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NIH approves BioTime's four GMP human embryonic stem cell lines

BioTime, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced that four human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines: ESI-035, ESI-049, ESI-051 and ESI-053, developed by a BioTime subsidiary have been approved by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for inclusion in the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry.

20 Aug 2011

Medicinal Genomics sequences entire genomes of two therapeutic Cannabis strains

Medicinal Genomics, a private company headquartered in Marblehead, Mass., USA and the Netherlands, announced today that it has sequenced the entire genomes of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica, representing two strains of the therapeutic plant.

19 Aug 2011

High levels of calcium in coronary arteries increase risk of stroke, heart attack

The presence of calcium in coronary arteries is a much better predictor of heart attack and stroke than C-reactive protein among people with normal levels of LDL cholesterol, according to a study of more than 2,000 people led by a Johns Hopkins heart specialist.

19 Aug 2011

Emory team identifies conditions that make memory T cells slip away during chronic infections

After recovering from the flu or another acute infection, your immune system is ready to react quickly if you run into the same virus again. White blood cells called memory T cells develop during the infection and help the immune system remember the virus and attack it if it comes back.

19 Aug 2011

Dog fecal material may constitute the dominant source of airborne bacteria

Bacteria from fecal material -- in particular, dog fecal material -- may constitute the dominant source of airborne bacteria in Cleveland's and Detroit's wintertime air, says a new University of Colorado Boulder study.

19 Aug 2011

Cerus to support ongoing development of INTERCEPT red cell system

Cerus Corporation announced today that it has received a $2.1 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the advanced development of the company's technology for inactivating pathogens and leukocytes in red blood cells.

19 Aug 2011

Mount Sinai to begin largest study of personalized medicine in clinical care setting

Mount Sinai School of Medicine has been awarded a $3.4 million grant over four years from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to begin the largest study of its kind, in which a patient's genomic risk for disease is revealed in a lab, and then entered into an electronic medical record for use in determining treatment in the clinical care setting.

19 Aug 2011

Isolation of HIV antibodies advances search for AIDS vaccine

A team of researchers has "identified 17 potent antibodies whose discovery opened up valuable pathways in the search for an AIDS vaccine," Agence France-Presse reports.

19 Aug 2011

Single-molecule imaging reveals how cells prepare to interact with biochemical signals

Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that structural elements in the cell play a crucial role in organizing the motion of cell-surface receptors, proteins that enable cells to receive signals from other parts of the organism.

19 Aug 2011

Large-scale population imaging reveals robust sparse coding in Drosophila mushroom body

A research team at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) led by Assistant Professor Glenn Turner has published results of experiments that show large populations of neurons in the brains of living fruit flies responding simultaneously to a variety of odors.

19 Aug 2011

IRSF announces new Rett syndrome translational research awards

The International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) announced today that it is awarding over $650,000 to support eight cutting-edge projects that aim to accelerate translational research to develop treatments for Rett syndrome.

19 Aug 2011

Prior parasitic worm infections may complicate TB therapy

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major threat to global health, taking the lives of more than a million people worldwide each year. Its greatest impact is often in the most impoverished places on earth, where patients frequently suffer from multiple chronic illnesses at the same time. In such situations, the question of whether each individual illness might make concurrent illnesses more difficult to treat becomes a critical issue both for specific patients and for general public health.

19 Aug 2011

$Dried plums can protect postmenopausal women against fractures, osteoporosis$

Dried plums can protect postmenopausal women against fractures, osteoporosis

When it comes to improving bone health in postmenopausal women — and people of all ages, actually — a Florida State University researcher has found a simple, proactive solution to help prevent fractures and osteoporosis: eating dried plums.

19 Aug 2011

Uppsala University to lead new advanced cancer study

Several prominent cancer researchers are now joining forces in an advanced new cancer study. The goal is to understand which tumors will be difficult to treat and to find out why certain cancer drugs lose their effect after a period of use.

19 Aug 2011

Scientists uncover how human egg captures sperm to begin fertilisation process

Researchers have uncovered exactly how a human egg captures an incoming sperm to begin the fertilisation process, in a new study published this week in the journal Science.

19 Aug 2011

Femtosecond-laser ablation of Xenopus melanocytes for studies of cell migration, wound repair

Using an ultrafast femtosecond laser, researchers at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., were able to label, draw patterns on, and remove individual melanocytes cells from a species of frog tadpole (Xenopus) without damaging surrounding cells and tissues.

19 Aug 2011

Researchers demonstrate a way to control excitation and contraction in cardiac muscle cells

By employing optogenetics, a new field that uses genetically altered cells to respond to light, and a tandem unit cell (TCU) strategy, researchers at Stony Brook University have demonstrated a way to control cell excitation and contraction in cardiac muscle cells, the details of which are published in the early online edition of Circulation: Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology: "Stimulating Cardiac Muscle by Light: Cardiac Optogenetics by Cell Delivery."

19 Aug 2011

Scientists artificially grow brain cells from Parkinson's patients to find treatment

The UK's population is ageing and with it comes an increased risk of developing age-related diseases such as Parkinson's. About 70% of dopamine producing brain cells will have been lost by the time a sufferer visits the doctor, with symptoms that include difficulties with movement and a resting tremor. A progressive neurodegenerative disease, Parkinson's affects about 120,000 people in the UK.

18 Aug 2011

ProtoKinetix completes sale of AAGP tool for protecting delicate cells in research

ProtoKinetix, announces today that it has completed the sale of (AAGP) as a vital tool to protect delicate cells in the process of utilizing stem cells, to treat disease and injury. This development will enable the Company to ramp up sales of the unique AAGP family of molecules to the medical research community.

18 Aug 2011

Blocking pathway for generating energy can kill cancer cells

Cancer Research UK scientists have found that blocking the pathway used by some kidney cancer cells to generate energy can kill the cancer cells, sparing the healthy ones.

18 Aug 2011

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NIH approves BioTime's four GMP human embryonic stem cell lines

Medicinal Genomics sequences entire genomes of two therapeutic Cannabis strains

High levels of calcium in coronary arteries increase risk of stroke, heart attack

Emory team identifies conditions that make memory T cells slip away during chronic infections

Dog fecal material may constitute the dominant source of airborne bacteria

Cerus to support ongoing development of INTERCEPT red cell system

Mount Sinai to begin largest study of personalized medicine in clinical care setting

Isolation of HIV antibodies advances search for AIDS vaccine

Single-molecule imaging reveals how cells prepare to interact with biochemical signals

Large-scale population imaging reveals robust sparse coding in Drosophila mushroom body

IRSF announces new Rett syndrome translational research awards

Prior parasitic worm infections may complicate TB therapy

Dried plums can protect postmenopausal women against fractures, osteoporosis

Uppsala University to lead new advanced cancer study

Scientists uncover how human egg captures sperm to begin fertilisation process

Femtosecond-laser ablation of Xenopus melanocytes for studies of cell migration, wound repair

Researchers demonstrate a way to control excitation and contraction in cardiac muscle cells

Scientists artificially grow brain cells from Parkinson's patients to find treatment

ProtoKinetix completes sale of AAGP tool for protecting delicate cells in research

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