Pitt study on alcohol reveals drinkers not only zone out -- but also are unaware that they do
PITTSBURGHA new study out of the University of Pittsburgh suggests that a moderate dose of alcohol increases a person's mind wandering, while at the same time reducing the likelihood of noticing that one's mind has wandered. The paper, titled "Lost in the Sauce: The Effects of Alcohol on Mind W...Office Zone Announces New Line of 'Safer' Paper Shredders
In the past, paper shredders have gotten a lot of heat for not being more child and animal safe. Thanks to recent improvements and response to feedback, paper shredders now implement several features designed to prevent dangerous injuries. Kaysville, UT (PRWEB) Novembe...Kids With Parent in War Zone Face Behavior Risks
Children 3 and older more prone to act out than those without deployed kin MONDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children of U.S. military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to have behavioral problems than children whose parents aren't deployed, a new study shows....Swisher Launches Germ-Free Zone at ISSA
Demonstrates Strategies For Minimizing Commercial Exposure To Microbes CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Swisher Hygiene, the world's leading provider of commercial hygiene products and services, today announced that it will be declaring a Germ-Free Zone at the ISSA/Interclean trade sh...Blood Emergency: Blood Supply Tips Into Danger Zone
Recession, Winter Weather Compound January's Blood Drain NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New York Blood Center (NYBC) and its regional operations (serving New York City, Long Island, Hudson Valley and New Jersey) have issued an emergency appeal for blood donations. Hospit...Measles Initiative Supports Disease Prevention for Children in China's Earthquake Zone
Providing life-saving immunization in aftermath of earthquake WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Measles Initiative is supporting the government of the People's Republic of China in providing measles vaccines to more than 7.3 million children, implementing additional measles ...Cephalon Announces Positive Results from a Phase Three Study of NUVIGIL in Jet Lag Disorder
...erson's ability to sleep, stay awake and function normally. Circadian rhythm sleep disorders can be caused by many factors, including shift work, time zone changes and medications. Cephalon is preparing to launch NUVIGIL, the longer-lasting isomer of modafinil, in the third quarter of 2009. NUVIGIL...Experience Not Always the Best Prescription for Snowblowers
...comes to reducing snowblower-related hand injuries, it adds. "Snowblower injuries are considered 'low-velocity missile' wounds. Nonetheless, the zone of injury is often much more extensive than can be seen on initial examination. In addition, although the injuries can be treated, the return to compl...Scientists Discover Why Teeth Form in a Single Row
...oint where it could kick off the next tooth in the row. With these results, Jiang argues that BMP4 cooperates with other factors to create a temporary zone around each tooth where no other tooth can grow. When the tooth gets closer to maturity, Msx1 overwhelms decreasing levels of inhibitory factors to st...Pemphigoid Panel-Epithelial Basement Membrane Zone IgG & IgA, BP180 & BP230 IgG Antibodies
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' client...Herpes Gestationis Factor (IgG Complement-Fixing Basement Membrane Zone Antibodies)
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' client...Epithelial Basement Membrane Zone IgA Antibodies
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' client...Epithelial Basement Membrane Zone IgG Antibodies
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' client...Smaller than expected, but severe, dead zone in Gulf of Mexico
NOAA-supported scientists, led by Nancy Rabalais, Ph.D., from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), found the size of this year's Gulf of Mexico dead zone to be smaller than forecasted, measuring 3,000 square miles. However the dead zone, which is usually limited to water just abo...Researchers confirm dead zone off Texas coast since 1985
COLLEGE STATION Researchers at Texas A&M University have confirmed for the first time that a dead zone has existed off the Texas coast for at least the past 23 years and will likely remain there, causing potential harmful effects to marine life in the area. Steve DiMarco, associate professor ...Gulf of Mexico dead zone to be studied by University of Texas at Austin marine scientists
PORT ARANSAS, Texas University of Texas at Austin marine scientists have been awarded $781,000 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to better understand how nutrient pollution from the Mississippi River affects the large area of low oxygen water called the Dead Zone in the Gu...Revised theory suggests carbon dioxide levels already in danger zone
New Haven, Conn. If climate disasters are to be averted, atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) must be reduced below the levels that already exist today, according to a study published in Open Atmospheric Science Journal by a group of 10 scientists from the United States, the United Kingdom and Fr...Scientists launch deep-sea scientific drilling program to study volatile earthquake zone
Shingu Port, Japan- Sept. 21, 2007 - Today, the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) gets underway, with the Japanese drilling vessel Chikyu departing from Shingu Port with scientists aboard, all ready to log, drill, sample, and install monitoring instrumentation in one of the m...Researchers to study why dead zone returned to Lake Erie
A $2.5 million grant will fund a 5-year study examining why dead zones have returned to Lake Erie, and researchers hope the findings will allow them to detect the cause and stop the spread before the fishery and tourism industries suffer. "This is a very serious problem," said University of Mich...Eklin Signs Letter of Intent With ZONARE for Distribution of Zone Sonography(TM) z.one System
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Eklin Medical Systems, Inc. today announced it has signed a letter of intent with ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc., a developer of premium ultrasound systems, for the distribution of ZONARE's z.one ultrasound system to the equine veterinary care market in N...Sentry Logistic Solutions Launches Foreign Trade Zone Service
Unique Offering Provides Financial & Operational Advantages for Global Life Science Companies INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Sentry Logistic Solutions today launched a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Service targeting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies engaged in...Zero Zone Adds Sales and Marketing Automation Tools
North Prairie, Wis - Zero Zone, Inc., of North Prairie, Wisconsin, has signed a contract with IFS to implement IFS/Sales & Marketing software. The new software is fully integrated with the rest of the IFS Application enterprise software suite, including IFS' supply chain management and financial a...TTM Technologies Receives Tech Zone Credits, New Legislation Expands Eligibility
Eau Claire, Wis. -- At a Grow Wisconsin forum in Eau Claire Thursday, Gov. Doyle announced TTM Technologies of Chippewa Falls will receive $250,000 in Technology Zone tax credits. The award will help TTM Technologies create 214 jobs, retain 751 jobs at its Chippewa Falls facility and invest $8.2 ...Standard Imaging and Tushaus receive DOC Tech Zone credits
MADISON Two technology companies have received a total of $195,500 in tax credits from the Department of Commerce. Gov. Jim Doyle announced last Friday that Standard Imaging, Inc. , Middleton, will receive $120,000 in Technology Zone tax credits and Tushaus Computer Services, Inc. , Milwaukee, w...New Report Just Published: World Endoscopy Systems Market Report
...h & Nephew PLC (UK) -Smith & Nephew, Inc (USA) -Smith & Nephew Endoscopy Division (USA) -Solos Endoscopy, Inc (USA) -SOPRO zone dActivites Athelia IV (France) -Spirus Medical, Inc (USA) -Stryker Corporation (USA) -Stryker Endoscopy Division (USA) -Tekno-Medical ...ATTO-TAG CBQCA Amine-Derivatization Kit from Molecular Probes (Invitrogen)
Description:...products of ATTO-TAG FQ are maximally excited at 480 nm or by the 488 nm line of the argon-ion laser and have emission maxima at ~590 nm. In capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), the sensitivity of detection of ATTO-TAG CBQCA conjugates should be in the attomole range (10-18 moles). The high sensitivity, ...ATTO-TAG FQ Amine-Derivatization Kit from Molecular Probes (Invitrogen)
Description:...products of ATTO-TAG FQ are maximally excited at 480 nm or by the 488 nm line of the argon-ion laser and have emission maxima at ~590 nm. In capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE), the sensitivity of detection of ATTO-TAG CBQCA conjugates should be in the attomole range (10-18 moles). The high sensitivity, ...BioSafe Powder Containment Room from Terra Universal, Inc.
Description:...panel design creates strong, rigid surface without external bracing. A supplemental CLeanZone Recirculation System provides a particle-free processing zone and draws exhaust air away from operators into a HEPA filter. Accommodates flush-mount control panel and utility options. Optional ceiling HEPA filter...