A new, user-friendly laboratory manual for protein purification and analysis has just been released by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Designed for routine, day-to-day use in the laboratory,

Honey may reduce healing times in patients suffering mild to moderate burn wounds. A systematic review by Cochrane Researchers concluded that honey might be useful as an alternative to traditional

An extra £11 million will be allocated to dental hospitals across England to fund new IT systems that will support the training of dental students, the Department of Health announced today.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly Microbia, Inc.) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) announced the presentation of results from a Phase 2b study assessing linaclotide's safety

Four Japanese researchers were awarded the 2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship and are currently studying in the United States through 2010 as part of the two-year program.These scholars

What does a mixture of two different kinds of cells have in common with a mixture of oil and water? The same basic force causes both mixtures to separate into two distinct regions.That i

Two studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando highlight new technologies with the potential to improve the detection of colorectal p

France Biotech, the French life science industry association (http://www.france-biotech.org), is to present the results o

A research study funded by JDRF suggests that a common intestinal bacteria may provide some protection from developing type 1 diabetes. The findings provide an important step towards understanding

A delighted family are among the first in the country to have had two children using a pioneering genetic testing technique at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Adam and Joanne H

ZCerebral microbleeds, which are small bleeds within the brain, appear to be more common in African-Americans than in Caucasians, increasing the likelihood of having a stroke, according to a study

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of obesity and other central nervous system-related disorders, presented data showing the inve

A new analysis finds considerable disparities in survival related to race and socio-economic status among patients with head and neck cancer. Published in the November 15, 2008 issue of CANCER

Asthmatic children whose parents have high expectations for their ability to function normally are less likely to have symptoms than other children dealing with the condition, according to a new s

ResMed today announced it has launched the SERVE-HF study at the 18th European Respiratory Society's (ERS) annual congress in Berlin, Germany. The study is to investigate the use of its AutoSet C

Physio-Control, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic, Inc., (NYSE: MDT) announced today that it has received clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LIFEPAK

Although the dreaded extensively resistant tuberculosis is already advancing on us and doctors have been unable to save a number of sufferers, a new, promising treatment based on linezolid has bee

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a public health alert on Friday after 32 people in 12 different states appeared to have contracted

The expanding power of DNA analysis is a key focus of this year's

New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences and its institutional partners - Stanford University, MIT, and the University of California, Berkeley - have each received a $500,0

Nepal's HIV/AIDS policies and programs have failed to address the problems of women living with HIV/AIDS in the country, HIV-positive women with

The Endocrine Society has released a new clinical practice guideline for the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity. A rapid release version of the guideline has been published on line and

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety alert aimed at builders and developers, managing agents, landlords and occupiers of residential properties with gas central heating boiler

Incidence reduction in the proximal colon differs in magnitude and timingPatients who undergo a complete negative colonoscopy have a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer, conf

Medavera, Inc. today announced the opening of the 2008 Therapeutic Temperature Management (TTM) Congress in Barcelona, Spain. A still-growing list of cardiologists, neurologists, emergency medicin

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have tested an 'invisibility cloak' that could reduce the risk of large water waves overtopping coastal defences.Mathematicians at Liverpool, wo

England's first mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma on 4 - 12 October 2008 Leading mental health charity Mind today launches

Couples in which one of the partners is Asian and the other is white have distinct pregnancy-related outcomes when compared with white couples, according to a study published in the October issue

Apthera, Inc. announced the optimized dose and schedule for its lead drug, NeuVax, in treating early-stage breast cancer patients to be used in Phase III clinical trials. Dr. George Peoples, Deput

The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center, founded at UC San Diego in 2006 as one of six National Science Foundation Science of Learning Centers, has just been awarded an additional $12 million for