Genes In The Interferon System Important In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Two genes with very strong associations withthe disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have been identified bya team of scientists headed by researchers at the Department of MedicalSciences at Uppsala University. The findings are being published todayon the Web page of the highly prestigious American Journal of HumanGenetics. "These findings are probably the first genetic pieces of ahug...Emory Eye Center Implants Its First Retinal Chips In Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa
An expanded clinical trial conducted by Optobionics Corporation involving the implantation of a retina mircrochip has allowed Emory Eye Center and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research & Development Center to implant the device in several patients. The patients all have retinitis pigmentosa with moderate-to-severe vision loss. Three centers in the United States have been chosen...Photos show jaguar vamping for camera
He's beautiful and he knows it. A male jaguar recently acted like he was on a fashion runway in Manhattan, rather than his home in Kaa-Iya National Park in Bolivia, when it plopped down in front of a remote "camera trap" and allowed a remarkable 35 pictures to be taken over a five-and-a-half hour period. Two days earlier, the same cat languished for 90 minutes, when 19 photos were shot. Bi...Potential treatments for neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis can leave its patients miserable and debilitated with chronic itching or pain from disfiguring tumors. Infants affected by the disease face possible paralysis or damage to the brain and other organs. The disease frustrates doctors because there's no effective treatment even though the responsible gene was identified more than a decade ago. Currently little can be done to...Virus-host interactions at sea effect global photosynthesis
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that it has for the first time released the chip design, probe sequence and annotation information for all of its microarrays. The release of this information is expected to improve cross-laboratory experimental research and cross-platform data comparison. "Full release of the probe sequences is an admirable and responsible position for A...Rabbit Anti-Somatostatin 28 Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from Abcam
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-Galactosidase at HighLevels Layton BioScience, Inc. Gilroy, California Stratagene's hNT BlueNeurons express beta-galactosidase at h...RT-PCR Primers for the Study of Apoptosis
Wei-ping Yang Danny Hoang Douglas McKenzie PeterPingerelli Stratagene The apoptotic response is a complex biological process that requires theregulation of a variety of genes that interact with and respond to intracellularand extracellular stimuli. Stratagene is introducing RT-PCR primer<sup...A Further Step in Understanding Apoptosis Direct Detection of PARP Cleavage
Detection of early apoptotic events has become quiterelevant since many studies have demonstrated thatabnormalities in cell death regulation cause a variety ofdiseases and pathological conditions accompaniedeither by cell accumulation (e.g., cancer) or by cell loss(e...Apoptosis detection by annexin V and active caspase-3 with the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer
This Application Note describes how the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer canbe used to analyze apoptotic cell samples. Performance of two assaysfor apoptosis detection is demonstrated and the data are compared tothose obtained with a conventional flow cytometer. Histogram quality...Measuring multiple apoptosis parameters with the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer
A simplified and fast protocol for the analysis of DNAfragmentation during apoptosis This Application Note describes a simplified and fast protocol for apoptosisDNA fragmentation analysis with the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzerusing the DNA...Leptospirosis epidemic feared in mumbai - 12 killed
Leptospirosis, the one of the feared form of epidemic fevers, is spread by a virulent bacteria in the urine of rats and dogs. "We have 12 deaths (in the past fortnight) from leptospirosis as of Thursday evening and 45 confirmed cases in city hospitals, " Maharashtra state Health Minister Digvijay Khanvilkar told.Leptospirosis, which is a 'great mimicker' of symptoms is being misdiagnos...Low testosterone levels lead to eating disorders
The researchers suspect low testosterone levels in men suffering from eating disorders. Men who suffer from eating disorders can be affected more than women with the same problems, researchers say.// Eating disorders are associated with a weakening of the bones, which become dangerously thin and brittle. This is linked to severe weight loss and lack of essential nutrients, particula...Decrease in testosterone levels lead to Alzheimer's
Suppression of testosterone levels in men with testicular cancer may inadvertently increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, warn US researchers.A research team from North Carolina University has found that when circulating testosterone levels go down, a high rise in levels of amyloid – the protein implicated in Alzheimer’s disease – occurs. They suggest that this phenomenon might explain...Hemochromatosis Patients' Blood is Safe
Blood donors with hemochromatosis, a disorder in which iron accumulates in organs and body tissues, do not pose a greater risk to blood safety than other donors, according to the results of a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). // Hemochromatosis patients are treated with periodic phlebotomies or "blood letting" to remove excess iron from their body....Treatment Options For Retinitis Pigmentosa Questioned
Retinitis pigmentosa, a progressive eye disease targeting the light-collecting cells of the retina, affects one in 4,000 people worldwide and can cause // vision loss. Researchers say for patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa, the addition of docosahexaenoic acid to vitamin A therapy may not provide long-term benefits, according to a recent study. Researchers followed 221 patients...VITOSS Synthetic Cancellous Bone Void Filler
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Women Report Partner's Symptoms Negatively Affect Relationship BOCA RATON, Fla., June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a newnationwide survey show that more than half of women whose malepartners have symptoms of a medical condition known as lowtestosterone incorrectly attribute them to the normal course ofaging. The survey also found that, while women believe their malepartner's sympto...Vision Deficit in Retinitis Pigmentosa Mice Corrected with DNA Nanoparticles
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 4, 2007 - Copernicus Therapeutics,Inc. announced today that a research team at University of OklahomaHealth Sciences Center, led by Dr. Muna Naash, Professor of CellBiology, demonstrated that Copernicus' DNA nanoparticles correctedvision defects in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Thesefindings were presented at the American Society of Gene Therapy...