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NCCC physicians use new gene sequencing equipment for testing abnormal DNA in cancerous tumor cells

Clinical laboratory experts and physicians at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) achieved 100 percent accuracy in testing for abnormal DNA in cancerous tumor cells with its new gene sequencing equipment and panels.

23 Jan 2014

Children grow up in dangerous neighborhoods exhibit more aggressive behavior

Children around the world who grow up in dangerous neighborhoods exhibit more aggressive behavior, says a new Duke University-led study that is the first to examine the topic across a wide range of countries.

23 Jan 2014

Hispanic women twice as likely as white women to be affected by vulvodynia

Hispanic women surveyed in the metro Detroit area were twice as likely as white women to be affected by vulvodynia, unexplained vulvar pain that can make sex, tampon use or even sitting excruciating. Meanwhile, the condition affected half as many black women, new University of Michigan research shows.

23 Jan 2014

Scientists develop new genetic platform that yields novel antibiotic from ocean bacteria

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a new genetic platform that allows efficient production of naturally occurring molecules, and have used it to produce a novel antibiotic compound.

23 Jan 2014

Scientists give cautious welcome for new types of drug intended for use in place of antibiotics

New types of drug intended for use in place of antibiotics have been given a cautious welcome by scientists.

23 Jan 2014

Researchers find that 20% of women with ovarian cancer had inherited mutations in gene pathway

A new study conservatively estimates that one in five women with ovarian cancer has inherited genetic mutations that increase the risk of the disease, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

23 Jan 2014

People may be able to keep weight off by using compact elliptical device while sitting

People may be able to keep the weight off by using a compact elliptical device while sitting at a desk or watching TV, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

23 Jan 2014

Researchers examine how neurons in brain control arm movements

Sometimes that's how our brains work. When we anticipate a physical act, such as reaching for the keys we noticed on the table, the neurons that control the task adopt a state of readiness, like sprinters bent into a crouch.

23 Jan 2014

Scientists update evidence-based practices for children with autism

The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders has released its much-anticipated update on evidence-based practices for children and youth with autism.

23 Jan 2014

Obese kids exposed to high levels of air pollutants are nearly 3 times as likely to have asthma

Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants were nearly three times as likely to have asthma, compared with non-obese children and lower levels of pollution exposure, report researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).

23 Jan 2014

ICR, Nuevolution and CRT partner to identify novel drug candidates for cancer treatment

The Institute of Cancer Research, London, Cancer Research Technology, London and Nuevolution A/S, Copenhagen have entered into a drug discovery collaboration to identify novel lead candidates for cancer treatment.

23 Jan 2014

Jackson Laboratory collaborates with Seoul National University to develop new mouse models, tumor repository

The Jackson Laboratory, in collaboration with Seoul National University, will receive a five-year, $7.5 million grant from the South Korean government for a large-scale cancer genomics project employing the latest sequencing technology and special JAX mouse models that can host human tumors.

22 Jan 2014

Clinician scientist receives RPB Career Development Award to support eye research

The Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Ophthalmology has been granted a $250,000 Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Career Development Award to support eye research conducted by Jason I. Comander, M.D., Ph.D. The support will be provided over a four-year period.

22 Jan 2014

Chinese and American researchers introduce new approach to gene therapy

Resistance of tumor cells toward multiple cytostatic drugs is a serious problem in cancer treatment. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a team of Chinese and American researchers has now introduced a new approach to gene therapy that could counter this problem: The gene that codes for resistance is “silenced” through the use of an ingenious nanocomplex.

22 Jan 2014

UC researchers receive more than $1M grant to study complex traumatic injuries of warfare

Trauma and critical care researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have received more than $1 million from the United States Air Force in a recent set of grant awards to study how air medical evacuation affects patients, medical professionals and medical equipment.

22 Jan 2014

Lack of SIRT1 protein in the liver leads to lower levels of liver FGF21

A new study led by Boston University School of Medicine demonstrates that the abnormal metabolism linked to obesity could be regulated in part by the interaction of two metabolic regulators, called the NAD-dependent deacetylase SIRT1 and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). Using experimental models, the researchers found that a lack of SIRT1 protein in the liver led to lower levels of a liver secreted protein FGF21, which resulted in an increased likelihood of developing fatty liver disease and obesity.

22 Jan 2014

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NCCC physicians use new gene sequencing equipment for testing abnormal DNA in cancerous tumor cells

Children grow up in dangerous neighborhoods exhibit more aggressive behavior

Hispanic women twice as likely as white women to be affected by vulvodynia

Scientists develop new genetic platform that yields novel antibiotic from ocean bacteria

Scientists give cautious welcome for new types of drug intended for use in place of antibiotics

Researchers find that 20% of women with ovarian cancer had inherited mutations in gene pathway

People may be able to keep weight off by using compact elliptical device while sitting

Researchers examine how neurons in brain control arm movements

Scientists update evidence-based practices for children with autism

Obese kids exposed to high levels of air pollutants are nearly 3 times as likely to have asthma

ICR, Nuevolution and CRT partner to identify novel drug candidates for cancer treatment

Jackson Laboratory collaborates with Seoul National University to develop new mouse models, tumor repository

Clinician scientist receives RPB Career Development Award to support eye research

Chinese and American researchers introduce new approach to gene therapy

UC researchers receive more than $1M grant to study complex traumatic injuries of warfare

Lack of SIRT1 protein in the liver leads to lower levels of liver FGF21

Childhood bereavement contributes to future psychosis risk

Outcome good for patients with dual alcohol use and affective disorders

Overdiagnosis concerns raised for CT lung cancer screening

Blood methylome offers clues to schizophrenia

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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