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Cancer cells break down sugars and produce the metabolic acid lactate at a much higher rate than normal cells. This phenomenon provides a telltale sign that cancer is present, via diagnostics such as PET scans, and possibly offers an avenue for novel cancer therapies. Now a team of Chilean researchers at The Centro de Estudios Científicos (CECs), with the collaboration of Carnegie's Wolf Frommer, has devised a molecular sensor that can detect levels of lactate in individual cells in real...

US HCG Injections redesigns site to maximize speed, ease of use and adds content. TAMPA, Fla., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- US HCG Injections is a supplier of the popular weight loss hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin which when used with the hCG diet protocol has been credited with impressive weight loss results in as little as thirty days! (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130314/CG77214) In an effort to improve use experience the website was moved to a...

Waters Empower Software Now Works Seamlessly with DANI Headspace and GC instruments. MILFORD, Mass., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) and DANI Instruments today announced that Waters(®) Empower(®) Chromatography Data Software now provides control for DANI Headspace and Gas Chromatography instruments. Through this partnership, customers will now be able to take advantage of the full potential of both companies. (Logo:...

Up to 63% Reduction in CRP Response with ISIS-CRP Rx Treatment CARLSBAD, Calif., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announced today that ISIS-CRP(Rx) selectively reduced severe elevations in C-reactive protein (CRP) in humans. Data from a Phase 1 clinical study showed that ISIS-CRP(Rx) produced statistically significant, dose-dependent reductions in CRP response following an endotoxin challenge, which produces immune responses similar to those...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Most of us know about lab tests for high cholesterol and how important they are in helping prevent and control heart disease. But lab tests do much more--helping physicians prevent heart problems, diagnose heart attacks, and manage heart conditions. Diagnosing heart attacks One of the most important roles is helping physicians diagnose heart attacks, even when the symptoms are unclear. Doctors often use a test that measures the...

National Renewable Energy Laboratory A screening tool from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) eases and greatly quickens one of the thorniest tasks in the biofuels industry: determining cell wall chemistry to find plants with ideal genes. NREL's new High-Throughput Analytical Pyrolysis tool (HTAP) can thoroughly analyze hundreds of biomass samples a day and give an early look at the genotypes that are most worth pursuing. Analysis of a sample...

HAYWARD, Calif., March 4th, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. (ACD) announced today that they have entered into an agreement with The Johns Hopkins University on behalf of its Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins to use ACD's proprietary RNAscope® technology platform to validate novel biomarkers and drug targets for cancer immunotherapy. Cancer immunotherapy, which aims to mobilize a patient's immune system to fight cancer, has been gaining...

SAN DIEGO, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV), a developer of transrenal molecular diagnostics, today announced that Mark Erlander, Ph.D., has joined the company as chief scientific officer. Dr. Erlander has more than 18 years of experience directing research teams with a strong focus in oncology-based molecular diagnostics. He has developed multiple novel molecular diagnostic assays from biomarker discovery to test commercialization, notably CancerTYPE...

Clients of US HCG Injections provide rave reviews for HCG diet products! TAMPA, Fla., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The HCG diet is a system of losing weight quickly which was designed in the 1950's by Dr ATW Simeons. The diet is based around a very low calorie diet of just 500 calories per day which is used in conjunction with the hcg diet injections. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130301/CG68853) The system is based around the effects that hcg has which has...

CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announced the initiation of a Phase 2 study evaluating ISIS-CRP(Rx) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (AF) involves an irregular and often rapid heart rate that commonly causes poor blood flow to the body. Paroxysmal AF is a type of AF characterized by unpredictable episodes of AF that can occur as frequently as every day. Patients with AF can experience chest...