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NCI awards Metabolomx SBIR contract to develop sensor array system for detecting lung cancer

Metabolomx, a diagnostic company focused on breath analysis for the detection of cancer, today announced the Company was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The $1.14 million combined Phase I/II Fast-Track contract will support the research and development of Metabolomx' sensor array system to detect lung cancer.

24 Oct 2011

More exposure to natural light may reduce rates of nearsightedness

A new analysis of recent eye health studies shows that more time spent outdoors is related to reduced rates of nearsightedness, also known as myopia, in children and adolescents. Myopia is much more common today in the United States and many other countries than it was in the 1970s. In parts of Asia, more than 80 percent of the population is nearsighted.

24 Oct 2011

Comprehensive ADMESeq Research Screening Panel launched

RainDance Technologies, Inc., the Digital Biology Company, and Ambry Genetics, today announced the launch of a comprehensive targeted sequencing panel to screen genes involved with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) research. The ADMESeq Research Screening Panel enables researchers to simultaneously interrogate 242 known pharmacogenetic genes using next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems.

24 Oct 2011

Covance Shanghai facility receives OECD Good Laboratory Practice certification

Covance Inc. today announced that its early development facility located in Shanghai, China, has received Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) certification from the Belgian GLP Monitoring Authority, a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Covance facility in Shanghai provides bioanalytical, toxicology, lead optimization toxicology, in-vivo PK screening, and metabolism services.

24 Oct 2011

SCI patients with autonomic dysfunction more likely to develop heart disease

New research from the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation may help explain why people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have a higher risk of developing heart disease.

24 Oct 2011

Research demonstrates negative impact of smoking even one cigarette in young people

It is well known that smoking leads to a reduction in levels of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), which is a marker for airway inflammation.

24 Oct 2011

Study: Left-handed people may have increased risk for periodic limb movement disorder

The presence of rhythmic limb movements when sleeping, which may vary in intensity, may be an indicator of periodic limb movement disorder.

24 Oct 2011

ACC offers comments in response to BPA study on children

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) offers the following comments in response to queries regarding a study by Joe M. Braun, MSPH, Ph.D., et al. published on-line today in Pediatrics and titled "Impact of Early-Life Bisphenol A Exposure on Behavior and Executive Function in Children."

24 Oct 2011

Nationwide Children's Hospital investigator to continue research on heparin-binding EGF

Gail Besner, MD, principal investigator in the Center for Perinatal Research in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has been awarded a 4-year RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her work on heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) and intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury.

24 Oct 2011

Short sleep duration linked to weight gain in teens

Sleeping less than 8 hours a night may be linked to weight gain in teens, shows a new study presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.

24 Oct 2011

Journal of the American Dietetic Association publishes new eye-tracking study

Nutrition Facts labels have been used for decades on many food products. Are these labels read in detail by consumers when making purchases? Do people read only certain portions of the labels? According to a new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, consumers' self-reported viewing of Nutrition Facts label components was higher than objectively measured viewing using an eye-tracking device.

24 Oct 2011

Detroit has one of the highest NSCLC mortality rates in the U.S.

Compared with other cities, Detroit has one of the highest mortality rates in the United States for non-small cell lung cancer.

24 Oct 2011

Tokyo Medical University enters RA research collaboration with Progenra

Progenra, Inc. announced today it has entered in to a research collaboration with Dr. Toshihiro Nakajima, Professor, Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo Medical University.

24 Oct 2011

Diet, body weight in young adulthood associated with risk for NHL

Body weight in young adulthood and diet appeared to be associated with the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to results presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, 2011.

24 Oct 2011

Mayo Clinic researchers share latest findings at child and adolescent psychiatry meeting

Mayo Clinic researchers are sharing their latest research findings this week at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Meeting in Toronto.

22 Oct 2011

$IOF report predicts major increase in osteoporosis fractures in the Middle East and Africa$

IOF report predicts major increase in osteoporosis fractures in the Middle East and Africa

A new audit report issued today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) shows that osteoporosis is a serious and growing problem throughout the Middle East and parts of Africa.

22 Oct 2011

Physiological changes, chronic illness make older adults more susceptible to illness during disasters

In a summer with unprecedented weather events, from tornados, floods, fires and hurricanes, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that physiological changes associated with aging and the presence of chronic illness make older adults more susceptible to illness or injury, even death, during a disaster.

22 Oct 2011

Writer's description of facial vividness linked to mirror neuron system

Celebrated writers such as Charles Dickens and George Eliot described characters' faces vividly without going into detail about their features, according to a research group led at the University of Strathclyde.

22 Oct 2011

RCUK welcomes NAO's Value for Money study recommendations

Research Councils UK (RCUK) welcomed the recommendations made in the NAO's Value for Money study of the project to establish the RCUK Shared Service Centre. We thank the NAO for endorsing, through their recommendations, the approach that the Research Councils are already taking to ensure that the SSC's service matures quickly.

22 Oct 2011

Sewage provides perfect ecosystem for studying diversity of uncharacterized viral populations

Raw sewage provides a perfect ecosystem for studying the diversity of viral populations that remain uncharacterized. This is one of the principal conclusions of a study published in the journal mBio by a team comprising experts from the UB's Laboratory of Water and Food Viral Pollution, Washington University and the University of Pittsburgh, under the direction of James Pipas.

22 Oct 2011

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NCI awards Metabolomx SBIR contract to develop sensor array system for detecting lung cancer

More exposure to natural light may reduce rates of nearsightedness

Comprehensive ADMESeq Research Screening Panel launched

Covance Shanghai facility receives OECD Good Laboratory Practice certification

SCI patients with autonomic dysfunction more likely to develop heart disease

Research demonstrates negative impact of smoking even one cigarette in young people

Study: Left-handed people may have increased risk for periodic limb movement disorder

ACC offers comments in response to BPA study on children

Nationwide Children's Hospital investigator to continue research on heparin-binding EGF

Short sleep duration linked to weight gain in teens

Journal of the American Dietetic Association publishes new eye-tracking study

Detroit has one of the highest NSCLC mortality rates in the U.S.

Tokyo Medical University enters RA research collaboration with Progenra

Diet, body weight in young adulthood associated with risk for NHL

Mayo Clinic researchers share latest findings at child and adolescent psychiatry meeting

IOF report predicts major increase in osteoporosis fractures in the Middle East and Africa

Physiological changes, chronic illness make older adults more susceptible to illness during disasters

Writer's description of facial vividness linked to mirror neuron system

RCUK welcomes NAO's Value for Money study recommendations

Sewage provides perfect ecosystem for studying diversity of uncharacterized viral populations

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