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Researcher uncover biomarkers from stem cells derived from bone marrow of ALS patients

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating motor neuron disease that rapidly atrophies the muscles, leading to complete paralysis. Despite its high profile - established when it afflicted the New York Yankees' Lou Gehrig - ALS remains a disease that scientists are unable to predict, prevent, or cure.

10 Jul 2013

Boehringer Ingelheim signs multi-year renewal agreement to NextBio Research Platform

NextBio, whose Big Data technology enables users to apply genomic data from disparate sources in novel and useful ways across life sciences research, today announced that Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a multi-year renewal agreement to the NextBio Research Platform.

9 Jul 2013

Research findings provide pediatric dentists, parents with new information on dental sedation

Research led by Priyanshi Ritwik, DDS, MS, LSUHSC Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, reports important findings about side effects and how long they linger after discharge of common oral drugs used to sedate some children during dental procedures.

9 Jul 2013

FORMA Therapeutics, CRT partner to discover therapeutic drug candidates against DUBs

FORMA Therapeutics and Cancer Research Technology, Ltd., the commercialization company of Cancer Research UK, announced today a bold research initiative to discover innovative tools, technologies and therapeutic drug candidates against a variety of protein homeostasis regulators called, deubiquitinating enzymes.

9 Jul 2013

Working shift patterns associated with increased risk of subfertility and menstrual disruption

Shift work, which encourages sleep deprivation and patterns of activity outside the circadian rhythm, has been associated with a greater risk of ill health and loss of well-being in some (but not all) studies.(1) However, little is known about the effects of shift work on reproductive health and fertility.

9 Jul 2013

UIC to manage largest-ever prospective health study of Hispanic/Latino population

The University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Minority Health Research will manage a National Institutes of Health project to follow up, over the next six years, all Chicago participants in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos—the largest-ever prospective health study of this population.

9 Jul 2013

Multiple pregnancies conceived after IVF associated with increased breast cancer risk

Women who give birth to multiple babies following IVF treatment are at a higher risk of breast cancer than those giving birth to singletons or who remain childless. Dutch investigators from the Omega study group said the explanation may not be the multiple pregnancy per se but a maternal trait related to a higher implantation potential and to breast cancer itself.

9 Jul 2013

Action Medical Research funds three new Research Training Fellowships

Action Medical Research, the UK-wide charity funding vital research to help sick and disabled babies and children, has today announced it is funding three new Research Training Fellowships worth more than £470,000.

9 Jul 2013

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus currently unlikely to cause a pandemic, finds study

New estimates of the transmissibility of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in humans suggest that it does not yet have pandemic potential, according to research published in The Lancet.

9 Jul 2013

Key metabolites in blood could provide clues to long-term overall health and ageing

Scientists have found that key metabolites in blood - chemical 'fingerprints' left behind as a result of early molecular changes before birth or in infancy - could provide clues to a person's long-term overall health and rate of ageing in later life.

9 Jul 2013

Physicians have new resource for managing disease in patients with early-stage breast cancer

Physicians have a new resource for managing disease in patients with early-stage breast cancer. Patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ -- cancer that has not left the breast ducts -- now have the benefit of a multi-gene analysis that considers gene patterns to individualize therapy and determine the chance for recurrence, potentially sparing the patient additional therapy.

9 Jul 2013

Disrupted micronuclei might play more active role in carcinogenesis, new study finds

Scientists studying cancer development have known about micronuclei for some time. These erratic, small extra nuclei, which contain fragments or whole chromosomes that were not incorporated into daughter cells after cell division, are associated with specific forms of cancer and are predictive of poorer prognosis.

9 Jul 2013

AHCF to fund additional research into cure for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood

Due to a generous donation of $169,000 by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, the Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation will fund additional research through Vanderbilt University, bringing them closer to a cure for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

9 Jul 2013

Altruism is important, but financial compensation a convincing reason for egg donation in some countries

Egg donation is now one of the major reasons why couples travel abroad for fertility treatment. Because this growing trend may circumvent regulations at home or raise concerns about financial inducement, it has also become one of the most controversial.

9 Jul 2013

Researchers discover potential biomarkers that track progression of neurodegenerative disease

A hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's is that by the time symptoms appear, significant brain damage has already occurred-and currently there are no treatments that can reverse it.

9 Jul 2013

$Study shows patients’ awareness of own bone health can help prevent future fracture$

Study shows patients’ awareness of own bone health can help prevent future fracture

People over the age of 50 who have suffered a fracture because of a slip or trip play a central role in making sure they get proper care to prevent a future fracture, a new study has found.

9 Jul 2013

Macrophages play essential role in production of progesterone hormone

New research from the University of Adelaide shows for the first time that immune cells known as macrophages are critical to fertility by creating a healthy hormone environment in the uterus.

9 Jul 2013

Oklahoma Norman campus researchers receive OCAST grants for health research projects

Four University of Oklahoma Norman campus researchers were awarded OCAST grants for health research projects on subjects that range from the development of bone grafts using adult stem cells to the identification of genes to block parasite development in mosquitoes to new drug development pipelines to improvements in limb movement.

9 Jul 2013

Survey: 54% of men opt for prostate cancer screening test despite risks

A survey of men age 40 to 74 found that 54 percent said that they would still opt for a popular prostate cancer screening test despite recent recommendations that the test not be performed, finds a new study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Only 13 percent said they would choose not to be tested.

9 Jul 2013

ERC awards grants to boost research on vaccines

Vaccination has achieved huge success in controlling many devastating infectious diseases. However, there are still many such diseases, or 'pathogens', against which we cannot generate life-long protective immunity.

9 Jul 2013

Medical Research News

Researcher uncover biomarkers from stem cells derived from bone marrow of ALS patients

Boehringer Ingelheim signs multi-year renewal agreement to NextBio Research Platform

Research findings provide pediatric dentists, parents with new information on dental sedation

FORMA Therapeutics, CRT partner to discover therapeutic drug candidates against DUBs

Working shift patterns associated with increased risk of subfertility and menstrual disruption

UIC to manage largest-ever prospective health study of Hispanic/Latino population

Multiple pregnancies conceived after IVF associated with increased breast cancer risk

Action Medical Research funds three new Research Training Fellowships

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus currently unlikely to cause a pandemic, finds study

Key metabolites in blood could provide clues to long-term overall health and ageing

Physicians have new resource for managing disease in patients with early-stage breast cancer

Disrupted micronuclei might play more active role in carcinogenesis, new study finds

AHCF to fund additional research into cure for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood

Altruism is important, but financial compensation a convincing reason for egg donation in some countries

Researchers discover potential biomarkers that track progression of neurodegenerative disease

Study shows patients’ awareness of own bone health can help prevent future fracture

Macrophages play essential role in production of progesterone hormone

Oklahoma Norman campus researchers receive OCAST grants for health research projects

Survey: 54% of men opt for prostate cancer screening test despite risks

ERC awards grants to boost research on vaccines

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Freezing Point Osmometry in Life Science Applications

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