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CIRM approves $5.2 million for research on life-long treatment for rare childhood disease

Cystinosis is a rare disease that usually strikes children before they are two years old and can lead to end stage kidney failure before their tenth birthday.

22 Sep 2016

ITESM graduates develop innovative exoskeleton that uses artificial intelligence and augmented reality

Exoskeletons are mechanical structures applied externally to the body and its functions is the improve movement, hold the body of people suffering from an injury or increase physical strength to lift heavy objects.

22 Sep 2016

Novel immunotherapy shows promise against AML in clinical trial

A new type of immunotherapy shows promise against cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that recur after treatment or that never respond to therapy in the first place.

21 Sep 2016

Bile acid transporter inhibitors can prevent NASH in mice, study shows

Drugs that interfere with bile acid recycling can prevent several aspects of NASH (nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) in mice fed a high-fat diet, scientists from Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have shown.

21 Sep 2016

Three-dimensional heart patches may soon move closer to clinical application

The promise of stem cells to treat cardiovascular disease may soon be a step closer to clinical application as scientists from three institutions seek to perfect and test three-dimensional "heart patches" in a large animal model — the last big hurdle before trials in human patients.

21 Sep 2016

TSRI scientists shed light on molecular workings of MS drug

A study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has helped to de-mystify the molecular workings of the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Tecfidera. The drug is the most widely prescribed pill-based therapy for MS, but its biological mechanism remains mysterious.

21 Sep 2016

Experts receive $5.2 million NIH grant to develop affordable test for diagnosing Chagas disease

An international team of researchers led by infectious disease experts at the University of Georgia has received $5.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop a more accurate, affordable diagnostic test for Chagas disease, a parasitic infection that kills more than 50,000 people each year in Central and South America.

21 Sep 2016

Research re-opens door to possibility of stopping ongoing brain damage

A breakthrough in understanding how brain damage spreads - and how it could potentially be limited - has been made through a collaboration between neuroscientists and engineers at the Universities of Dundee and Strathclyde.

21 Sep 2016

MR Solutions receives order for cryogen-free 7T simultaneous PET-MR preclinical imaging system

MR Solutions has received an order for a high-powered 7T, cryogen-free, preclinical PET-MRI multi-modality imaging system from the newly formed pre-clinical imaging resource at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute (ZNI) at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).

21 Sep 2016

First case-control study examines link between microcephaly and in utero Zika virus infection

The relation between Zika virus and microcephaly is widely assumed to be causal because of strong evidence of an association. However, evidence so far comes from case reports, case series, modelling studies, and preliminary reports from cohort studies – none of which have included appropriate control groups.

21 Sep 2016

HPLC pioneer and entrepreneur Dr Herbert Knauer celebrates 85th birthday

As the German chemist Justus Freiherr von Liebig once said "The secret of all those who make discoveries is that they regard nothing as impossible". For Dr Knauer measuring the temperature of a solution with an accuracy of 1/1000 degree was a task that did not seem impossible. On September 12, 2016, he celebrated his 85th birthday.

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Contaminated poultry may be source of human exposure to MRSA, research shows

A new study offers compelling evidence that a novel form of the dangerous superbug Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can spread to humans through consumption or handling of contaminated poultry.

21 Sep 2016

Study suggests interactions between distant DNA regions may impact disease gene levels

A person's DNA sequence can provide a lot of information about how genes are turned on and off, but new research out of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine suggests the 3-D structure DNA forms as it crams into cells may provide an additional layer of gene control.

21 Sep 2016

Laboratory News and Research

CIRM approves $5.2 million for research on life-long treatment for rare childhood disease

ITESM graduates develop innovative exoskeleton that uses artificial intelligence and augmented reality

Novel immunotherapy shows promise against AML in clinical trial

Bile acid transporter inhibitors can prevent NASH in mice, study shows

Three-dimensional heart patches may soon move closer to clinical application

TSRI scientists shed light on molecular workings of MS drug

Experts receive $5.2 million NIH grant to develop affordable test for diagnosing Chagas disease

Research re-opens door to possibility of stopping ongoing brain damage

MR Solutions receives order for cryogen-free 7T simultaneous PET-MR preclinical imaging system

First case-control study examines link between microcephaly and in utero Zika virus infection

HPLC pioneer and entrepreneur Dr Herbert Knauer celebrates 85th birthday

Contaminated poultry may be source of human exposure to MRSA, research shows

Study suggests interactions between distant DNA regions may impact disease gene levels

CHOP researchers exploit gene discovery in severe epilepsy to identify precision treatment

Beckman Coulter’s new DxH 500 haematology system installed at University of Chester’s Institute of Medicine

New web-based Crick wayfinding app helps navigate buildings

Mice study finds new antiviral that can control flu infection

CBN neuroscientists awarded NIMH grant to develop novel genome engineering research tools

Sanford wins $11.7 million NIH grant to translate laboratory cancer research into clinical trials

Researchers develop innovative technique for detecting HIV hiding places in infected patients

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