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Blood test that spots tumor DNA predicts survival of advanced breast cancer patients

Results of a multicenter study of 129 women with advanced breast cancer show that a blood test that spots cancer-linked DNA correctly predicted that most of those patients with higher levels of the tumor markers died significantly earlier than those with lower levels.

2 Feb 2017

Scientists synthesize and evaluate mono/di-halogenated coumarins for anticancer activity

Throughout the world, many medicinal compounds are being discovered. Scientists have learnt to modify the chemical structures of active compounds so that they can improved therapeutic activity and reduced the toxicity.

30 Jan 2017

Chromatrap® kit shown to excel in DNA purification

Chromatrap® reports on the excellent results achieved by customers using their 96 well high throughput plates for ultra-pure DNA purification.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 26 Jan 2017

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

University of Alabama at Birmingham neurobiologist Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D., has discovered a novel mechanism for how stress-induced anxiety — the type of experience that can produce post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD — affects circuit function in the hippocampus, the area of the brain where aversive memories are formed.

24 Jan 2017

Siemens Healthineers introduces new CE-marked immunoassay for detecting Zika virus

Siemens Healthineers announced today its CE-marked immunoassay—the NovagnostZika Virus IgM µ-capture Assay—is now commercially available to laboratories outside of the U.S.

24 Jan 2017

Characterizing the Brain - Cell by Cell

My group develops approaches to study cell-to-cell signaling in the brain – how the cells of the brain talk to each other. The brain is heterogeneous, probably more so than any other organ in our body, and many of its functions depend on the unique characteristics of these cells.

From Pittcon 23 Jan 2017

BMG LABTECH announces integration of entire product range with Genedata Screener

BMG LABTECH collaborates with Genedatato provide a functionally rich integration between BMG LABTCH’s entire product range of dedicated and multi-mode microplate readers and Genedata Screener, a data analysis and management platform for in-vitro screening technologies.

From BMG LABTECH GmbH 20 Jan 2017

UCF researcher combines new and old science to create method for speedy medical tests

A UCF researcher has combined cutting-edge nanoscience with a magnetic phenomenon discovered more than 170 years ago to create a method for speedy medical tests.

20 Jan 2017

Service to screen for DNA damaging compounds released by Merck

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has introduced CAN MultiFlow™ screening services to more accurately predict genotoxic and mode of action* properties of substances, ingredients and drug compounds. Offered through its BioReliance® testing facilities, Merck will be the first company to provide this service in the United States.

20 Jan 2017

MGH-developed CTC-iChip with digital PCR assay improves detection of early-stage liver cancer

Use of an advanced form of the commonly used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method to analyze circulating tumor cells (CTCs) may greatly increase the ability to diagnose early-stage cancer, increasing the likelihood of successful treatment.

20 Jan 2017

Penn researchers discover antimicrobial that thwarts Zika viral entry into human cells

A panel of small molecules that inhibit Zika virus infection, including one that stands out as a potent inhibitor of Zika viral entry into relevant human cell types, was discovered by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

17 Jan 2017

Metabolomics and NMR

Bruker has been involved in the Phenome Center network since its beginning. Several years ago, the whole visionary concept of a global phenome network was actually born with Professor Jeremy Nicholson and Bruker BioSpin has been part of it since the early stages.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 17 Jan 2017

Essen BioScience’s IncuCyte live-cell analysis platform cited in more than 1000 publications

The IncuCyte live-cell analysis platform from Essen BioScience has been cited in more than 1000 peer-reviewed publications since its introduction.

From Sartorius 12 Jan 2017

Researchers move one step closer to regenerating heart wall using stem cells

A process using human stem cells can generate the cells that cover the external surface of a human heart -- epicardium cells -- according to a multidisciplinary team of researchers.

12 Jan 2017

UCM scientists design biosensor capable of detecting cancer autoantibodies at early stages

Before a malignant tumor is developed, the immune system tries to fight against proteins that are altered during their formation, producing certain cancer antibodies.

11 Jan 2017

Illumina and IBM join forces to grow accessibility to genome data interpretation

IBM Watson Health and Illumina, Inc. today announced a groundbreaking partnership to expand access to genome data interpretation by integrating Watson for Genomics into Illumina’s BaseSpace Sequence Hub and tumor sequencing process. The collaboration is designed to help standardize and simplify genomic data interpretation.

From Illumina, Inc. 11 Jan 2017

Mutations linked to endometrial cancer can be found in uterine lavage fluid before cancer diagnosis

Mutations that have been linked to endometrial cancer can be found in the uterine lavage fluid of pre- and post-menopausal women both with and without detectable cancer, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by John Martignetti, MD, PhD of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and colleagues.

30 Dec 2016

Fred Hutch’s new Evergreen Fund to promote commercialization of research into lifesaving therapies

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced its first-ever grants from its newly established Evergreen Fund to spur researchers' efforts to advance bold ideas toward creating or partnering with a commercial entity.

28 Dec 2016

New database of PCR primers enables effective detection and identification of RNA viruses

Scientists at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology scientists have compiled a comprehensive new public database of genetic information to enable the detection and identification of RNA viruses using the polymerase chain reaction assay.

28 Dec 2016

Generative AAE can be radically new way to discover drugs on demand

Scientists at the Pharmaceutical Artificial Intelligence group of Insilico Medicine, Inc, today announced the publication of a seminal paper demonstrating the application of generative adversarial autoencoders (AAEs) to generating new molecular fingerprints on demand.

22 Dec 2016

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Blood test that spots tumor DNA predicts survival of advanced breast cancer patients

Scientists synthesize and evaluate mono/di-halogenated coumarins for anticancer activity

Chromatrap® kit shown to excel in DNA purification

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

Siemens Healthineers introduces new CE-marked immunoassay for detecting Zika virus

Characterizing the Brain - Cell by Cell

BMG LABTECH announces integration of entire product range with Genedata Screener

UCF researcher combines new and old science to create method for speedy medical tests

Service to screen for DNA damaging compounds released by Merck

MGH-developed CTC-iChip with digital PCR assay improves detection of early-stage liver cancer

Penn researchers discover antimicrobial that thwarts Zika viral entry into human cells

Metabolomics and NMR

Essen BioScience’s IncuCyte live-cell analysis platform cited in more than 1000 publications

Researchers move one step closer to regenerating heart wall using stem cells

UCM scientists design biosensor capable of detecting cancer autoantibodies at early stages

Illumina and IBM join forces to grow accessibility to genome data interpretation

Mutations linked to endometrial cancer can be found in uterine lavage fluid before cancer diagnosis

Fred Hutch’s new Evergreen Fund to promote commercialization of research into lifesaving therapies

New database of PCR primers enables effective detection and identification of RNA viruses

Generative AAE can be radically new way to discover drugs on demand

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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