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MRI awarded $31M NIH contract to provide chemistry support for National Toxicology Program

Midwest Research Institute (MRI), one of the nation's leading independent research organizations, with more than 65-years of experience in scientific research, has been awarded a $31 million contract from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Under the 5-year contract, MRI scientists will provide chemical procurement, handling, and analytical chemistry services requested by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) for toxicology studies in progress throughout the U.S.

28 Oct 2010

Annals of Urology to publish NAFC research on overactive bladder symptoms

Research by the National Association For Continence (NAFC) about the frustration endured by middle-aged women, who have overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms, will be published in the inaugural issue of Annals of Urology from San Lucas Medical.

28 Oct 2010

PFF’s national scientific conference improves clinical understanding of IPF

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) today announced that it is establishing a national scientific conference for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) physicians and patients beginning in 2011. IPF Summit 2011 From Bench to Bedside, will be held at the Marriott Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL on December 1-3, 2011.

28 Oct 2010

Researchers develop software tool to study wiring of brains

A team of researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology has developed a software tool that physicians can use to easily study the wiring of the brains of their patients. The tool converts MRI scans using special techniques to three-dimensional images. This now makes it possible to view a total picture of the winding roads and their contacts without having to operate.

28 Oct 2010

Disinfection cap dispensing 70% isopropyl alcohol effectively disinfects IV needleless connectors

A study and review performed by clinicians of PICC Excellence, Inc. found a disinfection cap that dispenses 70% isopropyl alcohol is effective in disinfecting IV needleless connectors after five minutes. The study shows that if a needleless connector is covered and bathed in alcohol by the disinfection cap, no drying time is required to kill nearly all pathogens on the connector.

28 Oct 2010

Scientists suggest FDA to reevaluate safety of plant-based antioxidants

Scientists are calling for more research on the possibility that some supposedly healthful plant-based antioxidants including those renowned for their apparent ability to prevent cancer may actually aggravate or even cause cancer in some individuals.

28 Oct 2010

Study examines children's tendencies toward food and development of obesity

When it comes to understanding where tendencies to overweight and obesity develop, you have to begin with the very young, says John Spence, a behavioural scientist in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta.

28 Oct 2010

Curemark adds two sites in California for CM-AT Phase III clinical trial program

Curemark, LLC, a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced that it has added two sites in California to its Phase III clinical trial program for CM-AT, the company's autism treatment.

28 Oct 2010

Immune system may play a role in cancer therapies: Study

The immune system may play a critical role in ensuring the success of certain types of cancer therapies, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The research showed treatments that disable cancer-promoting genes called oncogenes are much more successful in eradicating tumors in the presence of a signaling molecule secreted by kind of immune cell called a T helper cell.

28 Oct 2010

Mirada Medical and Moffitt Cancer Center enter joint development agreement

Mirada Medical Limited, the fast growing international company focused on advanced oncology imaging, announced today that they have signed an agreement with Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, one of the USA's top centers for cancer treatment and oncology research.

28 Oct 2010

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute opens 12-story, 440,000 square foot research facility

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute® (TMHRI) today opened a 12-story, 440,000 square foot research facility dedicated solely to research and equipped with the world's most advanced technology to help research scientists, physicians and engineers cure diseases that afflict today's patients.

28 Oct 2010

High urine BPA levels associated with decreased sperm quality

Increasing urine BPA (Bisphenol-A) level was significantly associated with decreased sperm concentration, decreased total sperm count, decreased sperm vitality and decreased sperm motility, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in the journal of Fertility and Sterility.

28 Oct 2010

ESHRE releases new textbook for paramedics in the field of reproductive medicine

The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) has published the first textbook for paramedics in the field of reproductive medicine in the English language.

28 Oct 2010

Cholera outbreak in Haiti shows 'slight slowing,' but experts say interventions should continue

Nearly 300 people have died from cholera and 3,612 have been diagnosed with the disease in Haiti's week-old epidemic, Reuters reports, citing numbers from Haitian health authorities.

28 Oct 2010

Researchers unveil evolution in pancreatic tumours

In new research published today, researchers uncover evolution in action in cancer cells. They show the forces of evolution in pancreatic tumours mean that not only is cancer genetically different between different patients, but each new focus of cancer spread within a patient has acquired distinct mutations.

28 Oct 2010

IntegraGen to open subsidiary in Cambridge, Massachusetts

IntegraGen, Inc., a French biotechnology company dedicated to gene discovery and the development of molecular diagnostic products and services, announced today that it is expanding its operations by opening a U.S. subsidiary headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts that will support the company's clinical research initiatives focused on the early identification of children at risk of autism. IntegraGen will open the new office on November 1, 2010.

28 Oct 2010

Scientists suggest E-cadherin can function as oncogene in some cancers

Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida have found that a molecule long believed to be a beneficial tumor suppressor and thus a potential cancer drug target appears to act as an oncogene in some lethal brain tumors.

28 Oct 2010

NSF awards Rutgers $1.82M grant to acquire Siemens Trio 3T MRI scanner

The last couple decades have seen a virtual renaissance of neuroscience discovery, largely aided by the advanced technology of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

28 Oct 2010

Scientists determine tertiary structure of TehA membrane protein in Haemophilus bacteria

Proteins are molecular machines that transport substances, catalyze chemical reactions, pump ions, and identify signaling substances. They are chains of amino acids and the individual amino acid sequence is known for many of them. However, the functions a protein can carry out inside the cell are determined by the three-dimensional spatial structure of the protein. Establishing this so-called tertiary structure presents a great challenge to scientists.

28 Oct 2010

Essential Pharmaceuticals to commence sales of cell media products acquired from Lifeblood Medical

Essential Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a private company dedicated to providing specialty reagents and solutions to the life sciences market, announced today that the Company will commence sales and distribution of three distinct animal-component-free products: serum replacement, cryopreservation and clinical pathology media, formerly sold under the LiforCell® name.

28 Oct 2010

Research News and Research

MRI awarded $31M NIH contract to provide chemistry support for National Toxicology Program

Annals of Urology to publish NAFC research on overactive bladder symptoms

PFF’s national scientific conference improves clinical understanding of IPF

Researchers develop software tool to study wiring of brains

Disinfection cap dispensing 70% isopropyl alcohol effectively disinfects IV needleless connectors

Scientists suggest FDA to reevaluate safety of plant-based antioxidants

Study examines children's tendencies toward food and development of obesity

Curemark adds two sites in California for CM-AT Phase III clinical trial program

Immune system may play a role in cancer therapies: Study

Mirada Medical and Moffitt Cancer Center enter joint development agreement

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute opens 12-story, 440,000 square foot research facility

High urine BPA levels associated with decreased sperm quality

ESHRE releases new textbook for paramedics in the field of reproductive medicine

Cholera outbreak in Haiti shows 'slight slowing,' but experts say interventions should continue

Researchers unveil evolution in pancreatic tumours

IntegraGen to open subsidiary in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Scientists suggest E-cadherin can function as oncogene in some cancers

NSF awards Rutgers $1.82M grant to acquire Siemens Trio 3T MRI scanner

Scientists determine tertiary structure of TehA membrane protein in Haemophilus bacteria

Essential Pharmaceuticals to commence sales of cell media products acquired from Lifeblood Medical

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