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AllergyMore...

• Heavy peanut intake by parents can lead to allergies in kids
• Cod liver oil may reduce arthritis drug use
• Exposure to Cats Increases Bronchial Responsiveness in People Without Specific Cat Allergy
• Gene behind childhood onset asthma identified
• Playing the bagpipes cures Scot teen of his asthma

BiochemistryMore...

• Structure of the first mammalian GRP94 protein solved
• New molecular pathway needed for normal reproductive development identified
• Vitamin D inadequacy may worsen chronic pain
• Determining structure of influenza B virus protein may give clues to next pandemic
• Low-impact exercise forms may raise incidence of low bone density

Bioinformatics NewsMore...

• New database to benefit scientists studying mystery mountain illness
• “Longevity” gene behind living beyond 100 uncovered
• PrEP strategy may cut down HIV transmission
• Computer model could improve some drugs’ efficacy
• Mathematicians to decipher secrets of immune system

Biotech BusinessMore...

• InNexus Biotechnology CEO to Present at BioContactQuebec 2008
• Jacobs Receives Contract From Gedeon Richter for New Biotechnology Facility in Hungary
• Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Announces Issuance of 28th U.S. Patent
• BioSpace and BIOCOM Announce 2009 Biotech Beach(TM) Hotbed Campaign
• Media Advisory - Oncolytics Biotech Inc. to Present at Maxim Group Growth Conference

Cancer ResearchMore...

• GeneGo Is Awarded NCI Grant for Development of Systems Biology Database and Tools for Nutrition in Cancer in Collaborati
• Saliva proteins could help detection of oral cancer
• Vitamin C supplements may reduce benefit from wide range of anti-cancer drugs
• University of Southern California Receives Cancer Diagnosis System for Detecting Esophageal Dysplasia
• Breakthrough optical technology to assess colon cancer risk, accuracy

Cell BiologyMore...

• Reversible 3-D cell culture gel invented
• Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Single Institutional Investor Purchases $14.2 Million of Senior Convertible Notes
• DSM and Crucell Announce Another Key Achievement for PER.C6(R) Technology; Scale Up of High-Titer Fed-Batch Process to 2
• Cell Therapeutics Submits Supplemental Biologics License Application for Zevalin Use in First-Line Consolidation Therapy
• Cell Therapeutics Provides Details on Investor

Developmental BiologyMore...

• New England Peptide Names Director of Chemical Development
• Sound Surgical Technologies Welcomes Dr. Mark Schafer as New Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Research
• Research pushes back history of crop development 10,000 years
• ACORN Contract Research Organization Appoints Tara Webb as Senior Director of CRO Business Development
• Halozyme Therapeutics Appoints Head of Endocrinology Clinical Development

EcologyMore...

• Ubiquitous sparrows under threat in UK too
• Dams contributing to global warming, reveals study
• Project underway to detect human exposure to environmental toxins
• Interaction between skin oil and ozone may worsen air quality in flights
• Wine may serve as the best mineral exploration tool

EvolutionMore...

• Earliest bats developed flight skills before echolocation over 50 mln years ago
• St. Bernard’s evolution challenges theory of creationism, says study
• Monkeys, just as humans possess Machiavellian Intelligence
• Human race to split into elite and ugly species 11000 years hence
• Neanderthals never inter bred with humans

Food Technology NewsMore...

• Study of cow infections may help prevent infertility in women
• Enjoying your tipple? The fruit fly reveals why!
• Bipolar disease drug dramatically increases lifespan in worms
• Genes behind alcohol sensitivity in fruit flies uncovered
• Protein that helps salamanders re-grow limbs identified

GeneticsMore...

• Study finds genetic variant plays role in cleft lip
• FDA Accepts New Drug Application for Bucindolol, A Genetically-Targeted Treatment for Heart Failure From ARCA biopharma
• Rare genetic disorder gives clues to autism, epilepsy, mental retardation
• Children's Hospital researchers identify genetic mutation that may predict organ rejection
• A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center Inc., Forterus Inc.'s Behavioral Healthcare Subsidiary, is the First in the Nation t

GenomicsMore...

• Genomic Health to Present at JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference
• Broad Institute awarded major grant to bolster epigenomics research
• Complete Genomics Launches, Becomes World's First Large-Scale Human Genome Sequencing Company
• Complete Genomics launches, becomes world's first large-scale human genome sequencing company
• As personalized, genomic medicine takes off, four developing countries show the way for others

GMOMore...

• Genetically engineered corn poses no immediate threat to Mexican crops
• GM mosquitoes - boon or bane?
• Lack of antioxidants may take the spring in your step away

Health/MedicineMore...

• ITGI Medical Received a CE Mark for its Second Pericardium Covered Stent - AneuGraft(R) - for Tortuous Vessels
• Riverside Partners Sells MicroCal to GE Healthcare
• NxStage Medical to Present at JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference
• Pharmasset to Present at the JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on Monday, October 6th
• BioCryst to Present at the JMP Healthcare Focus Conference

Health News IndiaMore...

• Indian diagnostic firm on expansion mode
• India needs to integrate health services: UNFPA official
• British doctors oppose job curbs on Indian colleagues
• US varsity moots tie-up with Kolkata homeopathy clinic
• Paswan inaugurates pharmaceutical research centre in Kolkatta

ImmunologyMore...

• Entertainment Software Association Foundation awards grant to FAS for immune attack
• EUPROBIO 2008 Presentation to Highlight Latest Immune Research
• South Africa Begins Introduction of PREVENAR into Childhood Immunization Program
• Peptimmune Presentation at Upcoming World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis
• Trillium secures additional financing on the strength of lead program and proprietary position around the CD200 immunore

Marine BiologyMore...

• Researchers uncover key trigger for potent cancer-fighting marine product
• Pew Institute for Ocean Science awards 5 fellowships in support of global marine conservation
• 2008 Pew Fellowship in marine conservation awarded to UM Rosenstiel's Dr. Andrew Baker
• Dr. Andrew Constable awarded 2008 Pew Fellowship in marine conservation
• 2008 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation awarded to Dr. Ussif Rashid Sumaila

MicrobiologyMore...

• Crohn’s disease pathogen descended from Indian bug
• Mechanism behind person-to-person bird flu transmission revealed
• Scientists to use space technology to spot TB bacterium
• Single anti-anthrax jab for rapid treatment and long term protection
• Microbes can survive trapped under 3 km thick ice layer for 100,000 years

NanobiotechnologyMore...

• Nanotech and synbio: Americans don't know what's coming
• UNC study on properties of carbon nanotubes, water could have wide-ranging implications
• National Science Foundation grants Clemson professors award to develop nanoprobes
• Nanoscale carbon materials research wins the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics
• Nanoscopic screening process to speed drug discovery

NeurobiologyMore...

• Here’s how we make sense of ambiguous visual data
• Computer programme can boost elderly persons’ memory by ten years
• Appreciating art is all in the brain
• Our brains determine what our eyes see
• Even minute levels of lead in blood can lead to low IQ in kids: Study

Plant Sciences NewsMore...

• Bayer Broadens Its Manufacturing Basis for Biopharmaceuticals in Tobacco Plants
• Nomad Bioscience: New Plant Biotechnology Company Founded to Focus on Biomaterials and Biopharmaceuticals
• UC Riverside biochemists devise method for bypassing aluminum toxicity effects in plants
• Commercial aquatic plants offer cost-effective method for treating wastewater
• Reproducing early and often is the key to rapid evolution in plants

Science PolicyMore...

• USC Receives Nearly $3.4 Million for Stem Cell Research
• SKr 800 million for development of biotech firms
• 1.9 $ million for research on women’s and children’s health
• San Diego Stem Cell Consortium Tops in State Funding
• Scheme gives new researchers a leg-up

Stem Cell ResearchMore...

• The role of stem cells in renewing the cornea
• Pittsburgh researchers identify source of multipotent stem cells with broad regenerative potential
• Embryonic stem cells might help reduce transplantation rejection
• Ansary Symposium on Stem Cell Research at Weill Cornell Medical College
• Stem cells may solve mystery of early pregnancy breast cancer protection

Systems BiologyMore...

• Lilly to Acquire ImClone Systems in $6.5 Billion Transaction
• Meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina had bird-like breathing system
• New meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina had bird-like breathing system
• Swedish Neuroscience Institute and Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle Form Alliance to Learn More about Brain Dise
• The Modern DeBakey VAD

Toxicology NewsMore...

• Veterans exposed to Agent Orange at nearly 50% higher risk of prostate cancer recurrence
• Toxic substance in house dust may reduce eczema risks in early life
• Pollution induced cancer emerges as top killer in China
• Fly ash bricks actually help absorb minute amount of toxic metal from air
• Nicotine may increase atherosclerosis risk

VirologyMore...

• Deadly rugby virus spreads in sumo wrestlers
• Structures of important plant viruses determined
• Research about plant viruses could lead to new ways to improve crop yields
• Study: Bird diversity lessens human exposure to West Nile Virus
• World leaders in infectious diseases convene to discuss emerging global viruses

AIDS/HIVMore...

• HIV is a 'double hit' to the brain
• AIDS interferes with stem cells in the brain
• Global Experts Explore Entire Spectrum of Aids Vaccine Development
• New amfAR research grants to optimize HIV treatment
• A compound from olive-pomace oil gets 80 percent slowing down of HIV spread

EnvironmentMore...

• Growing a garden of future environmental leaders
• Alternative to burning: environmentally sound disposal for wood chips
• New center will focus environmental debate and produce solutions for action
• Children's gardening programs grow environmental stewards
• Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces the Placement of Two Monoplace Hyperbaric Chambers at Saint Barnabas Medic

GeneMore...

• Researchers develop new self-training gene prediction program for fungi
• Scientists identify gene that may contribute to improved rice yield
• Fishy future written in the genes
• Study reveals specific gene in adolescent men with delinquent peers
• OncoGenex To Present At The BioContact Quebec 2008 Annual Conference

MolecularMore...

• Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for First Rapid On-Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test for MRSA and S. aureus
• Genetic Engineering
• Genetic Engineering
• Media invitation: 20th EORTC-NCI-ACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics
• Caliper Launches Small Animal Molecular Imaging System Enabling Real-Time Video Observation

Women HealthMore...

• Aspirin may not help women undergoing IVF conceive
• Dietary supplement may boost pregnancy chances in women undergoing IVF
• Postmenopausal women at increased obesity risks
• Women with removed uterus at two-fold urinary incontinence risk
• Vaginal reconstruction should be a matter of preference for inter-sex females: Study