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Mount Sinai receives contract to develop nanotechnology tools for diagnosing diseases

Mount Sinai School of Medicine received a contract for almost $16.5 million from The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLBI) through the Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology (PEN). The contract is one of four issued nationally to develop multidisciplinary research Centers with the goal of developing nanotechnology tools for diagnosing and treating heart, lung and blood diseases.

30 Sep 2010

New miRNA screening assay to detect early-stage colorectal cancer

A new microRNA (miRNA) screening assay detected the majority of early-stage colorectal cancers with good specificity and sensitivity. Our test has the potential to be safe, cheap, robust, accurate and of little or no inconvenience to the individual, and could, therefore, easily be integrated into national screening programs as part of an annual checkup,said Søren Jensby Nielsen, Ph.D., scientific manager, Diagnostic Product Development, Exiqon A/S

30 Sep 2010

NIH awards three grants to explore novel treatment strategies for muscular dystrophy

Three grants totaling more than $4.5 million, from agencies of the National Institutes of Health, will be used to explore novel treatment strategies for muscular dystrophy.

30 Sep 2010

Triple negative breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations have low risk of recurrence: Research

Patients with triple negative breast cancer that also have mutations in the BRCA gene appear to have a lower risk of recurrence, compared to those with the same disease without the deleterious genetic mutation, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

30 Sep 2010

MicroRNAs assay may allow better targeted therapy for lung cancer patients

A test based on a panel of microRNAs under development by Rosetta Genomics, Ltd., in Rehovot, Israel, may allow for more precise diagnosis and better targeted therapy for patients with lung cancer.

30 Sep 2010

Washington University receives award to develop diagnostic tools for heart, lung diseases using nanotechnology

An $18 million research program headed by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will research therapies and diagnostic tools for heart and lung diseases that use nanotechnology.

30 Sep 2010

McLean Researchers receive award to create first clinic-ready human induced iPS cells

Belmont, MA-Researchers at Harvard Affiliated McLean Hospital have been awarded a $1.9 million National Institutes of Health Director's Opportunity Award to continue their research into creating human induced pluripotent (iPS) stem cells using a method aimed at eliminating the risk of cancer and other problems associated with other options such as genome-integrating viral methods.

30 Sep 2010

Researchers report chemotherapy affects gray matter in breast cancer patients

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center have published the first report using imaging to show that changes in brain tissue can occur in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

30 Sep 2010

New $1.76M study seeks to identify novel methods of diagnosing osteoporosis

A $1.76 million study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks to identify new methods of diagnosing osteoporosis and inform the development of next-generation drugs to treat the bone disease.

30 Sep 2010

Study indicates garlic could help prevent cardiomyopathy

Garlic has significant potential for preventing cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that is a leading cause of death in people with diabetes, scientists have concluded in a new study. Their report, which also explains why people with diabetes are at high risk for diabetic cardiomyopathy, appears in ACS' bi-weekly Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

30 Sep 2010

Researchers develop C5 technology to identify CTCs in breast cancer

Researchers have identified a novel, dual-platform technology, the On-Q-ity Circulating Cancer Capture and Characterization Chip (C5), which they believe is more efficient than the commonly used single-platform device in identifying circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in breast cancer.

30 Sep 2010

Researchers develop genetic screening method to identify drug-resistant HCV strains

In recent human trials for a promising new class of drug designed to target the hepatitis C virus (HCV) without shutting down the immune system, some of the HCV strains being treated exhibited signs of drug resistance.

30 Sep 2010

Researchers receive NIH award to investigate regenerative potential of retinal cells

Zhang and co-principal investigators Sheng Ding, PhD, from The Scripps Research Institute, and Thomas Reh, PhD from the University of Washington, received the highest possible scores for their proposal to investigate the regenerative potential of retinal cells. Their long-term goal is to restore visual function lost through diseases such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

30 Sep 2010

ACT updates myoblast program for heart failure treatment

Advanced Cell Technology, a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, provided an update today on the status of its myoblast program. The program has successfully and safely completed Phase I human clinical trials in more than forty patients in over four independent studies.

30 Sep 2010

Study shows blueberries may help fight atherosclerosis

Blueberries may help fight atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries, according to results of a preliminary U.S. Department of Agriculture funded study with laboratory mice. The research provides the first direct evidence that blueberries can help prevent harmful plaques or lesions, symptomatic of atherosclerosis, from increasing in size in arteries.

30 Sep 2010

Scientists discover gut stem cells replacement mechanism

CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have discovered that gut stem cells replace each other in a 'one in, one out' system, which is completely different to previously accepted theories.

30 Sep 2010

Researchers discover genes that influence human height

An international team of researchers, including a number from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill schools of medicine and public health, have discovered hundreds of genes that influence human height.

30 Sep 2010

Federal appeals court rules NIH can continue to fund stem cell research

The Wall Street Journal: "A federal appeals court said Tuesday the Obama administration can continue to fund embryonic stem-cell research, reversing for the time being a trial judge's injunction barring the funding. The one-page order by a three-judge panel of the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the administration met the legal standard for a stay of the injunction, but didn't discuss the case in detail.

30 Sep 2010

UNC scientists receive grant to develop targeted delivery system for pancreatic cancer

A team of UNC scientists has received a five-year $2,308,800 grant from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnerships to address the critical need for early diagnosis of and more effective treatments for pancreatic cancer.

30 Sep 2010

Push to delay Australia’s R&D tax credit will hurt start-up innovators

Much-needed change to Australia’s R&D tax system is amongst legislative bills to be re-introduced to Parliament as it resumes this week. AusBiotech urges MPs to support the swift passage of the R&D Tax Credit legislation and the Government to persist with its introduction.

29 Sep 2010

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Mount Sinai receives contract to develop nanotechnology tools for diagnosing diseases

New miRNA screening assay to detect early-stage colorectal cancer

NIH awards three grants to explore novel treatment strategies for muscular dystrophy

Triple negative breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations have low risk of recurrence: Research

MicroRNAs assay may allow better targeted therapy for lung cancer patients

Washington University receives award to develop diagnostic tools for heart, lung diseases using nanotechnology

McLean Researchers receive award to create first clinic-ready human induced iPS cells

Researchers report chemotherapy affects gray matter in breast cancer patients

New $1.76M study seeks to identify novel methods of diagnosing osteoporosis

Study indicates garlic could help prevent cardiomyopathy

Researchers develop C5 technology to identify CTCs in breast cancer

Researchers develop genetic screening method to identify drug-resistant HCV strains

Researchers receive NIH award to investigate regenerative potential of retinal cells

ACT updates myoblast program for heart failure treatment

Study shows blueberries may help fight atherosclerosis

Scientists discover gut stem cells replacement mechanism

Researchers discover genes that influence human height

Federal appeals court rules NIH can continue to fund stem cell research

UNC scientists receive grant to develop targeted delivery system for pancreatic cancer

Push to delay Australia’s R&D tax credit will hurt start-up innovators

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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