Nepali Doctor Conferred Asian of the Year Award

New Delhi: Sanduk Ruit, a Nepalese eye surgeon educated in India, was Monday conferred with the first Reader's Digest Asian// of the Year award. Ruit has conducted over 70,000 surgeries for cataract, considered to be the main reason of blindness in the subcontinent. "It is an apt award ...

Distinguished Scientist Award Conferred on University of Rochester Scientists for Work on Preventing Cavities

Hyun (Michel) Koo, D.D.S., Ph.D., and Robert Marquis, Ph.D. have been awarded the Distinguished Scientist Award by the International Association of Dental Research. Both are Both Koo and Marquis are researchers at the University of Rochester's Center for Oral Biology.// Koo is an oral biologist...

Distinguished Scientist Award Conferred on Manchester Dentist

The International Association of Dental Research (IADR) has decided to confer the H. Trendley Dean Distinguished Scientist Award for 2006 to Professor Anthony Blinkhorn of the School of Dentistry at The University of Manchester. // Professor Blinkhorn has made a huge contribution in the field of...

Genetic Variation Associated With Survival Advantage in African Americans With HIV

...nia have slower HIV-to-AIDS progression rates than HIV-infected European Americans with leukopenia. Previous studies showed that the same DARC variant conferred protection for persons of African ancestry against a particular form of malaria, and that persons of African descent have, on average, lower white blo...

Nu Skin Chairman Recognized With 2009 International Award for Outstanding Business Performance

... Greek word "crowned," the awards will be officially presented to winners at a gala dinner on Monday, September 14 in New York City. Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for ...

Moderate Drinking Might Guard Against Alzheimer's

...agnosed. After accounting for other illnesses, depression, activity levels and cognitive health, the authors concluded that moderate alcohol intake conferred a 37 percent drop in the risk for dementia for those whose cognitive health was normal when the study began. "Based on this study, we cannot recom...

IBM Award for Innovative Solution to Tackling World's Most Critical Social and Environmental Problems

...o provide free computational capacity to support international humanitarian projects. The judges salute IBM's programme and hope that the recognition conferred by this award will encourage individuals everywhere to join with IBM so that more research can be completed even faster as part of this exciting, insp...

Dual Frost & Sullivan Accolade for Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies

... LONDON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan has conferred two prestigious awards on Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS). The "2008 Frost & Sullivan European Pharmaceutical Water & Wastewat...

iHealthSpot, Inc Named Winner in the 2009 STEVIE' AWARDS (American Business Awards)

...idiary Action Online, LLC is a leading provider of Web technology solutions to the hospitality industry About The Stevie Awards Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for ...

MDA Cancels Remainder of Nationwide Summer Camp Program to Protect Children From Swine Flu

...n Utah, was hospitalized, treated and released. In Minnesota, 10 cases of swine flu were reported after camp ended there June 12. On Friday, MDA conferred with officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, who concurred with the decision to cancel the camps as being "the prudent...

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A Milestone in Cancer Genetics: deCODE Discovers First Common Genetic Variants Affecting the Risk of Many Types of Cancer

... transcriptase (TERT), which directs the addition of repeat DNA sequences to the ends of chromosomes. Importantly, the risk of these different cancers conferred by these two SNPs appears to be independent. Acknowledgments deCODE thanks the many thousands of individuals who participated in this s...

Alba Therapeutics Announces the Presentation of Results of a Phase IIa Clinical Trial for Larazotide Acetate for the Treatment of Celiac Disease at the Digestive Disease Week Conference

...lted in a fall in intestinal permeability from Day 0 to Day 7 across all groups suggesting the need for a run-in period * Larazotide acetate conferred protection from gastrointestinal symptoms as measured by the GSRS as well as from expected signs and symptoms of gluten toxicity * Follow-up...

The Well Project Web Portal Receives Stevie(R) Website of the Year, InfoWorld 100 Award

...ritts' leadership, The Well Project has moved to the forefront of the global fight against HIV and AIDS. ABOUT THE STEVIE AWARDS Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sale...

Integrated BioPharma's Proprietary Vaccine Technology Achieves Strong Positive Results

...nology. The studies also demonstrated that other vaccine candidates made using the AIPwLV™ technology induced specific immune responses and conferred complete protection against lethal doses of anthrax and plague, two substances considered as likely bioterrorism agents. "The AIPwLV™ technolo...

Integrated Biopharma's Proprietary Vaccine Technology Achieves Strong Positive Results

...echnology. The studies also demonstrated that other vaccine candidates made using the AIPwLV(TM) technology induced specific immune responses and conferred complete protection against lethal doses of anthrax and plague, two substances considered as likely bioterrorism agents. "The AIPwLV(TM) technology ...

Researchers Discover a Common Variation in a Gene Segment that Increases the Risk for Prostate Cancer

...act independently; a change in one region did not affect the degree of risk conferred by the other. We now have two significant regions in the same general area ...ch as one quarter of prostate cancer cases in white men. The increased risk conferred by these loci was observed for all age groups studied. CGEMS allows us to...

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Artificial induction of immunity

...riolation, performed an experiment based on the folk-knowledge that infection with cowpox , a disease with minor symptoms which was never fatal, also conferred immunity to smallpox. [3] Jenner induced cowpox infection by transferring material from a lesion on one patient to another, thus infecting the sec...

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Metra

...ra - Metropolitan Rail. ... metra The uterus. ... Metra (officially the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) ... Awards conferred to Metra include Gold awards for ... Metra 86 5618 Ford Radio Removal Tool $3.95 - $13.53 Metra 44UA20 Amplified Antenna Universal $27.00 - ...

DPT

...e of three vaccines, to immunize against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. The Doctor of Physical Therapy ( DPT ) is a postbaccalaureate degree conferred upon successful completion of a doctoral level professional or postprofessional physical therapy education program. The specific nomenclature "...

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Grant supports LSUHSC research on how like cell receptor systems determine very different functions

...ers specific physiological outcomes such as proliferation, differentiation and cell migration," notes Dr. Catling. "We hypothesize that specificity is conferred by the action of input- and output-specific 'scaffolding' molecules that assemble the pathway around growth factor receptors." The supplement was f...

Ernst-Ludwig Winnacker awarded the Order of the Rising Sun

...gious Japanese award and the highest national award that can be bestowed upon non-Japanese recipients. The Order, which was established in 1875 and is conferred in different classes, takes the form of rays of sunlight from the rising sun, symbolising the Japanese flag "hi no maru". The rising sun is attributed...

George M. Whitesides receives inaugural Dreyfus prize in the chemical sciences

... and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, recognizes exceptional and original research in a selected area of chemistry that has advanced the field in major ways. conferred this year in materials chemistry, the prize consists of a monetary award of $250,000one of the largest awards dedicated to the chemical sciences in th...

Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group, DNA study confirms

...nto the other groups and become widespread. Say that there was a second allele one situated very close to the 9-repeat allele on the DNA strand that conferred a strong advantage to humans who carried it. Natural selection would carry this allele into new populations and because of the mechanics of inheritanc...

New study overturns orthodoxy on how macrophages kill bacteria

...e bacterium from its own, naturally occurring ROS, Slauch said. In contrast, deleting the gene encoding the periplasmic superoxide dismutase, SodC, conferred the same defect regardless of whether the cytoplasmic SodA/SodB were present or absent, showing that its function is independent of the cytoplasm. ...

Caltech scientists show why anti-HIV antibodies are ineffective at blocking infection

...were less effective at neutralizing HIV than two-armed versions. When they looked at the 4E10 antibody, by comparison, they found that having two arms conferred almost no advantage over having only one arm. In addition, they found that larger versions of 4E10 were less effective than smaller ones. These result...

Australia's most endangered snake might need burning

...e," said Professor Shine. Dr Jonathan Webb believes increased plant cover may be a problem for this endangered species due to the increased shading conferred by the vegetation. "Prior studies have shown that broad-headed snakes require sunny, hot-rocks for shelter. Shaded rocks do not reach sufficiently ...

Researchers take first look at the genetic dynamics of inbreeding depression

...t alleles, so more genetic disorders arise. Similarly, offspring that inherit two identical alleles for some traits will also lose any advantages once conferred by overdominance. Biologists have long wondered which of these mechanisms causes the reproductive failures seen in inbred populations. "It's still ...

New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades

... National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health found permanent immunity was conferred by vaccination or by survival from an active smallpox infection. In the sample, 209 subjects were vaccinated one or more times 13 to 88 years prior to...

Purple tomatoes: The richness of antioxidants against tumors

...researchers have obtained an ideal model to study the effect of anthocyanins. In order to obtain fruit particularly rich in anthocyanins, that has conferred a peculiar purple colour to the tomatoes, the British team has used two genes from the snapdragon flower: Delila and Rosea1. "Our insti-tute has a lo...

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Vi typhoid vaccine proves highly effective in young children

...as even higher, 80%. Interestingly, unvaccinated neighbors of Vi vaccinated persons had a 44 percent lower risk of typhoid, indicating that Vi vaccine conferred substantial herd protection. The overall level of protection among all residents of the Vi clusters, regardless of whether they were vaccinated was 57...

Professor Fisher receives ASEE's Beer and Johnston Award

... of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2004 after earning his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University. The award, conferred by the ASEE, consists of a $200 cash prize and a plaque. The award was presented during the annual ASEE conference, held in Austin, Texas, last mont...

Leaders in Health Literacy Recognized by the Partnership for Clear Health Communication at the National Patient Safety Foundation

...t," said Pinakiewicz, "and we are honored to recognize their many achievements." The Pfizer Health Literacy in Advancing Patient Safety Award was conferred to Dr. Wolf and Dr. Rudd at the 2009 NPSF Patient Safety Congress in Washington, DC, and recipients shared a $15,000 one-time grant from Pfizer in rec...

Trusted LASIK Surgeons Welcomes LASIK Expert William Mathers, M.D. of the Casey Vision Correction Center in Portland, Oregon, to Its LASIK Directory

...ight through vision correction surgery. A board-certified ophthalmologist, Dr. Mathers is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology who conferred him with an Honor Award, the International Society of Refractive Surgery, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Research to Prevent...

New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades

... National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health found permanent immunity was conferred by vaccination or by survival from an active smallpox infection. In the sample, 209 subjects were vaccinated one or more times 13 to 88 years prior to...

New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades

... National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health found permanent immunity was conferred by vaccination or by survival from an active smallpox infection. In the sample, 209 subjects were vaccinated one or more times 13 to 88 years prior to...

Global Stem Cell Forum in China Showcases Cutting Edge Research, Focuses on New Findings for iPS Cells

...tists like Dr. Chen Haozhu of Fudan University, Dr. Wang Shiwen of the Chinese PLA General Hospital, and Dr. Zhang Fumin of Nanjing Medical University conferred on the use of stem cells in heart disease treatment, as well as new research methods and ethical responsibilities in that field. Dr. Yong-Jian Geng,...

N.C. Biotechnology Center Launches Industrial Fellowship Program

...hnology Center's Business Acceleration and Technology Out-licensing Network (BATON) program. Many called, few chosen North Carolina's universities conferred 280 Ph.D. degrees in the life sciences in 2006. Graduates aiming for academic research careers must then complete one or more postdoctoral fellowships...

CYIG Awarded China's "Top 100 Enterprises" in New Pharmaceuticals, Selected as National "'Torch Plan' Key High-Tech Enterprise"

...ndong Province, China, has been awarded the honor of China's "Top 100 Enterprises" in the bioengineering and new pharmaceuticals sector. The award was conferred by the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Research Center (SMERC) of the State Development and Planning Commission (SDPC), the country's premier rese...

GeneNews CSO Dr. CC Liew awarded state honour by the Government of Malaysia

...Scientific Officer, Dr. CC Liew, was awarded the Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negeri (DMPN), a State Honour given by the Governor of Penang in Malaysia. conferred on prominent people who have served the nation or who excel in their professions, this honour carries with it the title of "Datuk", which is similar t...

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Blasticidin S HCl from Invitrogen

Description:...tic from Streptomyces griseochromogenes. It is a potent translational inhibitor in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Resistance to blasticidin is conferred by the products of the bsd gene product from Aspergillus terreus....
Company:Invitrogen

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Allostery

...he concerted model of allostery postulates that enzyme subunits are connected in such a way that a conformational change in one subunit is necessarily conferred to all other subunits. Thus all subunits must exist in the same conformation. The model further holds that in the absence of any ligand (substrate or ...

Allostery

...he concerted model of allostery postulates that enzyme subunits are connected in such a way that a conformational change in one subunit is necessarily conferred to all other subunits. Thus all subunits must exist in the same conformation. The model further holds that in the absence of any ligand (substrate or ...

Antibody

...y chain and the B cell often expresses different classes of antibodies at the same time. However, they are identical in their specificity for antigen, conferred by their variable region. To achieve the large number of specificities the body needs to protect itself against many different foreign antigens, it mu...