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Genetic signature within prostate cancer cells can predict metastatic tumors

Many prostate cancers, which generally are diagnosed in older men, are "indolent," slow-growing tumors that aren't destined to be fatal. But some tumors are prone to becoming aggressive and spreading beyond the prostate, making them difficult to treat and life-threatening.

6 Oct 2017

Markey's cancer researcher wins NIH's New Innovator Award

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Researcher Jessica Blackburn has earned a prestigious National Institutes of Health's New Innovator Award, a grant totaling $1.5 million over five years to fund pediatric cancer research.

6 Oct 2017

Researchers find surprising differences in first-ever whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have collaborated on the first-ever quantitative whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons in the mouse brain. These brain cells play a crucial role in regulating response to stimuli and have been widely implicated in many psychiatric conditions.

6 Oct 2017

Study uncovers differences in bacterial composition of healthy vs. cancerous breast tissue

In a newly published study, Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered differences in the bacterial composition of breast tissue of healthy women vs. women with breast cancer.

6 Oct 2017

New webinar highlights importance of data integrity in GxP-regulated laboratories

As regulators continue to tighten their inspection approaches, it is critical for managers and scientists in regulated laboratories to understand the key issues surrounding data integrity and be able to demonstrate compliance.

6 Oct 2017

Nightingale aims to apply cutting-edge blood analysis service within healthcare setting

Nightingale's blood test can replace many routine blood tests currently used in healthcare (e.g. glucose tests). Additionally, Nightingale’s service provides other blood biomarkers that can enhance disease risk prediction.

6 Oct 2017

CRI scientists challenge oldest concept in tumor metabolism

Scientists at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that lactate provides a fuel for growing tumors, challenging a nearly century-old observation known as the Warburg effect.

6 Oct 2017

Forsyth researchers win $5.4 million NIH award to pursue research on oral microbes

A research team led by the Forsyth Institute today received a $5.4 million award from the National Institutes of Health to pursue revolutionary research of microbes living in the mouth and within the human body.

6 Oct 2017

FDA grants approval for new test to detect Zika virus in blood donations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the cobas Zika test, a qualitative nucleic acid test for the detection of Zika virus RNA in individual plasma specimens obtained from volunteer donors of whole blood and blood components, and from living organ donors.

6 Oct 2017

Researchers uncover promising targets for development of drugs against leishmaniasis

Brazilian researchers at the University of São Paulo's Bioscience Institute (IB-USP) are starting to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which the parasite that causes cutaneous leishmaniasis manages to circumvent the host organism's defenses and infect new cells.

5 Oct 2017

JAX professor receives $2.8 million New Innovator Award for skin microbiome research

Julia Oh, Ph.D., a Jackson Laboratory (JAX) assistant professor who explores the communities of microorganisms that live on the human skin, has received a special New Innovator Award of $2,835,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore how to develop engineered probiotic treatments for a variety of skin and infectious diseases.

5 Oct 2017

New test enables accurate, rapid testing of Salmonella bacteria

A new test allows accurate, rapid testing for Salmonella, a bacteria that is one of the leading causes of food-borne illness across all regions of the world. Salmonella can infect animals as well as people, with commonly reported cases of people falling sick after handling pets and livestock.

5 Oct 2017

NIH awards $2.3 million grant to Umass Amherst microbiologist for TB research

The National Institutes of Health announced today that microbiologist Sloan Siegrist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $2.3 million National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award, which supports "unusually innovative research from early career investigators," to study the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB).

5 Oct 2017

Monoclonal antibody “cocktail” inhibits Zika infection, study reveals

A collaborative study conducted by the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami has revealed that a monoclonal antibody “cocktail” inhibited zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates.

5 Oct 2017

Despite boost in social security, rising Medicare Part B costs leave seniors in bind

Millions of seniors will soon be notified that Medicare premiums for physicians' services are rising and likely to consume most of the cost-of-living adjustment they'll receive next year from Social Security.

5 Oct 2017

Study uses ferret model to elucidate key mechanisms for gyrus formation

The human brain is highly developed with higher functions compared to other animals, thanks to which humans are believed to have acquired special abilities. One of the important factors considered to contribute to the development of the brain is the gyrus, the fold on the cerebral cortex surface.

5 Oct 2017

Gene therapy effectively stabilizes progression of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, trial reveals

In a recent clinical trial, a gene therapy to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD) -- a neurodegenerative disease that typically claims young boys' lives within 10 years of diagnosis -- effectively stabilized the disease's progression in 88 percent of patients, researchers from the Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Massachusetts General Hospital report today.

4 Oct 2017

Navy developing new class of intelligent prostheses for warfighters with limb loss

Traditional leg prosthetics enable amputees to maintain mobility and lead more active lives. But these prosthetics depend on soft limb tissue to function and can be painful to wear, resulting in awkward walking motion and possible skin infection.

4 Oct 2017

PAA launches new S-LAB automated plate handler at ELRIG Drug Discovery

Peak Analysis & Automation, a global leader in laboratory automation, announces the launch of its S-LAB automated plate handler on stand B15 at ELRIG Drug Discovery, ACC Liverpool, October 3-4th 2017.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers test new strategy to increase effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry

Researchers from Brazil and Texas have started testing on humans a new strategy to increase the effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry, used by dentists to reduce patient discomfort during the application of injected anesthesia - required for more invasive procedures such as fillings, tooth extraction or surgery.

4 Oct 2017

Laboratory News and Research

Genetic signature within prostate cancer cells can predict metastatic tumors

Markey's cancer researcher wins NIH's New Innovator Award

Researchers find surprising differences in first-ever whole-brain map of inhibitory neurons

Study uncovers differences in bacterial composition of healthy vs. cancerous breast tissue

New webinar highlights importance of data integrity in GxP-regulated laboratories

Nightingale aims to apply cutting-edge blood analysis service within healthcare setting

CRI scientists challenge oldest concept in tumor metabolism

Forsyth researchers win $5.4 million NIH award to pursue research on oral microbes

FDA grants approval for new test to detect Zika virus in blood donations

Researchers uncover promising targets for development of drugs against leishmaniasis

JAX professor receives $2.8 million New Innovator Award for skin microbiome research

New test enables accurate, rapid testing of Salmonella bacteria

NIH awards $2.3 million grant to Umass Amherst microbiologist for TB research

Monoclonal antibody “cocktail” inhibits Zika infection, study reveals

Despite boost in social security, rising Medicare Part B costs leave seniors in bind

Study uses ferret model to elucidate key mechanisms for gyrus formation

Gene therapy effectively stabilizes progression of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, trial reveals

Navy developing new class of intelligent prostheses for warfighters with limb loss

PAA launches new S-LAB automated plate handler at ELRIG Drug Discovery

Researchers test new strategy to increase effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry

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