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UW's Rosetta software to unlock secrets of many human proteins

University of Washington TechTransferrecently licensed software that will give scientists a huge advantagein the fight against disease.The software, known as Rosetta, predicts how proteins fold, informationthat is highly valuable to biological and biomedical researchers.UW Tech Transfer's Digital Ventures licensed Rosetta software withoutcharge to the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), 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...

Same mutation aided evolution in many fish species, Stanford study finds

After decades of laboratory work studying how animals evolve, researchers sometimes need to put on the hip waders, pull out the fishing net and go learn how their theory compares to the real world. According to a Stanford University School of Medicine study published in the March 25 issue of Science, Mother Nature is more predictable than lab experiments suggest. In a diverse group of fish...

Simple drug has the potential to save many lives threatened by malaria

A simple drug, given to children with severe malaria before they reach hospital, has the potential to save many lives, say researchers in this week's BMJ. C...

Improved statistical tools reveal many linked loci

An innovative new statistical method, described in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, streamlines the computation required to identify all the potential locations in the genome that influence a particular physical trait, or phenotype. Thanks to the new method developed by John Storey, Joshua M. Akey, and Leonid Kruglyak, researchers have a more efficient genome-mining technique to help them id...

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Wisconsin tries to woo another stem cell company

The company, spun out of the in Athens in 2003, has received funding commi...

Who owns software developed for your company?

Even when there is a written contract, the specifics of ownership of the intellectual property in the software are often no...

UW-Oshkosh launching Global MBA with schools in Germany, India

The program further expands upon the Wisconsin Idea - that long-held approach that the borders of the state are the borders of the universi...

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Many Internet surfers often believe they know a good Web site when they see one. Their intuition is based on a number of surface-level factors. For example, surfers are more likely to trust a site when it a...

Sanyo to advance Rayovacs rechargeble batteries

MADISON - Sanyo will be working with Rayovac's I-C3 technology, which the company says can recharge Nickel Metal Hydride, or NiMH, batteries in 15 minutes. I-C3...

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Vaccination reminder for anyone over 65..

Experts in the US recommend that everyone over 65 should get a pneumococcus vaccination.As you get older, your immune system may weaken, making you more prone to infection. That's why it may be wise to take a 'flu jab. Doctors at the Mayo Clinic in the US also urge people over 65 to have a pneumococcal vaccination.// The jab protects you from pneumonia, meningitis, and various other s...

Medicis Pharmaceutical company enters pediatric market

Medicis is the leading independent pharmaceutical company in the United States focusing primarily on the treatment of dermatological conditions. Based in Wilmington, Mass., Ascent is a pharmaceutical company primarily dedicated to the specialty of pediatrics. Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation and Ascent Pediatrics, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agre...

Insomnia Hits Many Canadians: Survey

Trouble getting enough shut-eye? You're not alone. Statistics Canada says more than three million Canadians have insomnia. On an average, they get 6-1/2 hours of sleep a night compared with 7-1/2 hours // for those without the problem. And 18 per cent of the insomniacs averaged less than five hours of Zs a night. There's a substantial number of Canadians -- 13 per cent -- th...

Many factors influence sexual potency

Sexual potency can be influenced by various reasons. Many advertisments with regard to potency have brought the subject of impotence to the attention of thousands of people.// Impotence was once a taboo subject, but attitudes are changing.Many men are taking help, particularly as large segments of the population age. Many men suffer from impotence. Estimates range from 12 million to 30 mi...

Problems Of a Growing Company

A growing waistline is bad for your health, but now a new study says a growing business could also be bad for your health.// When a company downsizes, it often has a negative health impact on workers. Clearly, the workers are concerned about their job and their future. But new research surprisingly shows when a company expands quickly, workers also have health problems. Workplaces that...

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Schiotz Tonometer Certified Calibration (Made In Germany)

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Description:Advantages of using the Antigen-Antibody Pens-Using a proprietary and patented technology, ADI has designed and developed specialized fountain pens, called Antigen-Antibody pens-TM, that will allow researchers to deliver or write/mark the blotting membranes in any form or shape or size. A specially formulated antigen-bonded colored dyes helps to see antigen being written on the membrane. One can...
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CompuBand® Thermal Printing Lanyard Snap Wristbands

Description:PDCs computer-generated Thermal Printing Wristbands and Tags print in mere seconds through direct thermal and thermal transfer printers. Direct thermal printers use heat to activate a heat-sensitive thermal coating under the bands protective surface. Thermal transfer printers use heat to transfer highly durable ink from a ribbon to the bands print area....
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MRAnywhere

Description:MRAnywhere stands for Medical Records Anywhere. It is an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software that lets you access your charts from within your office, hospital, home using the World Wide Web. MRAnywhere offers conversion from hard-copy records to electronic medical records by outsourcing the work....
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Bricanyl

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' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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International ENDORSE Study Shows That the Majority of Hospitalized Patients Surveyed are at Risk for VTE and Many do not Receive Recommended VTE prophylaxis

- ENDORSE Global Findings Highlight the Need to UrgentlyImplement Hospital-Wide Strategies to Optimize VTE Management:Systematically Assess Patient Risk for VTE and Provide Appropriateprophylaxis to Prevent VTE Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk is high among hospitalpatients and most of these at-risk patients are not pro...

Lupus Foundation of America Statement on Results for Clinical Study of CellCept Released by Aspreva Pharmaceutical Company

Statement by Sandra C. Raymond, President & CEO of the LupusFoundation of America, Inc. WASHINGTON, June 27, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The LupusFoundation of America, Inc. and more than 1.5 million Americanswith lupus have been awaiting the preliminary findings of the PhaseIII clinical trials for CellCept(R), a potential treatment forlupus kidney disease being tested by Aspreva...

Genetics Journal Thimerosal/Autism Study the 'Best Science Drug Company Money Can Buy'

Critique of Industry-Funded Immune Globulin Study Uncovers SampleManipulation, Design Flaws NIXA, Mo., June 26, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An analysisreleased today critically examined a recent industry-sponsoredstudy ruling out a link between autism and Rh immune globulin(RhIg) injections, some of which contained the mercury-basedpreservative thimerosal. Besides extensive design fla...

Phosphagenics Announces Positive Proof of Concept Results from Studies Utilizing Company's Dermal Drug Delivery Technology

MELBOURNE, Australia, June 25, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Phosphagenics Limited (AIM: PSG) announced today positive resultsfrom pre-clinical studies of its TPM-02 dermal drug deliverytechnology formulated with retinoic acid, a leading topicaltreatment for severe acne and an active ingredient used inanti-aging cosmetics. The proof of concept studies showed a three-fold increase i...

Trial Results with Intranasal Fentanyl Hold Promise for Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in Cancer

<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-hyphenate: none">BUDAPEST, Hungary, June, 7, 2007--A pioneering nasal spraycould stop thousands of patients with cancer from sufferingunnecessary pain; it was reported today1 at the 10th Congress ofthe European Association for Palliative Care, Budapest, 7–9June. The study investigated whether this first in class novelformulation c...

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