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9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's (Health Scout)
Finding also bolsters tie between vitamin D and the brain disease.
(Jan 7, 2009)
Modulation Of Gene Expression By Protein Coding Regions Demonstrated (Science Daily)
Scientists have discovered how the expression of one of the Hox master control genes is regulated in a specific segment of the developing brain. The findings provide important insight into how and where the brain develops some of its unique and important structures.
(Jan 7, 2009)
Gene mutations found to predict acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapse (News-Medical-Net)
Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
(Jan 8, 2009)
Genomics in China (News-Medical-Net)
Ten years ago, the Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai (South Center, hereafter) was established in the Zhangjiang HiTech Park of Pudong District in Shanghai.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Workwise : Nine ways to battle your job fears (Daily Breeze)
With daily headlines on bailouts, bankruptcies and a broken-down job market, workers everywhere are bracing themselves.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Almac Selects NuGEN Ovation® Systems to Broaden Gene Expression Services and to Use for Diagnostic Test Development (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN CARLOS, Calif. & CRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland----NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid sample preparation and Almac Diagnostics, provider of translational genomics-based solutions, announced today that Almac has added NuGEN Ovation® Systems to its gene expression profiling services, to address the challenges of analyzing valuable, irreplaceable clinical samples.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Gene Abnormality Found To Predict Childhood Leukemia Relapse (Medical News Today)
Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
(Jan 8, 2009)
Almac Selects NuGEN Ovation® Systems to Broaden Gene Expression Services and to Use for Diagnostic Test Development (Centre Daily Times)
NuGEN Technologies, Inc., a leader in nucleic acid sample preparation and Almac Diagnostics, provider of translational genomics-based solutions, announced today that Almac has added NuGEN Ovation ® Systems to its gene expression profiling services, to address the challenges of analyzing valuable, irreplaceable clinical samples. In addition, Almac has also chosen to use Ovation Systems in ...
(Jan 8, 2009)
Washington University Researchers Select Bruker 12 Tesla FTMS and maXis UHR-TOF Technologies for Top-Down Proteomics (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BILLERICA, Mass.----Bruker Daltonics announced today that the laboratory of Professor Michael Gross at Washington University in St. Louis has ordered a package consisting of a Bruker 12 Tesla FTMS and a maXis UHR-TOF, primarily for applications in top-down proteomics in close collaboration with Professor Reid Townsend, who heads proteomics efforts at Washington University.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Exploring Health Effects Of Microorganisms Within The Human Body At Mason's New MicroBiome Analysis Center (Medical News Today)
The human body contains billions of microorganisms. Microbial cells in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by ten to one in healthy adults, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), but very little is known about the ways in which these minute life forms influence health and disease.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Washington University Researchers Select Bruker 12 Tesla FTMS and maXis™ UHR-TOF Technologies for Top-Down Proteomics (Centre Daily Times)
Bruker Daltonics announced today that the laboratory of Professor Michael Gross at Washington University in St. Louis has ordered a package consisting of a Bruker 12 Tesla FTMS and a maXis UHR-TOF, primarily for applications in top-down proteomics in close collaboration with Professor Reid Townsend, who heads proteomics efforts at Washington University. The researchers also plan to use the ...
(Jan 8, 2009)
Washington University Researchers Select Bruker 12 Tesla FTMS and maXis™ UHR-TOF Technologies for Top-Down Proteomics (Centre Daily Times)
Bruker Daltonics announced today that the laboratory of Professor Michael Gross at Washington University in St. Louis has ordered a package consisting of a Bruker 12 Tesla FTMS and a maXis UHR-TOF, primarily for applications in top-down proteomics in close collaboration with Professor Reid Townsend, who heads proteomics efforts at Washington University. The researchers also plan to use the ...
(Jan 8, 2009)
Record editorial: Beyond breakthrough (The Record)
IT'S important to keep the news of a breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer in perspective. A New Jersey team of researchers has identified a gene that makes tumors more likely to resist chemotherapy and to spread to other organs, where it is often fatal.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Rosetta Genomics Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , the leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Rosetta Genomics Announces Exclusive Distribution Agreement With Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. , the leading developer of microRNA-based molecular diagnostics, announced today it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Using Lasers To Destroy Amyloid Proteins (Medical News Today)
Researchers have found that a technique used to visualize amyloid fibers in the laboratory might have the potential to destroy them in the clinic. The technique involves zapping the fluorescently-tagged fibers with a laser, which can inhibit their growth and degrade them.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Human Genomics In China (Medical News Today)
Ten years ago, the Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai (South Center, hereafter) was established in the Zhangjiang HiTech Park of Pudong District in Shanghai. To commemorate this important event, which marks the beginning of the Genomics Era in China, we specially organize a series of mini-reviews for this special issue.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Ensuring access to latest developments in plant science technology, Nunhems moves U.S. research facilities to Davis, ... (SeedQuest)
Nunhems announced today that the company has moved its U.S. research laboratory activities from Brooks, Oregon, to Davis, California. The relocation involved the transfer of the molecular and cell biology laboratories as well as the produce quality analysis facilities.
(Jan 8, 2009)
NASA Langley to Host Talks By Leading Genomics Scientists (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Recent ground-breaking research that investigates gene sequences in living organisms offers a new understanding of biology and life in general. The relatively young field, called Genomics, has the potential for development of new medical treatments and biological sources of energy.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Midwest Health Care Startups Raise $1.1 Billion in 2008, Sustaining 3-Year Growth Momentum (Centre Daily Times)
Midwest health care startups attracted $1.1 Billion in new investments across 166 companies in 2008, ranking the region 3 rd among US regions and maintaining a multi-year growth trend for Midwest health care investing. Minnesota and Ohio companies collectively attracted the most investment dollars within the Midwest. All findings are reported in the Midwest Health Care Venture Report 2008 ...
(Jan 8, 2009)
Get a Deep Insight into the World Carbon Dioxide Incubators Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Laboratory equipment industry is available in its catalogue.
(Jan 8, 2009)
QuantRx(R) Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance For Its RapidSense(R) Methamphetamine Test (Medical News Today)
QuantRx Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: QTXB), a broad-based diagnostic company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative diagnostic products, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the Company 510(k) clearance on its RapidSense drugs-of-abuse (DOA) Methamphetamine test.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Washington University Researchers to Use Bruker Technology for Proteomics Research (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jan 8, 2009)
Teva to Distribute Three Rosetta Genomics Cancer Dx Tests in Israel, Turkey (GenomeWeb News)
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(Jan 8, 2009)
USDA/CSREES awards more than $3.4 million to train graduate students in food and agricultural sciences (SeedQuest)
USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service ( CSREES ) today awarded more than $3.4 million to train the next generation of policy makers, researchers and educators in the food and agricultural sciences.
(Jan 8, 2009)
McGill researchers discover gene that increases susceptibility to Crohn's disease (EurekAlert!)
( McGill University ) Researchers at McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center and the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Center, along with colleagues at other Canadian and Belgian institutions, have discovered DNA variations in a gene that increases susceptibility to developing Crohn's disease. Their study was published in the January issue of ...
(Jan 8, 2009)
9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's (MedicineNet.com)
Title: 9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's Category: Health News Created: 1/8/2009 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/8/2009
(Jan 8, 2009)
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Affymetrix Inc. today announced that Kevin M. King, president and chief executive officer, will provide a company overview at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on January 15th in San Francisco, CA.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Expression Analysis (EA) Purchases Its First Illumina Genome Analyzer (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina today announced that Expression Analysis, an Illumina certified service provider and leading supplier of genotyping, gene expression, and resequencing services for genetic research, purchased its first Genome Analyzer.
(Jan 8, 2009)
For fats, longer may not be better (EurekAlert!)
( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ) Researchers have uncovered why some dietary fats, specifically long-chain fats, such as oleic acid (found in olive oil), are more prone to induce inflammation. Long-chain fats, it turns out, promote increased intestinal absorption of pro-inflammatory bacterial molecules called lipopolysaccharides.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Affymetrix to Webcast Presentation at JPMorgan Healthcare Conference (Centre Daily Times)
Affymetrix Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) today announced that Kevin M. King, president and chief executive officer, will provide a company overview at the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference on January 15th in San Francisco, CA. A live webcast of the presentation will take place at 10:00 a.m. PT.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Expression Analysis (EA) Purchases Its First Illumina Genome Analyzer (Centre Daily Times)
Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced that Expression Analysis, an Illumina certified service provider (CSPro) and leading supplier of genotyping, gene expression, and resequencing services for genetic research, purchased its first Genome Analyzer. With this purchase, Expression Analysis becomes the only CSPro that owns all four of Illumina’s genomic research platforms: Genome Analyzer, iScan, ...
(Jan 8, 2009)
Invest Northwest Announces Line-up of More Than 60 Presenting Companies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SEATTLE----Organizers for Invest Northwest™ have announced the selection of 63 emerging and established public and private companies slated to present at the Pacific Northwest’s premier life sciences investment conference.
(Jan 8, 2009)
Whole genome study reveals clues to solving the mystery behind Kawasaki disease (EurekAlert!)
( Public Library of Science ) A study looking at the entire human genome has identified new genes that appear to be involved in making some children more susceptible to Kawasaki disease, according to a new international study published Jan. 9 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.
(Jan 9, 2009)
Genetic mutations can predict childhood leukaemia relapse (New Kerala)
London, January 8 : A collaborative study by American researchers has revealed that changes in a gene called IKAROS can help predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).
(Jan 9, 2009)
Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance Drives Momentum in Mission-Critical Computing (ITNews)
PORTLAND, Oregon, January 9 /PRNewswire/ -- - Global gains and major milestones mark successful 2008 The Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance marked a year of accomplishment as Itanium-based systems saw increased migration from legacy mainframes and earned continued success in the mission-critical and computationally intensive arenas.
(Jan 9, 2009)
U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services National Institutes Of Health NIH News National Cancer Institute (NCI) (BioresearchOnline)
Gene Abnormality Found To Predict Childhood Leukemia Relapse Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
(Jan 9, 2009)
Gene Abnormality Found to Predict Childhood Leukemia Relapse (Kansas City InfoZine)
Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
(Jan 9, 2009)
Chinese Researchers Sequence Worlds First Giant Panda Genome (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina today announced that researchers at the Beijing Genomics Institute , Shenzhen are the first to complete de novo sequencing of the giant panda genome. Exclusively using Illumina’s Genome Analyzer, a small team of scientists—in one month—produced 150 gigabases of sequence that was used to assemble the three gigabase genome belonging to Jingiing, the Giant Panda that was the ...
(Jan 9, 2009)
Five Technologies Set to Change The Decade (Forbes)
Amazing, new technologies will be woven into the fabric of our daily lives.
(Jan 9, 2009)
Illumina Announces Certified Service Provider Program for Sequencing and Names First Participating Organizations (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----Illumina, Inc. announced today that it has introduced the Illumina CSProTM Program for Sequencing. This new extension to the program allows organizations with the Illumina Genome Analyzer to become certified in order to provide a range of sequencing-based genetic analysis services.
(Jan 9, 2009)
XDx and Bristol-Myers Squibb Enter into Pharmacogenomics Collaboration (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BRISBANE, Calif.----XDx, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company focused on noninvasive gene expression tests for the monitoring of immune-mediated conditions, announced today that it has signed a collaborative pharmacogenomics agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company .
(Jan 9, 2009)
Donn Esmonde: Newcomer tells us why we like it here (The Buffalo News)
Lately, all seems grim. The Bills again went down the tubes. The Sabres bring little thrill. Albany will fill a $14 billion budget hole largely with forced contributions from our wallets. Higher taxes and fees translate into fewer jobs for our upstate “Appalachia.”
(Jan 9, 2009)
Illumina Announces Certified Service Provider Program for Sequencing and Names First Participating Organizations (Centre Daily Times)
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) announced today that it has introduced the Illumina CSPro TM Program for Sequencing. This new extension to the program allows organizations with the Illumina Genome Analyzer to become certified in order to provide a range of sequencing-based genetic analysis services. The Illumina CSPro Program is the only program of its kind to offer a collaborative partnership ...
(Jan 9, 2009)
BioNanomatrix Appoints Michael Kochersperger as Vice President of Engineering (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Brings Broad Expertise and Strong Leadership Skills in Developing and Refining Innovative Life Sciences Systems-
(Jan 9, 2009)
Itanium(R) Solutions Alliance Drives Momentum in Mission-Critical Computing (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Itanium® Solutions Alliance marked a year of accomplishment as Itanium-based systems saw increased migration from legacy mainframes and earned continued success in the mission-critical and computationally intensive arenas.
(Jan 9, 2009)
Discovery Of Gene That Increases Susceptibility To Crohn's Disease (Medical News Today)
Researchers at McGill University, the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and the McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation Centre, along with colleagues at other Canadian and Belgian institutions, have discovered DNA variations in a gene that increases susceptibility to developing Crohn's disease.
(Jan 9, 2009)
Sigma-Aldrich Acquires Seppro® Depletion Technology from GenWay Biotech (ThomasNet)
Sigma-Aldrich now offering antibody-based depletion columns and new catalog of IgY antibodies to proteomics research community ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 6 -- Sigma-Aldrich (NASDAQ:SIAL) has expanded its proteomics offerings with the acquisition of Seppro® affinity depletion technology and a library of 700 avian-derived antibodies from GenWay Biotech, Inc. Seppro depletion products enable scientists ...
(Jan 9, 2009)
Sirius Genomics Announces New Collaboration with UK Critical Care Genomics Group (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Sirius Genomics, a developer of pharmacogenomic tests, announced today that it has signed a collaborative agreement with the United Kingdom Critical Care Genomics Group. The agreement focuses on the continued development of Sirius' pharmacogenomic diagnostic for responsiveness to recombinant activated Protein C .
(Jan 9, 2009)
Phoenix conference highlights TGen's and Scottsdale Healthcare's contributions to molecular oncology (EurekAlert!)
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Physician-scientists from the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Scottsdale Healthcare will present their latest findings and techniques at a national conference designed to provide cancer doctors with new treatments for their patients.
(Jan 9, 2009)
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