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Illumina sequences DNA of American actress Glenn Close

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has sequenced the DNA of American actress Glenn Close, the first publicly named female to have her DNA sequenced to full coverage.

From Illumina, Inc. 11 Mar 2010

InvestorSoup.com announces investment report featuring Exact Sciences

InvestorSoup.com announces an investment report featuring Exact Sciences Corp. The report includes financial, comparative and investment analyses, and pertinent industry information you need to know to make an educated investment decision.

11 Mar 2010

DenMat's LUMINEERS Smile Design Studio to produce Snap-On Smile

DenMat Holdings, LLC, has recently announced its acquisition of the Snap-On Smile® brand and all intellectual property surrounding it. Snap-On Smile will be produced exclusively by DenMat's LUMINEERS® Smile Design Studio, an ISO 9001 certified laboratory offering a comprehensive range of superior esthetic and restorative services.

11 Mar 2010

Safeguard Scientifics' aggregate partner company revenue rises 46% in 2009

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that aggregate revenue of its partner companies for the year was $262 million, up 46% from $179 million in 2008, exceeding the company’s 2009 guidance of $223 million to $243 million, as adjusted to reflect the inclusion of two new partner companies.

11 Mar 2010

AiDKlinik information system reduces adverse drug interaction numbers

To get life-threatening diseases under control, patients in the intensive care unit usually are administered many medications at the same time. Even for experts, it is difficult to keep track of the variety of possible side effects and interactions.

11 Mar 2010

Controlling cholesterol using biologically active molecules isolated from algal infusion

Researchers at Wayne State University's Department of Nutrition and Food Science believe they've uncovered a unique method to control and regulate cholesterol using biologically active molecules isolated from ProAlgaZyme™ -- a proprietary algal infusion produced by Health Enhancement Products, Inc., of Scottsdale, Arizona.

11 Mar 2010

Octenol compound aids mosquitoes in finding blood meal

The potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists report.

11 Mar 2010

Extreme or moderate heat may help cure malignant and benign tumors

Aided by ultrasound guidance, treating tumors with extreme heat or moderate heat may provide a possible therapeutic option, according to early research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held March 7-10, 2010.

11 Mar 2010

Molecular master switch plays a key role in maturation process of brain cells

About four out of every 10 cells in the brain are so-called oligodendrocytes. These cells produce the all-important myelin that coats nerve tracts, ensuring fast, energy-efficient transmission of nerve impulses.

11 Mar 2010

MBL scientists develop novel methods to interpret cellular dynamics

If you can imagine identical twin sisters at rest, their breath drawing them subtly together and apart, who somehow latch onto ropes that pull them to opposite sides of the bed-you can imagine what happens to a chromosome in the dividing cell.

11 Mar 2010

Researchers identify new treatment strategy for lymphoma

Seaweed extract may eventually emerge as a lymphoma treatment, according to laboratory research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held here March 7-10, 2010.

11 Mar 2010

Ampicillin activates torsinA, improves cell function to reduce movement disorders

Discovery of an antibiotic's capacity to improve cell function in laboratory tests is providing movement disorder researchers with leads to more desirable molecules with potentially similar traits, according to University of Alabama scientists co-authoring a paper publishing March 10 in the journal Disease Models & Mechanisms.

11 Mar 2010

Mayo Clinic to form new permanent professorship for cancer research

Mayo Clinic is forming a new permanent professorship to augment cancer research that will focus on finding new treatments and preventive measures to reduce the incidence of cancer.

11 Mar 2010

Iraqi National Cancer Research Program established to curb rising incidence of breast cancer

Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer.

11 Mar 2010

Genetic mutation in African-American men with family history of prostate cancer discovered

Shahriar Koochekpour, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, led research that has discovered, for the first time, a genetic mutation in African-American men with a family history of prostate cancer who are at increased risk for the disease.

11 Mar 2010

Cardiologists to highlight capabilities of InfraReDx' LipiScan Coronary Imaging System at ACC.10 and i2 Summit

InfraReDx, Inc., an innovative medical device company focused on developing novel diagnostic imaging technologies to accurately identify and characterize diseased intracoronary tissues, today announced that the Company's LipiScan™ Coronary Imaging System will be highlighted in multiple sessions during the 59th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology.

11 Mar 2010

Children's Hospital Boston develops new web site, releases video message on current state of stem cell research

Exactly one year to the day after President Obama's historic decision to reverse an eight-year restriction on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, the Children's Hospital Boston Stem Cell Program today announced the development of a unique, comprehensive web site and released a candid video message from its top researchers on the current state of stem cell research to introduce the new site: stemcell.childrenshospital.org.

10 Mar 2010

NPL completes project to help UK company diagnose medical conditions by monitoring patients' breath

Bedfont Scientific Ltd is one of the market leaders in developing personal diagnostic gas sensors for the medical market.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 10 Mar 2010

INPC expands beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois

The Indiana Network for Patient Care, one of the highest volume health information exchanges in the United States, is expanding beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.

10 Mar 2010

ORNL earns Excellence in Technology Transfer Project of the Year Award

A technology that can enhance collecting of data from studying the compositions on a material surface has earned the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory the Excellence in Technology Transfer Project of the Year Award from the Southeast Region of the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.

10 Mar 2010

Laboratory News and Research

Illumina sequences DNA of American actress Glenn Close

InvestorSoup.com announces investment report featuring Exact Sciences

DenMat's LUMINEERS Smile Design Studio to produce Snap-On Smile

Safeguard Scientifics' aggregate partner company revenue rises 46% in 2009

AiDKlinik information system reduces adverse drug interaction numbers

Controlling cholesterol using biologically active molecules isolated from algal infusion

Octenol compound aids mosquitoes in finding blood meal

Extreme or moderate heat may help cure malignant and benign tumors

Molecular master switch plays a key role in maturation process of brain cells

MBL scientists develop novel methods to interpret cellular dynamics

Researchers identify new treatment strategy for lymphoma

Ampicillin activates torsinA, improves cell function to reduce movement disorders

Mayo Clinic to form new permanent professorship for cancer research

Iraqi National Cancer Research Program established to curb rising incidence of breast cancer

Genetic mutation in African-American men with family history of prostate cancer discovered

Cardiologists to highlight capabilities of InfraReDx' LipiScan Coronary Imaging System at ACC.10 and i2 Summit

Children's Hospital Boston develops new web site, releases video message on current state of stem cell research

NPL completes project to help UK company diagnose medical conditions by monitoring patients' breath

INPC expands beyond central Indiana to serve patients from southwestern Indiana, southeastern Illinois

ORNL earns Excellence in Technology Transfer Project of the Year Award

Lab Diagnostics and Automation - Second Edition eBook

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 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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