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The molecular basis of touch sensation

Public release date: 21-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Barbara Bachtler bachtler@mdc-berlin.de 49-309-406-3896 Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres A gene known to control lens development in mice and humans is also crucial for the development of neurons responsible for mechanosensory function, as neurobiologists of the Max Delbr?ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch have now discovered. They found that in mice in which they had removed the c-Maf gene in the nerve cells, touch sensation is impaired. This similarly applies to human carriers of a mutant c-Maf gene Continue reading

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IBM and IBN Treating MRSA With Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine in February's Edition of Healthcare Global

SOURCE: Healthcare Global NORWICH, UNITED KINGDOM–(Marketwire – Feb 21, 2012) – In April 2011 researchers from IBM and the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) announced that they had stumbled on “a nanomedicine breakthrough.” They discovered a new type of polymer which was able to detect and destroy bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics and infectious diseases such as MRSA. It is now hoped the discovery will have the potential to revolutionise treatments for MRSA and other superbugs which are becoming increasingly common in hospitals and healthcare environments across the world. If commercially manufactured, these biodegradable nanostructures could be injected directly into the body or applied topically to the skin, treating skin infections through consumer products like deodorant, soap and hand sanitizer, as well as being used to help heal wounds, tuberculosis and lung infections. Continue reading

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For UC Berkeley’s New Helios Energy Research Facility: Firespray’s Ductwork Solves Lab Construction Challenge

BERKELEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Firespray International has provided an innovative lab exhaust ductwork system for the University of California, Berkeley’s (UC Berkeley) Helios Energy Research Facility (rendering), solving a complex construction challenge at the 113,000 square-foot building under construction in downtown Berkeley. The structure will house the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) and the University’s Bioengineering Program. Continue reading

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Biocept to Present at the Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference on Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Technologies

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Biocept, Inc., a privately-held, CLIA certified laboratory testing company focused on detection and analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in cancer patients, announced that two of its senior scientists, Farideh Bischoff, Ph.D., Vice President of Translational Research, and Lyle Arnold, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, R&D and Chief Scientific Officer, will be making presentations at the 19th Annual Molecular Medicine Tri-Con being held in San Francisco February 19-23. Dr. Arnold spoke during the “Blood-Based Cancer Diagnostics” session on Monday, February 20th Continue reading

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Panamanian-US Scientific Research Supports Using Fat Stem Cells to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

A Panamanian-led, multidisciplinary research team has published the first description of non-expanded fat stem cells in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients. “Autologous Stromal Vascular Fraction Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Rationale and Clinical Safety,” which appears in the January publication of the International Archives of Medicine, followed 13 rheumatoid arthritis patients who were treated with their own fat-derived stem cells. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) February 21, 2012 A Panamanian-led, multidisciplinary research team has published the first description of non-expanded fat stem cells in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients Continue reading

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Yosemite's alpine chipmunks take genetic hit from climate change

ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2012) — Global warming has forced alpine chipmunks in Yosemite to higher ground, prompting a startling decline in the species' genetic diversity, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley Continue reading

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The Patient of the Future

Gym rat: In his quest to optimize his health, Larry Smarr recently underwent tests to measure his peak oxygen consumption, maximum heart rate, and other physiological indicators. Credit: Michael Kelley Back in 2000, when Larry Smarr left his job as head of a celebrated supercomputer center in Illinois to start a new institute at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of California, Irvine, he rarely paid attention to his bathroom scale Continue reading

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N.C. State researchers develop new genetics resource

In 2002, N.C. State genetics professor Trudy Mackay was thinking about how to fill in questions left unanswered by studies of the human genome. Continue reading

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Renato Dulbecco, 1975 Nobel medicine prize winner, dies at 97

ROME – Renato Dulbecco, who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in medicine for his seminal research on the interaction between tumors and cells, has died in California. He was 97. Dulbecco, an early proponent of sequencing genomes that led to the Human Genome Project, died in La Jolla, California overnight, Italy's National Research Council — where Dulbecco worked on the genome project in the 1990s — said Monday Continue reading

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DNA Sequencing To Go

Oxford Nanopore says it will begin selling by the end of the year a disposable DNA sequencer about the size of a USB memory stick that can be plugged directly into a laptop or desktop computer and used to perform a single-molecule sensing experiment. The device is expected to sell for $900, according to the company.  The company also unveiled a larger benchtop version of the technology. Continue reading

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Discovery that migrating cells 'turn right' has implications for engineering tissues, organs

ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2012) — What if we could engineer a liver or kidney from a patient's own stem cells Continue reading

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Common flame retardant linked to social, behavioral and learning deficits

Public release date: 16-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Phyllis Brown phyllis.brown@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 916-734-9023 University of California – Davis Health System Mice genetically engineered to be susceptible to autism-like behaviors that were exposed to a common flame retardant were less fertile and their offspring were smaller, less sociable and demonstrated marked deficits in learning and long-term memory when compared with the offspring of normal unexposed mice, a study by researchers at UC Davis has found. The researchers said the study is the first to link genetics and epigenetics with exposure to a flame retardant chemical Continue reading

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BioTime CEO Michael D. West to Present at New York Stem Cell Summit

ALAMEDA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– BioTime, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BTX), a biotechnology company that develops and markets products in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Michael D. Continue reading

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The $27 Trillion Question: How Long Will You Live?

How long will you live? To you, of course, the answer matters. But it matters, too, to insurers and to pension funds, to nursing homes and hospitals and to every provider of goods and services that you may want or need as you grow older Continue reading

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Genetic Technologies Gets CLIA Certificate of Compliance

By a GenomeWeb staff reporter NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Genetic Technologies today said that it has received a CLIA Certificate of Compliance for its Australian lab from the US centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The firm said its lab in Melbourne, where the firm also is based, is the only lab in the Southern Hemisphere with a CLIA Certificate of Compliance. The lab had received CLIA registration in April 2011 Continue reading

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Health games emerge as important new therapeutic tools for physical and mental health and well-being

Public release date: 16-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Cathia Falvey cfalvey@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 x2165 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY — Millions of dollars and immeasurable hours of research and development are being invested to develop and employ increasingly sophisticated hardware and software technologies to deliver innovative new personalized health care interventions. Digital games are rapidly becoming an important tool for improving lifestyle habits, behavior modification, self-management of illness and chronic conditions, and motivating and supporting physical activity, according to a provocative Expert Panel Discussion in the premier issue of Games for Health Journal, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed publication from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers (http://www.liebertpub.com) Continue reading

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DNA Robot Kills Cancer Cells

Nature | Health Device identifies target then releases deadly payload. February 16, 2012 | By Alla Katsnelson of Nature magazine DNA origami, a technique for making structures from DNA, may be more than just a cool design concept. It can also be used to build devices that can seek out and destroy living cells Continue reading

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Genetic Technologies Receives CLIA Certificate of Compliance From Centers for Medicare and MedicAid Services, USA

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA–(Marketwire -02/16/12)- Genetic Technologies Limited (ASX: GTG.AX – News) (NASDAQ: GENE – News) is pleased to announce that it has received the Certificate of Compliance for its Australian laboratory under the U.S. Continue reading

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Stem cell study in mice offers hope for treating heart attack patients

ScienceDaily (Feb. 15, 2012) — A UCSF stem cell study conducted in mice suggests a novel strategy for treating damaged cardiac tissue in patients following a heart attack Continue reading

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iSonea to Develop New Asthma Mobile Health Technology Based on Qualcomm 2net Hub

SEVERNA PARK, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Medical technology company iSonea Ltd. Continue reading

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