do human populations differ? Fruit fly study aims to provide genetic answers

    Updated: 2009-10-16 02:46:08
    Story Summary: Fruit fly study aims to provide genetic answersOctober 13th, 2009 By Jordan Atlas(PhysOrg. com) — Charles Aquadro, professor of molecular biology and genetics, researches how fruit flies provide clues to humans own genetic footprints of adaptation. Charles Aquadro, Cornell professor of molecular biologyand genetics, was recently granted almost $700,000 in federal stimulus funding [...] Related posts:No Rest For Weary Fruit Flies / Science NewsNo rest for weary fruit fliesNo rest for weary fruit flies

  • International Stem Cell Corporation, Through Its Subsidiary Lifeline Cell Technology, Announces the Launch and Sale of New Products into the Human Cell Research Market

    Updated: 2009-10-16 01:46:08
    , , Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags cell research growth factors janus subsidiary therapeutic cells International Stem Cell Corporation , Through Its Subsidiary Lifeline Cell Technology , Announces the Launch and Sale of New Products into the Human Cell Research Market Posted on 16 October 2009 12:46 by Alfie VN:F 1.6.9_936 please wait . Rating : 5.0 5 1 vote cast Story : Summary These products meet the needs for stem cell research to be done using human-only systems . The Lifeline brand of products consist of human cells and the culture reagents and growth factors needed to grow the cells . According to Jeffrey Janus , CEO of Lifeline , We are proud of the quality of our new products , as reflected in the sales growth they are exhibiting in the human cell research markets . com coi ISCOwhere you can find the CEOs video , a fact sheet on the company , investor presentations , and more . OB International Stem Cell Corporation is a California biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutic and research products . ISCO scientists have created the first Parthenogenetic homozygous stem cell line

  • Using Simple Genome, Columbia Researchers Move Personalized Medicine Closer to Reality

    Updated: 2009-10-16 01:16:54
    Story Summary: This clinical and conceptual advance moves medical science a step closer to an era of personalized medicine–one where doctors could prescribe treatments based on an individual patients genome. Our study shows proof of concept and suggests how we should go about developing personalized medicine, said Dana Peer, an assistant professor in the department [...] Related posts:Human Genome Pioneer Talks Personalized Medicine at UCSF Mission BayHuman Genome Pioneer Talks Personalized Medicine at UCSF Mission BayHuman Genome Pioneer Talks Personalized Medicine at UCSF Mission Bay

  • Common gene variant found to regulate iron levels

    Updated: 2009-10-16 00:56:08
    Story Summary: com) — An international research team including researchers at UQs Diamantina Institute and the Queensland Institute of Medical Research has identified a new variant of a gene that helps to regulate iron and haemoglobin levels. The gene has previously been linked to a severe form of anaemia and these findings provide information about [...] Related posts:Gene Variant Tied to Schizophrenia | EmpowHer – Womens Health OnlineResearchers find first common autism geneIron is involved in prion disease-associated neuronal demise – Science Centric

  • Genetic Map For Cowpea Accelerates Development Of New Varieties

    Updated: 2009-10-16 00:55:00
    Story Summary: The consensus map is a consolidation of six individual genetic maps of cowpea, and is far more representative of the cowpea genome than earlier maps, said team leader, Timothy Close, a professor of genetics in the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences. The consensus genetic map of cowpea is a dense and detailed [...] Related posts:UCR researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varietiesPA Farm News: Helping Fruit Fight BackSequencing of the potato genome will mean better spuds – The Irish Times – Thu, Jun 25, 2009

  • H1N1 flu is back and found in 37 states, CDC reports

    Updated: 2009-10-15 23:27:39
    Story Summary: Cases of H1N1 have been reported in 37 states, up from 27 states a week earlier, CDC physician and flu expert Anne Schuchat said at the briefing. A vaccine that protects against the H1N1 flu virus is now leaving factories and reaching clinics, with the nasal spray vaccine arriving first and the injected [...] Related posts:Young children need 2 doses of H1N1 vaccine: U.S.UPDATE 1-Companies starting work on H1N1 vaccine- CDCSuppliers face winter flu vaccine delays, cutbacks

  • Blood vessel builders

    Updated: 2009-10-15 23:06:08
    Story Summary: Holding out stimulus money as an incentive, the National Institutes of Health challenged investigators across the country to come up with formulas to build vascular networks in engineered tissues. A team of Case Western Reserve University researchers was awarded a $1 million Challenge Grant for their proposal to combine custom-designed synthetic molecules with [...] Related posts:Blood vessel buildersDiscovery of Natural Compounds That Could Slow Blood Vessel Growth – 10/3/08Heart protein regulates blood vessel maintenance

  • UCR researchers develop genetic map for cowpea, accelerating development of new varieties

    Updated: 2009-10-15 21:30:00
    Story Summary: We now have a reliable, powerful tool that marks a paradigm shift in crop-breeding technology. Study results appear Oct. 13 in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. With a marker-based map we can look into any trait desired in cowpea. Close explained that cowpea is [...] Related posts:Genetic Map For Cowpea Accelerates Development Of New VarietiesDiscovering soybean plants resistant to aphids and a new aphidWageningen UR and KeyGene to develop a superior genome – insciences

  • Liver Cells Made From Skin Cells

    Updated: 2009-10-12 08:09:53
    We keep getting closer to being able to make needed replacement parts.Researchers converted human skin cells into induced pluripotent stem cells and then converted the stem cells into liver cells that were able to function in the livers of mice. Scientists at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have successfully produced liver cells from patients' skin cells opening the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases that affect liver function. The study was led by Stephen A. Duncan, D. Phil., Marcus Professor in Human and Molecular Genetics, and professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy, along with postdoctoral fellow Karim Si-Tayeb, Ph.D., and graduate student Ms. Fallon Noto. This result shows that induced pluripotent stem cells can be...

  • Months in pics - September 2009

    Updated: 2009-10-08 07:01:13
    As the climate talks in Bangkok limped to a close, Greenpeace called on the leaders of the rich world to make the political decisions needed to save the climate.

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