Institute for Systems Biology Symposium Addresses Need for Better Computational Tools
The Institute for Systems Biology announced today at its 2005 international symposium on Computational Challenges in Systems Biology that ISB's Human Proteome Folding Project launched on IBM's World Community Grid in November 2004 has already predicted 50,000 protein structures. "This project showcases the enormous power of collaborations," stated Dr. Richard Bonneau, senior scientist at t...New technology addresses female fertility preservation
Women at risk for infertility, such as those needing cancer treatment, can freeze mature, fertilized eggs, but the process can take up to six weeks and for some this delay of treatment is not an option. A team of scie...Healthcare software addresses "90 million" misclassified Americans
Then imagine employers basing their health plan buying decisions on the often inaccurate information contained in that tool. Employers don't have to imagine such a scenario because they have been living it, unbeknown to them, for yea...UW-Madison wireless plan requires more net addresses lots more
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been assigned 65,000 Internet addresses to boost its network capacity, allowing it to go forward with a planned expansion of its wireless network to blanket the campus. A non-profit Internet management body, the , established the address block for the university, which is push...HHS official addresses industry concerns on Federal Health Architecture
MADISON, Wis. The federal government is working quickly and keeping the concerns of the private sector in mind while developing a , deputy...Ontario Addresses Shortage of Transplant Organs
Ontario will soon become the first province in Canada to start accepting transplant organs from people who have died of heart failure//. The provincial agency in charge of organ and tissue donations announced that changes in guidelines that allowed accepting donation after cardio-circulatory death (DCD) could potentially expand the potential donor pool by hundreds. This move t...Special Section of JCS Addresses Vascular Anomalies
Hemangiomas, vascular tumors, and other vascular (blood vessel-related) anomalies are potentially disfiguring lesions that cause distress // for affected children and their parents and confusion among physicians and surgeons. Although advances have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of these lesions, many myths, misconceptions, and inaccuracies remain. To address this situation,...AutoGenomics Addresses TB Crisis With a Genetic Drug Resistance Test
CARLSBAD, Calif., "In light of the recent news event where a passenger with extensive drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) flew on multiple airline flights and potentially infected other passengers, the need for rapid identification of MTB and assessment of drug resistance is critical to control of the spread of the disease" said Dr. Nani Dattagupta, Chief Scientific Officer of AutoGenom...