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June Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features electrophoresis in RNA analysis and avian embryos

Gel electrophoresis is one of the most important and frequently used techniques in RNA analysis. Electrophoresis is used for RNA detection, quantification, purification by size and quality assessment. Gels are involved in a wide variety of methods including northern blotting, primer extension, footprinting and analyzing processing reactions. The two most common types of gels are polyacrylamide and agarose.

5 Jun 2010

New clinical research findings on oncology to be highlighted at ASCO 2010

Researchers from University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Ireland Cancer Center will present new clinical research findings at the 46th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Clinical Oncology June 4-8 in Chicago.

5 Jun 2010

Estradiol plays role in development of eating disorders during puberty: MSU researchers

For the first time, scientists have discovered a possible biological culprit in the development of eating disorders during puberty: a type of estrogen called estradiol.

5 Jun 2010

Fox Chase Cancer Center announces first-in-human bi-specific HER2/HER3 pathway targeting antibody

Patients with HER2-positive cancers can have dramatic responses to HER2-targeted drugs but eventually develop resistance to the agents. With that problem in mind, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers are testing a novel type of antibody called MM-111 in patients with HER2-positive disease who have progressed on standard therapy.

5 Jun 2010

Bangladeshi children who lose mothers more likely to die, Lancet study finds

Children in Bangladesh whose mothers died "had about a 24 percent chance of making it to age 10," while children with mothers had an 89 percent chance of surviving, according to a Lancet study published on Friday, the Associated Press reports.

5 Jun 2010

Hip strengthening regimen proves effective at reducing PFP in female runners: Study

A twice weekly hip strengthening regimen performed for six weeks proved surprisingly effective at reducing -- and in some cases eliminating -- knee pain referred to as patellofemoral pain in female runners.

5 Jun 2010

British PM calls for G8, G20 to reduce maternal mortality, announces new health worker training fund

In a Guardian opinion piece, published on Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron says G8 and G20 nations should reduce maternal mortality in developing countries and set "'an ambitious target' of saving three million more lives by 2015," the Guardian reports (Watt, 6/3).

5 Jun 2010

Positive results from Phase 2, open-label ENCORE 303 trial to be presented at ASCO 2010

Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage epigenetics oncology company, reported final results from the Phase 2, open-label ENCORE 303 trial in post-menopausal women with advanced, estrogen receptor positive breast cancer who were progressing on aromatase inhibitor therapy.

5 Jun 2010

Diagnosis of antiovarian autoantibodies in infertile women help in approaches for assisted reproduction

Studies on the ovarian antigens and its corresponding specific antibodies have showed the relationship between the incidences of antiovarian autoantibodies and the clinical mani-festation of ovarian dysfunction and infertility in women.

4 Jun 2010

Life Technologies partners to create Genomic Cancer Care Alliance

Life Technologies Corporation today announced the creation of the Genomic Cancer Care Alliance to help people battling cancer gain access to treatment options found through analysis of their genomic information. Founding partners include Fox Chase Cancer Center, Scripps Genomic Medicine, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). The announcement came during the Consumer Genetics Conference being held June 2-4 in Boston.

4 Jun 2010

Researchers compare outcomes of two surgical procedures for stress urinary incontinence

As part of a national clinical trial, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found little difference in effectiveness between two popular treatments for one of the most common ailments among American women: stress urinary incontinence.

4 Jun 2010

SOGC urges strategy for preventing deaths during delivery, childbirth

As the G8 approaches, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) is urging the Canadian government to recognize that a strategy on maternal and child health must focus on preventing deaths during delivery and childbirth as 80% of maternal deaths in low-resource countries take place at that time.

4 Jun 2010

Health professionals can learn from smoking cessation campaigns on how to tackle maternal obesity

Health professionals worried about the increasing number of obese pregnant women could learn lessons from successful smoking cessation campaigns, according to a study into how maternity services could be developed to effectively tackle maternal obesity.

4 Jun 2010

ChemoFx-assisted chemotherapy reduces treatment costs for recurrent ovarian cancer

A study demonstrating the cost savings realized through the use of the ChemoFx® Drug Response Marker for assisting selection of treatment in recurrent ovarian cancer was published recently in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG).

4 Jun 2010

Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea improves survival in premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer

Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea in premenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer was associated with significantly improved patient survival, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine by the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) in collaboration with leading US cancer centers and cooperative cancer research groups.

4 Jun 2010

Merrimack's Phase 1/2 trial design of MM-111 in HER2 positive cancer to be presented at 2010 ASCO

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the design of their Phase 1/2 trial investigating the safety and tolerability of MM-111 in HER2 positive cancer patients will be presented at the 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting being held June 4-8, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois.

4 Jun 2010

HRT patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry less risk of stroke than oral therapy: Study

Hormone replacement therapy skin patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry less risk of stroke than oral therapy and may represent a safer alternative to tablets, suggests a study published on bmj.com today.

4 Jun 2010

Delicate balance of microbes in vagina can vary between healthy women: New study

The delicate balance of microbes in the vagina can vary greatly between healthy women, according to a new study led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute for Genome Sciences. Researchers hope further study will lead to personalized reproductive medicine for women, allowing doctors to tailor each woman's treatment and health maintenance strategies to her individual microbial make-up.

4 Jun 2010

BSGI effective for evaluating unclear mammographic or ultrasound findings

Researchers at the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon presented data on the clinical use of Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), a molecular breast imaging technique, at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual meeting in Las Vegas in April: Breast Specific Gamma Imaging Used As An Adjunct to Mammography.

4 Jun 2010

PregLem reports positive Phase III data from PEARL I study of Esmya for uterine fibroids

PregLem, the European specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on women's reproductive medicine, announces positive Phase III data from its second pivotal study (PEARL I) for its lead product Esmya (ulipristal acetate), as an effective treatment for uterine fibroids (myoma) - a condition that affects millions of women worldwide.

4 Jun 2010

Women's Health News

June Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features electrophoresis in RNA analysis and avian embryos

New clinical research findings on oncology to be highlighted at ASCO 2010

Estradiol plays role in development of eating disorders during puberty: MSU researchers

Fox Chase Cancer Center announces first-in-human bi-specific HER2/HER3 pathway targeting antibody

Bangladeshi children who lose mothers more likely to die, Lancet study finds

Hip strengthening regimen proves effective at reducing PFP in female runners: Study

British PM calls for G8, G20 to reduce maternal mortality, announces new health worker training fund

Positive results from Phase 2, open-label ENCORE 303 trial to be presented at ASCO 2010

Diagnosis of antiovarian autoantibodies in infertile women help in approaches for assisted reproduction

Life Technologies partners to create Genomic Cancer Care Alliance

Researchers compare outcomes of two surgical procedures for stress urinary incontinence

SOGC urges strategy for preventing deaths during delivery, childbirth

Health professionals can learn from smoking cessation campaigns on how to tackle maternal obesity

ChemoFx-assisted chemotherapy reduces treatment costs for recurrent ovarian cancer

Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea improves survival in premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer

Merrimack's Phase 1/2 trial design of MM-111 in HER2 positive cancer to be presented at 2010 ASCO

HRT patches containing low doses of oestrogen carry less risk of stroke than oral therapy: Study

Delicate balance of microbes in vagina can vary between healthy women: New study

BSGI effective for evaluating unclear mammographic or ultrasound findings

PregLem reports positive Phase III data from PEARL I study of Esmya for uterine fibroids

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Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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