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Rare syndrome's workings could help explain how brain wiring goes awry - NIH-funded study.

Company expects top line data by late 2012.

First fully European Pharmacopeia standard methylthioninium chloride available in the UK and Ireland.

Chronic non-healing tissue lesions can be a particular problem in certain patient groups such as the elderly and diabetics, and also predispose hospital patients to infections.

Gene expression studies are a prerequisite for understanding the biological function of genes. Because of its high sensitivity and easy use, quantitative PCR (qPCR) has become the gold standard for gene expression quantification.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $3.2 million to a team of preeminent engineering, chemistry, and biology researchers to develop a highly efficient system of generating nucleic acid molecules, called aptamers.

Scientists now believe that only a small subset of cells in a tumour has the ability to self-renew and differentiate indefinitely into other cells – these are known as cancer stem cells (CSC) due to their stem-like qualities.

FDA conclude deciphering your genome should therefore be subject to approval by the appropriate regulatory bodies

Harvard Medical School’s Center for Biomedical Informatics and healthcare company Aetna form research collaborative to improve the quality and cost of healthcare. Researchers from CBI and Aetna will use bioinformatics techniques to analyze healthcare data in new ways.

The EpiGen Consortium, an international alliance of global epigenetics researchers, are pleased to announce the creation of a research collaboration with Nestlé Research Center in Switzerland.