Dietary and physical activity intervention reduces LDL cholesterol level in children

An individualised and family-based physical activity and dietary intervention reduced the plasma LDL cholesterol concentration of primary school children, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The findings of the Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study ongoing at the University of Eastern Finland were published in the European Journal of…

About 30 Million Euros for excellent research

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved a new proposal for a collaborative research centre (CRC) under the leadership of the Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine (IEKM) at the University Heart Centre Freiburg ยท Bad Krozingen. The CRC 1425 “The heterocellular nature of cardiac lesions: Identities, interactions, implications” will be funded by the DFG with…

Genestack signs multi-year agreement with AstraZeneca to implement Omics Data Manager

Cambridge, UK, May 2020 – Genestack Ltd. today announced that its flagship multi-omics data catalogue, curation and integrative search product, Omics Data Manager (ODM), has been licensed and implemented by AstraZeneca. Genestack’s ODM is an enabling technology providing a central hub for organising and querying multi-omics data from multiple sites, including transcriptomics and proteomics. Curation…

Nilotinib appears safe and affects biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease clinical trial

WASHINGTON – A Georgetown University Medical Center clinical trial investigating the cancer drug nilotinib in people with Alzheimer’s disease finds that it is safe and well-tolerated, and researchers say the drug should be tested in a larger study to further determine its safety and efficacy as a potential disease-modifying strategy. The results of the small,…