Sperm Cell Insights May Aid Stem Cell Research
Scientists spot proteins that help sperm revert to stem cell state THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Two proteins that play a major role in reverting adult sperm cells back into stem cells have been identified by U.S. researchers. A team from Johns Hopkins University School of Me...Robotics insights through flies' eyes
Common and clumsy-looking, the blow fly is a true artist of flight. Suddenly changing direction, standing still in the air, spinning lightning-fast around its own axis, and making precise, pinpoint landings all these maneuvers are simply a matter of course. Extremely quick eyesight helps to keep ...Medica Uses Hallmark Insights to Drive Participation in My Health Manager From Medica(Sm)
MINNEAPOLIS, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Helping members improve health and wellness defines the mission of Medica, a non-profit provider of popular health plans to business and government employers, to labor unions, and to individuals of all ages. Helping members understand their health ri...New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug
Birth rate patterns, vaccination can greatly influence rotavirus' spread, CDC says THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of rotavirus infection, a major cause of infant illness in the United States, could be drastically reduced by a better understanding of when and where ...New White Paper from The Beryl Institute Provides Insights to Generations
DALLAS, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beryl Institute has released a new White Paper titled, "Customer Experience: A Generational Perspective." From his research, Michael Howe, former CEO of the first intersection of healthcare and retail services -- MinuteClinic, explores the social influences an...Kendle to Share Insights at Drug Information Association 45th Annual Meeting
CINCINNATI, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL ), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced that several of its executives will present on important industry issues at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 45th Annual Meeting June 21-25, ...MedImmune Funds Study to Help Gain Insights Into Full Burden of RSV Disease Among Premature Infants
Prospective Study Seeks to Assess RSV Burden in Outpatient Setting During First Year of Life; Reinforcing Commitment to Pediatric Research GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- MedImmune continues to advance its commitment to pediatric research with today's announcement of the first ob...Expert Insights in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Current Challenges and Future Directions
Complimentary Continuing Education Online Activity and Podcast for Nurses and Pharmacists VOORHEES, N.J., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a complex heterogeneous disease which, despite significant advances in the treatment of pediatric patients, is often fatal i...Infant Blood May Provide Insights into Diseases Present at Birth
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Van Andel Institute (VAI) researchers are the first to apply a new technology to measure on a large scale the presence of genes in blood spots - the blood drawn from newborn infants to screen for health-threatening conditions. Using a random sample of ...St. Jude Study Gives New Insights Into How Cells Accessorize Their Proteins
Researchers have determined how an enzyme that stitches all-important molecular adjustments onto proteins contorts itself to regulate its own function MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have gained new insight into how the ...Visante OCT Anterior Segment Imaging and Biometry
Features:...xpand diagnostic confidence and therapeutic precision Easy, efficient to operate to immediately fit into your daily workflow and offer new clinical insights and practice opportunities A comprehensive, versatile system for enhanced surgical planning and postop care across a range of anterior segment appl...New insights into health and environmental effects of carbon nanoparticles
A new study raises the possibility that flies and other insects that encounter nanomaterial "hot spots," or spills, near manufacturing facilities in the future could pick up and transport nanoparticles on their bodies, transferring the particles to other flies or habitats in the environment. The s...UC San Diego engineer provides insights to decades-old DNA squabble
A group of nanoengineers, biologists and physicists have used innovative approaches to deduce the internal structure of chromatin, a key player in DNA regulation, to reconcile a longstanding controversy in this field. This new finding could unlock the mystery behind the origin of many diseases suc...Tumor suppressor gene in flies may provide insights for human brain tumors
SINGAPORE and DURHAM, N.C. In the fruit fly's developing brain, stem cells called neuroblasts normally divide to create one self-renewing neuroblast and one cell that has a different fate. But neuroblast growth can sometimes spin out of control and become a brain tumor. Researchers at Duke-NU...Domestication of Capsicum annuum chile pepper provides insights into crop origin and evolution
Without the process of domestication, humans would still be hunters and gatherers, and modern civilization would look very different. Fortunately, for all of us who do not relish the thought of spending our days searching for nuts and berries, early civilizations successfully cultivated many spec...Slicing chromosomes leads to new insights into cell division
ANN ARBOR, Mich.By using ultrafast laser pulses to slice off pieces of chromosomes and observe how the chromosomes behave, biomedical engineers at the University of Michigan have gained pivotal insights into mitosis, the process of cell division. Their findings could help scientists better unde...Researchers gain genome-wide insights into patterns of the world's human population structures
Through sophisticated statistical analyses and advanced computer simulations, researchers are learning more about the genomic patterns of human population structure around the world. Revealing such patterns provides insights into the history of human evolution, the predominant evolutionary forc...PAREXEL Experts to Present Leading Insights at Drug Information Association 45th Annual Meeting
BOSTON, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Experts from PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL ), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, will address important industry issues at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 45th Annual Meeting, being held from June 21 - 25, 2009 ...DecisionQ Partners With Thomas Jefferson University to Reveal Insights for Cancer Therapy
Partnership integral piece of consortium recently awarded five-year, $6.7 million Susan G. Komen for the Cure Promise Grant WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Jefferson University's Kimmel Cancer Center has partnered with DecisionQ , a leader in predictive analytics and machin...Life sticks: UC San Diego bioengineer's sticky insights published in journal Science
Sticky is good. A University of California, San Diego bioengineer is the first author on an article in the journal Science that provides insights on the "stickiness of life." The big idea is that cells, tissues and organisms hailing from all limbs of the tree of life respond to stimuli using bas...New Insights into the Mechanism of Action of Antipsychotic Drugs
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA ) reports the publication in Schizophrenia Research , the official journal of the Schizophrenia International Research Society, of a manuscript entitled "Common effect of antipsychotics on the biosynthes...OLIGO from Molecular Biology Insights
Description: OLIGO is a multi-functional program that searches for and selects oligonucleotides from a sequence file for polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA sequencing, site-directed mutagenesis, and various hybridization applications. It calculates hybridization temperature and secondary structure of oligonuc...