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High-powered gene profiles provide clues to genes involved in common form of lung cancer

Using technology that makes it possible to zoom in on smaller sections of cell chromosomes than ever before, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified nearly 100 chromosome regions where genes are either over-copied or missing in non-small cell lung cancer. The findings provide new clues about the location of genes potentially involved in the most common type of lung cancer –?an...

Why were the HIV prevention trials in commercial sex workers abandoned?

One promising approach to help stem the global HIV epidemic is to give commercial sex workers an HIV medication (such as the drug tenofovir) before they have high risk sex in the hope of reducing their chances of becoming infected, an approach called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PREP). But activist groups, including Act Up-Paris have "halted the progress of at least two important clinical trials o...

Life's origins were easier than was thought

In the primordial soup that produced life on earth, there were organic molecules that combined to produce the first nucleic acid chains, which were the first elements able to self-replicate. According to one of the more accepted theories, these molecules were ribonucleic acid (RNA) chains, a molecule that is practically identical to DNA and that today has the secondary role in cells of copying in...

New discovery: If it weren't for this enzyme, decomposing pesticide would take millennia

CHAPEL HILL ?An enzyme inside a bacterium that grows in the soil of potato fields can -- in a split second -- break down residues of a common powerful pesticide used for killing worms on potatoes, researchers have found. That may be expensive for farmers but lucky for the environment because University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists have now discovered that if that particular...

Researchers know what you were about to say; fMRI used to detect memory storage and retrieval

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University have provided evidence that the act of recalling a memory is a bit like mental time travel. Their study, presented in the Dec. 23 edition of the journal Science, demonstrates that the same areas of the brain that are active during an event are activated when a person attem...

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PowerEase 500 Pre-Cast Gel System includes PowerEase Power Supply Temperature Monitoring Probe Xcell SureLock Mini-Cell and Xcell II Blot Module from Invitrogen

Description:The PowerEase 500 Power Supply is designed specifically for mini-gel electrophoresis. It offers extensive programming capabilities including eight pre-set and four custom methods for you to set to your own preferences. The simple intuitive PowerEase interface is faster and easier to use than traditional "dial-in" power supplies....
Company:Invitrogen

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Age of empowered individuals: People power behind robust computing

I shouldn't be surprised by the energy in this room today, and neither should you. You are at the very center of an exciting shift in the information technology market. As computing power becomes increasingly distribu...

David Brooks: Segmented nation looks for solidarity amid IT-powered niches

has chronicled a few revolutions during his career, and he believes American society is in the midst of two fundamental changes - a neuro science and genetics revolution and an information tec...

2006: A great biotech financing year, unless you were going public!

Well folks, this is my last article of the year, and I have talked less about music this year than in years past, so my New Year's resolution for this column is bring back more music (hopefully something blue, rock, or folk-related). Part of the problem is that I simply have not gone to as many concerts this past year, or bought many new CDs (something else I will n...

Hurricane Katrina: Many disaster recovery systems were outdated

Despite predictions and preventative measures, Katrina caught many businesses and people off guard. Asks adjunct Northwestern professor James Carlini, what disaster recovery plans do you really have in place for your business and your home and how updated are they? While most of the news coverage has focused on the people and residential aspects, few reports have really taken into consi...

MyWeather-powered alerting system surpasses 165,000 downloads

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Hypertension lowered by Bedtime Dosing

Researchers in Japan have found that evening administration of the central alpha(2)-agonists guanabenz and clonidine effectively suppresses elevated blood pressure in the morning in hypertensive patients. The study was done on 133 patients with morning hypertension to receive once-daily evening administration of guanabenz or clonidine for four weeks. The blood pressure lowering effects of...

Risk of breast cancer may be lowered by diet

In two researches presented in the annual meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology had emphasized// the importance of having low fat diet to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Researchers had studied the recurrence or relapse of cancer in postmenopausal women with primary breast cancer who were given a low fat diet versus the same who had a normal diet. The other dietary interve...

Risk of deep vein thrombosis less in people who were flight stockings when flying

Graduated compression stockings that are worn during long hours of flying can significantly reduce the risk// of deep vein thrombosis. Researchers of the study had compared nine studies of nearly 2500 passengers who had flown long distance in airlines. The researchers had carried out the research where they had advised all the participants of the study to walk or exercise regularly, dr...

Risk of prostate cancer lowered by soyabean

A 30% decrease in the risk of developing prostate cancer was observed in people// on a high intake of soy. This increase intake is also beneficial in lower death rate amongst prostate cancer patients. The analysis is based on the data from eight population studies, five from America & Canada and 3 from Asian countries. All these studies investigated the effect of soy protein intake...

Warning Signs On Powered Baby Milk

WHO has passed a resolution that from now on all powdered baby milk formulas will carry warning //signs against the pathogen, Enterobacter sakazakii. These strong warning signs will now appear next to nutritional information and label proclaiming mother’s milk as the best for infants. The alarm is due to the death reported by consumption of contaminated baby formula. A Fre...

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WET-FIELD Diathermy Coagulator (universal power supply for 100-240 volts) w/footswitch - electrically powered

Description:The Wet-Field Coagulator provides precise episcleral, intrascleral, and intraocular hemostasis with reduced peripheral tissue trauma. Controlled Rf diathermy delivers targeted coagulation with the most comprehensive line of bipolar Eraser instruments, forceps and cables. This instrument combines enhanced features that ensure a high level of Wet-Field safety and operational effiiciency....
Company:Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

WET-FIELD Diathermy Coagulator w/Harmonized Power Cord (universal power supply for 100-240 volts) and footswitch - electrically powered

Description:The Wet-Field Coagulator provides precise episcleral, intrascleral, and intraocular hemostasis with reduced peripheral tissue trauma. Controlled Rf diathermy delivers targeted coagulation with the most comprehensive line of bipolar Eraser instruments, forceps and cables. This instrument combines enhanced features that ensure a high level of Wet-Field safety and operational effiiciency....
Company:Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

InterPulse Powered Lavage System

Description:Stryker Instruments InterPulse System advances the ease and performance of battery powered irrigation for Orthopaedics, Trauma, and Wound Care....
Company:Stryker Corporation

Powered MULTIFIRE ENDO GIA™ 60 (15 mm Single Use Stapler with Titanium Staples)

Description:Gas powered, single use, reloadable, laparoscopic 15 mm linear cutting stapler for resection, transection and anastomosis with titanium staples....
Company:Autosuture

LDS™ (Powered Single Use Stapler with Titanium Staples)

Description:The Auto Suture™ Powered LDS™ single use stapler places two titanium staples to ligate tissue within the cartridge jaw and a knife which divides the tissue between the two closed staples. The Auto Suture™ Powered LDS™ single use staplers with titanium staples have application in abdominal, gynecological, orthopedic, and thoracic surgery for ligating and dividing...
Company:Autosuture

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Lipitor Significantly Lowered Hospitalization Costs for Patients with Heart Disease, Two New Analyses Show

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 27, 2007 - Pfizer announced todaythat Lipitor(R) (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets (80 mg) loweredhospitalization costs by significantly reducing the risk ofcardiovascular events in patients with heart disease, according totwo separate economic analyses. The data were presented at theannual meeting of the American College of Cardiology. "One of these analyse...