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Researchers identify three genes involved in choroid plexus carcinoma

Researchers have identified three genes that play a pivotal role in the brain tumor choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC), a discovery that lays the groundwork for more effective treatment of this rare, often fatal cancer. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists led the study, which appears today in the journal Cancer Cell.

12 May 2015

DNMT1 gene essential to maintain breast and cancer stem cells

The gene and hormone soup that enables women to breastfeed their newborns also can be a recipe for breast cancer, particularly when the first pregnancy is after age 30.

12 May 2015

OSU scientists develop more accurate method to evaluate cancer risk of pollutants

Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a faster, more accurate method to assess cancer risk from certain common environmental pollutants.

12 May 2015

BHI awarded NIH contract to provide mentoring and training for NINDS grantees

BioHealth Innovation, Inc. is providing grantees of the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke with mentoring and training designed to develop and hone their presentation skills as a step toward securing investment dollars and strategic partners.

11 May 2015

Research findings could lead to new targeted treatments for aggressive subtype of lymphoma

An international team of researchers, including Lukas Kenner from the Clinical Department of Pathology at MedUni Vienna, has discovered a specific combination of mutations and new gene fusions, which are heavily implicated in tumour growth in patients with a particularly aggressive subtype of lymphoma (ALCL).

11 May 2015

UNC-Chapel Hill, GSK partner to find cure for HIV/AIDS

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a leading global public research university with significant expertise in HIV basic and clinical research, and GSK, a global, research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare company with a legacy of success in developing treatments for HIV, today announced the creation of the dedicated HIV Cure center and a jointly owned new company that will focus on discovering a cure for HIV/AIDS.

11 May 2015

Small ion pump gives new hope for severe nerve pain sufferers

A small ion pump in organic electronics is giving new hope to people suffering from severe nerve pain. Researchers at Swedish Linköping University and the Karolinska Institute are the first in the world with technology that can stop pain impulses in living, freely moving rats using the body's own pain relief signals.

11 May 2015

LSTM scientists one step closer to understanding why HAP increases risk of pneumonia

Scientists at LSTM have come a step closer to understanding why people exposed to household air pollution (HAP) are at higher risk of lung infections such as pneumonia and tuberculosis.

8 May 2015

Experimental cancer drug shows promise against incurable paediatric brain cancer

US-Australian drug discovery company, Novogen Limited, in conjunction with Australian paediatric cancer researchers, released key pre-clinical data on experimental cancer drug-candidate, TRXE-009, confirming its potential to become an important new therapy against an incurable paediatric brain cancer called DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma).

8 May 2015

GenVec reports net loss of $1.5 million for first quarter 2015

GenVec, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, GenVec reported a net loss of $1.5 million, or $0.09 per share, on revenues of $0.4 million, compared with a net loss of $1.0 million, or $0.07 per share, on revenues of $2.1 million, for the same period in the prior year.

8 May 2015

Discovery opens up new avenue for development of potential therapies to treat, prevent malaria

Scientists have identified a protein on the surface of human red blood cells that serves as an essential entry point for invasion by the malaria parasite. This discovery opens up a promising new avenue for the development of therapies to treat and prevent malaria.

8 May 2015

Natural substance could help people avoid cavities, gum disease

Arginine, a common amino acid found naturally in foods, breaks down dental plaque, which could help millions of people avoid cavities and gum disease, researchers at the University of Michigan and Newcastle University have discovered.

8 May 2015

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could delay prostate cancer growth in patients receiving ADT

Men who went on cholesterol-lowering statin drugs when they began androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer had a longer time in which their disease was under control than did men who didn't take statins, a clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators shows.

8 May 2015

Bamboo could increase spread of hantavirus, warns WSU ecologist

Washington State University researchers say the popularity of bamboo landscaping could increase the spread of hantavirus, with the plant's prolific seed production creating a population boom among seed-eating deer mice that carry the disease.

8 May 2015

GTEx findings reveal how genomic variants can affect gene activity and disease susceptibility

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project have created a new and much-anticipated data resource to help establish how differences in an individual's genomic make-up can affect gene activity and contribute to disease.

8 May 2015

WSU researchers study how sleep loss affects critical aspects of decision making in real-world situations

The difference between life and death in the operating room, on the battlefield or during a police shootout often comes down to the ability to adapt to the unexpected. Sleep deprivation may make it difficult to do so, according to a Washington State University study published this month in the journal Sleep.

8 May 2015

Discovery may have opened up new frontier in fight against breast cancer

For years, scientists have been puzzled by the presence of short stretches of genetic material floating inside a variety of cells, ranging from bacteria to mammals, including humans. These fragments are pieces of the genetic instructions cells use to make proteins, but are too short a length to serve their usual purpose.

8 May 2015

Mouth and tongue exercises can significantly reduce snoring frequency

A Google search using the key words "snoring" and "treatment" yielded over 5 million results, but no standard treatment is available for primary snoring or snoring associated with a mild form of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

8 May 2015

Obesity and depression play role in excessive daytime sleepiness

Obesity and depression -- not only lack of sleep -- are underlying causes for regular drowsiness, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They say these findings could lead to more personalized sleep medicine for those with excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS).

8 May 2015

New direct connectivity introduced for Proxima patient dedicated arterial blood gas analyser

The new enhancement ensures that all patient test data for blood gas and electrolyte measurements, as well as system quality control data, can be transferred via an Ethernet connection to the hospital information network...

7 May 2015

Laboratory News and Research

Researchers identify three genes involved in choroid plexus carcinoma

DNMT1 gene essential to maintain breast and cancer stem cells

OSU scientists develop more accurate method to evaluate cancer risk of pollutants

BHI awarded NIH contract to provide mentoring and training for NINDS grantees

Research findings could lead to new targeted treatments for aggressive subtype of lymphoma

UNC-Chapel Hill, GSK partner to find cure for HIV/AIDS

Small ion pump gives new hope for severe nerve pain sufferers

LSTM scientists one step closer to understanding why HAP increases risk of pneumonia

Experimental cancer drug shows promise against incurable paediatric brain cancer

GenVec reports net loss of $1.5 million for first quarter 2015

Discovery opens up new avenue for development of potential therapies to treat, prevent malaria

Natural substance could help people avoid cavities, gum disease

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs could delay prostate cancer growth in patients receiving ADT

Bamboo could increase spread of hantavirus, warns WSU ecologist

GTEx findings reveal how genomic variants can affect gene activity and disease susceptibility

WSU researchers study how sleep loss affects critical aspects of decision making in real-world situations

Discovery may have opened up new frontier in fight against breast cancer

Mouth and tongue exercises can significantly reduce snoring frequency

Obesity and depression play role in excessive daytime sleepiness

New direct connectivity introduced for Proxima patient dedicated arterial blood gas analyser

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