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New platform for analysis of next generation sequencing data developed by Compugen

Compugen Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGEN) announced today the development of "NexGen," a new platform designed to significantly enhance Compugen’s overall infrastructure for predictive drug and drug target discovery. NexGen is designed to analyze Next Generation Sequencing data which is now beginning to be generated worldwide through RNA-Seq methodology.

2 Jul 2012

European collaboration to design a biomimetic bioartificial liver

Medicyte, The Electrospinning Company and the Universities of Manchester and Pisa launch a European wide unique project with the aim to design a biomimetic bioartificial liver (Re-Liver). The company GABO:mi ensures professional project management.

2 Jul 2012

Early brain changes predict chances of developing chronic pain

When people have similar injuries, why do some end up with chronic pain while others recover and are pain free? The first longitudinal brain imaging study to track participants with a new back injury has found the chronic pain is all in their heads -- quite literally.

2 Jul 2012

3D printed templates of filament networks can improve function of engineered living tissues

Researchers are hopeful that new advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine could one day make a replacement liver from a patient's own cells, or animal muscle tissue that could be cut into steaks without ever being inside a cow.

2 Jul 2012

Study illuminates key step in the journey of inflammation-producing immune cells

Like detectives seeking footprints and other clues on a television "whodunit," science can also benefit from analyzing the tracks of important players in the body's molecular landscape. Klaus Ley, M.D., a scientist at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, has done just that and illuminated a key step in the journey of inflammation-producing immune cells.

2 Jul 2012

Researchers map significant portion of functional sequences of mouse genome

Popularly dubbed "the book of life," the human genome is extraordinarily difficult to read. But without full knowledge of its grammar and syntax, the genome's 2.9 billion base-pairs of adenine and thymine, cytosine and guanine provide limited insights into humanity's underlying genetics.

2 Jul 2012

Researchers demonstrate power of single-molecule sequencing

The next "next-gen" technology in genome sequencing has gotten a major boost.

2 Jul 2012

Study tracks changes in spending, prices, and use of health care services by children

Spending on health care for children grew faster than spending for adults between 2007 and 2010 due to increasing prices for all categories of goods and services, finds a new report from the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI).

2 Jul 2012

Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Amylin

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Bristol-Myers Squibb will acquire Amylin for $31.00 per share in cash, pursuant to a cash tender offer and second step merger, or an aggregate purchase price of approximately $5.3 billion.

2 Jul 2012

Study illustrates novel mechanical transduction properties of hematopoietic stem cells

A recent study led by Andrew Puca, Ph.D. under the supervision and direction of Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D. set out to illustrate novel mechanical transduction properties of Hematopoietic Stem Cells in relation to defining the expression of humoral factors by facilitating paracrine/autocrine signalling via microgravity.

2 Jul 2012

Currently available online information about abdominal aortic aneurysms need improvement

During the last decade use of the Internet has begun to pervade all aspects of modern life, including an "e-health revolution" where patients may research health issues online before seeking professional consultation. However according to researchers from Leeds in the United Kingdom (U.K), the quality and readability of online patient information specifically for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is poor and requires significant improvement.

2 Jul 2012

Boehner says GOP 'resolved' to overturn health law; Pelosi calls effort 'unrealistic'

[House Speaker John Boehner] said the Supreme Court ruling, which defined the mandate as a tax, strengthened his "resolve" to get rid of the law. "All it really does is strengthen my resolve and resolve of Republicans here in Washington to repeal this awful law," Boehner said.

2 Jul 2012

Running down the varied state reaction to the health law decision

State leaders reacted to the Supreme Court health law decision in varied ways: Some hailed the decision as a victory for everyday Americans while others warned the decision will harm citizens. Still others, however, including Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, saw a mixed bag.

30 Jun 2012

Under-performance of small bowel biopsy a major reason behind underdiagnosis of celiac disease

Under-performance of small bowel biopsy during endoscopy may be a major reason that celiac disease remains underdiagnosed in the United States, according to a new study published online recently in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Investigators at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that the rate of small bowel biopsy is low in this country.

30 Jun 2012

London Summit on Family Planning poised to provide 'staggering' results

The "groundbreaking" London Summit on Family Planning, scheduled for July 11, "aims to provide an additional 120 million women ... lifesaving contraceptives, information, and services by 2020," Gary Darmstadt, who heads the Family Health Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

30 Jun 2012

House Foreign Relations Authorization Act only includes state department operations

"[T]he House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) [on Wednesday] approved the FY 2013 Foreign Relations Authorization Act [.pdf] that it hopes will be the first authorizing bill to pass Congress in a decade," Casey Dunning of the Center for Global Development (CGD) writes in this post in the center's "Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance" blog.

30 Jun 2012

Most health care firms expect to benefit from health law

The court's decision to uphold the law is expected to help nearly every corner of the health care industry, The Associated Press reports. But other outlets also note that insurers are concerned about new rules.

30 Jun 2012

Melinda Gates discusses access to contraceptives on 'The Colbert Report'

"As a young woman, I felt confident in my future because I knew I had the power to plan my family," Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in this post in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

30 Jun 2012

New toxicology testing method requires lesser number of fish

A new way of testing the safety of natural and synthetic chemicals has been developed by scientists with funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Their research, published today in the journal Ecotoxicology, could reduce the number of fish needed to test the toxicity of a range of chemicals including pharmaceuticals and environmental pollutants.

30 Jun 2012

Medicaid piece of high court decision creates questions for states

The element of the ruling that allows states to "opt out" of the health law's Medicaid expansion without losing current program funding immediately changed state-level implementation dynamics.

30 Jun 2012

Research News and Research

New platform for analysis of next generation sequencing data developed by Compugen

European collaboration to design a biomimetic bioartificial liver

Early brain changes predict chances of developing chronic pain

3D printed templates of filament networks can improve function of engineered living tissues

Study illuminates key step in the journey of inflammation-producing immune cells

Researchers map significant portion of functional sequences of mouse genome

Researchers demonstrate power of single-molecule sequencing

Study tracks changes in spending, prices, and use of health care services by children

Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Amylin

Study illustrates novel mechanical transduction properties of hematopoietic stem cells

Currently available online information about abdominal aortic aneurysms need improvement

Boehner says GOP 'resolved' to overturn health law; Pelosi calls effort 'unrealistic'

Running down the varied state reaction to the health law decision

Under-performance of small bowel biopsy a major reason behind underdiagnosis of celiac disease

London Summit on Family Planning poised to provide 'staggering' results

House Foreign Relations Authorization Act only includes state department operations

Most health care firms expect to benefit from health law

Melinda Gates discusses access to contraceptives on 'The Colbert Report'

New toxicology testing method requires lesser number of fish

Medicaid piece of high court decision creates questions for states

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