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Falling ants glide back to trunk to avoid dangers of forest floor

...more." By painting the ants' rear legs with white nail polish, he was able to track their fall and establish that they come in backwards to the tree, hit and hang on, though they often tumble down the trunk a few feet and occasionally bounce off. They can actually make 180 degree turns in midair, however...

Scientists discover that three overlapping signals in embryo help get the backbone right

...are so many of them, it's been difficult to really nail down that they are essential," Harland said. "We've had to knock down three of them to prove that they're essential." In the 1920s, working at the University of Freiburg in Germany, Spemann and his student Mangold found that as the mass of cells in ...

Skin disease common among Hispanic farmworkers in North Carolina, research shows

...ng season. For men, the most common diagnoses were nail fungus, foot fungus and acne. Among the women, diagnoses included excessively dry skin, foot fungus and acne. "While these may not be a direct result of farmwork, it is likely a result of resources and living environment," said Arcury. He explain...

How nice, brown rice: Study shows rice bran lowers blood pressure in rats

... much work being done on various bran fractions to nail down any health benefits,?says the journal’s editor, James Seiber, Ph.D., who is also director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Western Regional Research Center in Davis, Calif. “This particular paper caught my attention for two reasons: the p...

Scientists tie several cancers to common 'oncogene engine'

...xcitement, and I believe that is the way to really nail these tumors." ...

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Keep your tech employees happy

... minute with other daytime business functions, why nail them down with standard working hours? In other words, to keep technology people happy, grade them on the important stuff rather than the random corporate silliness that has nothing to do with their real contribution. Yes, this takes a little creati...

The Real World

...instein's theory of human nature (my term) hit the nail on the head when he defined insanity as doing the same things over and over again but expecting different results. Most of us aren't insane. We change. We get better. We've come a long way. My last series explored some of the common techniques used ...

E-Mail Collaboration Problems

...o. E-mail really is proof that you can hammer in a nail with a screwdriver. Despite the arrival of some truly amazing tech tools in recent years, e-mail remains the most pervasively deployed and used application. While we dwell in an environment of ever more precise and well-managed technology tools, e-...

Artificial intelligence and healthcare technology

...ents like the ones Keely is seeking can be hard to nail down and difficult to manage. The challenge I think he has is that it is not a product in itself, Byrnes said. It has to be embedded in a product. Keeleys strategy is to seek licensing deals. Licensing strategies have had limited success over the ye...
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Stoma

...asiest way to view stomata on a leaf is to take a nail varnish impression of it. Paint about on...ter of the underside of the leaf with transparent nail varnish.(or thin layer of PVA glue ) Allow to dry out thoroughly (takes a good 30 minutes). Pe...
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Stomata

... stomata leave clearly visible impressions in the nail varnish. A graticule slide allows for the counting of how many stomata (per unit area) are on the leaf surface, a character istic of physiological significance. Categories: Plant physiology ... Full article >>> Mero stomata The...
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Painter's problem

... Press International. "In this study we could only nail as culprits the organic solvents used in painting and in printing." The author said men exposed to high levels of organic solvents should take care to minimize their exposure, not only because of the reproductive effects but also because of the kno...

Diabetics Need to Guard Against Nail Fungus

Many people with diabetes have nail fungus, which can have a serious impact on their h...tes develop onychomycosis, the most common type of nail fungus. Because of poor circulation in the extremities and a reduced ability to fight infection, peo...

How Safe Are Your Cosmetics ?

...cluding make-up and sunscreen, as well as hair and nail care products, can lead to an allergic reaction on...sunscreens, shampoos, salon hair care products and nail care products are most likely to cause allergic reactions. Contact dermatitis, which is an allergi...

Scientists Closer To Identifying Gene Connected To Alzheimer's

...ase, but we're getting closer. We're now trying to nail down which one of these six genes is the most likely to be involved," Goate said. --(ANI)...

Best out of supposed modern life waste: rice bran is a mine of good health

... much work being done on various bran fractions to nail down any health benefits. This particular paper caught my attention for two reasons: the potential of bringing a waste product like rice bran into beneficial use, and the way the group went about their study with good controlled experiments using an ...

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Bremer Hifix Skull Pin

...l pin to utilize cutting edges instead of a sharp, nail like, tip. Instead of crushing its way into bone the Hifix pin drills a neat path leaving the bone strong and viable providing improved initial fixation over standard skull pins. The Hifix pin is used in the bremer halo crown with Hifix pins and in t...

Distal Femoral Nail

A distal femoral nail providing high purchase in osteoporotic metaphyseal bone and two distal locking options: one spiral blade plus one locking screw or two locking screws....

Retrograde Femoral Nail

...ges of optimal patient sizing over short, straight nail designs. Furthermore, its anterior-posterior proximal screws promote ease-of-use with desired patient positioning and intraoperative imaging....

Retrograde Nail

Orthofix's retrograde nail provides easier insertion of nail by rotational movements....

Biomet® Ankle Arthrodesis Nail

...lcaneal fusion indications. This second-generation nail affords rigid, load sharing fixation that incorporates asimple nail-mounted, in-line method of compression acrossthe arthrodesis sites....

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Data Available From Erbitux Phase III Study in First-Line Treatment of Advanced Lung Cancer

...un exposure may exacerbate these effects.A related nail disorder, occurring in 12% (0.4% Grade 3) ofpatients, was characterized as a paronychial inflammation. The safety of ERBITUX in combination with radiation therapy andcisplatin has not been established. Death and seriouscardiotoxicity were observed i...

NexMed Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in Two Pivotal Phase 3 Studies for Anti-Fungal Product

...which facilitates the delivery of the druginto the nail bed, where the fungus resides. About NexMed NexMed, Inc. is an emerging drug developer that is leveragingits proprietary drug technology to develop a significant pipelineof innovative pharmaceutical products to address significant unmetmedical need...

MediQuest Concludes Confirmatory Phase III Study of Raynaud’s Therapy

...d onprojects targeting Raynaud’s phenomenon, nail psoriasis andactinic keratosis. In addition to historical facts or statements of currentcondition, this press release contains forward-looking statementswithin the meaning of the ‘Safe Harbor’ provisions ofthe Private Securities Litigati...

Extensive Clinical Data on Erbitux Presented at the 2007 ASCO Annual Meeting

...un exposure may exacerbate these effects.A related nail disorder, occurring in 12% (0.4% Grade 3) ofpatients, was characterized as a paronychial inflammation. The safety of ERBITUX in combination with radiation therapy andcisplatin has not been established. Death and seriouscardiotoxicity were observed i...

Randomized Phase III Trial Showed Erbitux Significantly Improved Secondary Endpoints of Progression-Free Survival and Disease Control in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

...un exposure may exacerbate these effects.A related nail disorder, occurring in 12% (0.4% Grade 3) ofpatients, was characterized as a paronychial inflammation. The safety of ERBITUX in combination with radiation therapy andcisplatin has not been established. Death and seriouscardiotoxicity were observed i...

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Varnish

... alkalis and organic solvents (as are present in nail varnish remover). Contact dermatitis is most o...ull article >>> Acetone - found in nail varnish remover. Cadmium - a highly poison ous metal used in batteries. Vinyl chloride - used t...

Ungual

... bruises in time it will disappear. Sometimes the nail will fall off because of the extensive damage but ...homycosis (DSO) is the most common type of fungal nail infection . It is caused by the same fungi that cause most cases of athlete's foot (dermatophytes)....

Tinea

...leared for " pulse " dosing in the treatment of nail fungus ( tinea unguium, dermatophytic onychomycosis , onychomycosis , ringworm of the nail). The pulse dosing regimen is 200 mg b.i.d. Full article >>> An increased risk of astrocytic tumor s has been observed in patients who ...

Thyroid diseases

...m may produce brittle nails or splitting of the nail bed from the nail plate (onycholysis) ... Full article >>> Thyroid peroxidase antibodies can also be pr...

Thyroid disease

...m may produce brittle nails or splitting of the nail bed from the nail plate (onycholysis) ... Full article >>> However, it can sometimes affect younger pat...

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