Bad Cholesterol Genes Identified By Texas Biomedical Research Institute Researchers

The latest research conducted at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio has successfully identified the 4 culprit genes that can influence the serum concentration of bad cholesterol in baboons. It is suggested that the discovery will help in the development of pharmacological intervention to decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases in humans.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/05/17/bad-cholesterol-genes-baboons-texas-biomedical-research-institute/

Third Ironman Sports Medicine Institute Arrives in The Woodlands

Houston-based sports medicine clinic, the Memorial Hermann Ironman Sports Medicine Institute, now serves the community at a third location at The Woodlands.

http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/13/budget-negotiators-tentatively-restore-cprit-funds/

Methodist Hospital Research Institute, UK’s Swansea University Researchers Develop of Point of Care Diagnostics for Heart Disease Biomarkers

A joint venture has been initiated by The Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Texas and Swansea University, UK that promotes research and development of various cardiac biomarkers to decrease the rising trend of ischemic cardiac diseases and associated complications. The results of the program have led to key discoveries in point of care diagnostics for heart disease biomarkers.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/05/06/methodist-hospital-research-institute-uks-swansea-university-researchers-develop-of-point-of-care-diagnostics-for-heart-disease-biomarkers/

Texas Biomed finds natural substance helps fight skin cancer

The Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed), a leading independent biomedical research institution located in San Antonio, has found that a naturally occurring substance can help in the fight against melanoma, the primary cause of death from skin cancer.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/04/11/texas-biomed-finds-natural-substance-helps-fight-skin-cancer/

University of Texas at Arlington Names New Director for Shimadzu Institute

University of Texas at Arlington Names New Director for Shimadzu Institute

http://bionews-tx.com/news/2013/04/02/university-of-texas-at-arlington-names-new-director-for-shimadzu-institute/

UT Southwestern Researchers Demonstrate Cancer Cure Via Mouse Model of Human Cancer

Scientists at the UT Southwestern Medical Center report the first successful blocking of tumor development in a genetic mouse model of an incurable human cancer, fruit of research funded provided by the National Cancer Institute, the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and the American Cancer Society.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/ut-southwestern-scientists-make-mouse-model-of-human-cancer-demonstrate-cure/

Convey HC-2 system to Speed Genomic Research at Broad Institute

Read about the Convey HC-2 system and how it will Speed Genomic Research at Broad Institute.

http://bionews-tx.com/news/convey-hybrid-core-to-speed-genomic-research-at-broad-institute/

UT Southwestern Makes Major Breakthrough On Bone Marrow Research

The Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern has discovered the connection between bone marrow, stem cells, and how the body fights infection.

http://www.swbiosearch.com/2013/02/25/ut-southwestern-makes-major-breakthrough-on-bone-marrow-research/

Harris County Firearms Lab Joins Forensics Institute

In an effort to integrate its forensic science disciplines into a single, science-based organization, Harris County’s Institute of Forensic Sciences has announced plans to combine the Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s Regional Firearms Identification Laboratory with the rest of the Institute, which will enable it to provide the Sheriff’s department with improved firearms identification.

http://www.swbiosearch.com/2013/02/13/harris-county-firearms-lab-joins-forensics-institute/

Baylor College Dean Of Tropical Medicine Studies Heads Efforts To Eliminate Tropical Diseases In The Pacific Rim

Professor Peter Hotez, President of the Sabin Vaccine institute and Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, is part of an audacious plan to tackle tropical diseases in order to help developing countries in the Pacific rim.

http://www.swbiosearch.com/2013/02/04/ctnet-failures-threaten-to-drag-down-cprit/