Category Archive for "Bioscience" |

Inhibitor turns

[Source: TGen] – Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced a new approach to treating endometrial cancer patients that not only stops the growth of tumors, but kills the cancer cells. In a potentially major breakthrough, TGen scientists and collaborators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis discovered that introducing […]

New Approach To Detect Early Progression Of Brain Tumors Identified

[Source: ScienceDaily ] – Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center recently participated in a pilot study with the Montreal Neurological Institute that suggests a certain type of MRI scanning can detect when a patient is failing brain tumor treatment before symptoms appear. The results of the study pave the […]

America’s Most Endangered Foods

[Source: Allison Van Dusen, Forbes.com] – Walk the aisles of any grocery store in America and it may seem like the average shopper has access to a wide range of foods. Spend a minute talking to someone knowledgeable about endangered foods, however, and you realize you’re only seeing a glimpse of what was once an […]

Canon links with UA, looks to tech park

[Source: Jack Gillum, Arizona Daily Star] – Imaging giant Canon USA Inc. is negotiating a lease to establish a research-and-development center at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park, UA officials said. The center would be home to research under a new collaboration between Canon, a global maker of computer and digital-imaging equipment; and […]

Biotech firms plant roots in Tucson area to lure top talent

[Source: Ken Alltucker, The Arizona Republic] – A key goal among Phoenix bioscience interests is to create a cluster of research companies that offer high-wage jobs and discover important breakthroughs. That idea is that a critical mass of companies located near one another would draw batches of smart, talented workers who seek out those employers […]

Forensic Breakthrough Stirs NIH to Close GWAS Data from Public View

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TGen Scientists Uncover New Field of Research that could Help Police in Crime Scene Forensics

[Source: TGen] – A team of investigators led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have found a way to identify possible suspects at crime scenes using only a small amount of DNA, even if it is mixed with hundreds of other genetic fingerprints. Using genotyping microarrays, the scientists were able to identify […]

Despite rocky start, medical school presses on

[Source: Ken Alltucker, The Arizona Republic ] – Arizona leaders see the new University of Arizona medical-school campus in downtown Phoenix as an anchor of a biomedical hub that will train more doctors, foster cutting-edge research and spur the state’s economy. But as 48 students usher in the Phoenix college’s second year of instruction, much […]

Finding answers in MRIs

[Source: BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER] – The medical research lab may lack the drama of the Emmy Award-winning “ER” TV show but a Yuma pre-med student applied her passion for science to search for possible discoveries that can impact health and the community at large. Norianne Pimentel, 19, a 2006 Cibola graduate and […]

Take chances

[Source: Norma Coile, AZStarsNet.com] – Vicki L. Chandler, 57, helps cure cancer and other diseases, feeds the hungry in the world and could bring a Nobel Prize to the University of Arizona some day. She is the director of The BIO5 Institute, which draws scientists from five University of Arizona colleges to work on creating […]