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Regular And Moderate Physical Activity Is Beneficial For Patients With Heart Failure (Medical News Today)
People with heart failure tend to think that they should avoid physical efforts, in order to prevent the worsening of the already compromised cardiac functions. But a joint research carried out by EVGN scientists and other Italian partners proved that the opposite is true. [click link for full article]
(Jan 1, 2007)
Human Vascular Progenitor Cells Used To Treat Diabetes Ulcers (Medical News Today)
Every 30 minutes a diabetic patient loses the use of his bottom limb due to the ulceration of tissues that degenerates into a necrosis, which is a typical side effect of this disease. For this reason, finding a proper treatment able to arrest this complication is among the priorities of the scientists who study this pathology. [click link for full article]
(Jan 1, 2007)
Tag team (Daily Breeze)
Within the next three years, California State University, Dominguez Hills will add a master's degree program in science. The four-year college is among 12 of 23 in the state system moving forward with the program following a grant from a private foundation.
(Jan 1, 2007)
ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 20, 2006 (EurekAlert!)
Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) News Service Weekly press package (PressPac) with reports selected from 35 major peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News.
(Jan 1, 2007)
Yale Ophthalmology Researcher Named Pfizer Visiting Professor (Medical News Today)
Glaucoma researcher Miguel Coca-Prados, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at Yale School of Medicine, recently completed a professorship at Pfizer's Groton Laboratories as the 2006 Yale-Pfizer Global Discovery Visiting Professor. [click link for full article]
(Jan 1, 2007)
Zebrafish Study Yield Novel Genes Critical In Organ Development (Science Daily)
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have identified a group of novel genes that are critical in organ development. The scientists studied the roles of genes in the zebrafish secretome. This group of genes makes proteins that are located on the surface or outside of cells in the body, and are responsible for directing "patterning" in the body, or ensuring that cells divide, differentiate ...
(Jan 1, 2007)
Are You Really Ready To Clean Up Your Act? (Washington Post)
We're fat. We smoke. Drink too much. Don't exercise enough. And our stress levels are off the charts.
(Jan 1, 2007)
Study finds the air rich with bacteria (EurekAlert!)
BERKELEY, CA -- Want biodiversity? Look no further than the air around you.
(Jan 2, 2007)
The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) And Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Commence Study For The Treatment Of ... (Medical News Today)
The Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium (MMRC) and Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: KERX) today announced the initiation of a multi-center Phase I clinical program to explore the convenient all-oral combination of KRX-0401 (perifosine), Revlimid (lenalidomide, Celgene Corporation) and dexamethasone for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. [click link for full article]
(Jan 2, 2007)
Mining Of Ancient Herbal Text Leads To Potential New Anti-Bacterial Drug (Medical News Today)
A unique Mayo Clinic collaboration has revived the healing wisdom of Pacific Island cultures by testing a therapeutic plant extract described in a 17th century Dutch herbal text for its anti-bacterial properties. Early results show that extracts from the Atun tree effectively control bacteria that can cause diarrhea, as claimed by naturalist Georg Eberhard Rumpf, circa 1650. [click link for full ...
(Jan 2, 2007)
Anti-Aging Medical Headlines Of 2006 Lead To Major Biomedical Advancements In 2007 (Medical News Today)
2006 was a banner year filled with many significant biomedical advancements and research findings with implications for enhancing the quality, as well as expanding the length, of the human lifespan. At the premier gathering of more than 6,000 physicians, scientists, and health professionals, the A4M highlighted some of the most promising aspects of biomedical advancements. [click link for full ...
(Jan 2, 2007)
Newly Identified Strains Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Could Produce New Diseases (Science Daily)
A new study led by a scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) is the first to conclude that Chlamydia trachomatis is evolving at a rate faster than scientists first thought or imagined. Chlamydia trachomatis is a bacterium that is the leading cause of sexually transmitted diseases and the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Scientists believe the bacterium is ...
(Jan 2, 2007)
Scientists Develop Method To Find Genetic Basis For Plant Variation (Science Daily)
A new research approach that allowed scientists to rapidly identify the gene responsible for high sodium levels in certain naturally occurring plant populations could have applications for the study of a wide variety of other important plant properties.
(Jan 2, 2007)
Celera to Webcast Presentation at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCKVILLE, Md.----Celera , an Applera Corporation business, will webcast its presentation at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 8, 2007. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m.
(Jan 2, 2007)
Applied Biosystems to Webcast Presentations at Two January Financial Conferences (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Applied Biosystems Group , an Applera Corporation business, will webcast its presentations at two upcoming financial conferences. Tony L. White, Chief Executive Officer of Applera Corporation, will present an overview of the Applied Biosystems business at the JPMorgan Annual Healthcare Conference.
(Jan 2, 2007)
Improved Quarter for Biotech on Capital Markets ... and Financings and Partnering Deals Remain Red Hot (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
While biotech had a much improved final quarter of the year when compared to the Q3 06 metrics, it again played second fiddle to most other industrial sectors. The Burrill Biotech Select Index posted a modest gain of 0.6% in the fourth quarter but was outperformed by the NASDAQ, which posted a Q4 06 solid gain of 7%, and the Dow, which closed up 6.7%.
(Jan 2, 2007)
Phase II clinical trial of Biomira's PX-12 in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer now open for patient enrollment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Biomira Inc. today announced that the Phase II clinical trial of PX-12 in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer is open for enrollment. PX-12 is a proprietary small molecule designed to inhibit the activity of thioredoxin , a protein that regulates a number of cancer-related pathways.
(Jan 2, 2007)
Phase II clinical trial of Biomira's PX-12 in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer now open for patient enrollment (FinanzNachrichten)
EDMONTON, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Biomira Inc. ( Nachrichten ) (TSX: BRA) today announced that the Phase II clinical trial of PX-12 in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer is open for enrollment.
(Jan 2, 2007)
XDx Announces Appointment of Dr. Mitchell Nelles to Vice President R&D, Technical Operations (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
XDx, a molecular diagnostics company, announced today the appointment of Mitchell J. Nelles, Ph.D., to the position of vice president of research and development and technical operations.
(Jan 2, 2007)
QIAGEN to Present at the JPMorgan 25th Annual Healthcare Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
QIAGEN N.V. today announced that it will present at the JPMorgan 25th Annual Healthcare Conference at 10:30 a.m. PST on Monday, January 8, 2007. The conference is being held at Westin St.
(Jan 2, 2007)
QIAGEN to Present at the JPMorgan 25th Annual Healthcare Conference (FinanzNachrichten)
VENLO, The Netherlands, January 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QIAGEN N.V. ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) (NASDAQ: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) today announced that it will present at the JPMorgan ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) 25th Annual Healthcare Conference at 10:30 a.m. PST on Monday, January 8, 2007. The conference is being held at Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, California.
(Jan 2, 2007)
Eisai Co., Ltd. Licenses the Elucidator(R) Protein Expression Data Analysis System from Rosetta Biosoftware (FinanzNachrichten)
Rosetta Biosoftware announced today that Eisai Co., ( Nachrichten ) Ltd. licensed the Elucidator ® system for differential protein expression analysis and biomarker discovery.
(Jan 2, 2007)
Two Lead Drug Development Programs Of MuriGen Therapeutics To Be Enhanced By AUD$5 Million Investment By Starfish ... (Medical News Today)
MuriGen Therapeutics, a drug discovery and development company originally spun-out from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, has announced the successful completion of a AUD$5 million investment by leading Australian venture capital firm, Starfish Ventures. [click link for full article]
(Jan 2, 2007)
Shaw, Hopkins and Rothberg to Keynote 2007 Bio-IT World Conference (Bio-IT World)
January 02, 2007 | Experts in the fields of computational biology, cheminformatics, drug discovery and next-generation DNA sequencing have been announced as the keynote speakers for the 2007 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo , which is being held in Boston next April.
(Jan 2, 2007)
State gives Yale $7.8 million for stem cell research (Yale University)
Yale School of Medicine is receiving $7.8 million from the state of Connecticut under the first installment of grants from the Stem Cell Research Fund.
(Jan 2, 2007)
Catapult and Genetic Solutions merge (Scoop.co.nz)
Catapult (New Zealand) and Genetic Solutions (Australia), global leaders respectively, in developing sheep and cattle DNA technologies, have merged to form Catapult Genetics.
(Jan 2, 2007)
The Genetics Of Early-Onset Bipolar Disorder In Children And Adolescents (Medical News Today)
Psychiatric researchers from The Zucker Hillside Hospital campus of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have announced that they have launched a collaborative research project spearheaded by James Watson, PhD, the co-discoverer of the DNA double helix, and a team of researchers at Cold Sprin [click link for full article]
(Jan 3, 2007)
Wake players receive warm welcome (Miami Herald)
Wake Forest players received a loud welcome from several dozen fans Tuesday as they stepped off team buses about two hours before kickoff. But the warmest greeting came from Steven and Maryanne Abbate, the parents of junior linebacker Jon Abbate.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Plant Glutathione Peroxidases Are Functional Peroxiredoxins Distributed in Several Subcellular Compartments and ... (RedNova)
By Navrot, Nicolas; Collin, Valrie; Gualberto, Jos; Gelhaye, Eric; Et al We provide here an exhaustive overview of the glutathione (GSH) peroxidase (Gpx) family of poplar (Populus trichocarpa).
(Jan 3, 2007)
Integrated Analysis of Metabolite and Transcript Levels Reveals the Metabolic Shifts That Underlie Tomato Fruit ... (RedNova)
By Carrari, Fernando; Baxter, Charles; Usadel, Bjrn; Urbanczyk- Wochniak, Ewa; Et al Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a well-studied model of fleshy fruit development and ripening.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Around Tech Valley (Albany Times Union)
The Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce named its 2007 executive committee and 10 new board members.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Enters into License Agreement with L.G. Electronics (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.----Acacia Research Corporation announced today that IP Innovation, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary that is part of the Acacia Technologies group, has entered into a license and settlement agreement with L.G.
(Jan 3, 2007)
New Details On How The Immune System Recognizes Influenza (Science Daily)
Drawing upon a massive database established with funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, one of the National Institutes of Health, scientists have completed the most comprehensive analysis to date of published influenza A virus epitopes -- the critical sites on the virus that are recognized by the immune system. The findings, reported by researchers at the La Jolla ...
(Jan 3, 2007)
Cool-Water Wash For Eggs Can Help Prevent Microbial Contamination (Science Daily)
Using cooler water to wash shell eggs during a second washing can help cool them quicker. This reduces the potential of foodborne pathogen growth both inside the eggs and on the eggshell surface, according to scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
(Jan 3, 2007)
Babraham heads new European proteomics project (Business Weekly)
The Babraham Institute is the co-ordinating partner for a new €1.8m European research infrastructure, ‘ProteomeBinders’, which aims to understand how the human genome functions by studying its proteins.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Licenses Fraud Protection Technology to Center.com (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX) announced today that Credit Card Fraud Control Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology licensing, has entered into a non-exclusive license covering a patent that applies to fraud protection technology with Center.com, Inc., dba Astrocenter.com.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Acacia Technologies Enters into License Agreement with L.G. Electronics (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.,
(Jan 3, 2007)
Genes May Tell a Lot About the Secret Lives of Bees (Agricultural Research Magazine)
Despite the fact that bees are one of the most beneficial insects in the world, much of their behavior remains a mystery--even to the apiculturists who tend them.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Cadmus Communications Expands Print Production Partnership With the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Cadmus Communications Corporation announced today that it will expand its current print production services provided to American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology to include ASBMB Today, the Society's monthly, 32- page full-color magazine for its members.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Despite Progress, Tools and Platforms for Biomarker Discovery Face Numerous Challenges (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NASHUA, N.H.----Biomarkers represent one of the most anticipated healthcare concepts since the monoclonal antibody. Anticipated applications for biomarkers include drug discovery and lead optimization, pre-clinical and clinical development, patient diagnostics, toxicity testing, targeted therapeutics, and treatment tracking and prognostics.
(Jan 3, 2007)
MicroRNA Analysis Products measure 6,300 data points in 4 hr. (ThomasNet)
FlexmiR microRNA products combine xMAP® and Locked Nucleic Acid(TM) (LNA) technology to analyze molecules that affect gene regulation. FlexmiR Human and FlexmiR Mouse/Rat panels provide ability to measure expression of microRNA sequences from public miRBase database. Detection of Biotinylated miRNA is achieved by reaction with Streptavidin-Phycoerythrin (SA-PE), and final read of samples in ...
(Jan 3, 2007)
GenVault Appoints David Wellis CEO (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
GenVault Corporation today announced that David Wellis Ph.D. was appointed as its Chief Executive Officer effective December 14, 2006. Dr. Wellis brings more than 20 years experience in the life sciences and over 10 years experience in product commercialization in genomics. Dr.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Eisai Co., Ltd. Licenses The Elucidator Protein Expression Data Analysis System From Rosetta Biosoftware (BioresearchOnline)
Rosetta Biosoftware announced today that Eisai Co., Ltd. licensed the Elucidator system for differential protein expression analysis and biomarker discovery
(Jan 3, 2007)
UK Nonprofit Babraham Institute to Lead $2.4M Proteomics Consortium (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jan 3, 2007)
Luminex Signs Agreement With Fisher HealthCare (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Luminex Corporation , a leading multiplex solution developer, announces the signing of a Development and Supply Agreement with Fisher HealthCare, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. .
(Jan 3, 2007)
New Study Shows Promise Of Genomics In Environmental Monitoring (PollutionOnline)
A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, identifies specific gene expression changes in a species of water flea in response to contaminants, lending new support for the role of toxicogenomics in environmental monitoring
(Jan 3, 2007)
Ready to clean up your act? (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Precontemplation Stage — During this stage, patients do not even consider changing. Smokers who are "in denial'' may not see that the advice applies to them personally. Patients with high cholesterol levels may feel "immune" to the health problems that strike others.
(Jan 3, 2007)
Luminex Signs Agreement With Fisher HealthCare (FinanzNachrichten)
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Luminex Corporation ( Nachrichten ), a leading multiplex solution developer, announces the signing of a Development and Supply Agreement with Fisher HealthCare, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. . The agreement provides Fisher HealthCare with access to Luminex xMAP(R)-based technology in the U.S. and offers Luminex a broad new customer sales ...
(Jan 3, 2007)
Are One-third Of Costly Implanted Heart Devices Unnecessary? New Study Suggests Yes (Science Daily)
This year, tens of thousands of heart patients will have high-tech devices implanted in their chests. Called ICDs or implantable cardioverter defibrillators, the expensive devices are designed to shock damaged hearts back into rhythm and save patients from sudden cardiac death. But a new study finds that while many of these patients will benefit from their ICDs, a large number won't -- and a ...
(Jan 3, 2007)
Genetics Research Helps Scuttle Scrapie (Science Daily)
More accurate genetic tests for diagnosing scrapie disease in sheep have been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Clay Center, Neb. They believe this achievement will promote scrapie's eventual eradication.
(Jan 3, 2007)
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