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Automated cDNA Preparation System: Accelerates CAGE Analysis on a Single Molecule Sequence

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[02/02/2012] Researchers at the RIKEN Omics Science Center have developed a robotic workflow for sample preparation on a single molecule sequencer which reduces sample preparation time to from 42 days to only 8 days. The workflow uses Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE), a unique method developed at the OSC for determining transcriptional starting sites in the genome and their expression levels. Automated cDNA Preparation System: Accelerates CAGE Analysis on a Single Molecule Sequence - read more

Diabetics: Biochip Measures Glucose in Saliva, Not Blood

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[25/01/2012] Engineers at Brown University have designed a biological device that can measure glucose concentrations in human saliva. The technique could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to check their glucose levels. Diabetics: Biochip Measures Glucose in Saliva, Not Blood - read more

Cholesterol: Entry Point for Hepatitis C Infection Identified

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[25/01/2012] A molecule embedded in the membrane of human liver cells that aids in cholesterol absorption also allows the entry of hepatitis C virus, the first step in hepatitis C infection, according to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Cholesterol: Entry Point for Hepatitis C Infection Identified - read more

Dimethylsphingosine: New Understanding of Chronic Pain

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[23/01/2012] Millions of people worldwide suffer from a type of chronic pain called neuropathic pain, which is triggered by nerve damage. Precisely how this pain persists has been a mystery, and current treatments are largely ineffective. But a team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, using a new approach known as metabolomics, has now discovered a major clue: dimethylsphingosine (DMS). Dimethylsphingosine: New Understanding of Chronic Pain - read more

Children: Google Seek Answers for Autism

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[20/01/2012] Researchers at the University of Utah have created a program that helps kids with autism focus on building their skills and utilising an aptitude for visual-spatial thinking, computers and other electronic media. Children: Google Seek Answers for Autism - read more

Neural Balls and Strikes: Where Categories Live in the Brain

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[18/01/2012] Hundreds of times during a baseball game, the home plate umpire must instantaneously categorise a fast-moving pitch as a ball or a strike. In new research from the University of Chicago, scientists have pinpointed an area in the brain where these kinds of visual categories are encoded. Neural Balls and Strikes: Where Categories Live in the Brain - read more

Cryo-Electron Microscopy: Novel Approach to View Inner Workings of Viruses

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[13/01/2012] Since the discovery of the microscope, scientists have tried to visualise smaller and smaller structures to provide insights into the inner workings of human cells, bacteria and viruses. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have developed a new way to see structures within viruses that were not clearly seen before. Cryo-Electron Microscopy: Novel Approach to View Inner Workings of Viruses - read more

Prostate: New Strategy to Deliver Chemotherapy to Cancer Cells

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[11/01/2012] Honing chemotherapy delivery to cancer cells is a challenge for many researchers. Getting the cancer cells to take the chemotherapy "bait" is a greater challenge. But perhaps such a challenge has not been met with greater success than by the nanotechnology research team of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). Prostate: New Strategy to Deliver Chemotherapy to Cancer Cells - read more

Mucopolysaccharidoses: New Test Spots Early Signs of Inherited Metabolic Disorders

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[09/01/2012] A team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have developed a simple, reliable test for identifying biomarkers for mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS), a group of inherited metabolic disorders that are currently diagnosed in patients only after symptoms have become serious and the damage possibly irreversible. Mucopolysaccharidoses: New Test Spots Early Signs of Inherited Metabolic Disorders - read more

Drug Research: Fewer Animal Experiments Thanks to Nanosensors

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[04/01/2012] Experiments on animals have been the subject of criticism for decades. The number of tests involving laboratory animals has in fact gone up. Now, researchers of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT in Munich, Germany have found an alternative approach: they hope sensor nanoparticles will reduce the need for animal testing. Drug Research: Fewer Animal Experiments Thanks to Nanosensors - read more

 
 

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