Yale researchers identify molecule for detecting parasitic infection in humans
Researchers at Yale, in collaboration with NIH researchers, have identified a specific protein molecule that is used by the immune system for detection of parasitic infections, leading the way for development of future vaccines to combat these infections. Published in the April 28 issue of Science Express, the study provides insight into understanding how infectious parasites interface wit...Products containing specific probes for detecting alternative splice forms protected
ExonHit Therapeutics, today announced the grant of a major patent, US # 6,881,571, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on microarray products allowing the specific detection of mRNAs produced by alternative splicing, covering microarrays optimised for the discovery of alternative RNA splicing events. The patent protects the probe configuration of a unique set of five oligonucleotides...Measurement Challenges In Detecting Cancer Biomarkers
Effective control of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) requires treatment of the sexual partners of infected patients. A new study shows that providing infected men with antibiotics to give their partners is more effective than traditional means of contacting and treating the partners, according to an article in the Sept. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. Men with...Quantum dots provide a faster, more sensitive method for detecting respiratory viral infections
In what may be one of the first medical uses of nanotechnology, a chemist and a doctor who specializes in infectious childhood diseases have joined forces to create an early detection method for a respiratory virus that is the most common cause of hospitalization among children under five. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) sends about 120,000 children to the hospital in the United States e...Technique speeds up detecting, treating wound bacteria
For Dr. Sydney Finegold, research is like reading a really good mystery or detective story. With a grant from the Department of Defense, Finegold has taken his passion for research and applied it to a problem that affects civilians...Detecting Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor by in situ PCR on Archived Tissue
In situ Adapter for the RoboCycler 40 Temperature Cycler allows rapidamplification of rare mRNA Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago Figure 1: RoboCycler 40 Temperature Cycler In Situ Adapter Syst...Tools for Detecting MSH2 Expression in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells
Stratagene Streamline RNA analysis with a whole host of products from Stratagene.First, the StrataPrep total RNA miniprep kit isused to isolate ample yields of high-quality RNA from tissues and cells, thenthe RNA is r...Two-dimensional Optimization of a Semi-nested PCR for Detecting Listeria monocytogenes
for Detecting Listeria monocytogenes Andrea Tanzer, Institute of Milk Hygiene, Milk Technology and Food Science, Austria Christian Rohrer, Eppendorf AG, Germany Introductio...Detecting Your Companys Early Trouble Signs
CHICAGO, IL Growing up, "life turns on a dime" was one of my mother's favorite expressions. She always told me that life could change in the blink of an eye. Personally, this happened to me in May 1995 when I woke up and had blurry vision. A few days later, I was diagnosed with diabetes. That day changed my life forever. Business also turns on a dime. It's a constant roller c...Vitamin B12 can help in detecting cancers
In some of the cancer patients the Tumors can't be easily deected. A new procedure being done at Mayo Clinic using vitamin B12 that helps doctors locate hard to find tumors. During the processes a patient is injected with radioactive vitamin B12. After three hours a gamma camera takes pictures of the body. Dr. Collins treated a patient with breast cancer and he says that, "The cancer stands out a...Detecting anomalies in heart rythm
Researchers in Germany have developed a new risk assessment methodology to detect any anomaly in heart beat rythm and patient's risk of cardiac death. ECG is the basic data with which patient's risk of cardiac death can be determined and analysed by the computer.The time interval between successive heartbeats is the first variable to be calculated.// When the programme has complet...New device for detecting artery blockages
According to a recent study a device was found using new technology which helps prevent stroke. One important way of screening people for potential stroke involves looking, by ultrasound, at any blockages in the carotid arteries that serve the brain.// Researchers at Texas University in the US have pioneered the use of a portable device, based upon a technique called Power Doppler Imagi...