JAX publishes online tool for exploring autoimmune disease gene networks Oct 30, 2009
To help researchers investigate these common pathways, The Jackson Laboratory has published "Pathways to Discovery: Autoimmune Diseases" (), a unique, interactive, and publicly accessible online resource that illustrates the genetic networks involved in five common autoimmune diseases: inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, and psoriasis ... For more information or a brief tour of this new tool, contact JAX Technical Information Services at 1-800-422-6423,... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Gene Discovery Reveals Critical Protein's Function In Hearing Aug 26, 2009
Using a deaf mouse model generated at The Jackson Laboratory, the team identified the deafness-causing defect in the claudin-9 gene. The mutated gene fails to produce normal claudin-9 protein, which, the University of Iowa team showed, is needed to maintain the proper distribution of potassium in the inner ear. (Science Daily)
Innovative Method To Detect Genetic Causes Of Complex Diseases Identified Aug 10, 2009
(July 22, 2006) A study in mice by scientists at The Jackson Laboratory suggests that the body mass index or BMI is not always a good indicator of how much body fat an individual. (Mar. (Science Daily)
March of Dimes Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Genetics 'Short Course' Jul 31, 2009
The annual "Short Course in Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics" was founded in 1959 as a collaboration between The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, with funding from the March of Dimes ... "The vision and foresight of Dr. McKusick in creating the short course endures today. Congratulations to Johns Hopkins and the Jackson Laboratory for keeping Dr. McKusick's vision alive.". (PR Newswire)
Docs: This May Extend Your Life by 10 Years Jul 10, 2009
"Rapamycin may extend lifespan by postponing death from cancer, by retarding mechanisms of aging, or both," said Dr. David Harrison, of the Jackson Laboratory in Maine, who carried out the research. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Of mice and monkeys Jul 10, 2009
Meanwhile that publication s rival, Nature, has a by David Harrison of the Jackson Laboratory in Maine and his colleagues on the life-prolonging effects of a drug called rapamycin. In this case the experiment was done on mice. (The Economist)
A newly developed snack effective for enhancing bone volume Jul 3, 2009
Orchiectomy (ORX) and ovariectomy (OVX) were performed for C57BL/6J mice of twelve-week-old (Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbar, ME, USA) were used in this experiment. We prepared and given three types of powder diet e.g.: normal calcium diet (NCD, Ca : 0. (Nutrition Journal)
Fundamental Mechanism For Cell Organization Discovered May 23, 2009
4, 2006) A new paper by Jackson Laboratory researchers in the journal Genes & Development presents significant new information about what is happening within a fully grown, pre-ovulatory egg and some of. (Jan. (Science Daily)
Gene Responsible For Acetaminophen-induced Liver Injury Identified May 12, 2009
Scientists from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill, NC), the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (San Diego, CA), the Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (Research Triangle Park, NC), Verto Institute Research Laboratories (New Brunswick, NJ), the Cancer Institute of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ), Purdue Pharma (Stamford, CT), and North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) contributed to this study. This... (Science Daily)
New Approach Promises Greater Success For Predicting Drug Safety May 12, 2009
The mice were bred at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine ... D., Jackson Laboratory executive research fellow ... The following laboratories also contributed to the study: the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Research Triangle Park, N.C.; Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine; Verto Institute Research Laboratories and Cancer Institute of New Jersey, both in New Brunswick, N.J.; Novartis Institute in San Diego, Calif. (Science Daily)
Cause For Severe Pediatric Epilepsy Disorder Identified Mar 23, 2009
4, 1997) Researchers at The Jackson Laboratory have identified the gene that is defective in a new mouse model known as "slow-wave epilepsy," or swe. This is the first genetic model to exhibit both. (Science Daily)
Maine's Jackson Laboratory cuts 55 jobs Mar 7, 2009
BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) The Jackson Laboratory, a biomedical research lab in Bar Harbor that breeds mice used in research, is eliminating about 55 jobs and cutting its workweek from 40 to 37 1/2 hours for 315 hourly employees because of the economic downturn. Jackson Lab President Rick Woychik says the moves will keep the nonprofit on "solid financial footing.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Second Motor Neuron Disease Gene Mutation In One Year Signifies Rapid Research Progress Mar 5, 2009
23, 1998) Scientists at The Jackson Laboratory have cloned the gene for the mouse mutation known as neuromuscular degeneration, or nmd, an advance that promises to boost research into such devastating. . (Science Daily)
Application Notes Feb 8, 2009
Featured Application Note. Long-term time-lapse imaging of live cells is complex and dependent on a number of variables, especially those related to maintaining the focal plane of interest. (Nature News Service)
