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imec researchers demonstrate biosensors that detect extremely low concentrations of disease markers

Researchers at the nanotechnology research centre imec have demonstrated biosensors based on novel nanostructure geometries that increase the sensitivity and allow to detect extremely low concentrations of specific disease markers. This paves the way to early diagnostics of for example cancer by detecting low densities of cancer markers in human blood samples.

23 Jun 2010

Gay men and heterosexual women code faces bilaterally: Study

Gay men can recall familiar faces faster and more accurately than their heterosexual counterparts because, like women, they use both sides of their brains, according to a new study by York University researchers.

23 Jun 2010

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council awards £1.2 million to Bilayer Platform project

Scientists at the University of Southampton and Birkbeck College, University of London are developing a platform consisting of an array of artificial cell membranes that will enable more efficient testing of potential new drugs.

23 Jun 2010

Researchers develop experimental approaches, analysis tools to understand phenotypic expression

The Human Genome Project, along with numerous parallel efforts to solve the DNA sequences of hundreds of animal, plant, fungal, and microbe genomes in the last few decades, has produced enormous amounts of genetic data with which researchers are struggling to keep pace.

23 Jun 2010

K-State chemical engineer patents chemical structure to make natural personal care products in lab

A Kansas State University chemical engineer has developed and patented a chemical structure to make all-natural personal care products and purer pharmaceuticals in the laboratory.

23 Jun 2010

Study explains how vesicular release of neurotransmitters is impaired

Effective brain function depends on the efficient signaling from one neuron to the next, a lightning-fast process that depends on a quick release of neurotransmitters at synapses. Exposure to lead during early childhood and even later in life has long been known to affect the release of these critical neurotransmitters. However, the precise mechanism by which lead ions (Pb2+) impair this process has remained unknown.

23 Jun 2010

Researchers study why the brain of newborn baby is particularly flexible

Science has long puzzled over why a baby's brain is particularly flexible and why it easily changes. Is it because babies have to learn a lot? A group of researchers from the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience, the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in G-ttingen, the Schiller University in Jena and Princeton University have now put forward a new explanation: Maybe it is because the brain still has to grow.

23 Jun 2010

Abusive attachments during infancy have negative consequences in social behavior development

In a new Biological Psychiatry article, Dr. Regina Sullivan and colleagues have dissected the behavior of mother rats and their infant pups, modeling nurturing by stroking and abuse with electric shock. In this animal model of infant abuse, they took into consideration the unique infant neurobehavioral learning attachment system that ensures infant rats' attachment to their caregiver regardless of the quality of care received.

23 Jun 2010

Endocrine Society presents Scientific Statement on menopausal hormone therapy at ENDO 2010

The Endocrine Society presented its Scientific Statement on menopausal hormone therapy Monday in San Diego, Calif. at ENDO 2010: The 92nd Annual Meeting & Expo.

23 Jun 2010

Diet with high fructose, trans fats lead to fatty liver disease with scar tissue

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have discovered that a diet with high levels of fructose - levels equivalent to that in high fructose corn syrup - and of trans fats not only increases obesity, but also leads to significant fatty liver disease with scar tissue.

23 Jun 2010

Researchers treat acute kidney injury using cells genetically reprogrammed to produce protein

A protein whose primary role is in the embryonic development of kidneys may play a future role in treating kidney failure. Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have successfully treated acute kidney injury in laboratory experiments using cells that were genetically reprogrammed to produce the protein. The research suggests there could be a potential future treatment using such cells delivered intravenously instead of surgically.

23 Jun 2010

Excessive, uncontrolled vascular growth leads to development of cavernomas: Researchers

Benign vascular malformations known as cavernomas can occur in many tissues of the body. These abnormalities are characterized by enlarged, instable and unstructured blood vessels. Cavernomas of medical relevance are primarily those of the brain, which develop approximately in one out of two hundred people. In the brain, such growths often remain unnoticed and are typically found by chance in MRI scans. If they grow larger, they often cause unspecific symptoms such as headaches or dizziness.

23 Jun 2010

Karolinska Institutet receives SEK 100M grant for Wallenberg Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Karolinska Institutet has received a grant of SEK 100 million from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation for a regenerative medicine research centre - the Wallenberg Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WIRM). This funding will give Karolinska Institutet a unique opportunity to concentrate on new and pioneering research, with a special focus on the blood system.

23 Jun 2010

UAB receives $1.47M NHLBI grant to study red blood cell lesion

Researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) departments of Pathology, Microbiology and Surgery have received a $1.47 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to study so-called red blood cell lesion, a term given to the potentially harmful changes in red blood cells that have been stored for longer times after collection.

23 Jun 2010

Prosensa, GSK initiate additional programs for DMD

Prosensa, the Dutch biopharmaceutical company focusing on RNA modulating therapeutics, announces the initiation of two further programmes under its existing alliance with GSK covering novel RNA-based treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The initiation of these additional programs under the terms of the existing alliance agreement is a validation of both the potential of Prosensa's "exon skipping" platform and the ongoing relationship.

23 Jun 2010

Regular and long enough intake of EGb 761 protects against Alzheimer's disease: GuidAge study

For the very first time, a medicine has been shown to protect against the development of Alzheimer's disease. French scientists were able to demonstrate that taking 240 mg of Ginkgo extract EGb 761 per day regularly over a period of at least 4 years can cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by nearly 50%.

23 Jun 2010

EdgeBio introduces Science as a Service concept built on top of CLC Genomics Server

Today at the inaugural Beyond Sequencing conference in San Francisco, EdgeBio introduced their Science as a Service concept built on top of CLC bio's enterprise platform, CLC Genomics Server. EdgeBio's end-to-end service concept leads each scientist and project from conception and project design through bioinformatics and analysis.

23 Jun 2010

Scientists discover weakness of human louse

Scientists have discovered the human louse's Achilles' heel which could lead to new treatments to rid us of body and head lice infestations.

23 Jun 2010

Scientists apply fuzzy logic modeling to predict aging progresses in cells, organisms

The process of aging disturbs a broad range of cellular mechanisms in a complex fashion and is not well understood. Computer models using fuzzy logic might help to unravel these complexities and predict how aging progresses in cells and organisms, according to a study from Drexel University in Philadelphia and Children's Hospital Boston.

23 Jun 2010

Researchers identify promising gene therapy for DMD

CureDuchenne, the Orange County non-profit focused on finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one step closer to that goal through the work of Dr. Jeff Chamberlain.

23 Jun 2010

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imec researchers demonstrate biosensors that detect extremely low concentrations of disease markers

Gay men and heterosexual women code faces bilaterally: Study

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council awards £1.2 million to Bilayer Platform project

Researchers develop experimental approaches, analysis tools to understand phenotypic expression

K-State chemical engineer patents chemical structure to make natural personal care products in lab

Study explains how vesicular release of neurotransmitters is impaired

Researchers study why the brain of newborn baby is particularly flexible

Abusive attachments during infancy have negative consequences in social behavior development

Endocrine Society presents Scientific Statement on menopausal hormone therapy at ENDO 2010

Diet with high fructose, trans fats lead to fatty liver disease with scar tissue

Researchers treat acute kidney injury using cells genetically reprogrammed to produce protein

Excessive, uncontrolled vascular growth leads to development of cavernomas: Researchers

Karolinska Institutet receives SEK 100M grant for Wallenberg Institute for Regenerative Medicine

UAB receives $1.47M NHLBI grant to study red blood cell lesion

Prosensa, GSK initiate additional programs for DMD

Regular and long enough intake of EGb 761 protects against Alzheimer's disease: GuidAge study

EdgeBio introduces Science as a Service concept built on top of CLC Genomics Server

Scientists discover weakness of human louse

Scientists apply fuzzy logic modeling to predict aging progresses in cells, organisms

Researchers identify promising gene therapy for DMD

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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