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PET scanning provides great insight into immune response

A commonly used probe for Positron Emission Tomography scanning and a new probe developed by researchers at UCLA reveal different functions in diverse cells of the immune system, providing a non-invasive and much clearer picture of an immune response in action.

19 May 2010

Researchers identify cancer gene that could help fight paediatric glioma

Researchers have identified an important cancer gene that could lead to more effective drugs being developed to fight paediatric high grade glioma, a disease which currently has a poor prognosis.

19 May 2010

Choir singing induces state of stimulated regeneration in IBS patients

A Swedish investigation has compared choir singing and group discussion in irritable bowel syndrome in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

19 May 2010

Newly-discovered watchmen DCs instruct T cells to attack and destroy cancer cells

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered sophisticated 'watchman' cells in humans that can instruct the immune system to destroy foreign invaders like viruses and cancer cells, according to research published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

19 May 2010

FDA grants Illumina 510(k) clearance for VeraCode Genotyping Test for Factor V and Factor II

Illumina, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) market clearance for the VeraCode® Genotyping Test for Factor V (Leiden) and Factor II (Prothrombin).

From Illumina, Inc. 19 May 2010

International Stem Cell announces strategic alliance with TAP

International Stem Cell Corporation, www.intlstemcell.com, announced today that it had entered into a strategic alliance with The Automation Partnership, www.automationpartnership.com, to automate and scale up the production of stem cell-derived human corneal tissue.

18 May 2010

Cytori's first StemSource Cell Bank sold in the U.S.

Cytori Therapeutics has sold its first StemSource Cell Bank in the United States. The StemSource Cell Bank is a suite of products that offers patients a way to store their own adipose tissue, or the stem and regenerative cells naturally occurring within their own adipose tissue, in an automated, affordable and safe manner.

18 May 2010

Human stem cells restore alveolar epithelial tissue after E. coli endotoxin-induced ALI: Researchers

Human stem cells administered intravenously can restore alveolar epithelial tissue to a normal function in a novel ex vivo perfused human lung after E. coli endotoxin-induced acute lung injury, according to research from the University of California San Francisco.

18 May 2010

Ion Torrent chairman and CEO named 2010 winner of Connecticut Medal of Technology

Dr. Jonathan M. Rothberg, chairman, CEO and founder of Guilford-based Ion Torrent, has been named the 2010 winner of the Connecticut Medal of Technology for his development of innovative genomic technology.

18 May 2010

Study confirms genetic overlap for susceptibility to COPD and lung cancer

New research shows genes that make smokers more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or emphysema, are also closely linked to an increased likelihood of developing lung cancer, according to studies presented today at the American Thoracic Society's annual meeting.

18 May 2010

Helicos BioSciences to focus business on diagnostics markets

Helicos BioSciences Corporation announced today that, as part of the Company's previously disclosed efforts to consider alternatives to its existing long-term strategy, it is in the process of implementing a strategic shift to focus the business on the diagnostics markets. In connection with this effort, the Company has committed to a consolidation and reorganization of its operations in order to reduce operating costs.

18 May 2010

Sleep apnea increases insulin resistance: Study

Sleep apnea may cause metabolic changes that increase insulin resistance, according to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The intermittent hypoxia associated with sleep apnea causes a distinct drop in insulin sensitivity in mice, even though chronic hypoxia, such as that associated with high altitude, did not.

18 May 2010

IMUC, Torrey Pines Institute identify peptides that generate CD-133 specific T-cells

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is developing immune based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers, announced today that the Company and Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies in San Diego, CA have identified several peptides which can generate CD-133 specific T-cells. CD-133 is found in high abundance on cancer stem cells ("CSCs") which makes it promising for immunological targeting.

18 May 2010

Study of link between cell phone use and brain tumours inconclusive

The world's biggest investigation on possible links between cell phone use and brain tumours is inconclusive, according to a Canadian scientist who collaborated on the Interphone International Study Group. Jack Siemiatycki, a professor at the University of Montreal and an epidemiologist at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Center, says restricted access to participants compromised the validity of results of the study to be published in the May 18 International Journal of Epidemiology.

18 May 2010

BioSante receives two new US patents covering 2A/Furin technology for expressing proteins

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the receipt of two US new patents directed to its 2A/Furin technology for expressing proteins. The first issued US patent, US Pat. No., 7,709,224, covers methods for manufacturing recombinant antibodies. By incorporating our 2A/Furin technology into antibody-expression in viral vectors it is possible to rapidly generate stable, high producing antibody cell lines.

18 May 2010

VBI researchers establish new tree of life for gamma-proteobacteria

A new "tree of life" has been constructed by researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech for the gamma-proteobacteria, a large group of medically and scientifically important bacteria that includes Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, and other disease-causing organisms.

18 May 2010

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research receives "Grand Challenges Explorations" grant

The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) has received a grant through the current round of the funding programme "Grand Challenges Explorations" of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The programme is supporting a global health project for development of nanoparticles that release the vaccine active ingredients through the skin upon contact with perspiration.

18 May 2010

GATC Biotech to sequence samples from pediatric brain tumors for world's largest cancer research project

GATC Biotech to sequence samples from brain tumors in children for the world's largest cancer research project. The aim of the German PedBrainTumor Consortium within the ICGC is to develop innovative diagnostic methods and treatments in order to be able to provide children with therapies which have fewer side effects in future.

18 May 2010

Sleeping newborns are better learners: Study

Sleeping newborns are better learners than thought, says a University of Florida researcher about a study that is the first of its type. The study could lead to identifying those at risk for developmental disorders such as autism and dyslexia.

18 May 2010

Scientists discover prothymosin-alpha protein to control HIV and other infections

Scientists at Duke University Medical School and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found a new role for a host protein that provides further insight into how CD8+ T cells work to control HIV and other infections. Study authors say the finding may yield new strategies for prevention or treatment.

18 May 2010

Medical Science News

PET scanning provides great insight into immune response

Researchers identify cancer gene that could help fight paediatric glioma

Choir singing induces state of stimulated regeneration in IBS patients

Newly-discovered watchmen DCs instruct T cells to attack and destroy cancer cells

FDA grants Illumina 510(k) clearance for VeraCode Genotyping Test for Factor V and Factor II

International Stem Cell announces strategic alliance with TAP

Cytori's first StemSource Cell Bank sold in the U.S.

Human stem cells restore alveolar epithelial tissue after E. coli endotoxin-induced ALI: Researchers

Ion Torrent chairman and CEO named 2010 winner of Connecticut Medal of Technology

Study confirms genetic overlap for susceptibility to COPD and lung cancer

Helicos BioSciences to focus business on diagnostics markets

Sleep apnea increases insulin resistance: Study

IMUC, Torrey Pines Institute identify peptides that generate CD-133 specific T-cells

Study of link between cell phone use and brain tumours inconclusive

BioSante receives two new US patents covering 2A/Furin technology for expressing proteins

VBI researchers establish new tree of life for gamma-proteobacteria

Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research receives "Grand Challenges Explorations" grant

GATC Biotech to sequence samples from pediatric brain tumors for world's largest cancer research project

Sleeping newborns are better learners: Study

Scientists discover prothymosin-alpha protein to control HIV and other infections

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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