Research News and Research

RSS

Viewpoints: Rove warns against government shutdown; 'despicable' GOP tactics; Medicare database a tool to control costs

President Obama would love nothing more than Republicans' providing him a bully pulpit and big stick with which he can beat them daily through the 2014 midterm elections. That's what the Republicans would give Mr. Obama if they shut down the government by trying to defund Obamacare in the Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government after October 1. That's because the Continuing Resolution only affects discretionary spending. Virtually all of Obamacare costs are mandatory spending, unaffected by what's in the CR (Karl Rove, 7/26).

30 Jul 2013

OGT to release new CytoSure Consortium Cancer +SNP array for CNV and LOH detection

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, will launch its new CytoSure™ Consortium Cancer +SNP array (4x180k) at the Cancer Cytogenomics Microarray Consortium (CCMC) and Cytogenomics Array Group (CAGdb) combined meeting in Chicago on the 5th- 7th August, booth 4.

From Oxford Gene Technology 30 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 30, 2013

Today's headlines include a USA Today story reporting that personal health care costs rose in the 12 months ending in May at the slowest rate in the last 50 years -- a finding that makes the White House happy.

30 Jul 2013

This week on Capitol Hill: Repeal vote number 40

The House of Representatives will consider a bill that would prevent the Internal Revenue Service from implementing the law. Specifically, it states that neither the Treasury secretary nor any designee of the Treasury secretary may implement any part of the Affordable Care Act.

30 Jul 2013

Stress during pregnancy can increase baby’s risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, shows that passively coping offspring of mothers stressed during their pregnancy were at risk to develop obesity and type 2 diabetes.

30 Jul 2013

Federal appeals court rejects company's contraception coverage challenge

The court's divided decision makes it more likely the Supreme Court will have to decide if companies making a secular product have to provide contraception coverage to their employees -- a major tenet of the 2010 health care law.

30 Jul 2013

Junk-food diet during pregnancy may change development of opioid pathway in baby's brain

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, shows that eating a junk-food diet during pregnancy changes the development of the opioid signalling pathway in the baby's brain and permanently alters the way this system operates after birth.

30 Jul 2013

Study shows many parents don't fully understand the finer details of biobank storage

Researchers who collect genetic samples from children for medical research need to explain the process more clearly to parents, according to a new study that suggests many parents don't fully understand the finer details about how these samples will be used and stored. The study was published in June in Genetics in Medicine.

30 Jul 2013

Adocia, Lilly terminate collaboration agreement relating to fast-acting insulin analog

Adocia, a biotechnology company specializing in the development of ‘best-in-class’ medicines from already approved therapeutic proteins, announced today that it had agreed with Eli Lilly and Company not to continue further joint research under the licensing agreement signed in December 2011 relating to use of Adocia's BioChaperone(R) technology for the formulation of fast acting insulin analog formulated with the BioChaperone(R) technology. Consequently, the two companies have terminated the collaboration.

30 Jul 2013

Stress exposure in early life increases anxiety and consumption of comfort foods in adulthood

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, suggests that exposure to stress in the first few days of life increases stress responses, anxiety and the consumption of palatable "comfort" foods in adulthood.

30 Jul 2013

U.S. bans new home health, ambulance providers in three high-fraud cities from Medicare, Medicaid

Federal officials are temporarily banning certain types of home health and ambulance providers in three major, high-fraud cities from enrolling in Medicare or Medicaid.

30 Jul 2013

Professor receives Celebration of African Australians Inc Award for exceptional research works

Professor Vanessa Hayes received a Celebration of African Australians Inc Award at Parliament House on Saturday.

30 Jul 2013

Kentucky researcher receives 2013 Discovery Award from Society for Free Radical Biology & Medicine

The Society for Free Radical Biology & Medicine recently named the University of Kentucky's Dr. Allan Butterfield as the recipient of its 2013 Discovery Award.

30 Jul 2013

Social networks of homeless youth can be highly influential in reducing risky behaviors

Homeless young women may be at greater risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than homeless young men because of the structure of their social groups and friendships, according to new research from UC San Francisco. The findings underscore how the social networks of homeless youth can be highly influential, affecting their participation in risky and protective behaviors.

30 Jul 2013

Healthcare professionals are urged to counsel patients on healthy sex life after stroke

A new statement from American and European cardiology experts advises heart patients and their partners to receive individually tailored counseling from healthcare professionals about resuming sexual activity.

30 Jul 2013

Affymetrix introduces cost-effective, high-throughput Axiom 384HT format for genotyping

Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFFX) announces the introduction of the Axiom® 384HT genotyping format, a breakthrough cost-effective, high-throughput format for genotyping in which 384 samples are simultaneously processed with 384 discrete microarrays in a microplate format analyzing up to 50,000 SNPs per sample.

30 Jul 2013

Keele University School to host 5th Annual Meeting of Alcohol Hangover Research Group

Keele University School of Psychology in the UK will host the 5th Annual Meeting of the Alcohol Hangover Research Group, Thu 1st - Fri 2nd August 2013.

30 Jul 2013

Patient-reported outcomes may lead to new insights for improving cataract care

Cataract surgery can lead to good results from a clinical standpoint yet have poor outcomes from the patient's point of view, reports a study, "Analyzing Patient-Reported Outcomes to Improve Cataract Care", appearing in the August issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

30 Jul 2013

Surgery may not be necessary for women with abnormal breast tissue

Surgery is not always necessary for women with a type of breast tissue abnormality associated with a higher risk of cancer, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

30 Jul 2013

Graduate student receives NIH fellowship of more than $90,000 to study e-cigarette use

Ever since e-cigarettes hit the market in 2004, they have been advertised as an aid for cigarette smoking cessation. The aerosols produced by e-cigarettes, however, have yet to be screened for potential health risks.

30 Jul 2013

Research News and Research

Viewpoints: Rove warns against government shutdown; 'despicable' GOP tactics; Medicare database a tool to control costs

OGT to release new CytoSure Consortium Cancer +SNP array for CNV and LOH detection

First Edition: July 30, 2013

This week on Capitol Hill: Repeal vote number 40

Stress during pregnancy can increase baby’s risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes

Federal appeals court rejects company's contraception coverage challenge

Junk-food diet during pregnancy may change development of opioid pathway in baby's brain

Study shows many parents don't fully understand the finer details of biobank storage

Adocia, Lilly terminate collaboration agreement relating to fast-acting insulin analog

Stress exposure in early life increases anxiety and consumption of comfort foods in adulthood

U.S. bans new home health, ambulance providers in three high-fraud cities from Medicare, Medicaid

Professor receives Celebration of African Australians Inc Award for exceptional research works

Kentucky researcher receives 2013 Discovery Award from Society for Free Radical Biology & Medicine

Social networks of homeless youth can be highly influential in reducing risky behaviors

Healthcare professionals are urged to counsel patients on healthy sex life after stroke

Affymetrix introduces cost-effective, high-throughput Axiom 384HT format for genotyping

Keele University School to host 5th Annual Meeting of Alcohol Hangover Research Group

Patient-reported outcomes may lead to new insights for improving cataract care

Surgery may not be necessary for women with abnormal breast tissue

Graduate student receives NIH fellowship of more than $90,000 to study e-cigarette use

A guide to advancing biotherapeutic research eBook

Latest eBooks

Editorial Focus eBook - Proteomics (2nd Edition)

Industry Focus eBook - Life Science Microscopy (2nd Edition)

BFEB: Advances in microplate-based assays and analysis

Biologics stability screening toolkit: Three practical workflows for accelerating formulation development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery