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Affymetrix announces availability of SensationPlus FFPE Amplification and 3' IVT Labeling Kit

Affymetrix, Inc. announced today the availability of SensationPlus FFPE Amplification and 3' IVT Labeling Kit (SensationPlus FFPE Reagent Kit), consisting of RNA amplification and labeling modules, to enable gene expression profiling of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples on GeneChip 3' IVT arrays and Almac XcelTM Array for disease clinical research and retrospective studies.

3 Aug 2012

SAGE Labs, Autism Speaks expand partnership to create first rat models for translational research

Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, today announced its expanded collaboration with Sigma Advanced Genetic Engineering (SAGE) Labs, an initiative of Sigma- Life, to develop the first rat models with modified autism associated genes, intended to accelerate discovery and translational autism research.

3 Aug 2012

Anacardic acid can rescue some ALS phenotypes in vitro

A research group at the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Japan's Kyoto University has successfully recapitulated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-associated abnormalities in motor neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) obtained from patients with familial ALS, a late-onset, fatal disorder which is also known for Lou Gehrig's disease. In a drug screening assay using the disease model, the team further found that the chemical compound anacardic acid can rescue some ALS phenotypes in vitro.

3 Aug 2012

Change in drug policy needed to reverse HIV/AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe, Central Asia

Noting the United Nations last week announced the appointment of Dr. Michel Kazatchkine, the former head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, as the U.N. Secretary-General's new special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia," Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, director of the Open Society Foundations' global drug policy program, writes in this Huffington Post opinion piece.

3 Aug 2012

Myc-directed repression of tristetraprolin important for development and maintenance of cancer

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a protein that impairs the development and maintenance of lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes), but is repressed during the initial stages of the disease, allowing for rapid tumor growth.

3 Aug 2012

Fatty acid synthase provides new target for treatment of obesity and diabetes

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a potential target for treating diabetes and obesity.

3 Aug 2012

New method could increase number of genetic components in synthetic biologists' toolkit

Through the assembly of genetic components into "circuits" that perform logical operations in living cells, synthetic biologists aim to artificially empower cells to solve critical problems in medicine, energy and the environment. To succeed, however, they'll need far more reliable genetic components than the small number of "off-the-shelf" bacterial parts now available.

3 Aug 2012

PEPFAR announces $60M initiative to support implementation of science research, evaluation programs

PEPFAR on Wednesday "announced awards for a $60 million initiative, with potential for additional funding in year three, to support implementation science research and the evaluation of programs established under PEPFAR," according to a U.S. State Department media note.

3 Aug 2012

Australian scientists discover new virus in bats

Australian scientists have discovered a new virus in bats that could help shed light on how Hendra and Nipah viruses cause disease and death in animals and humans. The new virus - named 'Cedar' after the Queensland location where it was discovered - is a close relative of the deadly Hendra and Nipah viruses.

3 Aug 2012

Weill Cornell Medical College receives NCATS grant to fund Clinical and Translational Science Center

Weill Cornell Medical College has received $49.6 million from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to fund its Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC).

3 Aug 2012

Caffeine may ease movement symptoms of Parkinson's

While drinking caffeine each day does not appear to help improve sleepiness among people with Parkinson's disease, it may have a benefit in controlling movement, according to new research published in the August 1, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 Aug 2012

Scientists link some cases of Essential Tremor to specific genetic problem

Researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine and CHUM hospitals have linked some cases of Essential Tremor (ET) to a specific genetic problem. ET is the most common movement disorder, becoming increasingly frequent with increasing age, which is characterized by an involuntary shaking movement (tremor) that occurs with motion, particularly when doing precise fine movement.

3 Aug 2012

IRIN examines conditional cash transfer program aimed at improving maternal health in the Philippines

"A nationwide conditional cash transfer program in the Philippines is slowly improving maternal health, but more is needed to reverse the climbing maternal mortality ratio, say women's groups," IRIN reports.

3 Aug 2012

Access to dental care alone is not sufficient to meet oral health needs of adults with I/DD

A comprehensive study using electronic dental records to profile the oral health status of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) has concluded that access to specialized dental care alone is not sufficient to meet the community's substantial oral health needs.

2 Aug 2012

House rejects bill limiting DC abortions

The measure, which did not get the two-thirds majority needed under special procedural rules, would have banned abortion in the District after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on a disputed notion that fetus at that point can feel pain.

2 Aug 2012

Study analyzes drop-out rates and predictors of attrition within adult weight management program

More than 1.7 billion people worldwide may be classified as overweight and need appropriate medical or surgical treatment with the goal of sustainable weight loss. But for weight management programs to be effective, patients must complete them, states a study published in the Canadian Journal of Surgery (CJS) that analyzed drop-out rates and predictors of attrition within a publicly-funded adult weight management program.

2 Aug 2012

Mass. legislature approves bill to curb rise in health costs

The plan ties health spending increases to overall economic growth and encourages more coordinated care.

2 Aug 2012

Researchers develop blue light to help manage internal clocks of night workers

Researchers at Universit- Laval have developed a blue light to help bleary eyed shift workers regulate their internal clocks and get the sleep they need when they need it.

2 Aug 2012

Changing behavior in Haiti to prevent cholera poses challenges

Noting that several organizations recently have closed or consolidated their cholera treatment centers in Haiti, Jason Hayes with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting writes in an opinion analysis in the Huffington Post Blog, "In order to stop cholera, a water-borne illness, you need to change the ways people interact with water. It is no easy task."

2 Aug 2012

Six hospitals join CoC ProvenCare Lung Cancer Collaborative

Six more hospitals have joined a national pilot study already under way to promote evidence-based evaluation and treatment standards for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients with this type of lung cancer are also candidates for an operation called "lung resection."

2 Aug 2012

Research News and Research

Affymetrix announces availability of SensationPlus FFPE Amplification and 3' IVT Labeling Kit

SAGE Labs, Autism Speaks expand partnership to create first rat models for translational research

Anacardic acid can rescue some ALS phenotypes in vitro

Change in drug policy needed to reverse HIV/AIDS epidemic in Eastern Europe, Central Asia

Myc-directed repression of tristetraprolin important for development and maintenance of cancer

Fatty acid synthase provides new target for treatment of obesity and diabetes

New method could increase number of genetic components in synthetic biologists' toolkit

PEPFAR announces $60M initiative to support implementation of science research, evaluation programs

Australian scientists discover new virus in bats

Weill Cornell Medical College receives NCATS grant to fund Clinical and Translational Science Center

Caffeine may ease movement symptoms of Parkinson's

Scientists link some cases of Essential Tremor to specific genetic problem

IRIN examines conditional cash transfer program aimed at improving maternal health in the Philippines

Access to dental care alone is not sufficient to meet oral health needs of adults with I/DD

House rejects bill limiting DC abortions

Study analyzes drop-out rates and predictors of attrition within adult weight management program

Mass. legislature approves bill to curb rise in health costs

Researchers develop blue light to help manage internal clocks of night workers

Changing behavior in Haiti to prevent cholera poses challenges

Six hospitals join CoC ProvenCare Lung Cancer Collaborative

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