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Public Release: 8-Nov-2012
Autism Speaks announces the release of new genetic data for researchers
Autism Speaks has released biological and clinical data from 383 new families (653 individuals) participating in Autism Speaks Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) to researchers. This resource for scientists is comprised of clinical and biological data from families who have two or more children on the autism spectrum. This brings the total data available on people with an ASD to 3348 and affected family members without an ASD to 9335 individuals, more than a 24 percent increase.
Autism Speaks

Contact: Jane E. Rubinstein
jrubinstein@rubenstein.com
212-843-8287
Autism Speaks

Public Release: 8-Nov-2012
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Regeneration International Symposium
SDSU opens new regenerative research institute
IRRI to be the hub of regeneration research in the San Diego region.
National Institues of Health, National Science Foundation, AHA, CIRR

Contact: Greg Block
gblock@mail.sdsu.edu
619-594-2176
San Diego State University

Public Release: 8-Nov-2012
Spraying insecticide? There's an app for that
US Department of Agriculture scientists have released two mobile phone applications, or "apps," to make things easier for anyone who needs to adjust insecticide spray equipment. The apps are designed to ensure that aerial and ground-based crews can hit targets and minimize pesticide drift by keying in specifics on the type of equipment and pesticide they are using.
Agricultural Research Service

Contact: Dennis O’Brien
dennis.obrien@ars.usda.gov
301-504-1624
United States Department of Agriculture - Research, Education and Economics

Public Release: 8-Nov-2012
Springer to publish new open access journal with the Korean Society for Micro and Nano Systems
Beginning in March 2013, Springer and the Korean Society for Micro and Nano Systems will partner to publish a new interdisciplinary journal Micro and Nano Systems Letters. As a fully sponsored open access journal, it will be part of the SpringerOpen portfolio, available on link.springer.com.

Contact: Renate Bayaz
renate.bayaz@springer.com
49-622-148-78531
Springer

Public Release: 8-Nov-2012
EPFL startup explores new directions in open access
The EPFL startup Frontiers announced today that it is launching 13 new open-access journals in fields including Physics, Bioengineering, and Public Health. These new titles will more than double Frontiers' current repertoire of twelve online journals whose peer-reviewed, scientific articles are immediately accessible, free of charge, to anyone.

Contact: Lionel Pousaz
lionel.pousaz@epfl.ch
41-795-597-161
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Public Release: 7-Nov-2012
Hopes for new generation of patient diagnostics
Today sees the launch of the International Diagnostics Centre, a global research collaboration hub, created at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine to undertake innovative research on the development and deployment of new diagnostic tests that enable patients to be diagnosed faster, more accurately and cost effectively.

Contact: Paula Fentiman
paula.fentiman@lshtm.ac.uk
44-020-792-72802
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Public Release: 7-Nov-2012
Researchers test solution to fungal disease of ash trees
Imperial's Silwood Park Campus to carry out field trials for solution it is hoped can control Chalara fungal disease threatening the UK's ash trees.

Contact: Simon Levey
s.levey@imperial.ac.uk
44-020-759-46702
Imperial College London

Public Release: 7-Nov-2012
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC Report on Climate Change - Swedish professor Thomas Sterner selected as 1 of the experts
Professor Thomas Sterner, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, is one of the experts who are currently working in Vigo, Spain, on the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment report on climate change. The report will be released in 2014 to inform policymakers about response strategies in the area of climate change mitigation in a policy-relevant, but not policy-prescriptive way.
IPCC

Contact: Karin Backteman
46-317-862-595
University of Gothenburg

Public Release: 7-Nov-2012
Better climate predictions for Europe
A European initiative for climate service observation and modeling, funded by the European Commission is launched.

Contact: Chiara Bearzotti
chiara.bearzotti@zmaw.de
Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)

Public Release: 6-Nov-2012
Global metabolomic initiative announced
Investigators at Washington University and The Scripps Research Institute have announced the launch of a "Global Metabolomic Initiative" to facilitate meta-analyses on studies of the metabolism of bacteria, yeast, plants, animals and people. Although metabolomics has existed as a discipline for only a decade, it has already provided insights into many difficult-to-treat diseases, including chronic pain. Many more are expected to fall out of the meta-analyses.
National Institutes of Health, US Department of Energy, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Contact: Diana Lutz
dlutz@wustl.edu
314-935-5272
Washington University in St. Louis

Public Release: 6-Nov-2012
Top Canadian, Indian institutions form $30M partnership
Scientists from the University of British Columbia, University of Alberta, University of Toronto and 11 leading institutions in India are joining forces to tackle urgent issues in both countries with a $30-million partnership.
Networks of Centres of Excellence

Contact: Randy Schmidt
randy.schmidt@ubc.ca
604-822-1266
University of British Columbia

Public Release: 6-Nov-2012
Umeå University hosts new World Health Organization Collaborating Centre
The World Health Organization has created a new Collaborating Centre at Umeå University, Sweden, in the specialist area of verbal autopsy.

Contact: Peter Byass
peter.byass@epiph.umu.se
46-767-873-007
Umea University

Public Release: 6-Nov-2012
European boost for DNA nanotechnology
The use of DNA strands as nano building materials is on the way to creating revolutionary new opportunities in the development of medicine, optics and electronics. A new graduate school, European School of DNA Nanotechnology, sets out to foster the development of a new generation of scientists with the skills required to meet futures challenges in bionanotechnology, from fundamental science to novel applications.
European Commission/Marie Curie Actions research fellowship programme

Contact: Kurt Gothelf
EScoDNA@inano.au.dk
(45) 60-20-27-25
Aarhus University

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
Scientists and Google to keep an eye on environment
Detailed satellite imagery about Australian landscapes will soon be only a button push away for land managers in community and non-profit sectors thanks to a partnership between Australian scientists and Google, announced this week.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Google, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network

Contact: Claire Harris
Claire.Harris@csiro.au
61-262-464-012
CSIRO Australia

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
New mobile app helps migraine sufferers track and analyze pain
A new iPhone app developed at the University of Michigan lets migraine or facial pain patients easily track and record their pain, which in turn helps the treating clinician develop a pain management plan.

Contact: Laura Bailey
baileylm@umich.edu
734-764-7260
University of Michigan

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
Wellcome Trust and MRC invest £13 million to create a new national stem cell resource
The Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council today announced a £12.75 million initiative to create a catalogue of high-quality adult stem cells, so-called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells). The initiative will provide a knowledge-base to underpin the use of such cells in studying the effects of our genes on health and disease and lay the foundations to create a new iPS cell bank, providing a world-class resource for UK researchers.
Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council

Contact: Jen Middleton
j.middleton@wellcome.ac.uk
44-207-611-7262
Wellcome Trust

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
Clinical trials for first-ever human hookworm vaccine advance
The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) today announced the start of Part II of its Phase I clinical trial of the Na-GST-1 vaccine candidate, marking another major milestone in the progress toward developing a human hookworm vaccine. Part II of the trial commenced in Americaninhas, Brazil, following successful vaccinations in Part I of the study, which began in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in late 2011.

Contact: Johanna Harvey
johanna.harvey@sabin.org
202-621-1691
Sabin Vaccine Institute

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
New Open Innovation Forum
Virttu has created an Open Innovation Forum to give researchers access to its modified oncolytic virus as a carrier for new oncology combination therapies.

Contact: Richard Hayhurst
richard@richardhayhurstassociates.com
44-771-182-1527
Richard Hayhurst Associates

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
Connected vehicle, roadway test sites operating in Virginia
In Northern Virginia, as you speed along Interstate 66 in Fairfax County, or move more sedately along Routes 29 and 50, you may notice large metal boxes with eggbeater-like antennae along the sides of the roads. They are allowing roads and vehicles to interact. The goal is to one day improve roadway safety for motorists throughout the country.

Contact: Ann Craig
annc@vtti.vt.edu
540-231-2059
Virginia Tech

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine: New open access journal launched by Wiley
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced the launch of Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine (MGGM), a new Wiley Open Access journal. Under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Dr. Maximilian Muenke, the journal will provide rapid dissemination of high-quality research in all areas of human, medical and molecular genetics.

Contact: Ben Norman
Sciencenewsroom@wiley.com
44-124-377-0375
Wiley

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
Electrical characteristics of printed products determined in a snap
The pilot production environment of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and PrintoCent, the community of printed electronics, in Oulu is being complemented with roll-to-roll testing equipment. The equipment is used for testing the electrical characteristics of printed electronics products, enabling the measurement of the conductivity of printed components. Data can thus be collected on the functionality of, for example, OLED screens and organic solar panels.

Contact: Mikko Paakkolanvaara
mikko.paakkolanvaara@vtt.fi
358-407-271-374
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Public Release: 5-Nov-2012
American Society of Human Genetics 2012 Annual Meeting
PLOS ONE
23andMe demonstrates comprehensive research capabilities at annual meeting for ASHG
23andMe, the leading personal genetics company, is participating in five panels and presentations, as well as hosting 17 poster presentations at this year's annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics. The company is also calling for academic collaborators to help develop a new research portal.

Contact: Catherine Afarian
cat@23andMe.com
408-656-8872
23andMe Inc.

Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
A next-generation X-ray telescope ready to fly
Nanoflares from the sun may be the missing piece of the puzzle to help understand what seeds the cascade that causes a much bigger flare, or to explain how the sun transfers so much energy to its atmosphere that it's actually hotter than the surface.
NASA

Contact: Susan Hendrix
Susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov
301-286-7745
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation and TSRI partner in genomic breast cancer research
The Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation and the Scripps Research Institute today announced the formation of a dynamic partnership that will lay the groundwork for lifesaving advancements in personalized breast cancer treatment and care.

Contact: Mika Ono
mikaono@scripps.edu
858-784-2052
Scripps Research Institute

Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
Institute for Population Health Improvement releases buyers' guide for health information exchange
The UC Davis Health System's Institute for Population Health Improvement today released the first edition of its "HIE Ready Buyers' Guide" to facilitate health information exchange (HIE), especially in California.

Contact: Carole Gan
carole.gan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
916-734-9047
University of California - Davis Health System

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