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Bioinformatics is the application of information techniques for the storage, retrieval, and analysis of large quantities of biological data.

Med Data Quest collaborates with WuXi AppTec to tackle oncology informatics challenges

Med Data Quest, a pioneering medical informatics total solution provider, today celebrates its successful collaboration with the Oncology Business Unit of the CRO giant WuXi AppTec, delivering the world's first mobile App OncoWuXi that was launched in October for customers to access WuXi oncology tumor models and capabilities more quickly and easily for cancer drug discovery and translational research.

18 Nov 2015

Researchers identify factors that spark formation of pluripotent cells

Researchers at EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute and the Wellcome Trust- Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at the University of Cambridge have identified factors that spark the formation of pluripotent cells.

10 Nov 2015

First comprehensive genomic and biologic study of top skin disease-causing microbes

An international team of scientists, led by researchers from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), Institute of Medical Biology (IMB), and Bioinformatics Institute (BII), and P&G, have completed the first comprehensive genomic and biologic study of all species of Malassezia, one of the top skin disease-causing microbes.

9 Nov 2015

New book by Virginia Tech researchers explains a set of techniques to model the immune system

The complexity of the human immune response has been difficult to characterize on a 'big picture' level, but researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have written the book on how it can be done.

5 Nov 2015

Researchers team up to evaluate biological and genetic differences of GI cancers in race, ethnicity

Americans of African descent are at a significantly higher risk for developing and dying from Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, which include colorectal and pancreatic cancers, compared to individuals who are of Caucasian descent.

5 Nov 2015

TUM researchers uncover signaling pathways that play vital role in self-renewal of blood stem cells

Stem cells have two important capabilities: they can develop into a wide range of cell types and simultaneously renew themselves, creating fresh stem cells. Using a model of the blood forming (hematopoietic) system, researchers at the Technical University of Munich have now been able to precisely determine, which signaling pathways play an essential role in the self-renewal of blood stem cells.

4 Nov 2015

Blood stem cell self-renewal dependent on surroundings

Stem cells have two important capabilities: they can develop into a wide range of cell types and simultaneously renew themselves, creating fresh stem cells. Using a model of the blood forming (hematopoietic) system, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now been able to precisely determine, which signaling pathways play an essential role in the self-renewal of blood stem cells. A particularly decisive role in this process is the interactive communication with surrounding tissue cells in the bone marrow.

3 Nov 2015

New method helps study chaotic genomes of cancer cells more precisely than ever before

Scientists of the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine of the University of Luxembourg have developed a method for analysing the genome of cancer cells more precisely than ever before.

31 Oct 2015

Key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them useful in regenerative medicine

A key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them more useful in regenerative medicine, according to a study led by Mount Sinai researchers and published online today in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

31 Oct 2015

Study addresses the problem of how cells tackle naturally occurring variation

Everyone who has played in a band or orchestra knows that playing in time creates music, while playing out of time creates cacophony. In an orchestra, each player may be out of tune when warming up, but eventually, all players must reach the same pitch, rhythm, and timing to produce a viable piece of music.

31 Oct 2015

Bibby Scientific’s Techne PCR-based method allows rapid and specific detection of flavour spoilage yeast

Bibby Scientific announced today that it has launched a Techne PCR-based method for reliable and highly specific detection of the yeast, Dekkera bruxellensis, which is a major cause of wine spoilage worldwide, causing large economic losses within the global wine industry.

From Cole Parmer Limited 29 Oct 2015

Testing amniotic fluid could guide doctors to make delivery planning decisions for preterm births

Analyzing gene expression of an expectant mother's amniotic fluid could give doctors an important tool for deciding when it is safe to deliver premature babies.

28 Oct 2015

JDRF-funded study aims to find new types of diagnostic markers for diabetic kidney disease

In an effort to pinpoint the earliest signs of diabetic kidney disease, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are leading a multi-institutional international effort dedicated to finding a new breed of disease indicators.

23 Oct 2015

Louisiana Tech professor honored with AHIMA's 2015 Triumph Award for research

Dr. Prerna Dua, associate professor of health informatics and information management at Louisiana Tech University, has been honored by the American Health Information Management Association with its 2015 Triumph Award for research.

22 Oct 2015

CNIO researchers identify molecular mechanisms that determine cancer predisposition in DBA patients

Researchers from the Tumour Suppression Group at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, headed by Manuel Serrano, have discovered the molecular mechanisms that determine cancer predisposition in patients with Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (DBA).

18 Oct 2015

International consortium provides standard protocol for using Oxford Nanopore's DNA-sequencing device

The MinION, a handheld DNA-sequencing device developed by Oxford Nanopore, has been tested and evaluated by an independent, international consortium coordinated by EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI).

16 Oct 2015

How important is a mother’s diet before pregnancy? An interview with Dr Matt Silver

In humans, much is already known about the impact of maternal undernutrition during pregnancy, and its impact on growth, development and disease throughout the life course. However, until recently little was known about the effects of the nutritional environment around the time of conception.

14 Oct 2015

RE.WORK showcases future technology and innovations in deep learning software

The future of technological innovation is a broad topic with endless opportunities in every scientific field. RE.WORK’s two most recent concurrent conferences ‘RE.WORK: Future Technology’ and ‘RE.WORK: Deep Learning’, in part focussed on putting healthcare in the context of the wider technological revolution.

13 Oct 2015

Penn researchers lay groundwork for developing lncRNA-based tools for new cancer treatment

Growing insights about a significant, yet poorly understood, part of the genome - the "dark matter of DNA" -- have fundamentally changed the way scientists approach the study of diseases.

13 Oct 2015

Immunovia and OHSU team up to validate, commercialize blood test for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

Immunovia AB and the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University formed a collaboration to confirm, validate and commercialize a blood test for the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. The test called IMMray™ PanCan-d analyses a patient's immune system for early signs of disease. The collaboration will also enable researchers to explore biomarkers for a number of other cancer types.

9 Oct 2015

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Med Data Quest collaborates with WuXi AppTec to tackle oncology informatics challenges

Researchers identify factors that spark formation of pluripotent cells

First comprehensive genomic and biologic study of top skin disease-causing microbes

New book by Virginia Tech researchers explains a set of techniques to model the immune system

Researchers team up to evaluate biological and genetic differences of GI cancers in race, ethnicity

TUM researchers uncover signaling pathways that play vital role in self-renewal of blood stem cells

Blood stem cell self-renewal dependent on surroundings

New method helps study chaotic genomes of cancer cells more precisely than ever before

Key protein controls stem cell properties that could make them useful in regenerative medicine

Study addresses the problem of how cells tackle naturally occurring variation

Bibby Scientific’s Techne PCR-based method allows rapid and specific detection of flavour spoilage yeast

Testing amniotic fluid could guide doctors to make delivery planning decisions for preterm births

JDRF-funded study aims to find new types of diagnostic markers for diabetic kidney disease

Louisiana Tech professor honored with AHIMA's 2015 Triumph Award for research

CNIO researchers identify molecular mechanisms that determine cancer predisposition in DBA patients

International consortium provides standard protocol for using Oxford Nanopore's DNA-sequencing device

How important is a mother’s diet before pregnancy? An interview with Dr Matt Silver

RE.WORK showcases future technology and innovations in deep learning software

Penn researchers lay groundwork for developing lncRNA-based tools for new cancer treatment

Immunovia and OHSU team up to validate, commercialize blood test for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

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