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ZyGEM to Distribute PicoPlex(TM) Single-Cell Whole Genome Amplification Kits From Rubicon Genomics in New Zealand and ... (redOrbit)
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan.
(Jan 29, 2010)
Promising new neuroimaging techniques for early detection of Alzheimer's disease (Science Daily)
Researchers have discovered that two drugs, the benzimidazole derivatives lanzoprazole and astemizole, may be suitable for use as PET (positron emission tomography) radiotracers and enable imaging for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease.
(Jan 29, 2010)
Promising new neuroimaging techniques for early detection of Alzheimer's disease (PhysOrg)
Investigators from the International Center for Biomedicine and the University of Chile, in collaboration with the Center for Bioinformatics of the Universidad de Talca, have discovered that two drugs, the benzimidazole derivatives lanzoprazole and astemizole, may be suitable for use as PET (positron emission tomography) radiotracers and enable imaging for the early detection of Alzheimer's ...
(Jan 29, 2010)
Research and Markets: Statistical Bioinformatics: For Biomedical and Life Science Researchers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Statistical Bioinformatics: For Biomedical and Life Science Researchers" to their offering.
(Jan 29, 2010)
New computational tool for cancer treatment (EurekAlert!)
( Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research ) Researchers in the Molecular Modeling group at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Dr. Benoît J. Van den Eynde's group at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd Brussels Branch developed an approach for creating new IDO inhibitors by computer-assisted structure-based drug design. The study was presented in the January 2010 online issue of ...
(Jan 29, 2010)
BG Medicine Files IPO to Trade on Nasdaq; Looks to Raise $86M (GenomeWeb News)
Biomarker firm BG Medicine today filed a preliminary prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission of its intentions to go public.
(Jan 29, 2010)
New computational tool for cancer treatment (PhysOrg)
Many human tumors express indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), an enzyme which mediates an immune-escape in several cancer types. Researchers in the Molecular Modeling group at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Dr. Benoît J. Van den Eynde's group at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd (LICR) Brussels Branch developed an approach for creating new IDO inhibitors by computer ...
(Jan 29, 2010)
Brits choose Altix UV supers to fight cancer (The Register)
SGI beefs pipeline The Altix UV massively parallel supers might not be shipping until the third quarter of this year, but Silicon Graphics is lining up customers who want to get the box early. The latest customer to ink a deal for an Altix UV is the United Kingdom's Institute of Cancer Research .… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work
(Jan 29, 2010)
UC Davis researchers identify brain protein for synapse development (EurekAlert!)
( University of California - Davis - Health System ) A new study from UC Davis Health System identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for communication between neurons.
(Jan 29, 2010)
Researchers identify brain protein for synapse development (PhysOrg)
A new study from UC Davis Health System identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for communication between neurons. The research, published in the Jan.14 issue of the journal Neuron, fills a major gap in understanding the molecular foundations of higher cognitive ...
(Jan 29, 2010)
NIDA Plans $10M for Addiction Genomics Research (GenomeWeb News)
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The National Institute of Drug Abuse will give $10 million in 2010 to fund deep sequencing studies aimed at identifying SNP variants and structural variants that may affect addiction risk in samples that are known to have drug abuse phenotypes.
(Jan 29, 2010)
Researchers identify brain protein for synapse development (UC Newsroom)
SACRAMENTO — A new study from UC Davis Health System identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for communication between neurons.
(Jan 29, 2010)
Pathway Genomics Conversation Starter #3: After Genetic Testing, What Then? (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN DIEGO----In the past few years, the science of genetic testing has advanced exponentially, both in the amount of information genetic testing can reveal and the precision and reliability of the results.
(Jan 29, 2010)
Rubicon Genomics reaches agreement with ZyGEM to market its PicoPlex single-cell amplification kits (News-Medical-Net)
Rubicon Genomics, Inc., a developer of pre-analytical amplification products that enable more comprehensive genetic analysis of clinical and research samples, announced today that it has reached agreement with ZyGEM to non-exclusively market Rubicon's PicoPlex™ single-cell amplification kits in Australia and New Zealand.
(Jan 30, 2010)
New study identifies that SynDIG1 plays critical role in creating and sustaining synapses (News-Medical-Net)
A new study from UC Davis Health System identifies for the first time a brain protein called SynDIG1 that plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for communication between neurons.
(Jan 30, 2010)
Docking algorithm EADock allows successful design of new inhibitors for anti-cancer target (News-Medical-Net)
Many human tumors express indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), an enzyme which mediates an immune-escape in several cancer types. Researchers in the Molecular Modeling group at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and Dr. Beno-t J. Van den Eynde's group at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd (LICR) Brussels Branch developed an approach for creating new IDO inhibitors by computer ...
(Jan 30, 2010)
New neuroimaging techniques for early detection of Alzheimer's (New Kerala)
Washington, Jan 30 : Two drugs— the benzimidazole derivatives lanzoprazole and astemizole— may be suitable for use as PET (positron emission tomography) radiotracers and enable imaging for the early detection of Alzheimer's Disease, a new study has found.
(Jan 30, 2010)
Global trends driving the proteomics market (News-Medical-Net)
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Proteomics - International Market Trends
(Jan 30, 2010)
Pathway Genomics' genetic health report provides valuable insight into certain health conditions (News-Medical-Net)
In the past few years, the science of genetic testing has advanced exponentially, both in the amount of information genetic testing can reveal and the precision and reliability of the results.
(Jan 30, 2010)
Lab On A Chip Features Advances In Cancer Detection Research By Virginia Tech Engineer (Medical News Today)
New advances for the detection of cancer led by Rafael V. Davalos of the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Science (SBES) are featured as the cover story in the January 19, 2010 Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Lab on a Chip, the premier journal for researchers in microfluidics. Microfluidics is the behavior of fluids at the microscale level. A relatively new ...
(Jan 30, 2010)
USPTO allows claims to Rosetta Genomics' two microRNA related patent applications (News-Medical-Net)
Rosetta Genomics today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has allowed claims in two patent applications.
(Jan 30, 2010)
Promising New Neuroimaging Techniques For Early Detection Of Alzheimer's Disease: Surprising New Tricks For Old Drugs (Medical News Today)
Investigators from the International Center for Biomedicine and the University of Chile, in collaboration with the Center for Bioinformatics of the Universidad de Talca, have discovered that two drugs, the benzimidazole derivatives lanzoprazole and astemizole, may be suitable for use as PET (positron emission tomography) radiotracers and enable imaging for the early detection of Alzheimer's ...
(Jan 30, 2010)
Comprehensive overview of transporters involved in drug elimination and resistance (News-Medical-Net)
Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Transporters as Drug Carriers: Structure, Function, Substrates" to their offering.
(Jan 30, 2010)
John Wiley and Sons' new book on statistical bioinformatics for biomedical and life science researchers (News-Medical-Net)
Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Statistical Bioinformatics: For Biomedical and Life Science Researchers" to their offering.
(Jan 30, 2010)
Genome Technology s Lab Notebook: Reader Tips and Experiences (GenomeWeb News)
Following is a scientist's responses to the question, "What's your top advice for designing a microarray-analysis experiment to ensure that your statistical analysis, control for error, and normalization procedures will give you an accurate end-answer?"
(Jan 30, 2010)
This Week in PLoS (GenomeWeb News)
Scientists publishing in PLoS Biology this week have used stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) and subsequent mass spec to screen the human proteome for possible targets of γ-secretase and found a small number of new substrates, all of which are type I transmembrane proteins with diverse biological roles.
(Jan 30, 2010)
Arizona needs sustained job-growth strategy (The Arizona Republic)
Arizona enters a new decade with not only a massive budget deficit but also a severe job deficit that threatens to crush its hopes for a quick economic recovery.
(Jan 31, 2010)
Seeking a super sunflower (Omaha World-Herald)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A $10.5 million research project aimed at mapping the DNA sequence of sunflowers could one day yield a towering new variety for food and fuel.
(Jan 31, 2010)
Jennifer Lisa Bromberg-White, Stefan Fischer, Annegret de Baey, Jens Eckstein, and Bong Koh (GenomeWeb News)
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation said this week that it has awarded 20 one-year research grants, worth nearly $1.6 million in total, to researchers investigating new approaches to treating the disease.
(Jan 31, 2010)
Gene function discovery: Guilt by association (PhysOrg)
Scientists have created a new computational model that can be used to predict gene function of uncharacterized plant genes with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The network, dubbed AraNet, has over 19,600 genes associated to each other by over 1 million links and can increase the discovery rate of new genes affiliated with a given trait tenfold. It is a huge boost to fundamental plant biology ...
(Jan 31, 2010)
Gene function discovery: New computation model predicts gene function (Science Daily)
Scientists have created a new computational model that can be used to predict gene function of uncharacterized plant genes with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The network, dubbed AraNet, has over 19,600 genes associated to each other by over 1 million links and can increase the discovery rate of new genes affiliated with a given trait tenfold. It is a huge boost to fundamental plant biology ...
(Jan 31, 2010)
Model Predicts Plant Gene Function (redOrbit)
Image Caption: Each line of this AraNet network represents a functional link between two genes. The colors indicate the strength of the link using a red-blue heat map scheme.The image includes about 100,000 functional links made among about 10,000 Arabidopsis genes. Credit: Image courtesy Sue Rhee
(Jan 31, 2010)
Good Manners, Good Writing and Good Science: Which Gets You Published? (BioWorld)
Back in high school, I had two secret weapons. I was a polite kid and I could write. As my best friend Vivian and I discovered, we could ace essay tests by writing clearly and intelligently — and in great detail — about whatever parts of the questions we could answer.
(Jan 31, 2010)
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