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Chemical Signaling Helps Regulate Sensory Map Formation In The Brain

.... Research has been on into these gradients, the global positioning system of the brain, over than forty years. In 1963, neurobiologist Roger Sperry (Nobel Prize winner in 1981) proposed the `chemoaffinity hypothesis,’ where chemical signals, probably present in concentration gradients, serve as positio...

Starpharma Develops New Gel (Vivagel) To Prevent HIV Transmission

...said Dr Fairley. AIDS is increasingly becoming a global burden, with nearly 40 million people afflicted with the disease worldwide. The number of genital herpes and AIDS/HIV in Australia is estimated to be 3.4 million and 15, 000 respectively. This is of great importance as individuals with genital herpes...

Guidelines to tackle bird flu pandemic

...ain of the avian influenza. Hence to prevent the global pandemic it has issued various guidelines which will reduce the chances of an occurrence of a global pandemic. The government says that as such there is no vaccine or drug that could prevent the disea...

Roche offers HIV drug expertise to poor nations

...facturer's facilities, and part of it at the Roche global headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. With the growth of efforts resulting in increased access to first-line treatment in resource-limited settings such as sub-Saharan Africa, the need and subsequently the demand for second line treatments will conti...

Europe Seeks Indian Expertise

...inar that the country has tremendous potential for global sourcing in life sciences. "We are starting wit...he word outsourcing, he said he preferred the term global sourcing, which he defined as "integrating the best resources and capabilities of India, Europe and ...

A revision in iron and folic acid guidelines for children: Doctors urge

According to doctors it is imperative that global guidelines for giving iron and folic acid supplements to young children should be revised. The reason is// that since they might be dangerous for some youngsters. This important aspect was brought forth by researchers from the United States and Tan...

Italy Confident Of Protecting Itself From Bird Flu

...r. Once this happens, then it may well result in a global pandemic. The country is also taking the maximum possible precautions to ensure that its poultry do not come in contact with migratory birds. ...

Countries Step up Battle Against Bird Flu

... $1.5 billion is needed to fight the pandemic on a global scale.// Most of the funds would be needed in East Asia and the Pacific region, followed by Europe and Central Asia, and then Africa. Latin America is considered low risk and if the disease were to spread to the region it would most likely originate...

Global Warming Will Result In the Extinction Of Amphibians

A fungal disease in frogs caused by global warming is resulting in the death of entire populations, and also driving them closer to extinction. The threat to biodiversity // as a result of emerging infectious diseases may also result in danger to human beings. The study published by the jou...

Debra Winger Wants Indians Abroad To Help Visually Impaired

...porarily blind, but she came out of it, is today a global ambassador for Sight Savers International. ‘The ...sador for the last 10 years. He said: 'This is a global problem and lots of people are affected. My family and I are associated with Venu for more than a de...

Asian Nations To Take Joint Efforts Against H5N1

...ntial pandemic, to build a network of regional and global laboratories, and to provide technical expertise and training in poultry farming. Interest in and commitment to the issue by wealthier nations are much higher than two years ago, said Shigeru Omi, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific at a pr...

Indian Inc not proactive to HIV/AIDS threat: study

...proactive vis-a-vis the threat of HIV/AIDS, says a global study. 'The private sector is a vital part of any...ve provision for any voluntary testing against the global average of 33 percent. In 50 percent of cases there was no provision for voluntary testing, 45 perc...

India set to become the global knowledge hub

...el, IBM, Boeing and Google are some of the 100-odd global firms that have already set up R&D centers in Indi... modeling, simulation and IT. In a recent study, global consultancy Frost and Sullivan said India had taken a lead over China in the global movement to outs...

World Bank urges $ 1 billion to fight bird flu

... still an animal virus. World Bank has asked for a global collaboration and integration to fight against pandemic bird flu as it is estimated that more than $ 1.5 billion is required to fight bird flu....

Designer Rats Reveal Possible Heart Disease Genes

...n in hand, science is moving from a microscopic to global perspective of heart disease," Lee says. "This will generate research projects for years down the line." The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) is a not-for-profit center dedicated to deciphering and analyzing genomes. Since 1992, TIGR, based in...

Ontario Unprepared To Deal With Flu Pandemic

...ing transmitted from one human being to another. A global pandemic of the disease may well result in several million causalities. The flu pandemic may also result in secondary pneumonias breaking out. The lab system of Ontario which tracks as many as four million tests annually does not even have a computer...

Ossur Acquires the U.S. Orthopaedics Company

Iceland-based Ossur hf., a global orthopaedics company, has acquired Innovation Spor...ided by Kaupting bank hf. Ossur is a trusted and global leader in the development, manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing of braces and support pr...

Evolution influenced by Temperature change

...occur when the temperature got down. Though due to global warming the chances of size transmission may be static as there is a gradual increase in temperature globally the scientists are not sure what would be the evolution in warmer climates. The study which was funded by National Science Foundation, con...

Male Contraceptive Pill Being Developed By Berlin Pharmaceutical

...rofessor Ursula-Friederike Habenicht, who runs the global Gynaecology and Andrology Research sector for Schering. "This is just an initial step, just getting a foot in the door," says Habenicht, who has long been considering possible approaches to male contraception. Habenicht is in charge of a large grou...

Indigenous Medicine Can Cure IBS

... some of the traditional medicines did improve the global symptoms of IBS. Most of the trials were conduc... that showed a statistically significant effect on global symptoms. Chinese herbal formulation and individualized herbal formulation; STW 5; SW 5_ii; as well ...

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