Screening in Biological News

Growing Demand for Rapid Screening and Detection Systems Pushes the European Maritime Security Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan

... LONDON, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Delays in cargo screening significantly extend the time of goods at port. ... could be shortened with foolproof and rapid screening and detection systems. At the same time, ... expert analysts examine the following markets: screening and detection systems, access control and ...

New, less invasive genetic test greatly improves pregnancy rates in older women with poor prognosis

... the chromosomes in each egg. Unlike conventional screening strategies, using the fluorescent in situ ... biopsy, which take place during conventional screening strategies involving the use of the FISH ... accurate than conventional methods based upon screening of cells removed from embryos. The scientists ...

Study on keeping nuclear bombs from US ports shows misplaced fear over cargo scanning cost

... "An alternate inspection protocol that emphasizes screening (a rapid primary scan of all containers, followed ... outside the U.S. would receive a rapid screening via low-cost, drive-through radiation and medium ... $1-2 for containers passing through a single screening and an additional $11-$13 for containers that ...

Colon cancer screening technique shows continued promise in new study

... clinical trials show that a new colon cancer screening technique created by Northwestern University ... be as or more successful than a colonoscopy in screening for colon cancer. The technique uses optical ... could be a minimally intrusive colon cancer screening technique. Further studies with a compatible ...

NIH announces new program to develop therapeutics for rare and neglected diseases

... NCGC has developed a robotic high-throughput screening system and a library of more than 350,000 ... disease processes that can be tested in its screening system and has extensive experience building ... therapeutic properties emerging from the NCGC screening process could be fed into the TRND drug ...

SRI International to screen drugs that fight 2009 H1N1 influenza A

... development of new treatments may be expedited by screening drugs that have already well-characterized safety and toxicity profiles. "SRI has expertise in screening new and approved drugs, including the development of novel uses for antibiotics and screening a library of licensed drugs to find compounds ...

American College of Medical Genetics affirms importance of newborn screening dried blood spots

... Statement on the Importance of Residual Newborn screening Dried Blood Spots. In May 2006, ACMG recommended ... broader and more consistent newborn screening since then and it is estimated that thousands of ... of the expanded NBS. A critical aspect of newborn screening is the "dried blood spot, filter card" which ...

$1.6 million grant to lead development of resistance-detecting field kit

... a five year project to develop a Field Applicable screening Tool (FAST) kit to detect resistance to public ... knowledge, a rapid and cost-effective DNA-based screening kit will be designed, tested and rolled out for ... also spread by mosquitoes, is endemic. The new screening tools will provide information vital for ...

No insurance? No colonoscopy

... highlights the disparity in colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) among different socioeconomic and ethnic ... writes that the uptake of certain types of screening has been linked to inadequate medical insurance ... and ethnic groups. Of the several screening modalities currently available, colonoscopy, ...

Children's National experts present at Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting

... nationwide that implemented universal rapid HIV screening for teens in the pediatric ED. In preparation for the universal HIV screening roll out Children's National conducted a survey ... and risk behavior and the acceptance toward HIV screening among teens and their guardians. Natella ...

Cystic fibrosis testing -- next steps

... a mutated gene from each parent. Genetic screening for cystic fibrosis carrier mutations (one copy ... Current professional guidelines call for screening a panel of 23 common mutations in CFTR ; ... et al identify mutations that may lead to false screening results, either due to a large deletion in CFTR ...

Penn researchers demonstrate a new model for drug discovery with a fluorescent anesthetic

... This new tool will allow for the high-throughput screening of novel drugs." Researchers from the School ... provides a unique fluorescence assay for compound screening and anesthetic discovery. Using confocal ... for novel anesthetic compounds, allowing for the screening of hundreds of thousands of new compounds per ...

New high-throughput screening technique makes probing puzzling proteins possible

... The Scripps Research Institute and its Molecular screening Center. The scientists have developed the first widely applicable high-throughput screening technique that works even with proteins about ... not lend themselves to rapid automation, limiting screening applications to libraries of only a couple ...

Press statement on new CDC MMWR on Klebseilla pneumonia Carbapenemase-producing organisms

... health professionals about the importance of screening for Klebsiella pneuomoniae Carbapenemase ... in a short time period by implementing targeted screening and prevention practices. The focused screening is important because there is a need to be both ...

Simple test helps predict heart attack risk

... 10, 2009)The use of common and readily available screening testslike the ankle brachial index (ABI)along ... data on standard cardiovascular risk factors and screening tests (like the ABI, which is a comparative blood ... "Interventional radiologists often provide PAD screening tests like the ABI. Primary care doctors, who ...

States expand newborn screening for life-threatening disorders

... States, nearly all newborns now receive mandated screening for many life-threatening disorders, a remarkable ... report card. "Today we announce that expanded screening is required by the states for nearly 100 percent ... the geographic gaps in the state newborn screening safety net. Now, whether babies are screened and ...

Rural areas able to increase screening capacity for colorectal cancer

... has the ability to expand colorectal cancer screening capacity; this potential increase was more ... estimated being able to increase their screening capacity by almost 37 percent. Our data suggests that the potential increase in the volume of screening procedures is greater for rural than urban areas. ...

VistaGen, WARF sign license agreement for human embryonic stem cell technology

... predictive toxicology and drug discovery screening assays to increase preclinical research and ... biology for predictive toxicology, drug discovery screening and drug development. When combined with our ... commercially scalable, human biology-based screening systems capable of predicting the safety and ...

Unusual use of toys in infancy a clue to later autism

... later developed autism," Ozonoff said. Current screening tests focus on social-communicative behaviors ... decided to look at multiple candidates for early screening and early detection," she explained. Ozonoff ... behaviors might be useful to include in screening tests," Ozonoff said. More research involving ...

Boost from McGill, Gates Foundation helps Africans control pharma research

... of decades, drug companies have largely stopped screening chemicals derived naturally from tropical plants ... Developing-Area Studies, replaces high-technology screening apparatus with genetically engineered yeast ... chemicals to the high-throughput, mechanism-based screening processes that drive the pharmaceutical industry, ...

American College of Medical Genetics receives $13.5M NIH contract

... (NIH) for the development of a National Newborn screening Translational Research Network. "This ... director of the ACMG. "At a time when newborn screening is expanding rapidly, this contract from the ... the most effective ways to introduce new screening tests. We can also assess how best to confirm ...

HPV DNA test identifies cervical pre-cancerous disease in developing countries with 90% success rate

... study to determine the accuracy of a new rapid screening test for HPV (Human Papilloma Virus), created ... test; careHPV, could provide an effective primary screening method for cervical cancer prevention in rural ... Papilloma Virus in around 2.5 hours. Cytologic screening available in North America and Europe where an ...

Southwest Pilots Launch TSA Demonstration Project to Test Biometric Screening

... Administration (TSA) using an advanced biometric screening system. The TSA-approved demonstration project ... positively identify aircrew members, making the screening process more secure and more ... airline flight deck and cabin crew members at screening checkpoints, granting them expedited access ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 3, 2008

... Laboratories that perform pre-employment drug screening are fighting back against hundreds of products ... permit use of hair and saliva samples in drug screening of candidates for federal jobs. That screening could indentify illicit drugs more reliably than ...

At risk for peripheral arterial disease? Simple quiz provides key so you can circulate better

... Legs for Life offers a free national screening program dedicated to improving the cardiovascular ... PAD patients may not show signs of the disease, screening is essential for diagnosis. Individuals should be ... the results with one's own doctoror to request a screening appointmentvisit www.legsforlife.org. Note: Legs ...

Broad Institute awarded grant to develop chemical probes for human biology and disease

... the Broad Institute as one of four Comprehensive screening Centers in the Molecular Libraries Probe ... history of chemical biology and small-molecule screening at the Broad Institute, one that first began at ... the first large-scale, public, small-molecule screening center and served as a model for future ...

Colorectal cancer screening rates still too low

... PHILADELPHIA Although colorectal cancer screening tests are proven to reduce colorectal cancer ... of men and women 50 and older had received screening in 2005. Although this was an improvement over ... in the United States, behind only lung cancer. screening has been shown to significantly reduce mortality ...

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News reports on novel hit-to-lead drug discovery

... rely on a combination of high-throughput screening methods, miniaturization techniques, and advanced ... into complex disease models. Pharmacopeia's screening platform is based on its ECLiPS (encoded ... Three steps are involved in the firm's screening process. A primary high-throughput approach ...

NCI grant launches clinical trials for colon cancer screening

... potentially could become a routine colon cancer screening test and to launch large-scale clinical trials. ... detected early. But no existing population-wide screening test can accurately predict the presence of the ... be a double-blind study of 3,000 patients. The screening test, which does not require bowel preparation, ...

Genes may play role in risk assessment for prostate cancer among Hispanics and caucasians

... will be the more aggressive ones with our current screening tests. This mean that we may be screening and treating some men unnecessarily, said ... because Hispanic men may not have access to screening or could be reluctant to undergo some of ...

New 3-D test method for biomaterials 'flat out' faster

... A novel, three-dimensional (3-D) screening method for analyzing interactions between cells ... technique, an advance over flat, two-dimensional screening methods, enables rapid assessment of the ... treatments. Until now, attempts to accelerate screening of candidate biomaterials have used flat films ...

A screening strategy using zebrafish targets genes that protect against hearing loss

... David Raible, and their research team developed a screening strategy that uses hair cells in the lateral line ... cells against ototoxic medicines. Using the same screening techniqueexposing five-day-old zebrafish larvae ... their research technique, which combines chemical screening with traditional genetic approaches, offers a ...

Simple screening questionnaire for kidney disease outperforms current clinical practice guidelines

... Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill show that a simple screening questionnaire, screening for Occult REnal Disease (SCORED), is better able ... and education programs. "We believe that screening tools such as SCORED will provide a ...

Lessons from evolution applied to national security and other threats

... learned from Mother Nature help airport security screening checkpoints better protect us from terror ... to security issues such as weapons development, screening procedures, and risk assessment of newly emerging ... awareness and tightened restrictions, security screening checkpoints at U.S. airport were still ....

Ebola virus disarmed by excising a single gene

... studies of basic biology, vaccine development and screening for antiviral compounds. "This system can be used for drug screening and for vaccine production," Kawaoka says, noting ... 4 lab is extremely difficult. "High throughput screening (for drugs) in a BSL 4 is almost impossible." ...

New screening strategy for detection of chagas disease in children

... A new targeted screening strategy could make the diagnosis and treatment ... lack sufficient resources for comprehensive blood screening and supervised treatment in the most affected ... NIH) and colleagues, demonstrates an alternative screening strategy that could potentially be much more ...

Women with AIDS face cervical cancer threat

... of cervical cancer unless they have access to screening and treatment. We are saving womens lives by ... Zambian women in the largest cervical cancer screening program targeting HIV-infected women in the ... in poor countries have access to cervical cancer screening or treatment. As funds are allocated for ...

MIT: Prenatal arsenic exposure detected in newborns

... the new study also provides a possible method for screening populations to detect signs of arsenic ... in utero just by using the gene expression screening on the stored blood samples, Samson says. The ... medical tests this may provide an easier way of screening for such exposure. The gene expression changes ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac - Oct. 10, 2007

... say. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rapid screening of Anabolic Steroids in Urine by Reactive ... Pap smear method. It can become a good clinical screening or quantification method for viral DNA in cells, opening the door to improved screening tests for hepatitis B, herpes and other diseases. ...

Menace in a bottle

... to make a lot of people very happy. This is a new screening prototype that definitely shows promise. In ... of concept of an extremely sensitive future screening technology. The new technology scans the ... together or separately as they go through the screening process. It uses the same technology that brain ...