Nanotechnology may find disease before it starts
Nanotechnology may one day help physicians detect the very earliest stages of serious diseases like cancer, a new study suggests. In laboratory experiments on mice, scientists found that nano-sized particles injected into the animal...Pregnant mom's exposure to flu vaccine kick-starts fetal immune system
Some researchers have hypothesized that the fetus can be exposed to and mount an immune response against allergens to which the mother has been exposed, and this may have an effect on the development of allergic sensitivity (e.g. eczema and asthma) later in an infant’s life. However this hypothesis has remained controversial because of an inability to detect antigen-specific T cells in cord bl...British come to Madison; UW starts stem-cell programs
The British are interested in bio and life science investments in the United States and they're looking at Wisconsin. Meanwhile the University of Wisconsin-Madison is introducing two new interdisciplinary stem-cell research programs. <a href="http://www.wistech...Manufacturing Matters starts with innovation
Manufacturing Matters, which kicked off on Monday at the Midwest Airlines Center, is the only statewide conference g...Digital Healthcare Conference starts on a realistic note
The conference, which is being held May 3 and 4 at the Fluno Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, featured an opening panel discus...Wisconsin Innovation Network starts Lake Superior chapter
The WIN organizes networking events, seminars and conferences. It's the membership arm of the , a state-funded adviser...Governors business-plan competition starts another round
Interested businesses will submit 2...Heart disease threat starts early in life for Diabetics
Diabetes mellitus type I, is due to autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic islet cells that produce insulin. Result of this the body no longer produces insulin and and there is a raise in the blood sugar levels. Individuals with this type I Diabetes develop are at a higher risk to develop heart disease even at their teens. The team of researchers with the University of Southern Califor...Heart attack risk starts at 20
According to researchers, doctors should begin evaluating people's risk factors for heart disease, including blood pressure and cholesterol levels, beginning at age 20, the American Heart Association recommended Monday in new guidelines for the prevention of heart attack and stroke. Thomas Pearson, chairman of the panel, observed that heart disease actually begins in teenage years,// and...WHO Kick Starts Polio Immunization Drive in Somalia
The World Health Organization is beginning a five-day nationwide polio immunization campaign in Somalia, that will aim at vaccinating about one-and-one half million children, below the age of five. // The Head Honcho of WHO's Global Polio Eradication Campaign, David Heymann said, "In fact, we are seeing that the number of cases of polio are now beginning to decrease," And, we even fee...‘Natural Spring’ Starts A Week Ahead Now Than Before: UNH Scientit
According to a new report by the UNH scientist, the beginning of 'natural spring' starts a week ahead than before. // The effect, which is a result of global warming, has made an impact in the entire natural occurrence, thereby creating a ripple effect in all the happenings takes place in nature. The sun will still cross the equator on March 20th marking the vernal equinox and the offi...