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Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany forms Global Fertility Alliance with Illumina and Genea

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading company for innovative and top-quality high-tech products in healthcare, life science and performance materials today announced the formation of the Global Fertility Alliance, a new collaboration to advance excellence in fertility technologies and processes within the assisted reproductive treatment (ART) laboratory.

From Illumina, Inc. 8 Jun 2015

Researchers report new way to treat T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and its Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center are reporting a potentially important discovery in the battle against one of the most devastating forms of leukemia that accounts for as many as one in five children with a particularly aggressive form of the disease relapsing within a decade.

8 Jun 2015

Merck Canada announces conditional approval of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) for melanoma treatment

Merck Canada Inc. announced today that KEYTRUDATM (pembrolizumab) was authorized for sale with conditions by Health Canada on May 19, 2015. KEYTRUDA is a humanized monoclonal antibody that works by increasing the ability of the body's immune system to fight advanced melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. It is the first of a new class of therapies called anti-PD-1s approved in Canada.

8 Jun 2015

Study: Non-invasive prenatal testing works in women at high risk of having babies with Down's syndrome

Results from a national study of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in women at high risk of having a baby with Down's syndrome will be presented at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Saturday).

8 Jun 2015

Non-invasive prenatal testing for Down's syndrome acceptable to parents

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down's syndrome is feasible, acceptable to parents, and could be introduced into the National Health Service, UK researchers say. The results of a National Institute for Health Research study carried out by the first NHS laboratory to provide NIPT testing will be reported to the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today (Saturday).

8 Jun 2015

Young children who receive surgical anesthesia have diminished brain function

Children who received general anesthesia for surgery before age 4 had diminished language comprehension, lower IQ and decreased gray matter density in posterior regions of their brain, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

8 Jun 2015

Study suggests new strategies to stop spread of Staph infections

Staphylococcus aureus -- better known as Staph -- is a common inhabitant of the human nose, and people who carry it are at increased risk for dangerous Staph infections.

7 Jun 2015

Non-invasive prenatal testing can detect maternal cancer at early stage

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for chromosomal foetal disorders is used increasingly to test for conditions such as Down's syndrome. NIPT examines DNA from the foetus in the mother's blood, and therefore does not carry the risk of miscarriage involved in invasive testing methods.

7 Jun 2015

Researchers identify immune system marker that drives therapy-resistant prostate cancer

You are a patient who has just been treated for a serious illness but neither you nor your doctor knows how likely it is that you -- in comparison with other patients -- will actually be helped by the treatment. This is often the situation with prostate cancer, one of the deadliest and most highly prevalent cancers. While hormone therapy can help, patient responses vary widely, and it's still unclear why some types of prostate cancer seem to be resistant to the therapy.

5 Jun 2015

Finding could help researchers develop new methods to prevent cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

The process that allows our brains to learn and generate new memories also leads to degeneration as we age, according to a new study by researchers at MIT.

5 Jun 2015

Seattle Children's opens enrollment for first clinical trial of Tumor Paint BLZ-100 for children with brain tumors

Seattle Children's today announced the opening of patient enrollment for the first clinical research trial of the drug Tumor Paint BLZ-100, which is designed to improve surgical outcomes in children with brain tumors – the most common solid tumor cancer in kids.

5 Jun 2015

Tabletop design offers greater stability, especially for small laboratory tables

The low-profile, high-density CleanBench tops offer superior damping, stiffness, and flatness in an easy-to-clean stainless steel shell and are available with or without tapped holes...

4 Jun 2015

Investigators patent novel technique for detecting carcinomas in oral mucosa

Malignant tumours of the oral cavity are the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. As such, a fast and accurate diagnosis is key to maximising the probability of successful treatment and the hope and quality of life of patients.

4 Jun 2015

Anna Nele Meckler and Armelle Corpet to receive SNSF's 2015 Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize

The biologist Armelle Corpet and paleo-climatologist Anna Nele Meckler will receive the 2015 Marie Heim-Vögtlin (MHV) Prize. This distinction rewards their remarkable scientific work supported by a MHV grant. The prize will be bestowed on 23 September 2015 at the Swiss National Science Foundation.

4 Jun 2015

Steven Schiff wins NIH Director's Pioneer Award to reduce infant deaths from neonatal sepsis

Steven Schiff, professor of neurosurgery and Brush Chair Professor of Engineering in Engineering Science and Mechanics, has received a $4.1 million National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award, for research aimed at reducing the number of infant deaths from neonatal sepsis in developing countries by identifying the roots of infection, from season of birth to home environment.

4 Jun 2015

Blood research could improve treatment for injured soldiers on the battlefield

Blood research conducted by biomedical engineers from The University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering, in collaboration with the Blood Research Program of the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, could change the way injured soldiers are treated on the battlefield.

4 Jun 2015

Oxygen regulatory pathway can act to trigger tissue regeneration in mice

A study led by Ellen Heber-Katz, PhD, of the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, part of Main Line Health, shows that a primordial form of energy production that still exists in mammals can be harnessed to achieve spontaneous tissue regeneration in mice, without the need for added stem cells.

4 Jun 2015

Roche announces FDA 510(k) clearance for cobas HSV 1 and 2 Test

Roche announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration has provided 510(k) clearance for the cobas HSV 1 and 2 Test for the direct detection and differentiation of HSV-1 and HSV-2 DNA in anogenital specimens from symptomatic patients. With dual target detection and automation, the cobas HSV 1 and 2 Test provides laboratories with the capability to report up to 94 results in significantly less time than traditional methods and provides a simplified workflow for sample handling in the laboratory.

4 Jun 2015

Women & Infants Hospital awarded $5 million NIH grant to support COBRE for Perinatal Biology

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has recently received a nearly $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support an Institutional Development Award Center of Biomedical Research Excellence for Perinatal Biology.

4 Jun 2015

Researchers developing probe wire to better understand causes of degenerative brain diseases

Researchers are developing a tiny wire that will speed up the discovery of new drugs and could one day unlock the mysteries of illnesses such as Alzheimer's or Lou Gehrig's disease.

4 Jun 2015

Laboratory News and Research

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany forms Global Fertility Alliance with Illumina and Genea

Researchers report new way to treat T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Merck Canada announces conditional approval of KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) for melanoma treatment

Study: Non-invasive prenatal testing works in women at high risk of having babies with Down's syndrome

Non-invasive prenatal testing for Down's syndrome acceptable to parents

Young children who receive surgical anesthesia have diminished brain function

Study suggests new strategies to stop spread of Staph infections

Non-invasive prenatal testing can detect maternal cancer at early stage

Researchers identify immune system marker that drives therapy-resistant prostate cancer

Finding could help researchers develop new methods to prevent cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

Seattle Children's opens enrollment for first clinical trial of Tumor Paint BLZ-100 for children with brain tumors

Tabletop design offers greater stability, especially for small laboratory tables

Investigators patent novel technique for detecting carcinomas in oral mucosa

Anna Nele Meckler and Armelle Corpet to receive SNSF's 2015 Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize

Steven Schiff wins NIH Director's Pioneer Award to reduce infant deaths from neonatal sepsis

Blood research could improve treatment for injured soldiers on the battlefield

Oxygen regulatory pathway can act to trigger tissue regeneration in mice

Roche announces FDA 510(k) clearance for cobas HSV 1 and 2 Test

Women & Infants Hospital awarded $5 million NIH grant to support COBRE for Perinatal Biology

Researchers developing probe wire to better understand causes of degenerative brain diseases

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