News and applications for life science research professionals
Spontaneous Mutations Crucial in Congenital Heart Disease
May 13, 2013 12:48 pm | News | CommentsEvery year, thousands of babies are born with severely malformed hearts, disorders known collectively as congenital heart disease. Many of these defects can be repaired though surgery, but researchers don’t understand what causes them or how to prevent them. New research shows that about 10 percent of these defects are caused by genetic mutations that are absent in the parents of affected children.
New Respiratory Viruses Could Spark Global Outbreaks
May 13, 2013 10:48 am | by MARIA CHENG - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsTwo respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France, where one patient who probably caught the the disease in Dubai infected his hospital roommate.
Medicinal Plant Can Treat Anxiety
May 13, 2013 10:17 am | News | CommentsA world-first completed clinical study by an Australian team has found Kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, significantly reduced the symptoms of people suffering anxiety. The study revealed Kava could be an alternative treatment to pharmaceutical products for those who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorders (GAD).
Cilia Research Heats Up
May 13, 2013 9:11 am | News | CommentsExperiments have unearthed clues about which protein signaling molecules are allowed into hollow, hair-like “antennae,” called cilia, that alert cells to critical changes in their environments. Researchers found that the size limit for entry is much greater than previously thought, allowing most of a cell's proteins into cilia.
France confirms 2nd case of SARS-related virus
May 12, 2013 7:41 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGovt stops study seeking to prevent type of stroke
May 10, 2013 5:59 pm | by LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsThe government has halted a study testing treatments for a brain condition that can cause strokes after early results suggested invasive therapies were riskier than previously thought. The condition involves a kind of tangle in the brain called an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM. Arteries and...
FDA denies request to block generic painkiller
May 10, 2013 5:53 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsIn a surprise move Friday, federal health regulators denied a request by Endo Health Solutions to block generic versions of its painkiller Opana ER, which the company argued are more easily abused than its branded product. Endo's Opana ER is a long-acting narcotic drug used to treat moderate and...
Study: Cholesterol progress stalled in recession
May 10, 2013 5:00 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsYears of progress fighting cholesterol might have stalled with the recession, says a huge study from one of the country's largest health laboratories. Americans' cholesterol levels have significantly improved over the past few decades, because of changes in diet and use of cholesterol-lowering...
Data Show Medtronic-Exclusive LIA Software Detects Non-Medtronic Lead Issues at a Greater Rate Than Standard Impedance Monitoring
May 10, 2013 4:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMINNEAPOLIS and DENVER - May 10, 2013 - Data presented today at Heart Rhythm 2013, the Heart Rhythm Society's 34th Annual Scientific Sessions, show that Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) Lead Integrity Alert (LIA) software detected pace/sense lead issues in non-Medtronic leads at a...
200 sickened after dining at Vegas restaurant
May 10, 2013 2:41 pm | by MICHELLE RINDELS - Associated Press - Associated Press | News | CommentsA new report shows 200 people who dined at one of Las Vegas' most popular restaurants about a block off the Strip have reported food poisoning symptoms, making it the largest outbreak southern Nevada health officials have seen in at least a decade. Sick patrons who dined at Firefly, a tapas...
Product Roundup: Fume Hoods and Biological Safety Cabinets
May 10, 2013 2:34 pm | News | CommentsIn any laboratory, safety of both the researchers and the samples are integral to a successful experiment. Fume hoods and biological safety cabinets offer protection from hazardous fumes with proper ventilation that will ensure the safety of all scientists in the laboratory and the samples they are working with.
Eli Lilly ends development of lymphoma drug
May 10, 2013 1:06 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsEli Lilly and Co. said Friday it will stop development of an experimental cancer drug after it failed in a late-stage clinical trial. The company was studying enzastaurin as a treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a cancer that affects a type of white blood cell. Lilly said patients who...
Low-Noise Data Acquisition System
May 10, 2013 12:01 pm | Product Releases | CommentsMolecular Devices launched its next generation Axon Digidata 1550 Low-Noise Data Acquisition System. The new Digidata Platform enables the parallel patching of up to eight cells simultaneously to provide better insight of neuronal network function and capture more data points per experiment.
Bacteria Interferes with Malaria Transmission
May 10, 2013 11:58 am | News | CommentsMosquitoes are deadly efficient disease transmitters. Research, however, demonstrates that they also can be equally adept in curing diseases such as malaria. A new study shows that the transmission of malaria via mosquitoes to humans can be interrupted by using a strain of the bacteria Wolbachia in the insects.
Dynamic Brain Cells Crucial to CNS
May 10, 2013 11:41 am | News | CommentsBy monitoring the behavior of a class of cells in the brains of living mice, neuroscientists discovered that these cells remain highly dynamic in the adult brain, where they transform into cells that insulate nerve fibers and help form scars that aid in tissue repair.
