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Researchers discover new clue to understanding how TB medication attacks dormant TB bacteria

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health say they have discovered a new clue to understanding how the most important medication for tuberculosis (TB) works to attack dormant TB bacteria in order to shorten treatment.

13 Aug 2014

Novogen declares shareholder meeting results

Australia-US biotechnology company, Novogen Ltd., an oncology and degenerative diseases drug development company, today announced the results of its General Meeting of Shareholders, which was held on August 12 in Sydney, Australia.

13 Aug 2014

Leica Biosystems, ACD co-market RNAscope LS ISH assays and BOND RX instrument

Leica Biosystems and Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD) have announced the co-marketing of ACD's RNAscope® LS ISH assays with Leica Biosystems' BOND RX research staining platform.

From Advanced Cell Diagnostics 13 Aug 2014

Findings may lead to better ways for preventing gum disease, diabetes and Crohn's disease

Bacteria inside your mouth drastically change how they act when you're diseased, according to research using supercomputers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center.

13 Aug 2014

"Self-fitting" material precisely fills bone defects and acts as scaffold for new bone growth

Injuries, birth defects (such as cleft palates) or surgery to remove a tumor can create gaps in bone that are too large to heal naturally. And when they occur in the head, face or jaw, these bone defects can dramatically alter a person's appearance.

13 Aug 2014

Experts open new clinic to evaluate heart disease patients for participation in stem cell studies

Regenerative medicine experts at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have opened a new clinic to evaluate heart and vascular disease patients for participation in stem cell medical studies.

13 Aug 2014

Identifying epigenetic markers in cancer cells could improve patient treatment

Scientists have known for decades that cancer can be caused by genetic mutations, but more recently they have discovered that chemical modifications of a gene can also contribute to cancer.

13 Aug 2014

Experts to debate healthy labor and delivery practices at Cedars-Sinai Birth Community Day

Doctors, nurses, midwives and doulas will debate healthy labor and delivery practices - including the use of the synthetic hormone Pitocin to hasten childbirth and vitamin K to speed blood clotting in newborns -- at the third annual Cedars-Sinai Birth Community Day, Aug. 14.

13 Aug 2014

Researchers gain rare insight into pregnancy-associated breast cancer

During pregnancy, certain hormones trigger specialized mammary stem cells to create milk-producing cells essential to lactation.

13 Aug 2014

Study identifies novel gene that controls nerve conduction velocity linked with MS

A new study published in The American Journal of Pathology identifies a novel gene that controls nerve conduction velocity.

13 Aug 2014

New model provides insight into neurofunctional mechanisms of autism

An analysis of autism research covering genetics, brain imaging, and cognition led by Laurent Mottron of the University of Montreal has overhauled our understanding of why autism potentially occurs, develops and results in a diversity of symptoms.

13 Aug 2014

Researchers identify mechanism used by deadly MERS virus to transmit from bats to humans

Researchers have identified the mechanism used by the deadly MERS virus to transmit from bats to humans. Bats are a native reservoir for MERS and the finding could be critical for understanding the animal origins of the virus, as well as preventing and controlling the spread of MERS and related viruses in humans.

13 Aug 2014

Researchers find new ways to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

A leading scientist based at Keele University in North Staffordshire has been awarded a grant of around £20,000 by research charity Breast Cancer Campaign to find new ways to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, the most common type of the disease.

13 Aug 2014

B Cell News and Research

Researchers discover new clue to understanding how TB medication attacks dormant TB bacteria

Novogen declares shareholder meeting results

Leica Biosystems, ACD co-market RNAscope LS ISH assays and BOND RX instrument

Findings may lead to better ways for preventing gum disease, diabetes and Crohn's disease

"Self-fitting" material precisely fills bone defects and acts as scaffold for new bone growth

Experts open new clinic to evaluate heart disease patients for participation in stem cell studies

Identifying epigenetic markers in cancer cells could improve patient treatment

Experts to debate healthy labor and delivery practices at Cedars-Sinai Birth Community Day

Researchers gain rare insight into pregnancy-associated breast cancer

Study identifies novel gene that controls nerve conduction velocity linked with MS

New model provides insight into neurofunctional mechanisms of autism

Researchers identify mechanism used by deadly MERS virus to transmit from bats to humans

Researchers find new ways to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

Study: Brain tumors hijack the brain's existing blood supply during progression

Researchers develop novel fluorescence-based assay for early detection of diabetes

Study exposes racial differences in the treatment of lymphoma

Scientists use nanowires to monitor and influence cellular activity

Epigenetics has a large say in blood formation

Study suggests autophagy is involved in the onset of vascular dementia

Researchers create synthetic ion transporter that triggers apoptosis in cancer cells

Industry focus eBook - Cell and gene therapy (2nd edition) eBook

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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