New book explains antibiotic resistance for a broad audience
Media coverage about "superbugs" that defy current treatments has increased the public's awareness of and fears surrounding the issue of antibiotic resistance. A new book from ASM Press, Revenge of the Microbes: How Bacterial Resistance is Undermining the Antibiotic Miracle, provides an in-depth overview of the subject in a reader-friendly, comprehensible style that will engage everyone from scie...Huntington's cure in flies lays groundwork for broader treatment approaches
Boosting levels of two critical proteins that normally shut down during Huntington's disease, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have cured fruit flies of the genetic, neurodegenerative condition. The study results,...The brain is broadly wired for reproduction
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered a vast network of neurons in the brain of mice that governs reproduction and controls the effects of reproductive status on other brain functions. In their studies, the researchers found neural circuits that coordinate a complex interplay between neurons that control reproduction and brain areas that carry the neural signals trigg...Radiation-killed bacteria vaccine induces broad immune response in mice
Vaccines made with bacteria killed by gamma irradiation, rather than by standard methods of heat or chemical inactivation, may be more effective, say researchers supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Vaccines made from gamma-irradiated bacteria also may not need to be kept cold; an advantage in settings whe...New study suggests potential for a broadly-protective HIV vaccine
New research conducted at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) suggests that it may be possible to develop a vaccine that protects against the myriad strains of the HIV virus. HIV is extremely variable, so an effective vaccine may need to stimulate the body to produce cross-reactive antibodies that will neutralize multiple viral strains. These results demonstrate that...Unique DNA Polymerase Formulation Excels in a Broad Range of PCR Applications
Herculase enhanced DNA polymerase delivers high fidelity and greatperformance Stratagene Stratagene has recently released Herculaseenhanced DNApolymerase,* a novel enzyme formulation that providessuperior performance in both routine and demanding PCR applications. Compariso...National broadband policy: Let's get it right this time
Several articles have popped up that discuss the need, but do not reflect some of the keys to making it right. One <a href="http://thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/...Broadlook narrows search for sales leads with software
What's more, the founder and CEO of Pewaukee-based might have just the silver bullet to do it. Using Broadlook's primary software suite Profiler, Eclipse and Contact M...Techware to extend broadband wireless network to Butler
The company, which started the build out in Germantown, said it will begin to deliver broadband service that is capable of providing speeds up to 14 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega...HIV infected patients can travel safely abroad
Many HIV infected patients, apart from suffering the social neglect and being unwanted even by near and dear ones have this major handicap - they just can’t travel like the other people - wherever they want and whenever they want. Some people just avoid having HIV infected co passengers. Others are just indifferent. Leaving the ethical issues aside, it is very difficult for these victims to trave...NBE to conduct test for medical students from abroad
National Board of Examinations has decided to conduct tests for any Indian doctor having graduated abroad avid of starting a practice in the country, to ensure a higher standards amongst doctors, the government has made it compulsory from //the 15th of next month official sources said today. The new regulations, which were published in the Indian Gazzette yesterday, specify that...Debra Winger Wants Indians Abroad To Help Visually Impaired
Debra Winger, the Hollywood actress who is promoting eye care will be approaching Indians living abroad to help the visually impaired people living in India. Even though the country has a very high number// of visually impaired people, 80% of them can be cured, according to Debra Winger. Winger, who at the age of 17 met with an accident that left her temporarily blind, but she came ou...What's up Doc? You are wanted abroad.
The West better beware, yet another form of outsourcing that could become a potential threat. It’s the turn of Indian doctors now. It began in a small way with medical tourism some years ago, // but now Indian doctors are going one step further, they are flying out during the weekends to perform surgeries. And returning with bulging pockets. "The demand is particularly high durin...Tigecycline – New Generation Tetracycline With Broad Spectrum Antibacterial Activit
Richard Wenzel and his colleagues from United Kingdom have found a new antibiotic tigecycline which belongs to the family of new generation of Tetracycline known as Glycycline. // Due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics there is an increased incidence of antibiotic resistance shown by many organisms. Staphylococcus aureus is a gram positive bacteria, which is a major cause of concern...Major New Review Supports the Broader Potential of CeNeS COMT Inhibitor Discovery Programme
CAMBRIDGE, U.K. 2nd July 2007 - CeNeS Pharmaceuticals (AIM:CEN)("CeNeS" or "the Company") the Cambridge-based biopharmaceuticalcompany today announced that a paper published this week in CNSDrugs(1) further supports the hypothesis that acatechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor that acts in thebrain would be a useful agent to address profound cognitivedeficits in schizophrenia and bi...Amylin Pharmaceuticals to Present New Data from Broad Diabetes and Obesity Programs at ADA 2007
SAN DIEGO, June 19, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AmylinPharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that data featuring itsapproved diabetes drugs, BYETTA(R) (exenatide) injection andSYMLIN(R) (pramlintide acetate) injection, and its pipelinecandidates will be presented at the American Diabetes Association's(ADA) 67th Annual Scientific Sessions being held in Chicago, ILfrom June 22 to 26. The...