Balance

Newly discovered genetic disease sheds light on body's water balance

Two infant boys whose bodies were overloaded with excess fluid have led UCSF pediatricians to the discovery of a new genetic disease. In the process, they have discovered a rare type of mutation where different substitutions in a single amino acid cause two different, opposite genetic disorders. The new disorder, called Nephrogenic Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuresis (NSIAD), is descri...

Logging changed ecological balance for monkeys, damaged health

Twenty-eight years after intense selective logging stopped in the region now known as Uganda's Kibale National Park, the red-tailed guenon (Cercophithecus ascanius) is a primate still in decline. The logging practice, scientists report in a new study, changed the ecological balance for these monkeys, leading to behavioral changes and opening the door for multiple parasitic infections. The...

Leptin-signaling Protein Maintains Normal Body Weight And Energy Balance In Mice

32% increase of African fish supply needed by 2020 just to maintain consumption levels Calling fisheries critical for nourishing the poor and for helping Africa cope with the health, economic and social devastation of problems like HIV and AIDS, the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), the WorldFish Center and partners are making an urgent appeal to boost the continent's fish...

Stimulation of the semicircular canals can artificially control human walking and balance

By applying electrical currents across the heads of people while they walk, researchers have improved our understanding of how our vestibular system helps us maintain upright posture; at the same time, the researchers found that the stimulus could be applied in a way that allowed a person who was walking straight ahead to be steered by "remote control" without her balance being affected. The find...

Striking the right balance between excitation and inhibition

Neurons in the brain and spinal cord come in two flavors, excitatory neurons that transmit and amplify signals, and inhibitory neurons that inhibit and refine those signals. Although investigators have long appreciated that these two classes of neurons exist in the central nervous system, little is known about how cells decide to become inhibitory or excitatory during embryonic development. Rese...

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PB3002-S/FACT DeltaRange Precision Balance from Mettler Toledo, Inc.

Description:Accurate, easy-to-use and reliable to provide good weighing for many years that sums up the Classic Balances from METTLER TOLEDO in a single sentence. The robust full metal housing make these balances your reliable partner for everyday use. * Adjustment with internal weights FACT * Adjustment with external weights 2000 g * Sensitivity (temperature Sampling pump drift) 6 ppm/C <...
Company:Mettler Toledo, Inc.

PL1501-S Precision Balance from Mettler Toledo, Inc.

Description:Simple operation and an easy-to-read LCD display characterize our Classic Light balances. * Taring range 0...1510 g...
Company:Mettler Toledo, Inc.

LabX Light Balance Software from Mettler Toledo, Inc.

Description:LabX light balance makes your life easier. It offers a wide array of features for weighing data acquisition and management for one balance. *Execute weighings directly from the balanc...
Company:Mettler Toledo, Inc.

LabX Pro Balance Software from Mettler Toledo, Inc.

Description:LabX pro balance increases your lab productivity and allows you to achieve a higher level of quality and regulatory compliance. Move ahead beyond traditional paper-based weighing processes into a powerful and secure networked data system. *Job ma...
Company:Mettler Toledo, Inc.

Gey's Balanced Salt Solution (GBSS) from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:Sterile, Cell culture tested...
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eBay decision changes balance of power in patent disputes

. The first two parts, written by attorney Gina Carter, pertained to preventing intellectual property infringement within organizations. The following commentary, written by attorneys Joe Goode and Jonathan Fritz, addr...

Th1 and Th2 Balance, Regulation, and Involvement in Disease

Cytokines are the hormonal messengers responsible for most of the biological effects in the immune system, such as cell-mediated immunity and allergic type responses. T lymphocytes are a major source of cytokines. These cells bear antigen-specific receptors on their cell surface to allow recognition of foreign pathogens. There are two main subsets of T lymphocytes, distinguished by th...

Work-life imbalance - A global problem getting worse

This quote by a Dutch man is taken from a paper by Rhonda Rappaport, Suzan Lewi...

Balance-sheet success leads to hunt for market dominance at Merge

The Milwaukee-based maker of radiology information system (RIS) and picture archiving and communications system (PACS) software for health-care providers reported record fiscal results this week for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, on the strength of new st...

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Helping stroke patients to recover balance

Researchers in France say that the distorting spectacles can help stroke patients with posture problems to recover their balance. They think that the spectacles reset the patient's mental makeup and hope that the effect will lead to a long-lasitng cure for some postural problems. People who have a stroke affecting the brain's right hemisphere may suffer paralysis down their left...

Assisting stroke patients to recover balance

Researchers in France say that the distorting spectacles can help stroke patients with posture problems to recover their balance. They think that the spectacles reset the patient's mental makeup and hope that the effect will lead to a long-lasting cure for some postural problems.// People who have a stroke affecting the brain's right hemisphere may suffer paralysis down their left sid...

Balanced diet important in cancer prevention

Researchers say that diet is second only to tobacco in causing cancer. Dietary influences are thought to account for 40 per cent of cancers in the developed world, and 25 per cent in the developing world.// Ongoing studies may provide detailed information on what to eat and what to avoid. Dr Tim Key, a scientist with Cancer Research you should concentrate on eating fruits, vegetables and cereals...

Hormone Imbalance may lead to prolonged fatigue

According to a new study researchers observe that stress hormones may be disregulated in people with chronic fatigue. The HPA (hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal) axis is a hormonal system that helps the body deal with physical and psychological stress.// The end result is the production of the stress hormone cortisol by the adrenal glands. Chronic fatigue is characterized by aches, pains...

Vibrating Insoles could Help Balance

Researchers say vibrating insoles can jumpstart the nervous system into action. A new study looked at the use of the //insoles to help people maintain better balance. They proved most effective in elderly people -- a group who can benefit most from better balance and reduce the number of falls and bone fractures. Researchers tested the insoles on 15 young people and 12 older people. The...

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Balanced Knee System

Description:The Balanced Knee System provides instrumentation designed to achieve proper tissue balancing and alignment with user-friendly instrumentation that provides reproducible results....
Company:Ortho Development Corporation

Balanced Salt Solution (Sterile Irrigating Solution)

Description:Cytosol Ophthalmics™ Balanced Salt Solution (Sterile Irrigating Solution) is a sterile, low particulate, physiologic solution which is isotonic to ocular tissue and contains electrolytes required for normal cellular metabolic functions. Each 1.0 mL contains Calcium Chloride Dihydrate (CaCl22H2O), USP .48 mg, Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate (MgCl2 6H2O), USP .30 mg, Potassium Chloride (KCI),...
Company:Cytosol Ophthalmics

Balanced Knee™ System

Description:The Balanced Knee™ system provides instrumentation designed to achieve proper tissue balancing and alignment with user-friendly instrumentation that provides reproducible results....
Company:Ortho Development Corporation

SEMI-MICRO BALANCE AEG-80SM

Description:Semi-Micro balance. Built-in, motor-driven internal calibration mass for convenient Touch-key calibration. Performs Fully Automatic Self-Calibration when temperature change detected and at 4 hour intervals. Menu-selected weighing parameters, plug-in peripherals, and easy operation from single function keypads make this balance series highly accurate and easy to use. FEATURES: Selectable Stabil...
Company:Shimadzu Medical Systems

SEMI-MICRO BALANCE AEG-45SM

Description:Semi-Micro balance. Built-in, motor-driven internal calibration mass for convenient Touch-key calibration. Performs Fully Automatic Self-Calibration when temperature change detected and at 4 hour intervals. Menu-selected weighing parameters, plug-in peripherals, and easy operation from single function keypads make this balance series highly accurate and easy to use. FEATURES: Selectable Stabil...
Company:Shimadzu Medical Systems

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Study Demonstrated Rozerem (ramelteon) Does Not Affect Middle-of-the-Night Balance in Older Adults with Insomnia

MINNEAPOLIS, June 13, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Two studies presentedtoday demonstrated that Rozerem did not affect body sway at peakplasma levels, nor did it impair middle-of-the-night balance,mobility or memory performance in patients who suffer from chronicinsomnia. The results of the studies were presented at the 21stAnnual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies(APSS)....

New Study Suggests no Significant Impairment in Middle-of-the-Night Balance, Mobility or Memory in Older Adults Using Ramelteon

SAN DIEGO, May 22, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study presentedtoday showed that ramelteon did not impair middle-of-the-nightbalance, mobility or memory performance in older adults withinsomnia, relative to placebo. This study also demonstrated, as inprevious studies, that patients treated with zolpidem did haveimpaired performances on these measures, as compared to placebo.The results of...

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