Former Quadriplegic Patient Able to Walk Out of Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital
DALLAS, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- When he arrived at Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital Oct. 20, 2008, Michael Hulshouser was a quadriplegic, stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome and barely able to lift his head. Four months later, under the care of his physician, therapist and the rehabilitation sta...Probiotics may be able to help you keep fit and slim
Researchers from LIFE Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen are working on a promising research project that seems to indicate that probiotics have a slimming effect. Nutrition researchers from LIFE and Chr. Hansen, a Danish biotech company, are collaborating on a groundbreaking...Using tools requires that the brain is able to control movements
Milan, Italy, 20 April 2009 - Our ability to use objects and tools to perform actions is essential to our daily activities, and it is developed to a level that is unique to our species. In a study performed by a scientific team of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the P...Review of Probiotic Trial Research Finds Only Bifantis(R) Able to Claim Efficacy for IBS Symptoms
Study Adds to Growing Evidence of B. Infantis 35624 Efficacy in IBS Population CINCINNATI, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A review by researchers at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL) and University of Michigan (Ann Arbor , MI) of the utility of probiotics in the treatment of Irri...Official Launch of ABLE TO CHOOSE Public Awareness Campaign
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ --- The ABLE TO CHOOSE public awareness campaign, www.abletochoose.org , driven by two years of research into public opinion on people with disabilities, will officially launch February 11, 2009, at the General Assembly in Richmond, Virginia. "The ABLE TO C...New Drug Combination is Able to Eradicate Breast Metastases in Mice
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- A novel combination of drugs was able to completely eradicate human breast metastases growing in mice, and shows promise for the effective treatment of patients with advanced metastatic breast cancer. Dr. Sophia Ran from Southern Illinois University School ...Tiny Cup Attached to Eye Improves Drug Delivery For Retinal Diseases
...great strain on the family, especially if they are from another state. Our preliminary research shows that once the cup is fitted, the child should be able go home for several weeks. Because the drug is being administered directly into the eye and not systemically, chemotherapy dosage levels will be much ...Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating
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CINCINNATI March 23, 2009 A review by researchers at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL.) and University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) of the utility of probiotics in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) found that Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 was the only probiotic strain out of ...Rural areas able to increase screening capacity for colorectal cancer
CAREFREE, A.Z. - Arizona has the ability to expand colorectal cancer screening capacity; this potential increase was more pronounced in rural as compared to urban regions, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference on the Science of Cancer Health Dispari...Identification of protein able to stimulate production of T-cells
A team of Canadian and Finnish scientists has identified a protein able to stimulate the production of T-cells, the white blood cells involved in the recognition and the elimination of infectious agents. The discovery by researchers of the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) at ...Researchers uncover mechanism of action of antibiotic able to reduce neuronal cell death in brain
Research Highlights: Mechanism of action of compound found to induce neurotransmitter activity in brain cells The findings may lead researchers to develop potential novel therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntingtons disease, epilepsy, stroke/ischemia, d...Neuronal circuits able to rewire on the fly to sharpen senses
PITTSBURGH Researchers from the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), a joint project of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, have for the first time described a mechanism called dynamic connectivity, in which neuronal circuits are rewired on the fly allowing sti...Penn researchers find monkeys able to fend off AIDS-like symptoms with enhanced HIV vaccine
(PHILADELPHIA) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that using an immune system gene to enhance a vaccine used to study HIV in macaque monkeys provides the animals with greater protection against simian HIV (SHIV) than an unmodified vaccine. This multi-...Scientists grow 'nanonets' able to snare added energy transfer
CHESTNUT HILL, MA (September 2, 2008) Using two abundant and relatively inexpensive elements, Boston College chemists have produced nanonets, a flexible webbing of nano-scale wires that multiplies surface area critical to improving the performance of the wires in electronics and energy applicatio...SCOLR Pharma, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
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Description:...otin label transfer is fast emerging as a powerful new tool for protein interaction discovery and confirmation. Until now, only amino groups have been able to be targeted with label transfer reagents such as our Sulfo-SBED. Sulfhydryl-reactive Mts-Atf-Biotin and its long chain analog, Mts-Atf-LC-Biotin, a...Staccato Automated Systems from Caliper Life Sciences
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