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PerkinElmer Wins Life Science Industry Award For High Throughput Screening (BioresearchOnline)
PerkinElmer, Inc., a leader in Health Sciences and Photonics, took top honors for High Throughput Screening (HTS) in the 2007 Life Science Industry Awards, a special customer recognition honoring best-in-class suppliers in the life sciences
(May 31, 2007)
Gene Expression Patterns Predict Rapid Decline In Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients (BioresearchOnline)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease typically characterized by the slow but progressive onset of shortness of breath or cough. Most patients live about five years after diagnosis
(May 31, 2007)
Waters Redefines Molecular Characterization Science at ASMS 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Waters Corporation will highlight new mass spectrometry , proteomics and software innovations focused on characterizing and visualizing molecules at the 55th annual American Society for Mass Spectrometry, June 3-7, in Indianapolis, Ind.
(May 31, 2007)
Phoenix in talks for biotech lab (The Arizona Republic)
Phoenix recommends a property tax abatement to spur a private developer's plan to build a lab and office space downtown.
(May 31, 2007)
Phoenix in talks to expand biomedical campus (Tucson Citizen)
Phoenix wants to secure a lab partner so it can expand the downtown medical campus.
(May 31, 2007)
Waters Redefines Molecular Characterization Science at ASMS 2007 (Broadcast Newsroom)
MILFORD, Mass., May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) will highlight new mass spectrometry (MS), proteomics and software innovations focused on characterizing and visualizing molecules at the 55th annual American Society for Mass Spectrometry, June 3-7, in Indianapolis , Ind. Complete characterization ensures that a biological or chemical compound identity, purity, ...
(May 31, 2007)
New Insight Into Cell Division (Medical News Today)
Researchers provide new details about how proteins orchestrate cell division.Cells can divide only when certain key proteins are activated and others inhibited. A protein called NIPA and a set of two proteins called cyclin B1 and Cdk1 are some of these key proteins. [click link for full article]
(May 31, 2007)
Partnership funding avoids gubernatorial veto (Post-Bulletin)
HREF="mailto:jhansel@postbulle Hansel [email protected] Researchers at Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota have breathed a collective sigh of relief. That's because the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medic
(May 31, 2007)
Researchers Discover Overdiagnosis of Long QT Heart Syndrome (Newswise)
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) can be lethal if not diagnosed -- yet recent increased awareness of the disorder may lead to diagnosing patients when they don't have the syndrome and then prescribing treatments that restrict patients' lifestyles, a new Mayo Clinic study shows.
(May 31, 2007)
How Curcumin Helps Fight Cancer (Medical News Today)
Scientists showed that curcumin, the main ingredient of the Indian herb turmeric, restores key immune cells that fight off cancer.The immune system of patients with advanced cancer is significantly weakened, mostly because the main cells that fight off tumors either cannot proliferate anymore or have died off. [click link for full article]
(May 31, 2007)
Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome (PhysOrg)
'Sudden death' disorder a challenge to diagnosis, but improper diagnosis has serious implications ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) can be lethal if not diagnosed -- yet recent increased awareness of the disorder may lead to diagnosing patients when they don`t have the syndrome and then prescribing treatments that restrict patients` lifestyles, a new Mayo Clinic study shows.
(May 31, 2007)
Researchers Discover Overdiagnosis Of Long QT Heart Syndrome (Science Daily)
Congenital long QT syndrome can be lethal if not diagnosed -- yet recent increased awareness of the disorder may lead to diagnosing patients when they don't have the syndrome and then prescribing treatments that restrict patients' lifestyles, a new study shows.
(May 31, 2007)
Nobel laureate James Watson receives personal genome in ceremony at Baylor College of Medicine (EurekAlert!)
The $1 million, two-month project is a collaboration of 454 Life Sciences and the BCM Human Genome Sequencing Center (HGSC), said Dr. Richard Gibbs, director of the HGSC and a scientific advisor to the Connecticut-based company.
(May 31, 2007)
Mouse model mimics human cancer genomics (UPI)
U.S. medical scientists created a mouse model that, for the first time, mimics the levels of genomic instability that occur in human cancers.
(May 31, 2007)
Role Of Tau Proteins In Alzheimer's Disease (Medical News Today)
Scientists have provided new details about how proteins involved in the origin and development of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) form harmful aggregates.AD, the most common type of dementia, is characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration and declining daily activities. One of AD's pathological hallmarks is the abnormal aggregation of a protein called tau within nerve cells. [click link for ...
(May 31, 2007)
Mouse model mimics human cancer genomics (Moldova.org)
U.S. medical scientists created a mouse model that, for the first time, mimics the levels of genomic instability that occur in human cancers.Ronald DePinho and colleagues at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston demonstrated that mouse and human tumors show similar genetic alterations, and suggest future research should use that mouse model to understand the genetics of human cancer ...
(May 31, 2007)
Opportunity for Indian rice exporter (Central Chronicle)
The sustained and no-holds-barred campaign by Indian farmers against the "backdoor and sly" move to introduce the genetically modified GM rice variety into the country, has resulted in the farmers in parts of Haryana and Tamil Nadu destroying the trial plots of GM rice.
(May 31, 2007)
State grants $25M to biomedical research partnership (BizJournals)
The state legislature on Wednesday approved $25 million in funding for the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics.
(May 31, 2007)
Geneva Bioinformatics, Proteome Software Integrate Proteomic Software (GenomeWeb News)
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(May 31, 2007)
Waters Redefines Molecular Characterization Science at ASMS 2007 (SYS-CON Media)
Waters Corporation will highlight new mass spectrometry (MS), proteomics and software innovations focused on characterizing and visualizing molecules at the 55th annual American Society for Mass Spectrometry, June 3-7, in Indianapolis, Ind. Complete characterization ensures that a biological or chemical compound identity, purity, potency and stability are well-documented in order to identify ...
(May 31, 2007)
New Insight Into Cause Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Medical News Today)
Researchers have discovered a new cellular mechanism that may better explain what causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.ALS is characterized by the death of neurons that control voluntary muscles, leading to muscle weakness and atrophy. [click link for full article]
(May 31, 2007)
12 Gene Tests That Could Change Your Life (Forbes)
Soon all of us will be able to find out what ticking time bombs lie hidden inside our DNA. Do we want to know?
(May 31, 2007)
Nobel Laureate James Watson Receives Personal Genome (Science Daily)
Nobel laureate James Watson -- co-discoverer of the DNA double helix and father of the Human Genome Project -- became the first human to receive the data that encompass his personal genome sequence.
(May 31, 2007)
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