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Honeywell inks definitive agreement to acquire Sigma-Aldrich's laboratory research chemicals business

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Seelze, Germany-based laboratory research chemicals business from Sigma-Aldrich for approximately 105 million euro.

20 Oct 2015

Scientists reveal link between depression and paraventricular thalamus

Scientists from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute have shown that a mouse strain with a mutation that leads to dysfunction of mitochondria--the "powerhouses" that provide energy to cells--spontaneously undergo periodic episodes of depression-like behavior that resemble those in human. Through this research, published in Molecular Psychiatry, the scientists uncovered a link between depression and the paraventricular thalamus, a region of the brain not previously tied to depression.

20 Oct 2015

Research: Heavy drinkers, illegal drug users downplay their consumption levels compared to others

Heavy drinkers and users of illegal drugs downplay their relative levels of consumption, when comparing themselves to others, reveals research by the London School of Economics and Political Science and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

20 Oct 2015

New research seeks to improve understanding of how breast cancer starts

Dr Michalak was awarded a highly competitive, four-year career development fellowship from the National Breast Cancer Foundation for her research into breast stem cells. The funding is helping to further her research, which seeks to improve our understanding of how breast cancer starts.

20 Oct 2015

New study finds high prevalence of HIV among pregnant refugee women in Ontario

Pregnant refugee women in Ontario have a higher prevalence of HIV than immigrants and Canadian-born women, a new study examining serious pregnancy and delivery complications has found.

20 Oct 2015

First patients receive doses of antisense drug for Huntington's disease

The first few patients have received doses of an experimental RNA-targeting drug for Huntington's disease, it was announced today.

20 Oct 2015

Research finding points towards developing effective malaria vaccine

In a recent breakthrough to combat malaria, a collaboration of Indian and American scientists have identified a malarial parasite protein that can be used to develop antibodies when displayed on novel nanoparticles. This approach has the potential to prevent the parasite from multiplying in the human host and also inhibits transmission through mosquitoes. The finding points towards developing a powerful malaria vaccine in the hope of eradicating this debilitating and often fatal disease.

20 Oct 2015

Lung cancer patients undergoing LDCT experience elevated distress before screening

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening is recommended to screen patients with an increased risk of developing lung cancer, but little research regarding the emotional toll of screening has been conducted. Researchers from Stony Brook Cancer Center in Stony Brook, New York found 43 percent of patients undergoing LDCT experienced elevated distress before screening, and one-third of patients experienced continued distress even after being told there was no sign of cancer.

20 Oct 2015

Study identifies specific protein that can be early indicator of end-stage renal disease

Mayo Clinic researchers in Rochester, Minnesota, collaborated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center on a recent study, "Troponin T as a Predictor of End-Stage Renal Disease and All-Cause Death in African-American and Whites From Hypertensive Families." For the first time, this study identified the presence of a specific protein in the blood used to look for heart damage.

20 Oct 2015

Low levels of stem cell factor associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

New research indicates that low levels of a growth factor called stem cell factor (SCF)--which is thought to be important for blood vessel repair--are linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

20 Oct 2015

GSU's School of Public Health awarded PCORI grant to study effective ways to reduce child abuse and neglect

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has awarded a research team at Georgia State University's School of Public Health a $2.2 million grant to study the effectiveness of different approaches to reducing child abuse and neglect.

20 Oct 2015

New MRI study shows heart ages differently in men and women

A federally funded analysis of MRI scans of the aging hearts of nearly 3,000 adults shows significant differences in the way male and female hearts change over time.

20 Oct 2015

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting most common distressing symptoms in majority of cancer patients

Results from two national surveys of patients receiving chemotherapy and pharmacists, conducted by the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) in collaboration with Eisai Inc., found that 83% of patients receiving chemotherapy who have experienced chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) believe it is a side effect with which they must live.

20 Oct 2015

New report finds tremendous opportunities for TB diagnostics in Brazil, China, India and South Africa

Brazil, China, India and South Africa, which together account for nearly half of all new tuberculosis (TB) cases, offer “tremendous opportunities” for new diagnostics due to their commitment to fight the disease at a time when investments in new technologies are on the increase, according to a new report from FIND, McGill International TB Centre, and UNITAID.

20 Oct 2015

Diabetes expert calls for self-management education programmes in light of systematic failures

People with diabetes denied access to education are being let down by "systematic failures", according to a leading researcher.

20 Oct 2015

NAM announces election of three new members from UC San Diego School of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine announced today the election of three new members from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine: Napoleone Ferrara, MD; Christopher K. Glass, MD, PhD; and Roberto Malinow, MD, PhD. Election to NAM is considered among the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

20 Oct 2015

TSRI researchers find way to change leukemia cells into leukemia-killing immune cells

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a way to change leukemia cells into leukemia-killing immune cells. The surprise finding could lead to a powerful new therapy for leukemia and possibly other cancers.

20 Oct 2015

New genetic discovery could lead to better treatment for X-linked diseases

Think back to middle school biology class, when you learned that boys have an X and a Y chromosome inside each cell, and girls have two X's.

20 Oct 2015

Sigma-Aldrich, Sanger Institute partner to manufacture and distribute arrayed lentiviral CRISPR library

Sigma-Aldrich Corporation today announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to manufacture and distribute the Sanger Institute's arrayed lentiviral CRISPR library. The library will be the first of its kind, providing researchers with a collection of individual clones designed to knock out every known human and mouse protein-coding gene using the CRISPR system.

20 Oct 2015

New dental tool that creates stronger bonds for fillings receives FDA clearance

Dental composites are the synthetic resins or mixtures dentists use to restore teeth to their original hardness and rigidity. Made of amalgams—mixtures of mercury, silver or tin, or composites such as silica, ceramic or plastic compounds—longevity and performance often vary, and the composites are prone to breakages.

20 Oct 2015

Research News and Research

Honeywell inks definitive agreement to acquire Sigma-Aldrich's laboratory research chemicals business

Scientists reveal link between depression and paraventricular thalamus

Research: Heavy drinkers, illegal drug users downplay their consumption levels compared to others

New research seeks to improve understanding of how breast cancer starts

New study finds high prevalence of HIV among pregnant refugee women in Ontario

First patients receive doses of antisense drug for Huntington's disease

Research finding points towards developing effective malaria vaccine

Lung cancer patients undergoing LDCT experience elevated distress before screening

Study identifies specific protein that can be early indicator of end-stage renal disease

Low levels of stem cell factor associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

GSU's School of Public Health awarded PCORI grant to study effective ways to reduce child abuse and neglect

New MRI study shows heart ages differently in men and women

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting most common distressing symptoms in majority of cancer patients

New report finds tremendous opportunities for TB diagnostics in Brazil, China, India and South Africa

Diabetes expert calls for self-management education programmes in light of systematic failures

NAM announces election of three new members from UC San Diego School of Medicine

TSRI researchers find way to change leukemia cells into leukemia-killing immune cells

New genetic discovery could lead to better treatment for X-linked diseases

Sigma-Aldrich, Sanger Institute partner to manufacture and distribute arrayed lentiviral CRISPR library

New dental tool that creates stronger bonds for fillings receives FDA clearance

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