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University of Helsinki researchers develop new method for controlling the activation of genes in a cell

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have developed a new method which enables the activation of genes in a cell without changing the genome. Applications of the method include directing the differentiation of stem cells.

9 Sep 2015

SKY92 genetic subtyping signature better than current markers in predicting progress of multiple myeloma

Article in Blood shows the reliability of SKY92 genetic subtyping signature for prediction of disease progress for multiple myeloma patient.

9 Sep 2015

Why do we sleep? An interview with Professor Wisden

It is true that we still do not know why we need to sleep every night. Sleep is essential for health. We have to do it every day. But nobody yet knows why. This fact amazes me.

8 Sep 2015

Scientists discover mechanism that could lead to new treatment for allergies

Most people with allergies have to take medication throughout their life: Their body "thinks" that proteins from the environment are so "strange" that they elicit an immune reaction. Until present, it was not possible to develop an efficient therapy so that the body "learns" to stop in an overreacting way.

8 Sep 2015

Study demonstrates effectiveness of new approach to protect humans from infectious disease

There are two common approaches to protecting humans from infectious disease: Targeting pathogens and parasites with medicines like antibiotics, or dealing with the conditions that allow transmission.

8 Sep 2015

Offers from Eppendorf Advantage to improve laboratory efficiency

For researchers and technicians requiring the highest levels of confidence, accuracy, and reliability, the latest Eppendorf Advantage™ offers provide premium solutions for greater laboratory efficiency. Customers can benefit from savings of up to 30% off selected products, until December 2015. In line with their renowned expertise, Eppendorf continues to provide the high-quality solutions for cell biology processes.

7 Sep 2015

New findings hold promising implications for blindness caused by limbal stem cell deficiency

Researchers at the University of Oslo have made discoveries that can have great consequences for the treatment of blindness caused by so-called limbal stem cell deficiency.

4 Sep 2015

Penn researchers identify viral products that trigger immune response against RSV infection

Almost all human beings are exposed to the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, before their second birthdays. For most, the symptoms mimic those of the common cold: runny nose, coughing, sneezing, fever.

4 Sep 2015

Quest Diagnostics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct molecular test

Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that its Focus Diagnostics products business has received FDA 510(k) clearance to add the genital swab claim to its Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct molecular test on the Integrated Cycler.

From Quest Diagnostics 4 Sep 2015

Trajan launches prototype blood collection and storage device, hemaPEN

In a world where health care costs are escalating and demands on health care systems are becoming overwhelming, Trajan Scientific and Medical (Trajan) today announces the innovation of hemaPEN, a prototype blood collection and storage device.

4 Sep 2015

Mel18 protein regulates development of heart muscle

It is arguably the hardest working muscle in our body and without its incessant, regular beating our organs would be starved of life-giving nutrients.

4 Sep 2015

Regulatory T cells may reduce susceptibility to allergies

Susceptibility to allergies reduced by increased production of regulatory T cells. This is the main finding of a current study being conducted at the Institute of Immunology at MedUni Vienna, headed up by Winfried F. Pickl. The initial results of this study by Alina Neunkirchner, which looks at the root cause of the development of allergies, are being presented at the European Congress of Immunology, which starts in Vienna this Sunday (6 - 9 September 2015, Austria Center Vienna).

3 Sep 2015

Imetelstat drug shows promise in treating patients with myelofibrosis

Imetelstat, a novel drug that targets telomerase, has demonstrated potential value in treating patients with myelofibrosis, according to the results of a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

3 Sep 2015

Researchers create method to watch activity of motor neurons in real time

When you're taking a walk around the block, your body is mostly on autopilot--you don't have to consciously think about alternating which leg you step with or which muscles it takes to lift a foot and put it back down. That's thanks to a set of cells in your spinal cord that help translate messages between your brain and your motor neurons, which control muscles.

3 Sep 2015

TMIGD1 protein could be a novel target for restoring kidney function from kidney disease

A new discovery by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers may change how kidney disease is treated in the future.

3 Sep 2015

LSTM study reveals how insecticide-treated bed nets are effective in preventing malaria

Communities in the poorest countries are the most vulnerable to malaria and 90% of all malaria deaths occur in Africa. Safe, simple and affordable, long-lasting insecticidal bed nets (LLINs) are very effective in preventing malaria and have played a major part in reducing malaria deaths in Africa by over 50% since 2000 (WHO).

3 Sep 2015

Researchers develop new method that can target drug delivery to the lung

Researchers from Columbia Engineering and Columbia University Medical Center have developed a new method that can target delivery of very small volumes of drugs into the lung.

3 Sep 2015

University of Maryland Medicine offers MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment to Parkinson's patients

University of Maryland Medicine (the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Maryland School of Medicine) and its Center for Metabolic Imaging and Image-Guided Therapeutics (CMIT) has begun to use MRI-guided focused ultrasound on a deep structure within the brain related to Parkinson's disease - the globus pallidus.

2 Sep 2015

Person with chronic, complete paralysis regains voluntary control to work with robotic device

A 39-year-old man who had had been completely paralyzed for four years was able to voluntarily control his leg muscles and take thousands of steps in a "robotic exoskeleton" device during five days of training -- and for two weeks afterward -- a team of UCLA scientists reports this week.

2 Sep 2015

GSA, ASHG and Gruber Foundation announce recipients of 2016 Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award

The Genetics Society of America (GSA), the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) and The Gruber Foundation are pleased to announce Maria Barna, PhD, of Stanford University; and Carolyn McBride, PhD, of Princeton University, as the 2016 recipients of the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award.

2 Sep 2015

Laboratory News and Research

University of Helsinki researchers develop new method for controlling the activation of genes in a cell

SKY92 genetic subtyping signature better than current markers in predicting progress of multiple myeloma

Why do we sleep? An interview with Professor Wisden

Scientists discover mechanism that could lead to new treatment for allergies

Study demonstrates effectiveness of new approach to protect humans from infectious disease

Offers from Eppendorf Advantage to improve laboratory efficiency

New findings hold promising implications for blindness caused by limbal stem cell deficiency

Penn researchers identify viral products that trigger immune response against RSV infection

Quest Diagnostics receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct molecular test

Trajan launches prototype blood collection and storage device, hemaPEN

Mel18 protein regulates development of heart muscle

Regulatory T cells may reduce susceptibility to allergies

Imetelstat drug shows promise in treating patients with myelofibrosis

Researchers create method to watch activity of motor neurons in real time

TMIGD1 protein could be a novel target for restoring kidney function from kidney disease

LSTM study reveals how insecticide-treated bed nets are effective in preventing malaria

Researchers develop new method that can target drug delivery to the lung

University of Maryland Medicine offers MRI-guided focused ultrasound treatment to Parkinson's patients

Person with chronic, complete paralysis regains voluntary control to work with robotic device

GSA, ASHG and Gruber Foundation announce recipients of 2016 Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award

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