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Depression during pregnancy may affect child's mental health

Depression is a serious mental illness that has many negative consequences for sufferers. But depression among pregnant women may also have an impact on their developing babies.

4 Dec 2013

Laboratoire Cerba launches noninvasive prenatal test in multiple countries

Sequenom, Inc., a life sciences company providing innovative testing and genetic analysis solutions, announced that Laboratoire Cerba has launched its validated noninvasive prenatal test to health care providers and their patients in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and portions of the Middle East and Africa.

4 Dec 2013

Tackling orphan diseases: an interview with Damian Marron, CEO, TxCell

The exact definition of orphan diseases varies depending on where you are in the world. In the EU it's defined as a prevalence of less than 1 in 2,000, which equates to about 250,000 patients across the EU.

4 Dec 2013

"Appearance exposure" on Internet linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls

"Appearance exposure" on the Internet has been linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls. A new study that links specific Facebook activities, but not overall Facebook use to body dissatisfaction and a drive for thinness in teen girls is published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

4 Dec 2013

1950s H2N2 avian influenza A virus still pose threat to human health

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have evidence that descendants of the H2N2 avian influenza A virus that killed millions worldwide in the 1950s still pose a threat to human health, particularly to those under 50. The research has been published in an advance online edition of the Journal of Virology.

4 Dec 2013

Genetic mutation linked to excess risk of lethal prostate cancer in obese patients

Obesity is associated with a worse prostate cancer prognosis among men whose tumors contain a specific genetic mutation, suggest results from a new study led by Harvard School of Public Health, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers.

4 Dec 2013

Life Technologies to support LabCentral-based startups conducting genetic and cellular analysis

LabCentral, an innovative, shared laboratory space designed as a launchpad for life-sciences startups, announced that Life Technologies will provide an innovative technology suite of instruments representing the latest platforms developed by the company under an agreement inked last month.

4 Dec 2013

Biohit Oyj to distribute Dynex automated ELISA systems with Gastropanel

Finnish healthcare company Biohit Oyj and American company Dynex Technologies, Inc. have signed an agreement for the distribution of the two-microplate DS2®, four-microplate DSX® and 12-microplate Agility® automated ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) processing systems, for use with the Biohit Oyj GastroPanel.

4 Dec 2013

Researchers take important step towards development of future drugs for brain diseases

A successful joint collaboration between researchers at the Hebrew university of Jerusalem and the startup company TyrNovo may lead to a potential treatment of brain diseases. The researchers found that TyrNovo's novel and unique compound, named NT219, selectively inhibits the process of aging in order to protect the brain from neurodegenerative diseases, without affecting lifespan. This is a first and important step towards the development of future drugs for the treatment of various neurodegenerative maladies.

4 Dec 2013

TSRI scientists discover natural mechanism that cells use to protect mitochondria

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a natural mechanism that cells use to protect mitochondria, the tiny but essential "power plants" that provide chemical energy for cells throughout the body. Damage to mitochondria is thought to be a significant factor in common neurodegenerative disorders, cancer and even the aging process. The TSRI researchers' discovery could lead to new methods for protecting mitochondria from such damage, thereby improving human health.

4 Dec 2013

Better understanding of cancer evolution could help in early detection of cancers

A new appreciation of how cancer cells evolve could help scientists design better screening methods to catch cancer before it advances.

4 Dec 2013

Novartis to present updates on broad cancer portfolio at ASH and SABCS symposiums

Novartis will present updates on its broad cancer portfolio with more than 240 abstracts at the upcoming American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting and CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

4 Dec 2013

Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD affects underlying biology of the disorder

A new paper published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder not only reduces symptoms but also affects the underlying biology of this disorder.

4 Dec 2013

CTCs serve as clinical tool to determine patient’s response to chemotherapy

Scientists from Granada have demonstrated, for the first time, that detecting circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in blood and studying the presence of certain genetic markers in them is a technique that allows specialists to predict, with great precision, the response that advanced-cancer patients will have to chemotherapy, as well as the associated secondary effects they may suffer.

4 Dec 2013

Scientists receive $12.5M NIH grant to continue research on targeted therapies for melanoma

Despite recent advances in therapy, melanoma remains the deadliest, most aggressive form of skin cancer as incidence rates continue to climb. Now, a team of melanoma scientists from The Wistar Institute and the University of Pennsylvania received a $12.5 M, five-year program project grant (P01) from the National Institutes of Health to continue trailblazing research on targeted therapies in melanoma.

4 Dec 2013

Mount Sinai cardiologists contribute to the creation of new cardiomyopathy classification system

Leading cardiologists at The Mount Sinai Hospital have contributed to the development of a new classification system called MOGE(S) for cardiomyopathies, the diseases of the heart muscle which can lead to heart enlargement and heart failure.

4 Dec 2013

New research suggests that Alzheimer's gene may begin to affect brains in childhood

People who carry a high-risk gene for Alzheimer's disease show changes in their brains beginning in childhood, decades before the illness appears, new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health suggests.

3 Dec 2013

Severely neglected children more prone to indiscriminate friendliness

Children who experience profound neglect have been found to be more prone to a behavior known as "indiscriminate friendliness," characterized by an inappropriate willingness to approach adults, including strangers.

3 Dec 2013

Researchers find evidence that gout clusters in families

It's historically known as 'the king of diseases and the disease of kings' and was long thought to be caused by an overindulgent lifestyle, but now scientists at The University of Nottingham have confirmed that 'gout' strongly runs in families.

3 Dec 2013

New genetics promises to change faulty genes of future generations by using "designer sperm”

Bethesda, MD-Get ready: The "new genetics" promises to change faulty genes of future generations by introducing new, functioning genes using "designer sperm." A new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal, shows that introducing new genetic material via a viral vector into the sperm of mice leads to the presence and activity of those genes in the resulting embryos.

3 Dec 2013

Genetic News and Research

Depression during pregnancy may affect child's mental health

Laboratoire Cerba launches noninvasive prenatal test in multiple countries

Tackling orphan diseases: an interview with Damian Marron, CEO, TxCell

"Appearance exposure" on Internet linked to body image disturbance among adolescent girls

1950s H2N2 avian influenza A virus still pose threat to human health

Genetic mutation linked to excess risk of lethal prostate cancer in obese patients

Life Technologies to support LabCentral-based startups conducting genetic and cellular analysis

Biohit Oyj to distribute Dynex automated ELISA systems with Gastropanel

Researchers take important step towards development of future drugs for brain diseases

TSRI scientists discover natural mechanism that cells use to protect mitochondria

Better understanding of cancer evolution could help in early detection of cancers

Novartis to present updates on broad cancer portfolio at ASH and SABCS symposiums

Cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD affects underlying biology of the disorder

CTCs serve as clinical tool to determine patient’s response to chemotherapy

Scientists receive $12.5M NIH grant to continue research on targeted therapies for melanoma

Mount Sinai cardiologists contribute to the creation of new cardiomyopathy classification system

New research suggests that Alzheimer's gene may begin to affect brains in childhood

Severely neglected children more prone to indiscriminate friendliness

Researchers find evidence that gout clusters in families

New genetics promises to change faulty genes of future generations by using "designer sperm”

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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