Alberta

Morning People and Night Owls Show Different Brain Function: University of Alberta Study

Scientists at the University of Alberta have found that there are significant differences in the way our brains function depending on whether we're early risers or night owls. (Vocus) June 23, 2009 -- Are you a "morning person" or a "night owl?" ...

University of Alberta organic chemist receives top young Canadian scientist prize

A University of Alberta organic chemist has been named the 2008 winner of the prestigious Steacie Prize for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada. The prize is one of Canada's most prestigious science awards encompassing a wide range of disciplines including mathematics, engineerin...

Natural trans fats have health benefits, University of Alberta study shows

Contrary to popular opinion, not all trans fats are bad for you. University of Alberta researcher Flora Wang found that a diet with enriched levels of trans vaccenic acid (VA) a natural animal fat found in dairy and beef products can reduce risk factors associated with heart disease, diabetes...

Lab on a chip developed at University of Alberta for cheap, portable medical tests

University of Alberta researchers in Edmonton, Canada, have developed a portable unit for genetic testing about the size of a shoebox, which has the same capability as a lab full of expensive equipment. The device along with other, even smaller units the team is now in the process of develop...

Mobility-enhancing device developed at University of Alberta will receive prestigious da Vinci Award

September 25, 2007 Edmonton, Alberta Over a decade in the making, the WalkAide System is a small device that makes a big difference for its users. Now the Canadian invention is receiving international recognition as a recipient of a 2007 da Vinci Award, to be presented by General Motors at the R...

Chronic Wasting Disease In Alberta

According to Alberta wildlife officials culling of deer will soon commence due to the attack of chronic wasting disease// that has affected the deer population. This disease which affects the nervous system of the deer is similar to bovine spongiform encephalopathy or the mad cow disease that a...

Approval imminent for Herceptin in Alberta

The Alberta Cancer Board has indicated that the Klein Government is all set to give the approval to fund the drug, Herceptin, for early stage breast cancer.// The spokeswoman of the board, Lee Elliot said, they were awaiting the outcome of the clinical trials in the United Kingdom before advising t...

100 cases of CWD reported in Alberta

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Alberta led to the killing of all the wild deer by the government hunters in the Chauvin area. This is an effort to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease. // Alberta Sustainable Resource Development spokesman Dave Ealey said that these measures can prevent ...

Econiche(TM) Vaccine Efficacy Summarized in July Issue of Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

... for livestock globally. The vaccine has been developed by a strategic alliance formed in 2000 between the University of British Columbia (UBC), the alberta Research Council (ARC), the University of Saskatchewan's Vaccine Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO), and Bioniche, which holds the rights for ...

Fraternal Order of Eagles Award $630,000 in Grants at International Convention

...of Eagles grant recipients: Lew Reed Spinal Cord Injury Fund: alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, alberta - $60,000 FES Center , Cleveland - $30,000 Art Ehrmann Cancer...

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Alberta in Medical Technology

Number of Patients With Dementia on the Rise

... ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At 81, alberta Sabin's mind is not as sharp as it used to be, and she knows it. She frequently misplaces common items, forgets names and appointments, some of t...

IMPACT Study Showed Longer Valcyte(R) (valganciclovir hydrochloride tablets) Treatment Demonstrated Better Protection Against Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease One Year Post-Transplant

...," said Primary Investigator, Dr. Atul Humar, Director, Transplant Infectious Diseases and Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of alberta , Canada. "Today's results show that continuing to treat with Valcyte for longer can help make a difference." About the IMPACT Study This Va...

Rosetta Genomics Reports First Ever In-Vivo Efficacy Data for a Systemic MicroRNA Therapeutic for Liver Cancer

...duction of tumor mass. These data are being presented at the Keystone Symposium, Therapeutic Modulation of RNA Using Oligonucleotides, at Lake Louise, alberta Canada, on February 12th. Liver cancer is the third cause of cancer death globally, affecting over 19,000 patients annually in the US alone. Pr...

Cequent to Present First Proof of Activity of an Oral RNAi Drug in Non-Human Primates at February Keystone Conference

... the Keystone Symposia Conference, Therapeutic Modulation of RNA Using Oligonucleotides. The conference will be held February 8 - 13 in Lake Louise, alberta Canada. "Delivery of RNAi into the targeted cells and tissues remains one of the biggest challenges in the development of RNAi-based therapeutics...

ANX-201 Demonstrates a Unique Resistance Profile in Preclinical Tests

...eclinical results for ANX-201, the Company's broad-spectrum antiviral product candidate at the Keystone Symposia HIV Pathogenesis Conference in Banff, alberta on March 30, 2008. The preclinical results demonstrate a unique resistance profile for ANX-201 and suggest suppression of resistance to nucleoside rev...

Seven-Year Neck Pain Study Sheds Light on Best Care

...or 2," says Task Force member, Dr. Linda Carroll, Associate Professor, School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, and Associated Scientist, alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research (ACICR). "Many sufferers manage to carry on with their daily activities. Others find their pain interferes with...

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. Collaborators to Present Reovirus/Gemcitabine Combination Research at AACR Annual Meeting

...T: Oncolytics Biotech Inc.: Cathy Ward, 210, 1167 Kensington Cr NW,Calgary, alberta T2N 1X7, Tel: (403) 670-7377, Fax: (403) 283-0858,; The Equicom Group: Nick Hurst, 600, 205 5th Ave.SW, Calgary, alberta T2P 2V7, Tel: (403) 538-4845, Fax: (403) 266-2453,; The Investor Relations ...

Quest PharmaTech's Prostate Cancer Program Update

...oore, Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of alberta and Cross Cancer Institute. SL052 for the treatment of prostate cancer is...a Cancer Board, Dr. John Tulip at the Faculty of Engineering, University of alberta and Dr. Dwayne Dickey, with support from the Alberta Ingenuity Fund and the...

Alberta in Medical Dictionary

Tooth anatomy

...y dedicated to the study of tooth structures. ... An overview of dental anatomy "Broke a tooth ? Grow it back", University of alberta ... The ex-ray captures the entire jaws and teeth in one shot. ... Tooth anatomy . Development of baby teeth . Development of permanent t. P...

Mad Cow Disease

...rom the Organic Consumer Association addressing Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, the chronic wasting disease . ... after a single animal on an alberta ranch tested positive for mad cow disease . ... identified in Britain in 1985, mad cow disease developed over the years into a ... Mad...

In situ

... selection of the most appropriate type of in situ conservation strategy for ... Shell Canada has raised its estimate of so-called in - situ alberta oilsands resources to more than 25 billion barrels, with plans to move operations eastward. CONTACT US ... ...

Entero

... Entero provides comprehensive business software that delivers clarity and ... Entero ® MOSAIC™ First to Release 2009 alberta Royalty Incentive Changes <read more> ... entero delivers mid to senior-level finance and technology talent on a contract ... The entero ...

Alberta in Biological News

U Alberta researcher in same group as Darwin and Hawking

EdmontonJohn Vederas, a University of Alberta professor in the department of chemistry, has been named to the Royal Society, the national academy of science of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. The ceremony takes place the week of July 6 in London. Included in the Royal Society's members...

Ancient reptile rises from Alberta oil sands

One of the oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossils recovered in North America, and the oldest yet discovered from the Cretaceous Period, represents a new genus of the prehistoric aquatic predator according to University of Calgary palaeontologists who have formally described the creature after...

University of Alberta researchers report breakthrough in lowering bad cholesterol, fatty acid levels

There is heartening news out of the University of Alberta for those who may have overindulged during the recent holidays. U of A medical researchers have found a way to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol and fatty acids that end up in the blood from food the body metabolizes, a key discover...

New dinosaur species possible in Northwestern Alberta

EdmontonThe discovery of a gruesome feeding frenzy that played out 73 million years ago in northwestern Alberta may also lead to the discovery of new dinosaur species in northwestern Alberta. University of Alberta student Tetsuto Miyashita and Frederico Fanti, a paleontology graduate student fr...

University of Alberta researchers unravel intricate animal patterns

There is a scene in the animated blockbuster "Finding Nemo" when a school of fish makes a rapid string of complicated patterns—an arrow, a portrait of young Nemo and other intricate designs. While the detailed shapes might be a bit outlandish for fish to form, the premise isn’t far off. But how doe...

August 2009 Geology and GSA Today media highlights

...w did this remote Arctic region support such a diverse array of grazing megafauna? This is the question addressed by Duane Froese of the University of alberta and his international team of colleagues. They focus on the Klondike region of Yukon, one of North America's most productive localities for the recove...

Test helps in fight against lung infections and for treating other life-threatening infections

... Edmonton, alberta A new test developed by Edmonton-based Innovotech... developed bioFILM PA™ and the University of alberta Hospital laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Ro...patients with cystic fibrosis at the University of alberta hospital CF clinic. The patients ranged from 9 to...

U of A honored for research that could help 30 million Brazilians

... EdmontonThe University of alberta now has a permanent connection to the agricultural life of millions of people in a vast region of Brazil. A newly discovered fungus that helps plants ...

Canadian researchers set to study impact of nanomaterials on aquatic ecosystems

... Edmonton A team of Canadian scientists and engineers, led by the University of alberta and the National Research Council of Canada, will collaborate on a $3.39 million, three-year study to assess the potential effects of nanoparticles in...

First ever worldwide census analysis of caribou/reindeer numbers reveals dramatic decline

...trial development are responsible for driving this dramatic decline in species numbers around the world. Vors, who is studying under Dr Mark Boyce, alberta Conservation Association Chair in Fisheries and Wildlife at the University of Alberta, says the decline raises serious concerns not only for the anima...

Alberta in Biological Technology

Enerkem GreenField Alberta Biofuels Awarded Permit to Build World's First Commercial Municipal Waste-to-Biofuels Facility

Plant enables City of Edmonton to increase its waste diversion rate from 60 to 90% and to produce an alternative transportation fuel MONTREAL, May 20 /PRNewswire/ - Enerkem, a leading waste-to-biofuels technology company, today announced that Enerkem GreenField Alberta Biofuels (EGAB) has s...

BioMS Medical to present at Alberta Economic Forum in Geneva

Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: MS EDMONTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - BioMS Medical Corp (TSX: MS), a leading developer in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), today announced that Mr. Kevin Giese, President and CEO, will present at a session entitled "Leveraging on energy wealth...

University of Alberta and NINT researchers make solar energy breakthrough

EdmontonThe University of Alberta and the National Research Council's National Institute (NINT) for Nanotechnology have engineered an approach that is leading to improved performance of plastic solar cells (hybrid organic solar cells). The development of inexpensive, mass-produced plastic solar pa...

Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. Secures Exclusive License to Use New University of Alberta Technology for Developing Microfluidic Devices

DUBLIN, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Microchip Biotechnologies, Inc. (MBI) and TEC Edmonton have entered into an exclusive patent license agreement that allows MBI to commercialize a University of Alberta invention that can improve the development of lab-on-a-chip devices and biosampling pr...

Exciton Technologies receives FDA approval to market exSALT(TM)

...reater portion of the overall market. About Exciton Technologies Inc. ------------------------------- Exciton Technologies Inc. is an alberta advanced materials research and development company focused on the creation of technologies for preventing and controlling infection. Currently our va...

Enerkem Announces World-Class Advanced Energy Research Center in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

... research center with the City of Edmonton and the alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI). The research c... pilot plant. It will welcome top researchers from alberta and throughout Canada, particularly those speciali...stage is the waste-to-biofuels project. About alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI) The mission ...

Regado Biosciences Establishes Medical Advisory Board

...ch Institute, Duke University , Durham, North Carolina Paul W. Armstrong, MD , Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of alberta , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Director of the Canadian VIGOUR Centre (Virtual Coordinating Centre for Global Collaborative Cardiovascular Research) ...

Oncothyreon reports first quarter 2009 financial results

...million in the 2008 first quarter, primarily as the result of the cessation of manufacturing activities for Stimuvax and the transfer of our Edmonton, alberta facility to Merck KGaA. General and administrative expenses decreased to $1.8 million in the 2009 first quarter from $2.7 million in the 2008 first qu...

World Micromachine Summit highlights technologies impacting energy and the environment

...world leader in energy production and as a committed environmental steward, alberta knows technology is the key to sustainability. That's why we created a stra...o jurisdictions around the world," said Honourable Doug Horner, Minister of alberta Advanced Education and Technology. "Micromachines are the future of wealt...

SemBioSys Genetics Inc. obtains up to $1.5 million in funding from AVAC

...leading early-stage venture capital fund-of-fund investor in Alberta," said Ross Bricker, AVAC President and CEO. "Since 1997, with the support of the alberta and Canadian Governments, we have invested in and provided guidance to over 110 early-stage companies who have reported more than $340 million in aggr...

Alberta in Biological Dictionary

Replicon

...c. Contact Information Replicon Inc. 910 - 7th Ave. SW, Ste. 800 Calgary, alberta T2P 3N8, Canada Tel ... replication/Ori/ Replicon - DNA clamp ... Defin...mesheet software goes green by investing in carbon-neutralization. Calgary, alberta (PRWEB) April 22, 2008 -- Replicon Inc., the world leader in PR: Laksh...

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