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Vitrolife and Cellartis extend collaboration in stem cell research

Vitrolife has entered into a new 3-year collaboration agreement with Cellartis AB regarding the development of new products for the culture, handling and differentiation of stem cells. The agreement extends the previous collaboration between the companies.

8 Oct 2009

Cancer Genome Atlas funds study for analysis and interpretation of tumor genetic data

The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) will fund an effort by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to siphon buckets of meaningful information from an ocean of data about the aberrant genetics that drive human cancers.

8 Oct 2009

Researchers succeed in engineering human tissue patches from stem cells

University of Washington (UW) researchers have succeeded in engineering human tissue patches free of some problems that have stymied stem-cell repair for damaged hearts.

8 Oct 2009

Johns Hopkins researchers identify several genetic links to autism

About 90 percent of autism spectrum disorders have suspected genetic causes but few genes have been identified so far. Now, leading an international team, Johns Hopkins researchers have identified several genetic links to autism, chief among them a variant of semaphorin 5A, whose protein product controls nerve connections in the brain.

8 Oct 2009

NEI awards Case Western Reserve $1.57M for bacterial keratitis research

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have been awarded a $1.57 million renewal grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health to continue their study of corneal infections, specifically, bacterial keratitis, associated with contact lens wear. The grant will extend the work initiated last year with the receipt of a $2.4 million, five-year grant from the NEI.

8 Oct 2009

New mechanism of bone formation may help fight osteoporosis

The natural cycle of building bone to maintain skeletal strength and then breaking it down for the body's calcium needs is delicately balanced, but diseases like osteoporosis break down too much bone without adequate bone replacement, leading to bone fractures.

8 Oct 2009

Hutchinson Center scientists awarded $16.7M to develop progenitor and stem cell tools

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded a total of $16.7 million to Irwin Bernstein, M.D., and Beverly Torok-Storb, Ph.D., both members of the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The Hutchinson Center grants represent part of a $170 million effort involving 18 teams of research scientists dedicated to developing stem- and progenitor-cell tools and therapies.

8 Oct 2009

Researchers identify tumor-suppressing genes to diagnose the phase of laryngeal cancer

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have identified tumor-suppressing genes that may provide a more accurate diagnosis of disease stage and survival for laryngeal cancer patients than current standards.

8 Oct 2009

CHEO researchers identify protein that inhibits insulin production

One of the biggest mysteries about diabetes is why specialized cells in the pancreas stop secreting insulin, which the body needs in order to store glucose from food. A team from the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute has identified a protein that inhibits insulin production in mice - work that offers a new way of understanding, and perhaps of one day treating, both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

8 Oct 2009

Pfizer-FRSQ Innovation Fund supports genetic study of inflammatory bowel disease and cancer

The first two research projects supported by the Pfizer-FRSQ Innovation Fund will investigate differences in the genetic code for inflammatory bowel disease and metastatic colorectal cancer. This research could lead to improved diagnosis and the development of individualized treatments for these diseases. These innovative projects are marshalling multidisciplinary teams of seasoned researchers from major Quebec research institutions.

8 Oct 2009

Family and population based approaches sheds new light on the potential roles of common and rare forms of human genetic variation

In one of the first studies of its kind, an international team of researchers has uncovered a single-letter change in the genetic code that is associated with autism. The finding, published in the October 8 issue of the journal Nature, implicates a neuronal gene not previously tied to the disorder and more broadly, underscores a role for common DNA variation.

8 Oct 2009

Entest BioMedical applies for Phase II grant from National Cancer Institute

Entest BioMedical, Inc. a majority owned subsidiary of Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc. announced today that it has applied for an Exploratory/Development Phase II grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

8 Oct 2009

NHGRI awards Geospiza a SBIR grant to develop software systems for detecting rare mutations

Geospiza, Inc., the market leading developer of genetic analysis software, today announced the receipt of a Phase I SBIR grant for “Software Systems for Detecting Rare Mutations” from the National Human Genome Research Institute (1R43HG005297-01).

7 Oct 2009

Research study to determine association of CYP2D6 variation with tamoxifen therapy

Among women with early stage breast cancer, genetic variation of a certain enzyme appears to be associated with clinical outcomes for women treated with tamoxifen, according to a study in the October 7 issue of JAMA.

7 Oct 2009

aTyr Pharma to discuss aminoacyl tRNA synthetases at the BioPartnering Europe Conference

aTyr Pharma, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing a new class of naturally occurring proteins as biotherapeutics, will present at the BioPartnering Europe Conference in London on Monday October 12. Jeff Watkins, CEO of aTyr Pharma, will provide an overview of aTyr Pharma's technology, product engine, and lead program based on naturally occurring resected proteins of the tRNA synthetases.

7 Oct 2009

Study reveals large structural differences between natural prions and man-made synthetic analogs

A collaboration between scientists at Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Francisco has led to the first direct information about the molecular structure of prions. In addition, the study has revealed surprisingly large structural differences between natural prions and the closest synthetic analogs that scientists have created in the lab.

7 Oct 2009

Scientific community must fight misconceptions about experiments using animals: Researchers

In a recent commentary, We must face the threats, in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers Dario Ringach and David Jentsch spoke out against animal rights extremism. They urged the scientific community to stand together and fight misconceptions about experiments using animals. That their plea has been heard is clear from the unanimously positive response it received on the Faculty of 1000 Biology website.

7 Oct 2009

Scientists develop new molecule that can deliver genetic-based drugs into cells

Theresa M. Reineke, associate professor of chemistry in the College of Science, and colleagues in her lab at Virginia Tech and at the University of Cincinnati have developed a new molecule that can travel into cells, deliver genetic cargo, and packs a beacon so scientists can follow its movements in living systems.

7 Oct 2009

Vitro Diagnostics' research reveals expanded uses of its fluorescent stem cells

Vitro Diagnostics, Inc., dba Vitro Biopharma, announced completion of a research report concerning its fluorescent stem cells, http://www.vitrobiopharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fluorescent-msc-10-3.pdf. This report revealed transfer of fluorescent to differentiated cells including chondrocytes, cells responsible for making cartilage.

7 Oct 2009

Brain's mapping system uncovered

Through the power of Google Earth, you can travel the globe from the comfort of your computer screen, peering down on everything from above. But once you change your perspective - if you go into one of the buildings that you've looked down on - you have to upload a new map.

7 Oct 2009

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Vitrolife and Cellartis extend collaboration in stem cell research

Cancer Genome Atlas funds study for analysis and interpretation of tumor genetic data

Researchers succeed in engineering human tissue patches from stem cells

Johns Hopkins researchers identify several genetic links to autism

NEI awards Case Western Reserve $1.57M for bacterial keratitis research

New mechanism of bone formation may help fight osteoporosis

Hutchinson Center scientists awarded $16.7M to develop progenitor and stem cell tools

Researchers identify tumor-suppressing genes to diagnose the phase of laryngeal cancer

CHEO researchers identify protein that inhibits insulin production

Pfizer-FRSQ Innovation Fund supports genetic study of inflammatory bowel disease and cancer

Family and population based approaches sheds new light on the potential roles of common and rare forms of human genetic variation

Entest BioMedical applies for Phase II grant from National Cancer Institute

NHGRI awards Geospiza a SBIR grant to develop software systems for detecting rare mutations

Research study to determine association of CYP2D6 variation with tamoxifen therapy

aTyr Pharma to discuss aminoacyl tRNA synthetases at the BioPartnering Europe Conference

Study reveals large structural differences between natural prions and man-made synthetic analogs

Scientific community must fight misconceptions about experiments using animals: Researchers

Scientists develop new molecule that can deliver genetic-based drugs into cells

Vitro Diagnostics' research reveals expanded uses of its fluorescent stem cells

Brain's mapping system uncovered

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