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Science study holds implications for gene therapy and stem cell biology

A study in the May 20 issue of Science holds mixed blessings for scientists who follow research in gene therapy and stem cell biology. The study, conducted by scientists from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and Hannover Medical School and Hamburg University in Germany, reveals important evidence that tells us more about how blood forming stem cells regenerate. On the other hand, sc...

GM crop that holds on to its seeds offers higher yields

Researchers have found a way of boosting the yield of a major crop by stopping its seedpods from bursting open....

Study Holds Promise For New Way To Fight HIV

UCL (University College London) scientists have found that the closest living relative to the extinct Irish Elk (giant deer) lives on our shores. The team tested for DNA and skeletal features to prove that the giant deer - which roamed across Europe and Siberia with prehistoric man and is the subject of numerous cave drawings - has its DNA in common with the fallow deer, one of the most widesprea...

Study in Science holds promise for a new approach to drug therapy

Researchers believe they have found a way to change the action of 60 percent of currently available medications, in some cases making them many times more effective, according to an article published in the April 21 edition of the journal Science. The discovery has the potential to improve treatments for diseases including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, depression and arthritis. The study descr...

MIT research holds promise for Huntington's treatment

Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School have identified a compound that interferes with the pathogenic effects of Huntington's disease, a discovery that could lead to development of a new treatment for the disease. There is no cure for Huntington's, a neurodegenerative disorder that now afflicts 30,000 Americans, with another 150,000 at risk. The fatal disease, which is genetically i...

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Innova 4900 Multi-Shaker Environmental Chamber, Holds up to 4 Shakers from New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.

Description:Large-capacity refrigerated incubator chamber holds up to 4 independently-operated shakers. Programmable heat, refrigeration, humidifcation are standard. Photosynthetic operation, optional....
Company:New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.

Corning Cryo Vial Rack, PC, Holds 30 Self-Standing Vials, Non-Sterile from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:This CLS number is a new product number, created to easily match Cornings product number. If showing no availability yet, please order under the old Sigma-Aldrich number (Z71,350-3) or contact customer service for assistance....
Company:Sigma-Aldrich

Corning Cryo Vial Rack & Tray, PC,Holds 30 Self-Standing Vial In Bath,Non-Sterile from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:General description: self locking design in ice/water bath...
Company:Sigma-Aldrich

Tall Shaker Stand, Holds 1 Stacking Shaker from Thermo Scientific

Description:Thermo's orbital shaker stands both present the shaker at a more ergonomic height, and help protect user safety. Purpose-built from welded tubular steel, these heavy-duty accessories are designed to support the weight and minimize the vibration produced by loaded orbital shakers....
Company:Thermo Scientific

Short Shaker Stand, Holds 2 Stacking Shakers from Thermo Scientific

Description:Thermo's orbital shaker stands both present the shaker at a more ergonomic height, and help protect user safety. Purpose-built from welded tubular steel, these heavy-duty accessories are designed to support the weight and minimize the vibration produced by loaded orbital shakers....
Company:Thermo Scientific

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Midwest holds strong position in worldwide diagnostics business

To put diagnostics into perspective, Steve B...

Patent office upholds challenge to WARF stem cell patents

Every WARF claim regarding the met...

Stem cell research holds the promise for tomorrow

When Congress passed legislation that would have lifted President Bush's restrictions...

Wisconsin Virtual Academy holds info sessions for new year

Wisconsin Virtual Academy, an online K-8 public school available statewide, is holding information sessions for parents until the end of the state's open enrollment program on February 24. Children enrolled in the academy are lent a computer, monitor, printer and access to the online curriculum. They work at home with a parent or other responsible adult and correspond with public school...

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Cipla holds talks with mining giant to supply AIDS drugs for South African workers

Indian pharmaceutical giant Cipla is holding talks with London based mining giant, Anglo American for supplying AIDS drugs to South African workers. About 11% of South African population is HIV positive, totaling around 4.7 million people, giving it the dubious distinction of being the country with the maximum number of HIV positive people in the world. The HIV scourge is sure to have a...

Cognitive rehabilitation holds promise for schizophrenic brain function improvements

Study had shown that it is possible to improve the brain functions of schizophrenic// patients through cognitive rehabilitation programs. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have suggested that memorization strategies used by normal people to remember things may be useful for schizophrenia patients as much in remembering information. This process may also start the retu...

Proteinomics Research holds Key to Stomach Cancer

A multi-national research team led by the Melbourne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research// has identified a potential new target for stomach cancer therapy, according to a paper published today. Professor Brendan Jenkins and his colleagues from the Ludwig Instiute for Cancer Research, Melbourne has identified a particular potential new target which can be targeted for stoma...

Chicken pox beholds brain tumour risk

A new finding by the researchers now reckons the evil effects of chicken pox virus.Yes !! these chicken pox virus protects against the development of brain tumors later in life. In the previous study which was done a couple of years ago , an unexpected finding was that the patients with brain tumour called gliomas were less likely to have had varicella zoster, another condition caused...

Study holds promise for new way to fight HIV

There has always been a quest regarding the treatment of AIDS/HIV infection that has been haunting the world. Despite the initiation of a global research, AIDS still remains a puzzle to be tackled effectively. Approximately five percent of patients with HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, do not develop AIDS, or do so very slowly.// Past research suggested that such patients maintai...

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Ergotec Sterilization Tray - Holds 2 instruments

Description:Ergotec sterilization tray...
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

Innova 4900 Multi-Shaker Environmental Chamber, Holds up to 4 Shakers

Description:Inquire...
Company:New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.

Vortex Adapter for Vortex Genie 2, holds (12) 2 ml tubes

Description:Use the Mo Bio Vortex Adapter in conjunction with the Vortex Genie 2 for rapid bead beating procedures. Using the Mo Bio Vortex Adapter is an inexpensive alternative to other bead beating and Fast Prep machines which offer the same technology....
Company:Mo Bio Laboratories, Inc.

Vortex Adapter for Vortex Genie 2, holds (2) 50 ml tubes

Description:Use the Mo Bio Vortex Adapter in conjunction with the Vortex Genie 2 for rapid bead beating procedures. Using the Mo Bio Vortex Adapter is an inexpensive alternative to other bead beating and Fast Prep machines which offer the same technology. This particular adapter holds 2 (50 ml) centrifuge tubes at one time and will fit any Vortex Genie 2 with a 3 inch platform attachment (normally included...
Company:Mo Bio Laboratories, Inc.

Vortex Adapter for Vortex Genie 2, holds (4) 15 ml tubes

Description:Use the Mo Bio Vortex Adapter in conjunction with the Vortex Genie 2 for rapid bead beating procedures. Using the Mo Bio Vortex Adapter is an inexpensive alternative to other bead beating and Fast Prep machines which offer the same technology. This particular adapter holds 4 (15 ml) centrifuge tubes at one time and will fit any Vortex Genie 2 with a 3 inch platform attachment (normally included...
Company:Mo Bio Laboratories, Inc.

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RTA 402 Shown to Inhibit STAT3 in Animal Model and Holds Significant Promise for Treating Breast Cancer

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2007 - ReataPharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the publication of an articlein the May 2007 issue of the journal Cancer Research showing thatRTA 402, the company's Phase 2 development candidate for cancer,was highly effective in a rigorous animal model of breast cancerand that the drug inhibits signaling activity of STAT3, animportant target for ne...