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Genomics portfolio expanded by Illumina

Illumina, Inc., the global leader in sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced the newest addition to its industry-leading next-generation sequencing (NGS) portfolio with the launch of the MiniSeq Sequencing System.

From Illumina, Inc. 12 Jan 2016

Henry Schein signs agreement to acquire RxWorks

Henry Schein, Inc., the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced today an agreement to acquire RxWorks, Inc., a provider of veterinary practice management software primarily to customers in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the Netherlands, and other countries around the world.

12 Jan 2016

IMB scientists identify two proteins vital for demethylation of DNA

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Mainz have identified a missing piece of the puzzle in understanding how epigenetic marks are removed from DNA. The research on DNA demethylation sheds new light on a fundamental process that is important in development and diseases such as cancer.

12 Jan 2016

Scientists identify unusual regulator of body weight, metabolic syndrome

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered an unusual regulator of body weight and the metabolic syndrome: a molecular mechanism more commonly associated with brain cells. Lowering levels of P75 neurotrophin receptor (NTR)--a receptor involved in neuron growth and survival--protected mice fed a high-fat diet from developing obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease.

12 Jan 2016

Accuray announces closing of $70 million straight debt financing agreement with Cerberus

Accuray Incorporated announced today it has closed a $70 million straight debt financing agreement with Cerberus Business Finance, LLC, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.

12 Jan 2016

LabCorp to offer Interpace's new ThyraMir microRNA classifier test

Interpace Diagnostics announced today that Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, the world's leading health care diagnostics company, will begin offering Interpace's new ThyraMir microRNA classifier test.

12 Jan 2016

Occlutech's Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device approved in Japan

Occlutech, a leading innovator of implants to treat structural heart disease today announced that it has obtained Japanese MHW approval for its dedicated Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device. The device is a specifically designed implant indicated for the minimally invasive closure of Atrial Septal Defects, ASD.

12 Jan 2016

Syapse closes $25 million Series C funding round

Syapse, the leader in precision medicine software, has completed the first close of a $25 million Series C funding round. The financing round is being led by Ascension Ventures, a subsidiary of Ascension, the nation's largest non-profit and Catholic health system.

12 Jan 2016

Regular practice of Transcendental Meditation benefits active-duty service members

Regular practice of Transcendental Meditation enables some active duty service members battling post-traumatic stress disorder to reduce or even eliminate their psychotropic medication and get better control of their often-debilitating symptoms, researchers report in the journal Military Medicine.

12 Jan 2016

U of I experiment provides insight on variables that may affect opinions about organic foods

The organic food industry has grown from fresh produce and grains to snack foods and condiments--from farmers markets to supercenters. Has this new variety in organic products, and the availability of them, affected consumers' perceptions? A University of Illinois researcher and her team designed an experiment to provide insight on some of the variables that may influence opinions about organic foods.

12 Jan 2016

Three new genetic associations identified for primary open angle glaucoma

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have led an international effort to identify three genetic associations that influence susceptibility to primary open angle glaucoma -- the most common form of adult onset glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world.

12 Jan 2016

Food preservative delivers one-two punch to cancer, antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Nisin, a naturally occurring food preservative that grows on dairy products, delivers a one-two punch to two of medicine's most lethal maladies: cancer and deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

12 Jan 2016

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy emerges as fast, cost-efficient method for biomass analysis

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is emerging as a fast, cost-efficient method for identifying the total amount and specific compounds that comprise the inorganic component of biomass. Accurate and reliable analysis of these minerals, such as aluminum, calcium, iron, and silicon is essential, as this "ash" can cause problems when converting biomass to hydrocarbon biofuels, as described in a study published in Industrial Biotechnology, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

12 Jan 2016

NIH-funded analysis identifies three genes that contribute to most common form of glaucoma

An analysis funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has identified three genes that contribute to the most common type of glaucoma. The study increases the total number of such genes to 15.

12 Jan 2016

Malaysian scientists join forces with Harvard experts to help revolutionize lung disease treatment

Malaysian scientists are joining forces with Harvard University experts to help revolutionize the treatment of lung diseases -- the delivery of nanomedicine deep into places otherwise impossible to reach.

12 Jan 2016

New studies provide insights into impact of vision loss among survivors of childhood cancers

Little is known about the long-term health of survivors of childhood cancers that affect vision, but two new studies provide valuable insights that could impact patient care and follow-up. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

12 Jan 2016

Increasing levels of FGF21 hormone protects against loss of immune function in the elderly

A hormone that extends lifespan in mice by 40% is produced by specialized cells in the thymus gland, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The team also found that increasing the levels of this hormone, called FGF21, protects against the loss of immune function that comes with age.

12 Jan 2016

Teens who rate e-cigarettes ads as effective more likely to try them in the future

Adolescents are more likely to say they will try electronic cigarettes if they perceive TV ads for these products as effective, according to a new study by RTI International researchers.

12 Jan 2016

Novel drug shows promise against metastatic breast cancer in mouse models

A doctor treating a patient with a potentially fatal metastatic breast tumor would be very pleased to find, after administering a round of treatment, that the primary tumor had undergone a change in character - from aggressive to static, and no longer shedding cells that can colonize distant organs of the body.

12 Jan 2016

Not all pediatricians recommend HPV vaccine for eleven- and twelve-year olds

In a society that has become increasingly suspicious of vaccines, it's not only parents who stand in the way of some children getting vaccinated for human papillomavirus (HPV). A new study published in Pediatrics shows not all pediatricians are recommending or even discussing the HPV virus for eleven- and twelve-year olds.

12 Jan 2016

Medical News

Genomics portfolio expanded by Illumina

Henry Schein signs agreement to acquire RxWorks

IMB scientists identify two proteins vital for demethylation of DNA

Scientists identify unusual regulator of body weight, metabolic syndrome

Accuray announces closing of $70 million straight debt financing agreement with Cerberus

LabCorp to offer Interpace's new ThyraMir microRNA classifier test

Occlutech's Atrial Septal Defect Closure Device approved in Japan

Syapse closes $25 million Series C funding round

Regular practice of Transcendental Meditation benefits active-duty service members

U of I experiment provides insight on variables that may affect opinions about organic foods

Three new genetic associations identified for primary open angle glaucoma

Food preservative delivers one-two punch to cancer, antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy emerges as fast, cost-efficient method for biomass analysis

NIH-funded analysis identifies three genes that contribute to most common form of glaucoma

Malaysian scientists join forces with Harvard experts to help revolutionize lung disease treatment

New studies provide insights into impact of vision loss among survivors of childhood cancers

Increasing levels of FGF21 hormone protects against loss of immune function in the elderly

Teens who rate e-cigarettes ads as effective more likely to try them in the future

Novel drug shows promise against metastatic breast cancer in mouse models

Not all pediatricians recommend HPV vaccine for eleven- and twelve-year olds

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