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Research study on epileptic seizures in individuals with alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Epileptic seizures are the most dramatic and prominent aspect of the "alcohol withdrawal syndrome" that occurs when a person abruptly stops a long-term or chronic drinking habit. Researchers have shown that the flow of calcium ions into brain cells via voltage-gated calcium channels plays an important role in the generation of alcohol withdrawal seizures, because blocking this flow suppresses these seizures.

19 Oct 2009

Research study provides supportive evidence for using ATR inhibitors in cancer therapy

A study published in the October issue of Nature Genetics demonstrates that loss of the tumor-suppressor protein p53, coupled with elimination of the DNA-maintenance protein ATR, severely disrupts tissue maintenance in mice.

19 Oct 2009

Fate Therapeutics announces human iPSC generation using a combination of small molecules

Fate Therapeutics, Inc. announced today the generation of human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) using a combination of small molecules that significantly improves the speed and efficiency of reprogramming.

19 Oct 2009

Regulation of neurotransmitters may help treat depression

New research clarifies how neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, are regulated - a finding that may help fine-tune therapies for depression.

19 Oct 2009

Findings provide new insight on skin pigmentation

The skin's pigment cells can be formed from completely different cells than has hitherto been thought, a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows. The results, which are published in the journal Cell, also mean the discovery of a new kind of stem cell.

19 Oct 2009

Psychology researchers reveal the importance of peripheral vision

Two Kansas State University psychology researchers have found that although central vision allows our eyes to discern the details of a scene, our peripheral vision is most important for telling us what type of scene we're looking at in the first place, such as whether it is a street, a mountain or a kitchen.

19 Oct 2009

Findings may yield new treatments for COPD

A genetic mutation found in four children born with multiple abnormalities may provide insight into potential treatments for newborn lung distress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

19 Oct 2009

First Forerunner DNA - Prokids Scientific Group Meeting in Granada

Experts in genetic identification and criminalistics from Brazil, China, Arab Emirates, Spain, USA, Philippines, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Nations (UNODC) will meet in Granada next October 26th and 27th to celebrate the first Forerunner DNA - Prokids Scientific Group Meeting.

19 Oct 2009

APP balance critical for normal neuronal development

New data about amyloid precursor protein, or APP, a protein implicated in development of Alzheimer's disease, suggests it also may have a positive role -- directly affecting learning and memory during brain development. So is APP good or bad? Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say both, and that a balance of APP is critical.

19 Oct 2009

Enzo Biochem to release a new catalog dealing with epigenetics and chromatin modification

Enzo Biochem, Inc. today said that its Life Sciences subsidiary will release a new catalog dealing with “Epigenetics & Chromatin Modification” at the Society for Neuroscience’s, Neuroscience 2009 conference, beginning October 17, 2009, in Chicago, Illinois.

15 Oct 2009

NHGRI grants BioNanomatrix $833,490 for commercial development of its NanoAnalyzer system

BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthrough single-molecule genomic analysis technology, today announced receipt of two new supplemental grants totaling $833,490 from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding is intended to support further commercial development of BioNanomatrix's nanoscale whole genome imaging and analysis platform.

15 Oct 2009

Vegetable lamb plant: New treatment for osteoporosis

The "vegetable lamb" plant - once believed to bear fruit that ripened into a living baby sheep - produces substances that show promise in laboratory experiments as new treatments for osteoporosis, the bone-thinning disease. That's the conclusion of a new study in ACS' monthly Journal of Natural Products.

15 Oct 2009

Human brains have amazing ability to be energy efficient, say researchers

Our brains, it turns out, are eco-friendly. A study published in Science and reviewed by F1000 Biology members Venkatesh Murthy and Jakob Sorensen reveals that our brains have the amazing ability to be energy efficient.

15 Oct 2009

Slavica BioChem scientists reverse multidrug resistance in lung cancer using small molecules

HTDS - The issuer's Serbia based operating subsidiary Slavica BioChem www.slavicabiochem.com brings attention to its Mindup Bioresearch cancer project working on molecular origins of lung cancer: prospects for personalized prevention and therapy. On October 8 2009, the company posted a filing on Pink Sheets titled MindUp Cancer Project.

15 Oct 2009

Specific immune system cells linked to susceptibility of younger people to variant CJD

Specific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to variant CJD, scientists believe.

15 Oct 2009

Genes to determine which rectal cancer patient can avoid surgical procedure for treatment

A set of 87 genes one day may be used to routinely determine which patients can be successfully treated for advanced rectal cancer without undergoing a surgical procedure, researchers announced at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

15 Oct 2009

Resveratrol in red grapes offers some protection against diabetes

A naturally produced molecule called resveratrol, found in the skin of red grapes, has been shown to lower insulin levels in mice when injected directly into the brain, even when the animals ate a high-fat diet.

15 Oct 2009

DNA Link to provide NimbleGen Sequence Capture service in Korea

Roche NimbleGen, a Roche Company, has announced the first Certified Service Provider (CSP), DNA Link, Inc., who will provide service in Korea for NimbleGen Titanium Optimized Sequence Capture coupled with services from 454 Life Sciences, Roche´s center of excellence for sequencing.

15 Oct 2009

New maintenance medium for human embryonic and pluripotent stem cells

STEMCELL Technologies Inc. (STEMCELL) is pleased to announce the release of TeSR™2, a defined, animal-protein free maintenance medium for human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells. This medium takes a step towards addressing the needs of researchers working towards the culture of their cells in a medium free of animal-derived proteins.

15 Oct 2009

NIH grants Affymetrix $24.8M for genotyping project

Affymetrix, Inc. today announced that the Kaiser Permanente Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health (RPGEH) and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) have entered into an agreement with Affymetrix to support genome-wide analyses of DNA samples from 100,000 Kaiser Permanente members.

15 Oct 2009

Medical Science News

Research study on epileptic seizures in individuals with alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Research study provides supportive evidence for using ATR inhibitors in cancer therapy

Fate Therapeutics announces human iPSC generation using a combination of small molecules

Regulation of neurotransmitters may help treat depression

Findings provide new insight on skin pigmentation

Psychology researchers reveal the importance of peripheral vision

Findings may yield new treatments for COPD

First Forerunner DNA - Prokids Scientific Group Meeting in Granada

APP balance critical for normal neuronal development

Enzo Biochem to release a new catalog dealing with epigenetics and chromatin modification

NHGRI grants BioNanomatrix $833,490 for commercial development of its NanoAnalyzer system

Vegetable lamb plant: New treatment for osteoporosis

Human brains have amazing ability to be energy efficient, say researchers

Slavica BioChem scientists reverse multidrug resistance in lung cancer using small molecules

Specific immune system cells linked to susceptibility of younger people to variant CJD

Genes to determine which rectal cancer patient can avoid surgical procedure for treatment

Resveratrol in red grapes offers some protection against diabetes

DNA Link to provide NimbleGen Sequence Capture service in Korea

New maintenance medium for human embryonic and pluripotent stem cells

NIH grants Affymetrix $24.8M for genotyping project

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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