Even when faint, ovary scent draws sperm cells
In this week's Analytical Chemistry, scientists at Indiana University Bloomington report biochemical machinery that allows mouse sperm cells to follow the weakest of scents. Even when ovary extracts were diluted 100,000 times, some sperm cells still found their mark. A video demonstrating sperm chemotaxis (oriented motion in response to a chemical gradient) can be downloaded at <A HREF="h...MIT device draws cells close -- but not too close -- together
On a popular children's game participants stand as close as possible without touching. But on a microscopic level, coaxing cells to be very, very close without actually touching one another has been among the most frustrating challenges for cell biologists. Now MIT researchers led by Sangeeta Bhatia, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Harvard-MIT Divi...Badger Ventures plans to fund IT; partisan stem-cell battle; BadgerNet draws fire
Badger Ventures, a newly forming venture capital firm, hopes to make waves in Madison and gather funding to invest in information technology companies. Also, state Assembly Republicans moved to deny new research tax credits to companies doing studies that require destroying embryos, and the state drew criticism over BadgerNet, a public-sector statewide network. Original air date: Saturday, Apri...Chippewa Valley Draws Defense Dollars
EAU CLAIRE, WI- Efforts at improving communication and technology in the battlefield could help to improve the economic outlook of the Chippewa Valley. Thanks in large part to efforts by Rep. Dave Obey (D-7th District), several Chippewa Falls-area companies are in line to receive defense contracts in the upcoming 2003 federal defense budget bill, which was passed by the House and the Sen...Professor's anti-aging study draws national attention
Richard Weindruch, who works with a colony of 78 monkeys at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been experimenting with low-calorie diets that are known to expand the lifespans of mice. But whi...Scalable performance monitoring software draws grant from Intel
<...Bayer Voluntarily Withdraws BAYCOL - A Drug Associated With 50 Deaths
Baycol is a prescription drug manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals. Baycol, which was initially approved by the FDA, belongs to a statin group of drugs that lowers cholesterol by blocking enzymes that are essential in the synthesis of cholesterol in the body. Bayer Pharmaceuticals has voluntarily recalled its cholesterol drug Baycol( cerivastatin ) because // it has been linked to app...NPIL withdraws Parkinson’s dru
It has been reportedly said that Nicholas Piramal India Ltd which imports the raw material and manufactures Madopar, Parkinson’s drug, locally has ceased its production in both vial and tablet form following price control. The company had approached the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to reconsider its price revision. However, according to NPPA sources the cased was al...Canada withdraws ADHD drug Adderall XR
The Canadian authorities Health Canada had suspended the use of the accepted drug Adderall XR for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from the market //because of its adverse reports. FDA, the US counterpart of Health Canada has decided to take a wait-and-watch approach. FDA in a press release has asked the parents of children taking Adderall medication to consult their doctor...Hospital Withdraws McDonald's Reward Scheme
A Highland hospital has withdrawn a reward scheme wherein children were offered vouchers in a fast food chain//. Raigmore Hospital in Inverness used to distribute the McDonald's tokens occasionally to children who underwent complex procedures "bravely." The vouchers were pulled off after the health board said the action was "totally inappropriate". NHS Highland said the scheme had been i...Quit Smoking Contest Draws Massive Response In Kerala
An international quit smoking contest, which offers a handsome prize money of $10,000, has drawn a massive response in Kerala//, with an institute associated with it finding its phone lines jammed on the very first day Friday. The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) here is a partner of Fnland's National Institute of Public Health, which has organised the contest the world ove...