Experiments provide proof of how traveling in groups protects insects
Few events involving animals are more dramatic than when they band together and head out on the march cross-country. Among examples are the many thousands of wildebeests and other hoofed mammals that form herds and migrate across the African plains. and young locusts also sometimes unite with their...Experiments provide proof of how traveling in groups protects insects
Few events involving animals are more dramatic than when they band together and head out on the march cross-country. Among examples are the many thousands of wildebeests and other hoofed mammals that form herds and migrate across the African plains. and young locusts also sometimes unite with their...Flocking together: Study shows how animal groups find their way
A study led by Princeton biologists has revealed a remarkably simple mechanism that allows flocking birds, schooling fish or running herds to travel in unison without any recognized leaders or signaling system. The finding, published in the Feb. 3 issue of Nature, helps settle age-old questions about how animals coordinate their actions. Previously, scientists had looked for subtle signal...Virginia Tech group adds tools to DNA-targeted anti-cancer drugs
Chemistry and biology researchers at Virginia Tech have enhanced the abilities of the molecules they are creating to deliver killing blows to cancer cells. The man-made molecular complexes enter cancer cells and, when signaled, deliver killing medicine or cause the cell to change. The new supermolecules have more units that will absorb light - providing more control over the range of light freque...Group proves it's possible to grow new lung alveoli by growing new blood vessels
The good news is that medical advances in perinatal care have allowed us to save many more premature babies. The bad news is they're often at risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia--a chronic lung disease caused by having to place the tiny infants on ventilators and oxygen-rich therapy for acute respiratory failure. It's really a win-lose situation: the babies are saved but they pay...LabLinx from Hudson Control Group, Inc.
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Description:'Agilents GeneSpring Workgroup solution is a highly scalable analysis platform for managing and mining expression data in a workgroup or an enterprise setting, and is deployed in over 40 leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government research organizations worldwide. GeneSpring Workgroup streamlines genomics research at large and multicampus organizations, and provides facilities...CPM Helps Physicians Group Retain Patients with New Kind of House Call
Middleton, WI Combining database and personalized print technology, a physicians group in the Midwest is making a new kind of house call to retain patients. Instead of waiting for patients to come to their offices for treatment, these physicians are sending personalized messages by mail with reminders for important check-ups and screenings -- and seeing response rates of 10 to 21 percent. <b...Cardinal Health likes growth potential of Viasys NeuroCare Group
As part of a merger agreement between Cardinal Health and Viasys Healthcare, Car...Technology consulting group adds Sanders
The Wisconsin lobbying firm has added Henry Sanders, Jr. to...CIO Leadership Series: Kathi Christian, QTI Group
While there are advantages to having them combined - primarily, the natural tendency to evaluate the cost-bene...CEO of healthcare group still hopeful IT will save employers money
Stephen Lieber, president and CEO of the ,...No link between blood groups and prostate cancer
Men with blood group A are not likely to get prostate cancer than men with other blood groups, despite popular belief. According to some medical writers, your blood group affects your health.// In particular, men with blood group A are supposed to be more likely to develop prostate cancer and to get more aggressive forms of the disease. Hence it may be of big concern for men who have type A, but...Consumer group seeks Sibutramine ban
A consumer group has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the prescription diet drug sibutramine. Public Citizen says the drug, sold as Meridia, is associated with 29 deaths, including 19 from// cardiovascular causes such as heart attacks. But obesity experts say it's difficult to determine if people died because of Meridia or because they were obese, which put them at increased ris...Suicide risk high in 12-17 Age Group
According to the National Household Survey, approximately 3 million Americans age 12 to 18 considered suicide in 2000 and more than a third of those tried to kill themselves, a government survey found. According to the on Drug Abuse report, girls were almost twice as likely as boys// to have thought about or tried to commit suicide. The study, released Sunday by the Substance Abuse and...Religious groups overcome objections to cervical cancer vaccines
WASHINGTON - Conservative groups in the United States, who had voiced vociferous protests against the proposed general availability of the "morning-after" pill, are now having no such qualms about the introduction of cervical cancer vaccines.// These vaccines manufactured by Merck & Co. and GlaxoSmithKline are still in the experimental stage and are years away from the market, but concer...Wockhardt Group Plans Hospital In Delhi By End-2007
The Wockhardt Hospitals Group is planning expansion of its super-speciality hospital chain with a 280-bed hospital in Delhi, and bigger units in Kolkata and Bangalore.// "We have embarked on the construction of a new hospital at Pitampura (in west Delhi) which would be ready by 2007-end. We also plan Greenfield projects in Bangalore and Kolkata," Vishal Bali, the chain's vice president...Directigen N. meningitidis Group B/ E. coli K1 Test Kit
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Description:Olympus distributes standardized blood grouping reagents for use with the PK7200 Automated Microplate System.The reagent system is a complete line of monoclonal ABO and Rh reagents designed to determine blood groups in donors using the Olympus PK7200 analyzer. The system includes a negative control for all the PK Blood Grouping antisera....Malvern initiates European user group meetings for chemical imaging
WORCESTERSHIRE , England, 21 June 2007, Malvern Instruments hasheld the inaugural meeting in Europe for users of the company'snear infrared chemical imaging (NIR-CI) systems. The one-day event,which took place on 13 June 2007 was hosted by AstraZeneca inMacclesfield, UK. Malvern customers from some of the world's majorpharmaceutical companies joined Malvern's technical and scientificteam...State of Diabetes in Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Business Group on Health Releases Report
Good News: Percentage of Working Age People with Diabetes, Hospitaland Professional Charges Lower Than Both PA and National Averages PITTSBURGH, April 02, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ThePittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) announced today therelease of a new report on the prevalence, costs and quality ofcare for people with Type 2 diabetes. The inaugural Pittsburgh Type2 Diabetes...Calcium Plaque Build-up in the Arteries Leads to Coronary Heart Disease in Multi-Ethnic Groups
BETHESDA, Md., March 26, 2007--Having a build-up of calciumplaque in the arteries means increased risk of heart attacks anddeath from heart disease in multiple ethnic groups, according tonew findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of theNational Institutes of Health. Previous studies have shown thatincreased co...