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UBC researchers find stroke death channel

New therapies for stroke patients may soon be possible, thanks to a discovery made by a team of University of British Columbia neuroscience researchers who have found a new stroke death channel ?the conduit through which key chemicals are lost from brain cells during stroke, causing the cell death that disables stroke victims. The findings were published recently in Science and will be th...

UBC researchers reveal dwarf aquatic plants' hidden ancestry

A team of UBC researchers has re-classified an ancient line of aquatic plants previously thought to be related to grasses and rushes. The discovery clarifies what may be one of the biggest misunderstandings in botanical history. "It’s a classic case of mistaken identity," says Sean Graham, an associate professor and researcher with the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research in...

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Description:Proteolytic degradation is critical to the maintenance of appropriate levels of short-lived and regulatory proteins as important and diverse as those involved in cellular metabolism, heat shock and stress response, antigen presentation, modulation of cell surface receptors and ion channels, cell cycle regulation, transcription, and signalling factors. The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway deconstructs...
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ViraPower UbC Lentiviral Gateway Expression Kit from Invitrogen

Description:Many mammalian cell types and experimental situations create challenges for standard transfection experiments. The ViraPower Lentiviral Expression System overcomes these challenges with efficient...
Company:Invitrogen

MaV203 Competent Yeast Cells Subcloning Scale from Invitrogen

Description:MaV203 Competent Yeast Cells are designed for use with the ProQuest Two-Hybrid System (Figure 1). S. cerevisiae strain MaV203 contains deletions in the endogenous GAL4 and GAL80 genes for use with GAL4-based two-hybrid systems. The strain also has leu2 and trp1 mutations for selection of ProQuest bait and prey vectors. MaV203 contains three GAL4 inducible reporter genes, providing four phenotypes...
Company:Invitrogen

TOPO Shotgun Subcloning Kit from Invitrogen

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Anti-UbcH7 Antibody, Unconjugated from CHEMICON

Description:UbcH7 interacts with the HECT protein, E6-AP and the c-Cbl RING domain. Evidence suggests that this E2 is involved in both the degradation of non-""N-end rule"" protein substrates and of certain N-a -acetylated proteins as well as the degradation of tumor suppressor protein p53....
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Successful PCR amplification and subcloning of a GC-rich DNA fragment

Petra Majlingov, Paolo Paroncini, Silvia Svegliati, Michele Luchetti, and Armando Gabrielli Laboratorio di Medicina Molecolare, Istituto di Clinica Medica, Polo Didattico Scientifico, Ancona, Italy The formation of robust secondary structures that resist denaturation makes GC-rich sequ...

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Mind Training Can Unravel The Power Of The Subconscious Mind

A leading Indian mind trainer and motivator has been helping South Africans to improve their lives by unlocking the power of the subconscious mind. Jeetendra Adhia's workshops in various cities seek to teach// people how to use the subconscious activated state of the mind which he says lies between the conscious state and sleep. "Even the most successful people have never utilised m...

Peoples Feelings Can Subconsciously Influence Others

An article published in the latest issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science finds that other people influence us with out us even knowing of it//. The article explains that we are tied to each other. That what other people do and how they express their feelings can be a contagious, strong influence. Explaining that the stirring in the back of our minds are the influences o...

Effects Of Diabetes Epidemic On The Asian Subcontinent

A research article published in the Lancet has brought to light that diabetes is a leading factor of health problems for the Indian //community. With only 2.2percent of the Adult population of Indians being in the category of obese this clearly shows that the Indian body constitution is responsible. It is estimated that 12 percent of the adult population in India between the age group...

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Subcutaneous Lead System Model 6996SQ

Description:The Medtronic Subcutaneous Lead System Model 6996 SQ is implanted subcutaneously with the use of the Medtronic Tunneling Tool Model 6996T. Improved SQ design and implant technique offer low DFTs, a fast and easy procedure, and high success in complex cases....
Company:Medtronic Inc.

INSORB® Subcuticular Skin Stapler

Description:The revolutionary INSORB Subcuticular Skin Stapler is designed to combine the cosmetic result of absorbable sutures with the rapid closure times associated with metal skin staplers, while eliminating the need for metal staple removal post-operatively. The patented INSORB|20 Subcuticular Skin Stapler is a sterile, single patient use device that deploys up to 20 staples, sufficient to close...
Company:Incisive Surgical

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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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Progenics and Wyeth Announce Positive Results from Three-Month Clinical-Extension Study of Subcutaneous Methylnaltrexone for the Treatment of Opioid-Induced Constipation in Patients with Advanced Illness

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. & MADISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 28, 2007- Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PGNX) and WyethPharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announcedpositive results from a three-month open-label extension study ofsubcutaneous methylnaltrexone for the treatment of opioid-inducedconstipation (OIC) in patients with advanced illness. The resultsare sched...

Genta Announces Results of Phase 1 Study Using Genasense Administered by Intermittent Subcutaneous Injection

Study Shows Safety and Pharmacokinetics Similar to IV Doses inPhase 3 CLL Trial BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., June 06, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Genta Incorporated announced the publication of preliminaryclinical results that show the Company's lead anti-cancer drug,Genasense(R) (oblimersen sodium) injection, can be safelyadministered by intermittent subcutaneous (SC) injection, as wellas...

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Subcutaneous

covering the chest wall or neck. This...