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AutoGenomics Develops Novel Tests in Personalized Medicine (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
AutoGenomics, a leader in developing automated molecular testing solutions announced today that it has released a series of pharmacogenetic ASRs including CYP 450 2C9 / VKORC1 that can be used to assess Warfarin sensitivity.
(Nov 2, 2006)
Red Wine Element Reverses Pathways of Obesity That Cause Age-Related Diseases (Senior Journal)
November 2, 2006 – The headlines on a new study focused on the discovery that resveratrol, found in red wine, when given to obese mice significantly increased their lifespan.
(Nov 2, 2006)
NYSTAR grants key to recruitment (UB Reporter)
Two new scientists, both with groundbreaking research programs and active entrepreneurial backgrounds, have been recruited to UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, thanks to $1.2 million in Faculty Development awards from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR).
(Nov 2, 2006)
UB part of academic health center consortium (UB Reporter)
The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is collaborating with three other upstate academic health centers in an effort to prepare upstate New York for mass-casualty events resulting from terrorism or natural disasters.
(Nov 2, 2006)
Computers boost surgical success (UB Reporter)
As a specialist in high-performance computing, Vipin Chaudhary says UB's growth in computer science and engineering, its New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, and its Center for Computational Research (CCR) provided the strong research infrastructure that brought him to the university this fall.
(Nov 2, 2006)
BioInformatics, LLC Appoints Dr. Rowena Roberts as Director of Marketing (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BioInformatics, LLC, an Arlington, VA-based market research and consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Rowena Roberts, Ph.D. has been appointed as Director of Marketing and Sales.
(Nov 2, 2006)
The Prairie Star (Prairie Star)
It's not your dad's corn hybrid anymore. Despite hot and dry conditions this summer, corn yields across the U.S. in 2006 will average 153.5 bushels/acre. Those high yields are due, in part, to superior genetics.
(Nov 2, 2006)
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Schedules Third Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call (SYS-CON Media)
Stellar Pharmaceuticals Inc., (TSX VENTURE: SLX)(OTCBB: SLXCF)('Stellar'), a Canadian pharmaceutical developer and marketer of high quality, cost-effective products for select health care markets, today announced that it plans to release its 2006 third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2006 prior to the opening of the stock market on Thursday, November 9, 2006.
(Nov 2, 2006)
Celera Genomics to Webcast Presentation at the Cowen Global Health Care Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCKVILLE, Md.----The Celera Genomics Group , an Applera Corporation business, will webcast its presentation at the Cowen Global Health Care Conference in London, United Kingdom, on Tuesday, November 7, 2006.
(Nov 2, 2006)
Neuron Cell Stickiness May Hold Key to Evolution of the Human Brain (PhysOrg)
The stickiness of human neurons may have been a key factor in why the human brain evolved beyond the brains of our primate relatives. In a study comparing the genomes of humans, chimpanzees, mice and other vertebrates, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy`s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Joint Genome Institute (JGI) found a strikingly high degree of genetic differences in DNA
(Nov 2, 2006)
AutoGenomics Develops Novel Tests in Personalized Medicine (SYS-CON Media)
AutoGenomics, a leader in developing automated molecular testing solutions announced today that it has released a series of pharmacogenetic ASRs including CYP 450 2C9 / VKORC1 that can be used to assess Warfarin sensitivity. Other ASR applications include CYP 450 2D6, 2C19, NAT2, UGT1A1, MDR1, 3A4/3A5 tests. Says Fareed Kureshy, CEO of AutoGenomics, 'This perhaps is the most comprehensive panel
(Nov 2, 2006)
EKM Corp. Announces Their LABTrack Global Rollout Package at the Eastern Analytical Symposium in Somerset, NJ November (SYS-CON Media)
The San Diego-based award-winning knowledgemanagement firm, EKM Corporation, will exhibit at the Eastern AnalyticalSymposium and Exposition in Somerset, New Jersey. From November 13-15, EKMCorp. will host live demonstrations of LABTrack™, their revolutionaryElectronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) in Booth # 719. EKM Corp. joins over220 exhibitors at the Garden State Convention Center, to display the
(Nov 2, 2006)
Proteins may predict lung transplant rejection (EurekAlert!)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (Nov. 3, 2006) -- Using the latest in high tech tools, researchers have identified three proteins that were highly predictive of chronic lung rejection up to 20 months before the rejection occurred.
(Nov 3, 2006)
Your genes may hold key to how sick you get from the flu (EurekAlert!)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2006) _ With lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic in the rearview mirror and the avian flu a looming obstacle in the road ahead, researchers from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are trying to understand why a flu virus kills some people but not others.
(Nov 3, 2006)
Lungs try to repair damaged elastic fibers (EurekAlert!)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2006) -- The lungs of patients suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attempt to repair damaged elastic fibers, a new finding that contradicts the conventional wisdom on the capabilities of the adult lung.
(Nov 3, 2006)
Researchers writing story of the 'alcoholic lung' (EurekAlert!)
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (Nov. 3, 2006) _ Chronic alcohol abuse disrupts the proteins that keep fluids out of the lung, lowers a protective antioxidant, disrupts immune defenses and can lead to a condition known as 'alcoholic lung,' according to research to be presented at the conference, "Physiological Genomics and Proteomics of Lung Disease."
(Nov 3, 2006)
Proteins May Predict Lung Transplant Rejection (Newswise)
Researchers have identified three proteins that appear to be highly predictive of chronic lung rejection up to 20 months before the rejection occurred. Lung transplants are a common therapy for many end-stage lung diseases. If doctors can predict which patients are beginning to reject the transplanted organ, they could try to head it off.
(Nov 3, 2006)
Newly Discovered Proteins Associated with Cystic Fibrosis (Newswise)
Researchers have found a highly unusual distribution of proteins in the lungs and airways of people with cystic fibrosis. The discovery is preliminary, but intriguing: Finding out more about the proteins could help sort out the immune system's role in cystic fibrosis. The study will be presented at a meeting of The American Physiological Society Nov. 3.
(Nov 3, 2006)
Research Linking Ashkenazi Jews And Breast Cancer Genes Beset By Problems (Science Daily)
Genetic research over the past decade has linked Ashkenazi Jewish ethnicity to an increased risk for hereditary breast cancer, so much so that certain gene mutations have become known as "Jewish ancestral mutations." But a new study released in the November 2006 issue of the American Journal of Public Health challenges this population-based approach, warning that disparities in access to care and
(Nov 3, 2006)
The Netherlands Invest EUR 18.4 Million to Develop Better Vaccines to Fight Raging TB Pandemic (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Aeras to Partner with Crucell, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation and other Top Dutch Scientific Organisations
(Nov 3, 2006)
Genes: Your Genes May Hold Key To How Sick You Get From The Flu (BioresearchOnline)
With lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic in the rearview mirror and the avian flu a looming obstacle in the road ahead, researchers from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are trying to understand why a flu virus kills some people but not others
(Nov 3, 2006)
Newly Discovered Proteins Associated With Cystic Fibrosis (BioresearchOnline)
Researchers have found a highly unusual distribution of two proteins in the lungs and airways of people with cystic fibrosis, a discovery that could be a step in determining how the disease progresses
(Nov 3, 2006)
The Netherlands Invest Euro 18.4 Million to Develop Better Vaccines to Fight Raging TB Pandemic (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
As extreme forms of drug resistant tuberculosis threaten to make the TB pandemic even worse, Dutch funding and scientific expertise are playing a critical role in the development of new, more effective TB vaccines.
(Nov 3, 2006)
AppCompTech Announces Investment Awards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Applied Computational Technologies has announced that it has received investment funding from Ben Franklin Technology Partners and the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse . Both organizations invested $100,000 into AppCompTech for a total infusion of capital totaling $200,000.
(Nov 3, 2006)
Biofuel Cells Without The Bio Cells (Science Daily)
Scientists have observed a first: direct electricity-shuttling from a protein to a mineral. Reporting in the current advance online edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, they suggest that proteins -- removed from the outer membrane of a versatile, metal-altering soil bacterium -- could make miniature bioreactor cells feasible. Biologically speaking, the feat is the bacterial
(Nov 3, 2006)
Neuron Cell Stickiness May Hold Key To Evolution Of The Human Brain (Science Daily)
The stickiness of human neurons may have been a key factor in why the human brain evolved beyond the brains of our primate relatives. In a study comparing the genomes of humans, chimpanzees and other vertebrates, researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Joint Genome Institute (JGI) found a strikingly high degree of genetic differences
(Nov 3, 2006)
Your genes may hold key to how sick you get from the flu (PhysOrg)
With lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic in the rearview mirror and the avian flu a looming obstacle in the road ahead, researchers from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine are trying to understand why a flu virus kills some people but not others. With the help of some high tech equipment, well-defined mouse models and lots of analytical know how, physiologists are beginning to hone in
(Nov 3, 2006)
The Netherlands Invest EUR 18.4 Million to Develop Better Vaccines to Fight Raging TB Pandemic (SYS-CON Media)
Aeras to Partner with Crucell, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation and other Top Dutch Scientific Organisations
(Nov 3, 2006)
The Netherlands Invest Euro 18.4 Million to Develop Better Vaccines to Fight Raging TB Pandemic (RedNova)
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- As extreme forms of drug resistant tuberculosis threaten to make the TB pandemic even worse, Dutch funding and scientific expertise are playing a critical role in the development of new, more effective TB vaccines.
(Nov 3, 2006)
WHITC Brings Together an Unprecedented Gathering of Payers, Practitioners & Technologists to Collaborate on Innovation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The 2nd Annual World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress concluded today bringing providers, payers, and solutions companies together to share their experiences, vision and commitment to health care issues.
(Nov 3, 2006)
Scientists Identify A Septic Shock Susceptibility Gene (Science Daily)
In the November 15th issue of Genes & Development, Dr. Robert Schneider and colleagues at NYU School of Medicine report that the AUF1 gene underlies susceptibility to septic shock.
(Nov 3, 2006)
EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL RESEARCH (St Louis Commerce Magazine)
Thanks to the vision of Rev. Lawrence Biondi, S.J., president of Saint Louis University, and a lifetime commitment to medical research by Edward A. Doisy, Ph.D., a highly skilled group of biomedical researchers will move into a state-of-the-art $67 million research center now under construction at the corner of Chouteau and Grand avenues at SLU Medical Center next summer.
(Nov 3, 2006)
WHITC Brings Together an Unprecedented Gathering of Payers, Practitioners & Technologists to Collaborate on Innovation (SYS-CON Media)
The 2nd Annual World Health Care Innovation and Technology Congress (WHITC) concluded today bringing providers, payers, and solutions companies together to share their experiences, vision and commitment to health care issues.
(Nov 4, 2006)
FAVORED(R) Inc. Comments on Traceability, Food Safety and Bio-Terrorism (SYS-CON Media)
FAVORED® Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FVRD). Dr.Claude Page, founder, Chairman & CEO of FAVORED®, commented today on theimportance of identity preservation in both enhancing our overall foodsafety and in the highly sensitive area of countering bio-terrorism.
(Nov 4, 2006)
BioInformatics, LLC Appoints Dr. Rowena Roberts as Director of Marketing (PR Web)
BioInformatics, LLC, an Arlington, VA-based market research and consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Rowena Roberts, Ph.D. has been appointed as Director of Marketing and Sales... (PRWeb Nov 4, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/UGlnZy1NYWduLUZhbHUtQ291cC1NYWduLVplcm8=
(Nov 4, 2006)
Genes determine death risk from flu (New Kerala)
Washington, Nov 4: Boffins at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, who conducted two separate studies to research why a flu virus kills some people but not others, have discovered that the answer might lie in the genetic makeup of people.
(Nov 4, 2006)
BioInformatics, LLC Appoints Dr. Rowena Roberts as Director of Marketing (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
ARLINGTON, VA (PRWEB) November 4, 2006 -- BioInformatics, LLC, an Arlington, VA-based market research and consulting firm, is pleased to announce that Rowena Roberts, Ph.
(Nov 4, 2006)
Proteins May Predict Lung Transplant Rejection (Science Daily)
Researchers have identified three proteins that appear to be highly predictive of chronic lung rejection up to 20 months before the rejection occurred. Lung transplants are a common therapy for many end-stage lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. If doctors can predict which patients are beginning to reject the transplanted organ,
(Nov 4, 2006)
Lactic Acid Bacteria: Zesty Microbes Enliven The Palate, Provide Better Blueprint For Biofuels ... (Science Daily)
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute and their colleagues have characterized the genome sequences of nine different lactic acid-producing bacteria, or LAB, and have published their findings in the Oct. 17 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The small LAB genomes encode a diverse repertoire of genes for efficient carbon and nitrogen
(Nov 4, 2006)
Gene Reverts Cancer Genes To Normal, Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis, Shown By Jefferson Scientists (Medical News Today)
Scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have shown that the activity of a gene that commandeers other cancer-causing genes, returning them to normal, can predict the prognosis of an individual with breast cancer. [click link for full article]
(Nov 4, 2006)
The Netherlands Invest Euro 18.4 Million To Develop Better Vaccines To Fight Raging TB Pandemic (Medical News Today)
As extreme forms of drug resistant tuberculosis threaten to make the TB pandemic even worse, Dutch funding and scientific expertise are playing a critical role in the development of new, more effective TB vaccines. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) made an Euro 18. [click link for full article]
(Nov 4, 2006)
Three New Lung Tumor Subtypes Identified In DNA Profiling Study (Medical News Today)
A new study has identified three subtypes of non-small-cell lung cancer tumors, a finding that may provide valuable clinical information about patient survival in early- or late-stage disease, how likely the cancer is to spread and whether the tumor will prove resistant to chemotherapy. [click link for full article]
(Nov 4, 2006)
Local briefs: Genetics center director named (The Herald-Sun)
Marcy C. Speer has been named the new director of the Duke Center for Human Genetics.
(Nov 5, 2006)
Docs set to change medical practices (The Ottawa Sun)
Great expectations accompany opening of largest stem cell research centre in Canada
(Nov 5, 2006)
Big-money gifts giving Valley a lift (The Arizona Republic)
Philanthropy is picking up momentum in metropolitan Phoenix, thanks to a string of multimillion-dollar pledges, the creation of several large trusts and an influx of wealth.
(Nov 5, 2006)
Scientists Identify Synthetic Compound That Keeps Stem Cells Young (Science Daily)
A team of scientists from the Scripps Research Institute, the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine has discovered a new synthetic compound that can support growth and self-renewal of mouse embryonic stem cells, offering a simple alternative to current growth conditions that may vary batch-to-batch and confuse experimental
(Nov 5, 2006)
Multiple Organ Failure And Malignant Tumors Main Causes Of Death In ICU And Hospital (Science Daily)
Multiple organ failure is the main cause of death in intensive care units. A study published today in the journal Critical Care shows that the main risk factors for death in the intensive care unit are central nervous system failure and cardiovascular failure, and the most frequent cause of death is multiple organ failure.
(Nov 5, 2006)
Genes determine death risk from flu (New Kerala)
Washington, Nov 5 : Boffins at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, who conducted two separate studies to research why a flu virus kills some people but not others, have discovered that the answer might lie in the genetic makeup of people.
(Nov 5, 2006)
Institute For OneWorld Health Awarded $46 Million Grant To Combat Diarrheal Disease (Medical News Today)
The Institute for OneWorld Health (iOWH) announced today that it has been awarded a grant of $46 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its unique research on new treatments to complement traditional approaches for fighting diarrhea. The announcement was made at Forum 10, the Global Forum for Health Research's annual meeting in Cairo, Egypt. [click link for full article]
(Nov 5, 2006)
Beltsville biotech stakes growth on beef genomics (BizJournals)
Researchers at a Beltsville firm think they've figured out how to tell which cows are going to top the scales with a few extra pounds.
(Nov 6, 2006)
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