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Ice core 'dipstick' indicates West Antarctic ice has thinned less than believed

Rising sea levels 20,000 years ago, as the last ice age was beginning to wane, often are attributed in part to melting in West Antarctica. But in a new study led by University of Washington researchers, an ice core of 1,000 meters was used as a sort of dipstick to show that a key section of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet probably never contained as much ice as scientists originally thought...

Scientists discuss improved biopesticides for locust control in West Africa

Two Virginia Tech scientists contributed by invitation to an international scientific meeting called by Abdoulaye Wade, president of Senegal, to identify strategies for the control of the ongoing locust outbreak in West Africa. Last year, locusts stripped fields of crops and trees of foliage across several countries, causing severe income and food supply loss. Larry Vaughan, associate pro...

No relief for Pacific Northwest drought

It does not appear there will be any major relief this spring or summer from the unusually dry weather that has recently hit the Pacific Northwest, according to new projections of drought severity and fire risk that are based on "general circulation" models that forecast global climate. The analysis, which was developed by researchers at the U.S.D.A. Forest Service and Oregon State Univers...

Promising new West Nile therapy cures disease in mice

West Nile virus alarmed Americans when it made its first U.S. appearance in New York City in 1999. It has since spread from coast to coast, sickened more than 16,000 Americans and killed more than 600. As the virus spread, medical investigators hastened research to develop an effective vaccine or therapy. None currently exist, but a newly published paper by researchers at Washington University in...

NIAID begins clinical trial of West Nile virus vaccine

A small trial testing the safety of an experimental vaccine targeting West Nile virus (WNV) opened today at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. The vaccine, which will be tested first in 15 healthy adult volunteers, was developed for human clinical studies by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) Vaccine Research C...

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Mega Western Protein Array from BioChain

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ChemiLucent Plus Western Blot Enhancing Kit (Trial size) from CHEMICON

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Western Blot Amplification Module from Bio-Rad

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Qentix (tm) Western Blot Signal Enhancer from Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.

Description:Qentix Western Blot Signal Enhancer does for enzyme-/substrate-based blotting what intensifying screens do for radioactive blotting it increases the signal up to 10-fold (or one order of magnitude) in only 15 minutes. The Western Blot Signal Enhancer membrane treatment is a simple, 15-minute procedure that can be added to your current Western blotting protocol. The result is an increas...
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Imaging Chemiluminescent Western Blots

II still video system to directly acquireimages from chemiluminescent blots Stratagene II still video system is well suited for directimaging of chemiluminescent Western blots. The light-tight cabinet is ideal forthe longer exposure times necessary to...

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Midwest hotter for healthcare investments

The report said the Midwest experienced a 25 percent increase in 2006 for health care-related investments....

Telecom issues are among focus of upcoming western Wisconsin conference

It will be part of the , which will build upon discussions at a December 2004 kickoff luncheo...

Midwest holds strong position in worldwide diagnostics business

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Just spice it up!!!!! Anti bacterial effects of spices unraveled in the West

The West is now sitting up and taking in the aroma of Indian cuisine. The inseparable part of Indian kitchens, the spices are now the subjects of research by scientists at the Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Dr. Daniel Y. C. Fung and colleagues who conducted the study opine that cinnamon, apart from filling the air with its spicy aroma can also double up as an anti bacterial...

CCR5 Mutation Confers Immunity Against HIV But Not Against West Nile Virus Illness

A research conducted by Philip M. Murphy, M.D., and colleagues say that mutation in CCR5 (cell surface protein) protects people against HIV infection but increases the risk of developing West Nile virus (WNV) illness. // West Nile virus (WNV) illness is caused due to a mosquito-borne virus. This research as conducted at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)...

West Nile and Blood Transfusions

A new study shows blood transfusions may have played a role in the spread of the West Nile virus during the 2002 epidemic in the United States. Researchers interviewed individuals who donated their blood to patients infected with the West Nile virus. //They asked the participants whether they had symptoms of a viral illness before or after donating the blood. Researchers also tested blood...

Promising cure for West Nile Virus

West Nile virus that spreads through mosquito bites, among other things, did not had a proper cure till date.// In the recent issue of Nature Medicine scientists have shown a successful treatment on mice suffering from West Nile virus. The researchers have developed an antibody that can successfully fight the virus. The antibody is derived from human beings who develop this antibody...

East Or West Yoga Is The Best

More people in the West are turning to yoga now to keep themselves fit physically as well as mentally. "Yoga provides a good feeling and enormous satisfaction," Kumud Schramm of the German yoga association said// . "If you practise yoga regularly you become more alert and are not thrown out of balance so easily," said Schramm, who runs a yoga school in Frankfurt....

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Conjunctival Scissors (Westcott)

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West Nile Virus Screening and Diagnostics Technology Emerges In Step with North American Outbreak

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Newest Adult Stem Therapy Treats Diabetes

Leaves Individuals With Juvenile Diabetes Insulin-Free WASHINGTON, April 10, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In yetanother advance in adult stem cell therapy, the Journal of theAmerican Medical Association (JAMA) today released a study in which14 of 15 Juvenile Diabetes patients demonstrated significantimprovement as a result of an adult stem cell treatment. Accordingto U.S. Rep. Dave Wel...

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