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Duke Chemists Isolating Individual Molecules Of Toxic Protein In Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Disease

To understand the formation of the brain-clogging deposits that cause such disorders as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, Duke University chemists have figured out how to capture and "micromanipulate" the single molecular building blocks of the deposits. Their aim is to understand the detailed assembly process for the toxic protein called amyloid plaque. Such basic understanding, they...

Variation in women's X chromosomes may explain differences among individuals, between sexes

The first comprehensive survey of gene activity in the X chromosomes of women has revealed an unexpected level of variation among individuals, according to new work by researchers at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) and Pennsylvania State University. The results may have important implications for understanding the differences in traits among women and...

Team Invents Device For Weighing Individual Molecules

Physicists at the California Institute of Technology have created the first nanodevices capable of weighing individual biological molecules. This technology may lead to new forms of molecular identification that are cheaper and faster than existing methods, as well as revolutionary new instruments for proteomics. According to Michael Roukes, professor of physics, applied physics, and bioen...

'Jumping genes' contribute to the uniqueness of individual brains

Brains are marvels of diversity: no two look the same -- not even those of otherwise identical twins. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may have found one explanation for the puzzling variety in brain organization and function: mobile elements, pieces of DNA that can jump from one place in the genome to another, randomly changing the genetic information in single brain cells...

Mosquitoes are more attracted to individuals infected with malaria

Malaria remains a devastating problem in Africa and understanding the factors affecting its transmission remains a crucial part of the effort to combat the disease. A new study published in the premier open access journal PLoS Biology conducted in Western Kenya by Jacob Koella and colleagues now reveals that mosquitoes are more attracted to children with the infectious stages of malaria than to t...

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Age of empowered individuals: People power behind robust computing

I shouldn't be surprised by the energy in this room today, and neither should you. You are at the very center of an exciting shift in the information technology market. As computing power becomes increasingly distribu...

The Enterprise and the Individual

As the countdown to DEMO 2004 reaches its final week, I promised I'd share a little bit about what to expect in enterprise computing not just at DEMO, but in the week ahead. What strikes me about the enterprise market today is that it feels a lot like the enterprise market some 20 years ago. The formal IT organization (not unlike the MIS departments in the early 80s) is acutely focused o...

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Individuals with sleep related breathing disorders more prone to heart disease

A good night’s sleep is a gift, exclusive to the blessed. The less fortunate are those with sleeping disorders, who may experience problems such as early morning headaches or serious daytime fatigue. Among the various sleep disorders, sleep apnea in its mild or moderate form is commonly experienced. Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Most ind...

Risk of hemorrhagic stroke increased in smoking individuals

New study by researchers from Harvard Medical School has shown that Men who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day run over twice the risk of a stroke caused by bleeding into the brain. Researchers had already identified a link between ischemic stroke - caused by a clot in a blood vessel serving the brain - and smoking. The new study that covered 22,022 male US physicians followed for nearly 18 year...

Excess Weight Can Affect Individuals as They Age

New research gives another incentive for individuals to maintain a healthy weight. The study shows a higher body mass index in middle age is// associated with a poorer quality of life in older age. Since the beginning of the 20th century, there have been dramatic improvements in life expectancy. Meanwhile, the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults has continued to increase....

Hypnosis Can Help Individuals Quit Smoking

Latest researchers shows that men are more likely to have success using hypnosis as a means to quit smoking than women . // The report, which is based on 18 studies of hypnosis-based smoking cessation programs, shows 30 percent of men who used such treatments were able to curb cigarettes but the success rate for women was only 23 percent. Researchers however feel that these varying numbe...

Good News For Individuals Suffering From Frequent Throat Infections

Researchers say they might have positive news for the many adults and children who have endured the pain of strep throat infections .// Developing a vaccine to prevent group A streptococcal infections has been a goal for most researchers for more than 70 years. Group A streptococcus is responsible for a variety of health problems -- strep throat and skin infections being the most commo...

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Sterile Individually Packed 100 mL Solution Basins

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Traditional Guedel Individually Bagged Oropharyngeal Airways

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Studies of Drug Resistance May Lead to Individual Therapy for Rare Cancers

WASHINGTON, January 29, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- RearAdmiral Timothy Ziemer (U.S. Navy, retired), the President'sMalaria Coordinator, announced his intent to name Dr. BernardNahlen to serve as Deputy Coordinator of the President's MalariaInitiative (PMI). Dr. Nahlen is a Commissioned Officer in the U.S.Public Heath Service and has most recently served as SeniorAdvisor, Monitoring...

Enzo Biochem Individualized Oral Immune Regulation Therapy May Be Effective Approach to Treating Crohn's Disease

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2007 - Alequel(TM), anindividualized oral immune regulation preparation, may be aneffective treatment for moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease. Interimdata from two ongoing double-blind, placebo controlled Phase IIstudies suggest that this investigational approach induced goodclinical remissions and improved patients' quality of life comparedto placebo. Me...

DVT Awareness Survey Findings for Respondents in High-Risk Groups: Obese Individuals

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to two millionAmericans are affected each year by DVT, with up to 600,000hospitalized. Its primary complication, pulmonary embolism (PE),claims up to 300,000 lives annually -- more than breast cancer andAIDS combined. The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) recentlysponsored an online survey of a nationally representative sa...