Plant pathologists evaluate eco-friendly alternatives to methyl bromide
Alternatives to a powerful pesticide that was found be an ozone depletor are now being evaluated in agricultural production areas of Florida, say plant pathologists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service. In 1987, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol called for the phase-out of methyl bromide, a soil fumigant used to control soilborne fungi, nematodes, and weeds of more than 100 crops w...Scientists develop nanotech-laser treatment that kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue
Scientists at Stanford University have developed a new laser therapy that destroys cancer cells but leaves healthy ones unharmed. The new, non-invasive treatment is described in a study published in the Aug. 1 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). "One of the longstanding problems in medicine is how to cure cancer without harming normal body tissue,"...Role of microRNA identified in thyroid cancer
The presence of only five tiny strands of RNA is enough to clearly distinguish cancerous thyroid tissue from otherwise normal tissue, scientists say. The findings provide more evidence that an emerging set of RNA genes called microRNA (miRNA) is a powerful regulatory force in the development of cancer and other diseases. The study is published online in the Dec. 19 Proceedings of the Nati...SLU researchers uncover direct evidence on how HIV invades healthy cells
Using sophisticated detection methods, researchers at the Saint Louis University Institute for Molecular Virology (IMV) have demonstrated the molecular mechanism by which the HIV virus infects, or integrates, healthy cells. The discovery could lead to new drug treatments for HIV. Although scientists theorized that two ends of the virus' DNA must come together inside a healthy cell in order...H5N1 avian flu virus vaccine induces immune responses in healthy adults
Results from a clinical trial demonstrate that high doses of an experimental H5N1 avian influenza vaccine can induce immune responses in healthy adults. Approximately half of those volunteers who received an initial and a booster dose of the highest dosage of the vaccine tested in the trial developed levels of infection-fighting antibodies that current tests predict would neutralize the v...15(S)-15-methyl Prostaglandin F2alpha from Cayman Chemical
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Description:The Rapid-Screen cDNA Library Panels were designed for full-length gene cloning and require just three sets of PCRs to identify the desired cDNA clone. The first PCR analysis is performed in a 96-well "Master Plate," where each well contains plasmid DNA from 5,000 clones. Having identified the positive well(s) by gel electrophoresis of the reaction products, the second PCR analysis is carried out...EZ-96 DNA Methylation Kit from Zymo Research
Description:The EZ DNA Methylation Kit uses a simplified procedure and streamlines the bisulfite method for DNA methylation analysis. The kit is based on the three step reaction that takes place between cytosine and sodium bisulfite where cytosine is converted into uracil. The EZ DNA Methylation Kits innovative in-column desulphonation reaction eliminates several precipitation steps and provides researchers...EZ DNA Methylation Kit from Zymo Research
Description:The EZ DNA Methylation Kit uses a simplified procedure and streamlines the bisulfite method for DNA methylation analysis. The kit is based on the three step reaction that takes place between cytosine and sodium bisulfite where cytosine is converted into uracil. The EZ DNA Methylation Kits innovative in-column desulphonation reaction eliminates several precipitation steps and provides researchers...EZ-96 DNA Methylation Kit - Deep Well from Zymo Research
Description:The EZ DNA Methylation Kit uses a simplified procedure and streamlines the bisulfite method for DNA methylation analysis. The kit is based on the three step reaction that takes place between cytosine and sodium bisulfite where cytosine is converted into uracil. The EZ DNA Methylation Kits innovative in-column desulphonation reaction eliminates several precipitation steps and provides researchers...Madisons visionary plan for a healthy economy
MADISON - More than three hundred business and community leaders gathered at Monona Terrace Tuesday to hear Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewiczs plan for the citys future economic growth. a 38-page glossy and illustrative framework containing 110 a...How a healthy tech-based economy helps others in Wisconsin
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MADISON Heres a quote that may sound familiar if youve listened to Gov. Jim Doyle over the last year or so: My goal is to create the very best business climate possible for technology firms so we can develop and attract the good-paying jobs they provide. That speaker wasnt Doyle, however. It was Gov. John Hoeven of North Dakota. And might just as easily been Gov. Jennifer Granholm of...New Drug in Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy can be a painful condition which is a very agonizing nighttime pain seen in diabetics. However, new hope lies with experimental drug, memantine, which blocks NMDA receptors, which are believed to mediate pain effects in diabetic neuropathy being researched by Central Arkansas Research, Arkansas. This drug showed a definite reduction of pain compared to placebo....Thyroid hormone treatment hastens recovery after cardiac surgery
Thyroid hormone treatment after surgery requiring heart bypass speeds recovery in children undergoing correction of congenital heart defects, according to a clinical trial published in The Lancet. The effects were greatest in the patients who underwent long and difficult surgeries. Following trauma or surgery or during a critical illness, thyroid hormone concentrations plummet. Ma...Levothyroxine Thyroid Hormone Replacement, Approved for Hypothyroidism
The thyroid hormone replacement prescription drug, levothyroxine sodium (Unithroid) for hypothyroidism in adults and children has been approved for use in the United States by the FDA. The thyroid hormaone is involved in the regulation of a wide range of metabolic processes within the body in all age groups. In children thyroid hormones are essential for normal physical growth and i...Want a Healthy brew? Have some Tea!
The most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water is Tea. Whether you like it strong or light, with or without milk, sugared or bland, with herbs or with masala it is undoubtedly the most favorite amongst all beverages. Even coffee lovers and health freaks who live on fruit and vegetables grudgingly accept tea as a wholesome energy boost. But the international scientific commun...Eat 'The' Color and be healthy
The government has got a mixed response to their new color coded system for categorizing healthy foods. The food Standard Agency consulted over 2,600 people in the UK on four possible front- of pack Schemes. The Multiple Traffic Light scheme has apparently been the topper. // The Multiple Traffic Light Scheme (MTL) shows consumers at a glance if the food has high, medium, or low leve...Longevity Crosslinked Polyethylene Liners
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Drug Effectively Treated 41 to 50% of Patients and WasWell-Tolerated PRINCETON, NJ, Jun 14, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network)-- Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTRX), a pharmaceuticalcompany that develops and markets dermatology products, todayannounced results from its completed Phase 2/3 study of liarozolein lamellar ichthyosis, a rare genetic disorder (incidence ofappr...SciClone and Sigma-Tau Report Thymalfasin Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase 2 Malignant Melanoma Trial
-- Data Presented at Annual Meeting of the American Society ofClinical Oncology -- SAN MATEO, Calif. -- June 4, 2007 -- SciClone Pharmaceuticals,Inc. (Nasdaq:SCLN) and Sigma-Tau S.p.A today announced thatSciClone's lead product candidate thymalfasin (ZADAXIN(r), thymosinalpha 1) achieved its primary endpoint in a phase 2 clinical trialtreating patients diagnosed with stage IV malig...