This message contains images. If you don't see images, click here to view. Click here to advertise in this news brief.   Mobile version   RSS   Subscribe   Unsubscribe   Archive   Media Kit Sep. 26, 2012 Home   About   Join Us   Annual Conference   The Voice   Career Center   Resources   Education Plus     American Society for Cytotechnology at your service American Society for Cytotechnology    Share    New services and resources have been developed for our members and fellow cytotechnologists as we continue to address your needs. Ask ASCT As an ASCT member you now have access to a wealth of knowledge and resources. Check the "Ask ASCT" directory of topics and contact people. You can email your questions directly from the ASCT website. Visit the Members Only Section to access "Ask ASCT." Additional topics will be added over time. ASCT Membership Directory Trying to track down a long lost colleague? Can't remember an email address? The new ASCT Membership Directory is at your service. The directory is located in the Members Only section of the ASCT website. Not a member? Join ASCT or renew your membership today! UPCOMING EVENTS Event       Location     Dates Notes St. Louis Society of Cytology Conference       Norwood Hills       Country Club,       St. Louis, Mo.        Sept. 29     More information Wisconsin Society of Cytology Conference       Country Springs       Hotel       Pewaukee, Wis.        Oct. 13     More information The ASCT 2012-2013 membership year has started! Renew your membership Here. INDUSTRY NEWS Cervical cancer and pre-cancer cervical growths require single HPV protein Medical Xpress    Share    Human papillomavirus has long been implicated in cervical cancer, but details of how it happens have remained a mystery. Now researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that a single HPV protein is required for cervical cancer and even pre-cancer growths in the cervix to survive. More Biomarkers may refine thyroid cancer diagnosis BioMed Central via MedPage Today    Share    A three-step genetic analysis of thyroid nodule tissue, obtained by fine needle aspiration, could improve the diagnosis of cancer, researchers reported. In cases where cytological assessment of thyroid tissue is indeterminate, the standard procedure is a diagnostic thyroidectomy, according to Sara Tomei, Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Pisa in Pisa, Italy. More Researchers identify possible key to slow progression toward AIDS Medical Xpress    Share    One of the big mysteries of AIDS is why some HIV-positive people take more than a decade to progress to full-blown AIDS, if they progress at all. Although the average time between HIV infection and AIDS in the absence of antiretroviral treatment is about 10 years, some individuals succumb within two years, while so-called slow progressors can stay healthy for 20 years or longer. More Task force says no to routine screening for ovarian cancer Medscape Medical News    Share    The U.S. Preventive Task Force has recommended against routine preventive screening of asymptomatic women with no risk factors for ovarian cancer in a report published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The report echoes a recommendation made by the task force in 2004, which found that "the potential harms outweighed the potential benefits of screening." More Rating HPV biomarkers in head, neck cancers: Combinations work better than viral DNA in tumors alone Cancer Research via Medical Xpress    Share    Not all head and neck cancers are created equal. Those started by infection with the human papillomavirus are less often fatal than those with other causes, such as smoking. Detection of a reliable fingerprint for HPV could help patients avoid unnecessarily harsh treatment. A new study finds that while one popular biomarker for HPV is not a reliable predictor of mortality from the cancers alone, combinations of some biomarkers showed much more promise. More Young women skip mammograms after task force recommendations MedPage Today    Share    Rates of screening mammography among women younger than 50 declined within two months of a negative recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and have remained below baseline rates, according to a study. The mammography rate among women ages 40 to 49 decreased by almost 8 percent in the period immediately after the 2009 release of the USPSTF recommendation against routine screening mammography for that age group. More MORE NEWS 7 tips for better biobanking Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News    Share    Biobanks have become a hot area in recent years as many hospitals and research institutes build up large collections of biological samples from healthcare and population cohorts. Such biorepositories are becoming essential in medical research and provide a powerful tool in the identification of biomarkers for disease and development of new analytical methods for diagnostics. More A first: Organs tailor-made with body's own cells The New York Times    Share    With a patient suffering from a tumor in his windpipe, Dr. Paolo Macchiarini at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, had a radical idea: making the patient a new windpipe, out of plastic and his own cells. Implanting "bioartificial" organs would be a first-of-its-kind procedure for the field of regenerative medicine, which for decades has been promising a future of ready-made replacement organs — livers, kidneys, even hearts — built in the laboratory. Now, researchers are building organs with a different approach, using the body's cells and letting the body itself do most of the work. More Expansion of Zadroga law covers 50 more cancer types for those who toiled at ground zero New York Daily News    Share    For years they were alone as their strength was sapped and their bank accounts drained by the cancers they caught at ground zero. Now, finally, New York's 9/11 heroes have gotten some backup. Cancer survivors cheered the government's recent decision to add 50 varieties of the deadly disease to the list of 9/11-linked ailments covered by the Zadroga law – making the sickened heroes eligible to tap the fund for much-needed help. More Single gene mutation found to cause insulin sensitivity Fox News    Share    Oxford researchers have discovered the first single gene responsible for insulin sensitivity in humans. Since the opposite condition of insulin resistance is a significant marker of type 2 diabetes, the discovery could potentially lead to new pathways for diabetes drugs and future treatments. The scientists decided to look at the gene – PTEN – based on previous studies, which examined common variants across the human genome that might lead to an increased risk for diabetes. More Regenerative medicine helps rebuild wounded warriors ABC News    Share    Marine Sgt. Ron Strang was on foot patrol in Afghanistan's Helmand Province when an improvised explosive device tore through his left thigh, shredding his muscle and draining half his blood. Strang, 28, endured more than a dozen surgeries and painful skin grafts to close the gaping wound. Though his skin eventually healed, Strang was left with half the quadriceps he once had. But an experimental treatment has tricked his body into regenerating itself, and now Strang can walk – even run – without help. The pioneering procedure implanted pig tissue stripped of cells deep inside his thigh. 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