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Controversial drug shown to act on brain protein to cut alcohol use

Medicationagainst nicotine addiction is nowadays readily available. However, asimilar and equally dangerous addiction, alcoholism, can't yet becontrolled by drugs. Or can it be? Researchers from the University ofCalifornia in San Diego identified a natural compound able to blockalcohol addiction in rodents. We can only hope that anti-alcoholismpatchs or gum...

Anti-bacterial additive widespread in U.S. waterways

Many rivers and streams in the United Statesare believed to contain a toxic antimicrobial chemical whoseenvironmental fate was never thoroughly scrutinized despite large scaleproduction and usage for almost half a century, according to ananalysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Schoolof Public Health. The chemical, triclocarban, has been widely used fordecades in han...

Researchers Uncover Key Step In Manufacture of Memory Protein

A cellular enzyme appears to play a crucial role in the manufacture of a protein needed for long-term memory, according to a team of researchers led by scientists at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The protein is known as mBDNF, which stands for mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor. In an earlier study, another team of...

Cracking the olfactory code in bees

In a new study, researchers present a “cautionary tale?about what may go wrong when using the fledgling science of proteomics to devise a diagnostic test for cancer. In the February 16 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center detail why an experimental test intended to identify early ovarian cancer from a...

Ancient olfaction protein is shared by many bugs, offering new pest control target

In the battle against insect pests, new research indicates that it may all come down to the sense of smell. A group of Rockefeller University scientists who had previously identified a key gene essential for the sense of smell in fruit flies now shows that this gene's function appears to be evolutionarily conserved across very different insect species. Research by Leslie Vosshall's laborat...

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PB3002-S/FACT DeltaRange Precision Balance from Mettler Toledo, Inc.

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ES Cell Characterization Kit from CHEMICON

Description:The ES Cell Characterization Kit consists of two components used for alkaline phosphatase activity determination as well as four ES cell-specific antibodies required to perform 100 tests (including controls). • Stem cells have become the subject of extensive investigation recently, partly due to their therapeutic potential and because they raise several fundamental issues concerning the regu...
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ProteomeLab PA 800 Protein Characterization System from Beckman Coulter

Description:The ProteomeLab PA 800 is an automated, high-resolution protein analysis system. Part of Beckman Coulters ProteomeLab family of products, the PA 800 offers a comprehensive range of automated protein characterization solutions including molecular weight determination, peptide mapping, isoelectric focusing, carbohydrate profiling and mechanisms to study protein/protein interactions in solution. B...
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ProteomeLab PF 2D Protein Fractionation System from Beckman Coulter

Description:The ProteomeLab PF 2D is an automated, two-dimensional fractionation system for high-resolution analysis of complex protein mixtures. Part of Beckman Coulters ProteomeLab family of products, the PF 2D produces results in just hours. The system effectively resolves the thousands of proteins present in cell lysates, addressing a key challenge in todays proteomics research.In the first dimension,...
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Mouse Anti-Human Complement factor B Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone 9B6 from AntibodyShop A/S

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New Mammalian Two-Hybrid System Detects Protein-Protein Interactions

Stratagene hybrid genes are used to detect protein-protein interactions via the activationof reporter gene expression. This expression occurs as a resul...

Assess the In Vivo Activation of Signal Transduction Pathways with PathDetect Reporting Systems

Assess the In Vivo Activation of Signal Transduction Pathways withPathDetect Stratagene Signal transduction is essential to many cellular processes, such asgrowth, differentiation, an...

High-Throughput Cultivation of Bacterial Clones

Stratagene The tempest thermoshaker and a 96-deep-well round-bottom plate were used to cultivate bacterial clones in a...

Novel PCR Enhancing Factor Improves Performance of Pfu DNA Polymerase

pfuturbo DNA polymerase for robust, high-fidelity PCRamplification Holly Hogrefe Brad Scott Kirk Nielson ValerieHedden Connie Hansen Janice Cline Frances Bai Jeff Amberg RondaAllen Mark Madden Stratagene an improved version of Pf...

Production of Full-Length, Biologically Active MEK1WT and MEK1CA

Stratagene Cloning Systems, Inc. Stratagene has successfully expressed and purified recombinant, wild-typehuman MEK1 )using the ESP yeast pro...

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Advances in Treatment of Cataracts

Cataracts occur when the eye's lens becomes cloudy and obstructs the passage of light to the retina. These obstructions can lead to vision loss. //Cataract is a major cause of blindness in India. Modern corrective surgery requires implantation of artificial lenses, however these implants often leave patients dependent on eyeglasses. But now, a recent study at Harvard Medical School has sh...

Asthma may actually be prevented by Dust and Dirt

National Jewish Medical and Research Center researchers in USA say that a little dust and dirt in the home may help prevent asthma later in life. Environmental endotoxin may have an allergy-protective effect in some infants whose homes have high levels of the bacteria by-product. "Endotoxin seems to drive the immune system to produce cytokines that inhibit certain processes in the body th...

Kidney Stones - Interesting New Research implicates bacteria as its cause

In India Kidney Stones are not uncommon problem due to the hot and often humid weather. Most of these stones are made up of Calcium, Oxalate and phosphates. The cause of stone disease is debatable, however it is well known that drinking less water is a risk factor for stone disease. New research by the National Kidney foundation suggests that the culprit is a tiny bacteria called N...

Distraction therapy found very effective in postoperative patients

Controlling pain in patients following surgeries has been effectively taken care of by a new therapy called distraction therapy. Doctors at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in the US have distracted patients with images and sounds from nature and have successfully controlled pain in patients following a painful procedure called bronchoscopy, which involves inserting the tube into t...

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...

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Bloomberg Nucleus Rotator and Capsule Retractor

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Slade Refractive Spatula

Description:Smooth, blunt round spatula for manipulations of the corneal flap. Ideal for placement under the flap to expose the stromal interface....
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Slade Refractive Speculum

Description:Designed to provide open approaches of the keratome to the cornea for either the left or right eye. Lightweight wire design adds to the comfort of the instrument when in place....
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Stevenson Lacrimal Sac Retractor

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Controlling the Spread of Healthcare Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Requires Active Surveillance

Both methicillin sensitive and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA, MRSA) can cause invasive and life-threatening infections such as osteomyelitis, septicemia, endocarditis, and pneumonia. Healthcare associated MRSA is of particular clinical importance because it is not only predictably cross resistant to all penicillins and cephalosporins, but is also typically resistant to mu...

Low-Density Cholesterol Subfractions: Not all LDL-C Particles are Created Equal

Medical conventions are challenged every day. Already in the new year, the effectiveness of cold medicine and the gold standard in breast cancer treatment have been challenged. Standards in cholesterol testing are the latest casualty of medical innovation. For years, cholesterol has been measured by a simple panel o...

Near-Patient Testing: The Advantages of C-Reactive Protein in Hematological Testing

C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase protein that has long been recognized as a marker of systemic inflammation. CRP measurement can complement a range of diagnostic markers to monitor infection and direct treatment. However, as economic rationalization...

Neose Announces Presentation of Positive Preclinical Data on GlycoPEGylated Factor VIIa at the XXI Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 11, 2007 - Neose Technologies,Inc. (Nasdaq GM:NTEC) today announced that two poster presentationswere presented with its collaborative partner, Novo Nordisk A/S,relating to GlycoPEGylated recombinant Factor VIIa at the XXIstCongress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasisin Geneva, Switzerland. The data presented demonstrates thatGlycoPE...

Clinical Data Suggest Decreased Bleeding Risk in People With Severe Hemophilia A While Maintaining Factor VIII Levels Above One Percent

Results Highlighted in Oral Presentation at International Symposiumof Thrombosis and Haemostasis GENEVA, July 10, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BaxterHealthcare Corporation today announced the presentation of findingsfrom the ADAPT (Analysis of Data from ADVATE(R) Prospective Trials)study program database showing a statistically significantrelationship between the duration of time spent...

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