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Winners of the 2010 ASBMB-Merck Award

James A. Wells, professor and chairman of the department pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco, and director of UCSF's small molecule discovery center, has been named the winner of the 2010 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Merck Award for his pioneering studies in the field of protein engineering.

11 Dec 2009

Researchers discover new explanation for differences in severity of mental illness in males

Researchers have discovered a new explanation for differences in the severity of mental illness in males. The more excess copies of a certain gene, the more serious the handicap. The genetic defect is situated on the X-chromosome; and it is suspected that it is the amount of copies of the GDI1 gene that is responsible.

11 Dec 2009

Researchers find weakness in H1N1's method for evading detection by immune system

Researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have found what they believe is a weakness in H1N1's method for evading detection by the immune system.

11 Dec 2009

HST Global and HMD team up to develop curriculum for FIT protocol

HST Global, Inc. (OTCBB: HSTC) today announced a Partnership with Dr. James W. Forsythe to facilitate the development of a curriculum for the licensing and/or certification to administer Dr. Forsythe’s immune therapy in clinics to be built or acquired by HST Global, Inc.

11 Dec 2009

FDA approves Fenwal's InterSol platelet additive solution

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved InterSol, the first solution approved to replace a portion of plasma used when storing platelets for up to five days, allowing some of the donor plasma to be used for other purposes.

11 Dec 2009

Cardiac myosin-binding protein C identified as potential new diagnostic biomarker for heart attacks

Though they remain a leading killer, heart attacks can be effectively treated provided they can be rapidly diagnosed following initial onset of symptoms. In a study appearing in this month's Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, researchers have identified cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyBP-C) as a potential new diagnostic biomarker for heart attacks, one that may be particularly valuable for mild attacks in which traditional diagnostic proteins may not be abundant enough.

11 Dec 2009

Winner of the 2010 Avanti Award in Lipids

The 2010 Avanti Award in Lipids, which recognizes outstanding research contributions in the area of lipid research, has been awarded to David W. Russell, the Eugene McDermott distinguished chair of molecular genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

11 Dec 2009

Mouse study shows delaying the ageing process may offer protection against Alzheimer’s disease

Aging is the single greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In their latest study, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that simply slowing the aging process in mice prone to develop Alzheimer's disease prevented their brains from turning into a neuronal wasteland.

10 Dec 2009

InNexus Biotechnology, XERIS Pharmaceuticals collaborate in development of novel antibody delivery system

InNexus Biotechnology Inc. and XERIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today a research collaboration in which the companies will pursue development of a potential subcutaneous delivery of InNexus’ Dynamic Cross Linking (DXL™) antibodies using XERIS’ proprietary formulation-injection technologies.

10 Dec 2009

Vitamin K2 in Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica

Cyanotech Corporation, a world leader in microalgae-based, high-value nutrition and health products, today announced its Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica® has achieved another nutritional first. Already the most nutritious Spirulina in the world, it is also a good source of Vitamin K2.

10 Dec 2009

Decade of the Mind: A multidisciplinary effort to understand the phenomenon of mind

As we seek a better understanding of the workings of the human mind, we are continually confronted by fresh ethical, legal, and social questions. Now, researchers are increasingly emphasizing the role of a new discipline, neuroethics, to guide the search for answers to those questions.

10 Dec 2009

Biomonitoring expert to comment on upcoming CDC report

An expert specializing in communications to the general public on the scientific techniques for assessing and interpreting the significance of human exposure to natural and synthetic chemicals is available to provide comment and analysis on the upcoming report on biomonitoring by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

10 Dec 2009

Important forensic DNA advance published in the journal Law, Probability and Risk

Cybergenetics is pleased to announce the publication of an important forensic DNA advance in the journal Law, Probability and Risk. The paper "Match likelihood ratio for uncertain genotypes" enables scientists to extract far more identification information from the same DNA evidence.

10 Dec 2009

Cell transplants may yield new therapies for dementia patients

Nerve cells transplanted into brain-damaged rats helped them to fully recover their ability to learn and remember, probably by promoting nurturing, protective growth factors, according to a new study.

10 Dec 2009

Regulus Therapeutics to host educational webinar about microRNA biology

Regulus Therapeutics Inc., founded by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., unveiled plans for an educational webinar about microRNA biology that will highlight several recent exciting discoveries in the field and showcase the therapeutic strategies based on microRNA.

10 Dec 2009

Canadian Medical Isotope panel singles out Iotron Industries' technology to address isotope shortage

Iotron Industries announced that their technology was specifically singled out by the expert panel reviewing Canadian medical isotope productions as a superior approach to accelerator based isotope production. The panel has recommended that the Government of Canada make an investment in linear accelerator (linac) technology to address the country's shrinking isotope supply.

10 Dec 2009

Researchers investigate bone pathology

The best way to prevent a fracture is to stop bones from reaching the point where they are prone to breaking, but understanding the process of how bones form and mature has been challenging. Now researchers at the University of Houston department of health and human performance have created a process that grows real human bone in tissue culture, which can be used to investigate how bones form and grow.

10 Dec 2009

Mouse study suggests response to injury-induced growth factors can be revived

Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment because the injured nerve fibers (axons) cannot regrow. A study from Children's Hospital Boston, published in the December 10 issue of the journal Neuron, shows that axons can regenerate vigorously in a mouse model when a gene that suppresses natural growth factors is deleted.

10 Dec 2009

Embryonic signalling pathways suggest a new therapeutic approach to recover from heart attack

Almost a century after it was discovered in fruit flies with notches in their wings, the Notch signalling pathway may come to play an important role in the recovery from heart attacks. In a study published today in Circulation Research, scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy, are the first to prove that this signalling pathway targets heart muscle cells and thus reveal its crucial role in heart development and repair

10 Dec 2009

Social scientists say compassion is humans' strongest trait

Researchers at UC Berkeley are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing a growing body of evidence to show we are evolving to become more compassionate and collaborative in our quest to survive and thrive.

10 Dec 2009

Medical Science News

Winners of the 2010 ASBMB-Merck Award

Researchers discover new explanation for differences in severity of mental illness in males

Researchers find weakness in H1N1's method for evading detection by immune system

HST Global and HMD team up to develop curriculum for FIT protocol

FDA approves Fenwal's InterSol platelet additive solution

Cardiac myosin-binding protein C identified as potential new diagnostic biomarker for heart attacks

Winner of the 2010 Avanti Award in Lipids

Mouse study shows delaying the ageing process may offer protection against Alzheimer’s disease

InNexus Biotechnology, XERIS Pharmaceuticals collaborate in development of novel antibody delivery system

Vitamin K2 in Hawaiian Spirulina Pacifica

Decade of the Mind: A multidisciplinary effort to understand the phenomenon of mind

Biomonitoring expert to comment on upcoming CDC report

Important forensic DNA advance published in the journal Law, Probability and Risk

Cell transplants may yield new therapies for dementia patients

Regulus Therapeutics to host educational webinar about microRNA biology

Canadian Medical Isotope panel singles out Iotron Industries' technology to address isotope shortage

Researchers investigate bone pathology

Mouse study suggests response to injury-induced growth factors can be revived

Embryonic signalling pathways suggest a new therapeutic approach to recover from heart attack

Social scientists say compassion is humans' strongest trait

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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