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UBC receives $7M grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for PRE-EMPT Project

The University of British Columbia has received a $7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. UBC researchers working at the Child & Family Research Institute will test new strategies for the monitoring, prevention, and treatment of pre-eclampsia.

4 Dec 2010

MicroRNA linked to mosquito blood digestion and egg development identified

Each year, dengue fever infects as many as 100 million people while yellow fever is responsible for about 30,000 deaths worldwide. Both diseases are spread by infected female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which require vertebrate blood to produce eggs. The blood feeding and the egg development are tightly linked to how the mosquito transmits the disease-causing virus.

2 Dec 2010

Evidence of evolutionary protection against inbreeding in women?

Through an innovative use of cell phone records, researchers at UCLA, the University of Miami and Cal State, Fullerton, have found that women appear to avoid contact with their fathers during ovulation.

30 Nov 2010

Canon introduces high-resolution installation projector for medical education

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced the REALiS WUX4000 D Installation LCOS Projector, the Company's first high-resolution installation projector for the medical education market.

30 Nov 2010

New findings could drive medical advances in genetic disorders that cause infertility

A hormone responsible for the onset of puberty can end up stuck in the wrong part of the body if the nerve pathways responsible for its transport to the brain fail to develop properly, according to research funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).

30 Nov 2010

Canon to demonstrate cutting-edge medical and imaging technologies at RSNA Annual Meeting

Showcasing its nearly 15-year history of digital radiography systems innovation, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, will demonstrate its cutting-edge medical and imaging technologies including the Canon CXDI-70C Wireless Digital Radiography System to the more than 50,000 medical professionals descending upon McCormick Place during the 2010 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting (November 28 - December 2).

30 Nov 2010

ESF report: Reduced male fertility may contribute to low birth rates

Reduced male fertility may be making it even harder for couples to conceive and be contributing to low birth rates in many countries, reveals a new European Science Foundation (ESF) report launching today at the IPSEN meeting in Paris.

28 Nov 2010

Subconscious change of heart could happen in response to failure in a competitive situation

You may think of your love for your mate as the noble emotion of a pure heart, but some primitive parts of your brain are taking a decidedly more pragmatic approach to the subject, according to Stanford biologists.

25 Nov 2010

Chronic jet lag alters brain's intricate role in memory processing

Chronic jet lag alters the brain in ways that cause memory and learning problems long after one's return to a regular 24-hour schedule, according to research by University of California, Berkeley, psychologists.

25 Nov 2010

Tips to maintain an upperhand on bedbugs

Think twice before combing the alleyways and resale stores for a bargain - one man's trash may be more than a treasure, as several Chicagoans recently discovered.

20 Nov 2010

Scientist suggests functional amino acids play a critical role in human health

Functional amino acids play a critical role in the development of both animals and humans, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist.

20 Nov 2010

Glenn Foundation awards $60,000 grant to Scripps' scientist for biomedical research

While scientists depend on grants for their research, applying for them is a long and frequently frustrating process. For one Scripps Research Institute scientist, however, the process was shorter.

19 Nov 2010

New direct labeling system for oocytes, embryos

Researchers from the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), in collaboration with researchers from the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), have developed an identification system for oocytes and embryos in which each can be individually tagged using silicone barcodes.

19 Nov 2010

Discovery of anti-parasitic drug mechanism could lead to new treatments for filarial diseases

In a major breakthrough that comes after decades of research and nearly half a billion treatments in humans, scientists have finally unlocked how a key anti-parasitic drug kills the worms brought on by the filarial diseases river blindness and elephantitis.

11 Nov 2010

Bioniche Life Sciences announces first quarter fiscal 2011 results

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year (ended September 30, 2010).

10 Nov 2010

Using mild painkillers during pregnancy can increase risk of male reproductive disorders

New evidence has emerged that the use of mild painkillers such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen, may be part of the reason for the increase in male reproductive disorders in recent decades.

10 Nov 2010

Single injection of morphine to fight persistent pain reduces testosterone level: Research

A single injection of morphine to fight persistent pain in male rats is able to strongly reduce the hormone testosterone in the brain and plasma, according to a new paper published in Molecular Pain.

4 Nov 2010

Cerebral palsy risk doubles with IVF: Study

There is now evidence that rates of cerebral palsy are higher among children born via in vitro fertilization (IVF). There has been speculation that the parents’ infertility could be a reason but this new study is the first that links the procedure to the condition.

3 Nov 2010

Study finds infertility treatment does not increase risk of cerebral palsy in IVF/ICSI children

Doctors have known for some time that children born after fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are at increased risk of cerebral palsy. However, it was not known whether this risk was due to the treatment itself, the higher frequency of preterm or multiple births, or a mechanism associated with couples' underlying infertility.

3 Nov 2010

GSN closes $12M Series C financing

Gene Security Network, Inc. today announced the closing of its $12M Series C financing. The financing round was led by Sequoia Capital and included Claremont Creek Ventures, Founders Fund, and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

2 Nov 2010

Reproduction News and Research

UBC receives $7M grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for PRE-EMPT Project

MicroRNA linked to mosquito blood digestion and egg development identified

Evidence of evolutionary protection against inbreeding in women?

Canon introduces high-resolution installation projector for medical education

New findings could drive medical advances in genetic disorders that cause infertility

Canon to demonstrate cutting-edge medical and imaging technologies at RSNA Annual Meeting

ESF report: Reduced male fertility may contribute to low birth rates

Subconscious change of heart could happen in response to failure in a competitive situation

Chronic jet lag alters brain's intricate role in memory processing

Tips to maintain an upperhand on bedbugs

Scientist suggests functional amino acids play a critical role in human health

Glenn Foundation awards $60,000 grant to Scripps' scientist for biomedical research

New direct labeling system for oocytes, embryos

Discovery of anti-parasitic drug mechanism could lead to new treatments for filarial diseases

Bioniche Life Sciences announces first quarter fiscal 2011 results

Using mild painkillers during pregnancy can increase risk of male reproductive disorders

Single injection of morphine to fight persistent pain reduces testosterone level: Research

Cerebral palsy risk doubles with IVF: Study

Study finds infertility treatment does not increase risk of cerebral palsy in IVF/ICSI children

GSN closes $12M Series C financing

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