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Stem Cells to Solve the Blood Shortage Problem?

Accounts of the tsunami that killed over a quarter of a million people in Southeast Asia on the 26th of December, 2004, slowly disappear from the media, but the event is nevertheless heavily burned into the memories of those who are directly involved. In the aftermath of the disaster, academics and politicians alike are trying to investigate how the number of casualties could have been reduced an...

Deep sleep short-circuits brain's grid of connectivity

In the human brain, cells talk to one another through the routine exchange of electrical signals. But when people fall into a deep sleep, the higher regions of the brain - regions that during waking hours are a bustling grid of neural dialogue - apparently lose their ability to communicate effectively, causing consciousness to fade. Writing today (Sept. 30) in the journal Science, a team o...

Using the genomic shortcut to predict bacterial behavior

Turning plants such as corn, soybeans and sunflowers into fuel uses much more energy than the resulting ethanol or biodiesel generates, according to a new Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley study. "There is just no energy benefit to using plant biomass for liquid fuel," says David Pimentel, professor of ecology and agriculture at Cornell. "These strategies are not su...

Short-term Bio Sensors Monitor From Afar

A new study reveals critical molecular events in the origin of fat cells. The findings are central to understanding chronic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, as fat cells produce hormones critical for metabolic control, the researchers said. The study finds that a hormonal cocktail routinely used in the lab induces a key genetic switch in the transition from fat-cell precursors to fu...

Shorter colds, milder flu may follow from newly revealed immune mechanism

Enlisted to help fight viral infections, immune cells called macrophages consume virus-infected cells to stop the spread of the disease in the body. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered how macrophages keep from succumbing to the infection themselves. Boosting this mechanism may be a way to speed recovery from respiratory infections. The r...

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ShortCut RNase III from New England Biolabs

Description:ShortCut RNase III, used with its manganese-containing reaction buffer, converts long double-stranded RNA into a heterogeneous mix of short (1825 bp) interfering RNAs (siRNA) suitable for RNA interference in mammalian cells. 1.3 units (1 l) of ShortCut RNase III is sufficient to convert 1 g of dsRNA into siRNA suitable for RNA interference in mammalian cells....
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Short Shaker Stand, Holds 2 Stacking Shakers from Thermo Scientific

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P5T Series Short Stroke Thrust Slide from Parker Hannifin Corporation

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H-1B jobs: Where is the shortage of skilled workers?

133,000 H-1B visa applications submitted in two days was the cover story of this week's <...

IT worker shortage linked to tech enrollment drop

Pending baby-boomer retirements and a decline in IT enrollment could leave employers struggling to meet recruitment goals as university and technical college systems graduate fewer qualifi...

Proposed Illinois broadband act falls short

Last week, I was sent an announcement of pending Illinois broadband legislation (20 ILCS 3921/10), which was announced on Jan. 25. Here's its synopsis: Creates the Universal Access to Broadband Services Act. Requires the Department of Central Management Services (CMS) to create and maintain a map of broadband infrastructure in the state. Sets forth that all publicly held broadband...

Shorter name appeals to more online visitors for Madison firm

The former Business Filings Incorporated, an online firm with headquarters in Madison, has shortened its name across the board to BizFilings after finding that the more compact name was already more popular. The company helps form corporations, limited liability companies and non-profits. Customers prefer the shorter name of BizFilings with most of our web traffic entering through bizfil...

Action now can help avoid the coming shortage of math and science grads

In 1975, the United States was third among all nations in the percentage of 18-to-24-year-olds who earned science and engineering degrees. Today, it ranks 17th, behind Taiwan and South Korea, Ireland and Italy. Unless that slide in scientific competency is reversed, the nations economic welfare and security will be threatened. That was the conclusion of a report issued in May 2004 by the...

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Bad News for Short People

A report from June issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology reports that People of shorter stature face higher mortality rates than taller people from most causes except cancer. In a study of more than 30,000 men and women undertaken by Dr.Pekka Jousilahti and his colleagues from the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki, Finland, it was found that there was an association between adu...

Painkillers Do Not Shorten Dying Patients' Lives

According to some British researhers increasing doses of painkillers to ease the agony of terminally ill patients does not shorten their lives.Some health professionals have criticized the practice, comparing it to euthanasia, but doctors at St Christopher's Hospice in London claim patients receiving higher doses of drugs such as morphine live just as long as those who do not. In re...

Acupuncture superseeds massage therapy for short term relief of pain

Chronic neck pain often remains a therapeutic challenge for many practising allopathic medicine. so now the alternative forms of medicine has taken its stride. Acupuncture vs massage for treating pain has been widely debated with some practitioners. Dr. Dominik Irnich of Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich has done a study on this basis and found that when it comes to chronic neck pa...

For better mood and energy!! Work-up in short span

As little as 10 minutes of moderate exercise daily can improve mood and reduce fatigue, study reports. It is a well known fact that exercise has its benefit towars the physical asset. But as far as mental fatigue is concerned, there was a debate as to how much exercise will benefit. This is based on the preliminary findings which included 14 women who did ride stationary bicycle for long...

Obesity shortens lifespan

According to a research obese heart patients live on average four years less than their slim counterparts.Being seriously overweight also hastens the onset of heart disease by an average of seven years compared to people who stay slim. It has long been known that obesity is linked to heart disease, but researchers from Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, have become the fi...

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Weiss Retinal Pick 120 Degree Short

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Weiss Retinal Pick 90 Degree Short

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Wilder Lacrimal Dilator - Short

Description:Taper with blunt tip. Stainless steel. Round knurled handle with polished finish. Taper : Short 19 mm. Overall length: 3.9 inches....
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Short system Ventriculoscope

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Short Handle Black

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First Phase II Short-Term Study on Dapagliflozin Shows Results on Safety, Tolerability and Glycemic Markers in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

-- Additional Findings Reported on Glucose Homeostasis Effects inNormal and Diabetic Rats -- CHICAGO, June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a 14-day,Phase IIa study of the safety profile of multiple doses of theinvestigational compound dapagliflozin, a selective inhibitor ofthe Sodium-Glucose Transporter 2 (SGLT2) administered alone orconcomitantly with metformin in subjects with Typ...

Frova Phase III Study Data Demonstrates That Short-Term Prevention Treatment Reduces Frequency and Severity of Menstrual Migraine

CHICAGO, IL, Jun 09, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network)-- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of EndoPharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ENDP), has presented resultsfrom a Phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlledclinical trial evaluating Frova (frovatriptan succinate) 2.5 mgtablets as a six-day preventative treatment in women withdifficult-to-tre...

New Study Results Provide Additional Data about Short- and Long-Term Use of Desvenlafaxine Succinate in the Treatment of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder

- Data Presented at 2007 APA Meeting - COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., May 21, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Datafrom four new studies examining safety and efficacy ofdesvenlafaxine succinate, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptakeinhibitor (SNRI) being studied as a potential treatment for adultswith major depressive disorder (MDD), were presented today at the2007 American Psychiatric Association annual...

Copaxone Treatment over Two Years after Short Term Induction with Mitoxantrone Provided Sustained Benefits to Active Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Patients

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2007 - New data havedemonstrated that relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)patients treated with COPAXONE(R) (glatiramer acetate injection)following brief immunosuppression with mitoxantrone experienced a90 percent reduction in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-monitoreddisease activity compared to their baseline. These benefits wereachieved...

Everest Data on Short- and Long-Term Use of Otsuka's Investigational Novel Treatment, Tolvaptan, Published in Journal of the American Medical Association and Featured in ACC's Late Breaking Clinical Trials

PRINCETON, N.J., March 25, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Once-dailydosing with Otsuka's investigational oral medication tolvaptan, avasopressin receptor antagonist, was associated with improvementsin signs and symptoms of acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF)in hospitalized patients receiving conventional care, without anadverse effect on their long-term survival versus placebo.(1) Thesedata...

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