New Therapy to Treat Patients With Severely Elevated Cholesterol Levels
...targeted inhibition of the microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) is highly effective in reducing cholesterol levels in these very high risk patients,” stated Daniel J. Rader, MD, Director of Preventive Cardiology and the Clinical and Translational Research Center at Penn, and principal investigator o...WHO on an Anti Rabies and Snake Bite Mission
...apeutic sera all over the world is needed. Thirdly transfer of latest development and technology to the developing countries is vital. WHO plans to bring an effective solution to all these issues. JYT...RSV Hits Winnipeg Childrens Hospital
...viruses has led Children's Hospital in Winnipeg to transfer patients to other //hospitals. Children affected by Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) occupy all eight beds at the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit, said Dr. Cheryl Greenberg of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. "Seven of these chil...New Technique to Identify Bacteria for Food Safety
...t with the sample being tested, the hydronium ions transfer their extra proton to molecules in the sample, turning them into ions. The ionized molecules are then vacuumed from the surface into the mass spectrometer, where the masses of the ions are measured and the material analyzed. Such a system could ale...Gene Therapy for Hereditary Immunodeficiency Diseases
...ive benefit from the function of these genes. Gene transfer is achieved using a vector – a kind of vehicle that carries the gene. Somatic gene transfer only targets body cells (somatic cells). Introducing genes into the germline is illegal in Germany. ...Male Contraception: Discovery Stirring Interest Among Scientists, Drug Developers
...is the fourth in a family of proteins that perform transfer processes to help cells make and use energy. Inside the cell, these proteins operate much like a shuttle bus, binding and exchanging energy-carrying molecules known as ATP and ADP. The discovery of SFEC has sparked interest among both basic scienti...Insurance Cover for Girl Child
...cheme during the 11th Plan. Under the scheme, cash transfer would be provided to the family of the girl child, preferably to the mother on fulfilling certain conditionalities such as birth registration of the girl child, immunization, enrollment to school, retention in school and delaying the marriage age bey...GGC - A New Ingredient To Fight Ageing
...South Innovations (NSi), which provides technology transfer services to UNSW. The company received a federal government Commercial Ready grant of $1.1m in May this year to assist in bringing GGC to market for use in foods, health care and cosmetics. Source-Eurekalert SRI...Researchers Create Genetically-Matched Embryonic Stem Cells for Transplantation
... genetic defects in mice. But somatic cell nuclear transfer (sometimes called therapeutic cloning) is a technically demanding and inefficient process that involves transferring the nucleus of a donor cell into an egg from which the nucleus has been removed. “We will not stop testing nuclear transfer, becau...Law Professor Finds Home Health Care Workers Have Few Legal Protections
...ypically work alone and without the aid of patient transfer devices or equipment like adjustable beds." Because judges and policy makers are reluctant to apply labor standards to private homes that serve as workplaces, Smith said there is little effort to think seriously about how to improve the workplace ...Plastic May Be Poisoning Oceans: Scientists
...his stage. There is very little evidence that this transfer of chemicals is taking place in the wild, they added. Source-IANS...Gene Therapy May Be the Solution for Erectile Dysfunction
...he findings of the first human test involving gene transfer therapy to treat erectile dysfunction.// The findi...d with 11 men and administered various doses of a transfer gene called hMaxi-K. “While this phase 1 safety trial was not designed to provide efficacy answers,...Indian Scientist Sues International Genetic Centre for $5 Million
...years ago, the ICGEB was intended to spearhead the transfer of western biotechnology to developing nations. The centre is split into two components, one based in New Delhi and the other in Trieste, Italy. Many scientists within ICGEB in Delhi are unhappy with the treatment meted out to their colleague but ...Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against Hereditary Lung Disease
...see whether it was safe to give patients this gene transfer vector and then to try to begin to see if we could get the dose into a range where we would begin to replace the missing protein in the blood,” said Terence Flotte, M.D., a pediatrician, geneticist and microbiologist with UF’s College of Medicine and...Newly Identified Strains Of Chlamydia Trachomatis – A Gateway To New Disease
... and how other species of chamydiae may evolve and transfer from animals to humans.' Source-Eurekalert SI...Novel methods to view how a drug attaches to a cell
...e narrow space between the two layers of the lipid transfer electrons to the platinum ions. The uncharged platinum atoms gather into tiny metal clumps. Once they reach a certain size, they also become active and catalyze the dendrite growth by adding more platinum atoms from the platinum salt. Little by lit...Doctors Protest against Regulation Changes
...ctors. In its response to the CMO, it said, "Any transfer of adjudication from the GMC could only be properly considered once the credentials, funding and accountability of any new body were established." Although the GMC still has to publish its official response to the CMO's plans it said it was in favo...... to house pediatric inpatient services, which will transfer from the city's Southmead hospital next April.// The purpose-built facility will include 16 individual cubicles and one four-bedded bay. In addition it will also include "bedside beds" for parents and a new play area. This is the latest move which ...