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NanoString Technologies increases throughput of nCounter Analysis System

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a novel digital molecular barcoding technology for detecting and counting large sets of targets in biological samples, today announced that it has increased the throughput of its nCounter Analysis System by expanding its multiplexing capacity to 800 gene transcripts per reaction.

From NanoString Technologies 15 Jul 2010

American Heart Association comments on FDA advisory committee's rosiglitazone recommendations

After two days of hearings, an advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended that the FDA allow the type 2 diabetes drug rosiglitazone (brand name, Avandia), to stay on the market, but with most committee members suggesting that the label be revised to include increased warnings. Rosiglitazone is one in a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones (TZDs), used to treat type 2 diabetes.

15 Jul 2010

Aduro BioTech announces issuance of two important patents

Aduro BioTech, a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, announced today the issuance of two important patents, the formation of a distinguished scientific advisory board, the addition of key members to its Board of Directors, and the reporting of preliminary top line long-term survival data from a Phase 1 clinical trial with 2 year follow-up.

15 Jul 2010

Nine new institutions receive NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards

Nine health research centers have received funds to develop ways to reduce the time it takes for clinical research to become treatments for patients. The funds were awarded as part of the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program which is led by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of the National Institutes of Health.

15 Jul 2010

ConvaTec provides support to develop guidelines for NPWT

ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, announced today that it has provided support for the development of guidelines for the appropriate use of negative pressure wound therapy in the spectrum of wound healing. Unique to these guidelines are recommendations for integrating NPWT into a comprehensive plan of care that includes moist wound healing dressings and other treatment modalities.

15 Jul 2010

Cervical cancer vaccine could reduce number of cases from 3,000 to less than 700 every year

The cervical cancer vaccine could prevent even more cases of the disease in England than previously thought, UK scientists have found.

15 Jul 2010

Long-term exposure of arsenic may increase risk for lung cancer

To determine how arsenic increases the risk of lung cancer and to identify potential treatments, a Michigan State University researcher will use $1.7 million in federal funding during the next five years to examine why certain genes disrupt cells, leading to the disease.

15 Jul 2010

Variations in quality of illegal Class B drug mephedrone could risk safety of users

Pharmaceutical scientists have discovered that the recently reclassified drug mephedrone varies in quality so much that users could be at risk of overdosing. Six samples were tested in the University of Sunderland's labs by Dr John Lough and his team, and although impurities levels were low, three samples revealed various particle size and crystalline form, which means that the drug is more likely to vary in its affect and safety on the user.

15 Jul 2010

Mizzou Advantage researchers examine food-related issues to find solutions for future

Many of society's most challenging health issues, including obesity, nutritional shortages and chronic disease, are related to food. University of Missouri researchers are examining the multiple facets of food and how it impacts our lives - from medicine and research to policy and law to education and business.

15 Jul 2010

Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions, deaths occurred in previously healthy people: Research

Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions and inpatient deaths occurred in people with no underlying health problems or obvious risk factors, research at the University of Liverpool has found.

15 Jul 2010

People with alcohol-related problems find comfort in speaking to clergy: Study

Persons with alcohol problems are finding comfort in speaking about their situation to clergy, a new study shows. Among 1,910 people with any alcohol-related problems, 14.7 percent said they used clergy services.The study, from researchers at the University of Michigan Health System and Saint Louis University, also indicates the majority of those who used services from clergy also used professional services at some point; only 0.5 percent used clergy services exclusively for their alcohol use-related problem.

15 Jul 2010

Exposure to 9/11 can impact PTSD, depression levels among children

Two new longitudinal studies show that age played an important role in the effects of the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks on New York City. Both studies appear in a special section on children and disaster in the July/August 2010 issue of the journal Child Development. In the first study, researchers found higher rates of clinically significant behavior problems among preschool children directly exposed to 9/11 in Lower Manhattan according to whether their mothers had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. In the second study, New York City adolescents and their mothers had generally elevated rates of PTSD and depression one year after 9/11. Direct exposure to the events of 9/11 played a small but significant role in explaining the severity of mental health symptoms.

15 Jul 2010

MRI, University of Minnesota SPH enter agreement to further research collaboration

The Medica Research Institute (MRI) and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) have entered into an agreement to jointly search for a senior director of the MRI who will also hold an adjunct faculty position at the SPH. The Medica Research Institute was established in January 2010 to conduct research that can be translated into activities that protect health and improve lives.

15 Jul 2010

Key protein in insulin signaling pathway adds insights into development, aging

What makes a bee grow up to be a queen? Scientists have long pondered this mystery. Now, researchers in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University have fit a new piece into the puzzle of bee development. Their work not only adds to understanding about bees, but also adds insights into our own development and aging.

15 Jul 2010

Children's National and George Washington University receive NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award

Children's National Medical Center, in partnership with The George Washington University Medical Center, has received a prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health.

15 Jul 2010

New research focuses on calcium channels in lysosome membrane

In cells, as in cities, disposing of garbage and recycling anything that can be reused is an essential service. In both city and cell, health problems can arise when the process breaks down.

15 Jul 2010

University of Louisville ophthalmology professor receives $60,000 RPB Special Scholar Award

Qingxian Lu, PhD, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has received the $60,000 William and Mary Greve Special Scholar Award from the Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) organization. The funds will go toward Lu's research in retinitis pigmentosa, a group of genetic disorders that can lead to night blindness, loss of peripheral vision and total blindness.

15 Jul 2010

AVAC Report surveys state of biomedical HIV prevention research

A new report from AVAC surveys the state of biomedical HIV prevention research, including the first evidence of vaccine-induced protection in humans and the emergence of ARV-based prevention -- and provides strategic recommendations for moving forward in a time of constrained resources and faltering commitment to ending AIDS.

15 Jul 2010

Study reveals anti-diabetic properties of cashew seed extract

Cashew seed extract shows promise as an effective anti-diabetic, according to a new study from the University of Montreal (Canada) and the Universit- de Yaound- (Cameroun). Published in the journal Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, the investigation analyzed the reputed health benefits of cashew tree products on diabetes, notably whether cashew extracts could improve the body's response to its own insulin.

15 Jul 2010

Obama will nominate Deputy Secretary of State Lew to lead Office of Management and Budget

President Barack Obama announced his intentions Tuesday to nominate Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Jack Lew to be the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, Foreign Policy's blog "The Cable" reports.

15 Jul 2010

Research News and Research

NanoString Technologies increases throughput of nCounter Analysis System

American Heart Association comments on FDA advisory committee's rosiglitazone recommendations

Aduro BioTech announces issuance of two important patents

Nine new institutions receive NIH Clinical and Translational Science Awards

ConvaTec provides support to develop guidelines for NPWT

Cervical cancer vaccine could reduce number of cases from 3,000 to less than 700 every year

Long-term exposure of arsenic may increase risk for lung cancer

Variations in quality of illegal Class B drug mephedrone could risk safety of users

Mizzou Advantage researchers examine food-related issues to find solutions for future

Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions, deaths occurred in previously healthy people: Research

People with alcohol-related problems find comfort in speaking to clergy: Study

Exposure to 9/11 can impact PTSD, depression levels among children

MRI, University of Minnesota SPH enter agreement to further research collaboration

Key protein in insulin signaling pathway adds insights into development, aging

Children's National and George Washington University receive NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award

New research focuses on calcium channels in lysosome membrane

University of Louisville ophthalmology professor receives $60,000 RPB Special Scholar Award

AVAC Report surveys state of biomedical HIV prevention research

Study reveals anti-diabetic properties of cashew seed extract

Obama will nominate Deputy Secretary of State Lew to lead Office of Management and Budget

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