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Einstein College's new website features latest information on aging research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has launched SuperAgers.com, a new website that features the latest information on more than a decade of aging research at Einstein.

2 Nov 2010

HHS awards CTI $977,917 in grants under Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit program

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it has been awarded $977,917 in grants under the Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit program that was enacted under the U.S. government's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The program targets projects that show potential to produce new therapies, address unmet medical needs, reduce the long-term growth of health care costs and advance the goal of curing cancer.

2 Nov 2010

Most hospital patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea

Eighty-one percent of hospital patients are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, a Loyola University Health System study has found.

2 Nov 2010

Long-term cell phone usage doubles risk of developing brain tumors

The highest-quality research data available suggests that long-term exposure to microwaves from cellular phones may lead to an increased risk of brain tumors, reports a paper in the November/December issue of Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.

2 Nov 2010

Physical activity outside of work reduces risk of depression: Study

Researchers have found evidence that regular exercise reduces the risk of depression provided the activity is carried out in leisure time. People who exert themselves at work, for instance by digging up roads or heavy lifting, were no less likely to suffer depression than those in sedentary desk jobs.

1 Nov 2010

GlycosBio, Malaysian Bio-XCell enter agreement to build biochemical plant and biotechnology R&D facility

Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc. (GlycosBio), an emerging biochemical company pioneering metabolic engineering and microbiology innovations for the production of sustainable biochemicals, today exchanged definitive agreements with Malaysian Bio-XCell for the establishment of the Company's industrial biochemical plant and biotechnology R&D facility in Malaysia

1 Nov 2010

XOMA receives final $2.0 million from Kaketsuken under antibody technology collaboration

XOMA Ltd., a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, today announced receipt of the final $2.0 million payment from Kaketsuken under the $8.0 million collaboration announced in November 2009. The agreement involves multiple proprietary XOMA antibody research and development technologies, including a new XOMA phage display library, and a suite of integrated information and data management systems.

1 Nov 2010

Cato Research selects BioClinica's clinical trial management system

BioClinica®, Inc.,, a global provider of clinical trial management solutions, today announced a new agreement with Cato Research Ltd., a full-service contract research organization. Cato Research selected BioClinica's clinical trial management system (CTMS) platform in its search for a best-in-class solution to better serve its growing worldwide client base.

From Clario 1 Nov 2010

Study examines effects of social stimulation and personality on humans' sleep functions

A study in the Nov. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP found that vulnerability to sleep deprivation is influenced by the interaction between waking social activity and individual personality traits.

1 Nov 2010

Researchers generate bioengineered human liver organoid using bioscaffold

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine demonstrated the generation of a bioengineered human liver organoid using a liver bioscaffold made from an intact liver extracellular matrix, and filled (seeded) with primary human liver progenitor and endothelial cells.

1 Nov 2010

Proteins to punch holes in cancer cells to kill them: Study

In a medical breakthrough scientists have found a protein called perforin that kills rogue cells in the human body especially the ones causing cancer. The team comprising of experts from Melbourne and London found that perforin punches holes and kills these cells. The research appeared in the acclaimed journal Nature.

31 Oct 2010

Researchers discover agouti family gene regulates pigmentation, body weight

Researchers led by Vanderbilt's Roger Cone, Ph.D., have discovered a new member of a gene family that has powerful influences on pigmentation and the regulation of body weight.

30 Oct 2010

New sculpture to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting

One of the greatest gifts Canada has given the world will be celebrated this Sunday at Banting House National Historic Site of Canada located in London, Ont. with the unveiling of a three-metre high sculpture to commemorate the birth of Sir Frederick Banting's brilliant idea that led to the discovery of insulin. Banting House National Historic Site of Canada is a public site dedicated to the historic significance of Sir Frederick Banting.

30 Oct 2010

Joslin announces fundraisers to benefit diabetes research

The importance of the research and clinical care work at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston has been affirmed by a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that one-third of all U.S. adults will have diabetes by 2050 if current trends continue.

30 Oct 2010

Study finds relation between cortical thickness and nicotine dependence

s there a relation between the structure of specific regions of the brain and nicotine dependence. This is the question researchers of the Charit Universit-tsmedizin Berlin and of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Berlin have been investigating lately. The results of these investigations extend and specify those of preceding studies: A specific region of the cerebral cortex of smokers is thinner than that of people who have never smoked in their lives.

30 Oct 2010

New findings on protein factories could unravel cell complexities, lead to new antibiotics and disease treatments

A team from The Scripps Research Institute has revealed the first-ever pictures of the formation of cells' "protein factories." In addition to being a major technical feat on its own, the work could open new pathways for development of antibiotics and treatments for diseases tied to errors in ribosome formation. In addition, the techniques developed in the study can now be applied to other complex challenges in the understanding of cellular processes.

30 Oct 2010

First woman dean of Duke University awarded 2010 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

Nancy Andrews, M.D., Ph.D., a groundbreaking researcher and the first woman dean of Duke University School of Medicine, has been awarded the 2010 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science.

30 Oct 2010

Advaxis enters CRADA with NCI for development of live attenuated Listeria vaccines

Advaxis, Inc.,, the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, is pleased to announce it has signed a formal research agreement with the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health.

30 Oct 2010

Women with type O blood linked to low egg numbers

In a study presented earlier this week at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Conference in Denver, researchers at Yale and Albert Einstein College of Medicine measured levels of a chemical called follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in 560 women undergoing fertility treatments and found that those women with type O blood had chemical signs linked to low egg numbers.

30 Oct 2010

Dysfunction of Grhl2 factor may affect epithelial barrier formation, contribute to congenital abnormalities

Scientists of the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC) of MDC and Charit- in Berlin-Buch have gained new insights into the development of epithelial cells and their molecular repertoire.

30 Oct 2010

Medical Research News

Einstein College's new website features latest information on aging research

HHS awards CTI $977,917 in grants under Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit program

Most hospital patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea

Long-term cell phone usage doubles risk of developing brain tumors

Physical activity outside of work reduces risk of depression: Study

GlycosBio, Malaysian Bio-XCell enter agreement to build biochemical plant and biotechnology R&D facility

XOMA receives final $2.0 million from Kaketsuken under antibody technology collaboration

Cato Research selects BioClinica's clinical trial management system

Study examines effects of social stimulation and personality on humans' sleep functions

Researchers generate bioengineered human liver organoid using bioscaffold

Proteins to punch holes in cancer cells to kill them: Study

Researchers discover agouti family gene regulates pigmentation, body weight

New sculpture to commemorate Sir Frederick Banting

Joslin announces fundraisers to benefit diabetes research

Study finds relation between cortical thickness and nicotine dependence

New findings on protein factories could unravel cell complexities, lead to new antibiotics and disease treatments

First woman dean of Duke University awarded 2010 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science

Advaxis enters CRADA with NCI for development of live attenuated Listeria vaccines

Women with type O blood linked to low egg numbers

Dysfunction of Grhl2 factor may affect epithelial barrier formation, contribute to congenital abnormalities

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Freezing Point Osmometry in Life Science Applications

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