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Researchers develop portable 'vein finder' for faster, more accurate injections

When medics are treating trauma patients, every second counts. Yet bruises, burns, and other physical conditions often make it difficult to locate veins and administer lifesaving drugs or solutions. "Depth a...

Robot assisted surgery more accurate than conventional surgery

A new study from Imperial College London shows that robot assisted knee surgery is significantly more accurate than conventional surgery. <...

Unusual mechanism keeps repair protein accurate

Cancer researchers have discovered that a recently identified protein critical for repairing damaged genes uses an unusual mechanism to keep its repairs accurate. But while other DNA-repair proteins insure their accuracy with...

Faster, more accurate tuberculosis test developed

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Imperial College London, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima, Peru, and other institutions have developed a simple and rapid new tuberculosis (TB) test. The test, called microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility or MODS, is more sensitive, faster and cheaper to perform than current culture-based tests. The study...

'GreeneChip' -- New diagnostic tool that rapidly and accurately identifies multiple pathogens

Researchers in the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and their colleagues in the WHO Global Laboratory Network have developed a new tool for pathogen surveillance and discovery—the GreeneChip System. The GreeneChip is the first tool to provide comprehensive, differential diagnosis of infectious diseases, including those caused by viruses,...

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AccuSpot LC-MALDI Plate Spotter from Shimadzu

Description:The AccuSpot automates LC micro-fractionation, spotting and preparation for MS analysis. With the AccuSpot system, LC eluent can be accurately and continuously spotted onto target plates, in trace amounts. This allows for automatic preparation of target plates for MALDI-TOF-MS measurements. When used in conjunction with Shimadzus Two-Dimensional Micro LC System and Shimadzu Biotechs AXIMA MALDI-T...
Company:Shimadzu

AccuSampler Large Animal from DiLab, Inc.

Description:Large animal systems need to be able to handle larger sample volumes, automate infusions, connect to vascular access ports, as well as interface with telemetry systems. The AccuSampler LA meets these needs and more, particularly with dogs, pigs, and primates. The system may be programmed with a delayed starting time, and the computer can be located outside the animal room to minimize disruption...
Company:DiLab, Inc.

AccuSpot from Shimadzu Biotech

Description:The AccuSpot automates LC microfractionaction, spotting and preparation for MS analysis. With the AccuSpot system, LC eluent can be accurately and continuously spotted onto target plates, in trace amounts (eg.50nl). Matrix solutions can be added automatically. This allows for automatic preparation of target plated for MALDI-TOF-MS measurements. By using it in conjunction with Shimadzus 1D or...
Company:Shimadzu Biotech

GeneAmp AccuRT RNA PCR Kit with Controls from Applied Biosystems

Description:A thermostable, thermoactive designer enzyme that enables RT-PCR in a one-step, single-tube-reaction. AccuRT RNA PCR enzyme allows reverse transcription and PCR amplification to be performed at elevated temperatures (65C), which helps to remove secondary structures from the template and results in highly stringent, accurate annealing of gene-specific primers. 100 reactions with controls...
Company:Applied Biosystems

AccuPrime Pfx from Invitrogen

Description:AccuPrime™ Pfx DNA Polymerase is ideal for high-fidelity amplification of DNA fragments for downstream applications such as cloning and mutagenesis. High fidelity is provided by a proprietary enzyme preparation containing recombinant DNA polymerase from Pyrococcus sp. with proofreading (3'Cut Site5' exonuclease) activity. Platinum Anti-Pfx DNA Polymerase antibodies inhibit polymerase acti...
Company:Invitrogen

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96 Well Pipetting Precision and Accuracy Using the RapidPlate 96/384 Workstation

Initially, work in 96 well microplat...

Combine High Yield, Great Accuracy and the Prevention of Carry-over Contamination by Using the Novel Expand High FidelityPLUS PCR System

Roche Applied Science pioneered the blending of thermostableDNA polymerases and the associated buffersystems. The well-known Expand High Fidelity andExpand Long Template PCR Systems were the first commerciallyavailable blends to provide amplification offragments up t...

Fast, Accurate Assessment of siRNA-induced Gene Silencing

Cells-to-Signal Kit: Small Sample Prep for qRT-PCR Real-time, quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) is the most sensitive way to detect and quantitate mRNA and is often used to validate techniques that monitor changes in gene expression, including array analyses and RNA...

Use of Novel FlashPlate Technology to Measure cAMP Accumulation in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells Expressing Human -2 Adrenoreceptors

SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, UK Due to recent technologies in the pharmaceutical industry that have resulted in an increase in the production of potential drug candidates, it has become vital that screening assays are high throughput. FlashPlate technology from PerkinElmer Life Sciences has pro...

384 Well Pipetting Precision and Accuracy Testing Using the Sciclone Advanced Liquid Handler

Caliper Life Sciences Inc, Applications Laboratory, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA Initially, work in 96 well microplates was commonly carried out using manual pipetting. As the demand for greater throughput of plate processing has grown, automated liquid handling has become a nece...

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More Accurate "PROSTATE CANCER" Test can save Unnecessary Biopsies

Prostate cancer can effect men over the age of 40 years and is the second commonest cancer among men after lung cancer. Usually it goes undetected till it is advanced and beyond cure. However a lot of awareness has been created about this condition and now men over the age of 40 years can be screened regularly to detect the cancer. One of the most promising "tumour markers" in medicine...

FDA Imposes New Restrictions On Roche's Accutane

Women taking Roche Inc's popular acne treatment Accutane (isotretinoin) will soon have to submit to new restrictions aimed at preventing unwanted pregnancies while on the drug. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it has approved significant changes to the drugmaker's pregnancy prevention programme. The pregnancy prevention programme was adopted about 13 years ago, when Acc...

Accuracy of Some Natural Family Planning Methods Questioned .

Women who use menstrual cycle monitors to detect their fertile times of the month should research their choices carefully because some methods are much more reliable than others.// German researchers estimate 10 percent to 15 percent of women of reproductive age in Europe use variations of natural family planning methods and an estimated 30 percent to 40 percent rely on some type of men...

DNA Testing For More Accurate Results

Experts have now developed a DNA test capable of identifying myelodysplasia ( MDS ).MDS is a blood disorder that can lead to leukemia or // fatal infections and bleeding. Patients often don’t find out they have the disease until it’s too late for early treatment. About 15,000 to 20,000 people a year are diagnosed with MDS. The condition is most common in those over age 60. Researchers t...

Accuracy Of Lung Function Test Questioned

Spirometry is one of the most common pulmonary lung function tests. It is used to test for a variety of lung problems and to determine the effectiveness // of treatment. The patient takes a deep breath and breathes out with force into a spirometer to the best of their ability. The spirometer measures both the amount of air expelled and how quickly the air was expelled from the lungs.New r...

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Autorefractometer Accuref 8001

Description:The Accuref 8001 allows you to measure much smaller pupils than conventional units and 3 step Target light adjuster ensures accurate results....
Company:Shin-Nippon Commerce

Autoref / Ker Accuref K 9001

Description:Autoref / Ker Accuref K 9001 has a clear 5.6 inch LCD color monitor. 3 step monitor angle. Wide measurement range. 2.3 mm Minimum pupil diameter & 3 step Target light adjuster. Auto start function. Kerato-Peripheral measurement. Quick measurement function....
Company:Shin-Nippon Commerce

Autorefractometer Accuref 8001

Description:LCD color monitor produces superb colorful display of the icons for easier identification to select your desired choices for measurement. Allows you to measure much smaller pupils than conventional units and 3 step Target light adjuster ensure accurate results....
Company:Shin-Nippon Commerce

Accucount 1000 (115V/60Hz)

Description:The Accucount 1000 is designed to automatically count macroscopic objects in a field displaying totals on a highly visible digital readout....
Company:BioLogics, Inc.

Accucount 1000 (230V/50Hz)

Description:The Accucount 1000 is designed to automatically count macroscopic objects in a field displaying totals on a highly visible digital readout....
Company:BioLogics, Inc.

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Fast, Accurate Influenza A/B Antigen Detection

According to CDC data, influenza infections in this country cause more than 114,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths annually. Among healthy adults, bronchitis and pneumonia are the most common complications. Together, influenza and pneumonia are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Influenza is particularly dangerous in elderly and immunocompromised people; however, infec...

Novel Human Tissue Transgenic Cancer Model May Offer Significant Advance Toward Accurately Modeling Human Cancer

LOS ANGELES & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 18, 2007 -AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused onthe discovery and development of novel, targeted cancer medicines,presented today findings from its novel human-in-mouse (HIM) tissuetransgenic cancer model system, in which AVEO successfully createdinvasive human tumors that develop over time in mice from prim...