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Color-blind method opens new doors in DNA sequencing

A "color-blind" method of fluorescence detection developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Rice University could open new doors that would take DNA sequencing to the patient's bedside, the doctor's office and even the scene of a crime or a battlefield. "We could eventually do direct detection of a DNA sequence from native DNA" without manipulation now performed in th...

Artifical cornea lets woman blind 20 years see

A severe allergic reaction to a medication robbed Elma Phifer of her vision two decades ago when she was 39. The reaction scarred her corneas and reduced the ability of her eyes to soothe their damaged surfaces by remaining moist. She came to rely upon family and friends to help her do many of the activities people with normal vision sometimes take for granted. Now, twenty years and severa...

Disabling gene defuses rheumatoid arthritis in mice

Scientists studying mice have identified a gene that allows immune cells known as neutrophils to protect themselves from the inflammatory chemicals they secrete. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed that knocking the gene out in mice prevented the development of an arthritis-like disorder by making the neutrophils victims of their own damaging secret...

Genetic links could unlock clues to leading cause of blindness

Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in older adults, yet researchers are still in the dark about many of the factors that cause this incurable disease. But new insight from University of Florida and German researchers bout a genetic link between rhesus monkeys with macular degeneration and humans could unlock secrets about the earliest stages of the disease,...

Blink, and the brain misses it

We would immediately notice if the outside world suddenly went dark every few seconds. But we rarely become aware of our blinks, even though they cause a similar reduction in the amount of light entering the eye. So why are we not aware of the frequent mini-blackouts caused by blinks? In the 1980s, scientists discovered that visual sensitivity begins decreasing immediately before a blink,...

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LabLinx from Hudson Control Group, Inc.

Description:LabLinx is the next step in the evolution of laboratory automation. A high-speed, modular, expandable track system that delivers labware to multiple laboratory instruments, LabLinx gives users up to 10 times the throughput of ordinary microplate robots. It allows the user to setup a variety of configurations to meet any labs specific automation needs, from simple, automated workcells to full-scal...
Company:Hudson Control Group, Inc.

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Doubling the lily pads: Controlling the explosion in health care costs

MADISON Back in his math teacher days, Al Jacobs taught students about the power of doubling by talking about lily pads. Imagine a colony of lily pads on a pond and the pads doubled in area every day: How long would it take for an area of two square feet of lily pads to cover a pond of 250,000 square feet? Only 17 days, thanks to the power of doubling. Two square feet becomes four, eigh...

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A treatment for blindness

A surgical technique to correct a blinding condition in premature babies appears to have long-term benefits. Children born with retinopathy in prematurity (ROP) have an abnormal growth of blood vessels along the surface of the retina.If this is not treated , the condition can lead to legal blindness in about 60 percent of patients. A surgical procedure Cryotherapy, is emplo...

Blindness can be stopped with drug for acne treatment

Stargardt's macular degeneration, also called juvenile macular degeneration, is an inherited disease which affects one in 10,000 people. This condition results from a defect in the ABCR gene, which is responsible for coding for a protein that removes all-trans-retinaldehyde, a vision byproduct, from retinal rods and cones. Rods and cones are supported by retinal-pigmented epithelium (RPE...

Cure for blindness

A new ray of hope for visually- impaired patients.Retinal cell transplants can restore vision in blind rats, thereby opening up new possibilities for them. Researchers at the University of Texas, have transplanted human retinal cells into rats born with a predisposition to blindness.// Experiments showed that the rats were then able to distinguish patterns as well as animals with normal v...

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

A computer chip implanted near the eye’s retina is well on its way to offering some restored vision. People blinded by eye diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related degeneration of the eye will be benefitted by the new development. The implant works for eye diseases in which healthy retinal neurons remain intact after they lose use of the eye’s photoreceptors.// These recep...

Microchip gives blind a chance of sight

A computer chip implanted near the eye’s retina is well on its way to offering some restored vision. People blinded by eye diseases such as Retinitis Pigmentosa and age-related degeneration of the eye will be benefitted by the new development.// The implant works for eye diseases in which healthy retinal neurons remain intact after they lose use of the eye’s photoreceptors. These recept...

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Complete brand Blink-N-Clean Lens Drops

Description:Complete Blink-N-Clean lens drops cleans and clears lenses in a blink. It is a unique blend of gentle to the eye ingredients that conveniently cleans, clears and keeps lenses feeling comfortable throughout the day....
Company:Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

Ishihara Color Blindness Test

Description:Ishihara test chart book for color blindness. 14 plate. A simple accurate method for discovering congenital color blindness....
Company:Suppleyes Inc.

Tumbling E/20' Distance Chart

Description:Tumbling E/20' distance chart 22-1/2" X 11" 20/200 to 20/10....
Company:Bernell

Tumbling E Pad(100 sheets) BCE

Description:Printed with large 20/200 E on one side and a series of five 20/20 tumbling Es on the other- calibrated to a 20 ft. distance. May be used to test and train peripheral awareness....
Company:Bernell

Near PT Test Card/Tumbling E

Description:Near PT test card/Tumbling E, tumbling hands 5 1/2" X 8"....
Company:Bernell

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Based on Up to 6 Years of Follow-Up, Biovest Announces Favorable Interim Blinded Data for Fast-Tracked Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial of BiovaxID Anti-Cancer Vaccine for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 28, 2007 - BiovestInternational, Inc. (OTCBB: BVTI), a majority owned subsidiary ofAccentia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABPI), announced on June27, 2007 blinded interim data from the start of its fast-trackedpivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of BiovaxID(TM) for Non-Hodgkin'slymphoma (NHL) from September 2000 through June 2006. This interimblinded dat...

Accentia Biopharmaceuticals Announces Favorable Interim Blinded Data on SinuNase in Its Fast-Tracked Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Chronic Sinusitis

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 28, 2007 - AccentiaBiopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABPI) announced on Wednesday,June 27 at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference that its interimanalysis of the blinded data on the first fifty patients in theFast-Tracked Phase 3 clinical study of SinuNase(TM), at 8 weekspost-randomization, has demonstrated substantial improvement inresolution of one or both...

Insmed Inc. Welcomes Studies Linking IGFBP-3 to Prevention of Blindness in Premature Infants

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 26, 2007 - Insmed Incorporated(Nasdaq:INSM), a biopharmaceutical company focused on thedevelopment and approval of drugs for the treatment of metabolicdiseases with unmet medical needs, today noted the publication ofpromising results of research from three universities regarding thepotential role of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3(IGFBP-3) in...

New Survey Finds Troubling Data on American Asthma Sufferers

Disconnect Between Patient Perception and Symptom Severity; NewResources for Patients, Parents WASHINGTON, May 15, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new surveyreleased today by the National Consumers League shows that Americanasthma sufferers are not exactly breathing easy these days. Four inten asthma sufferers understand asthma medication categoriessomewhat or not at all, and the more r...

Advanced Cell Technology's Ability to Rescue Vision in Blind Rats Noted in Scientific American

ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 5, 2007 - Advanced CellTechnology, Inc.'s (OTCBB: ACTC) ability to rescue vision in blindrats was noted in Scientific American's March 2007 issue as thelead story of its News Scan section. The full text of the article,which notes Advanced Cell's ability to "coax embryonic stem cellsto turn into transplantable retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)tissue," is...

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