Man and mouse share genome structures
In the most detailed large-scale study to date of the proteins that package DNA, researchers have mapped a family of switches that turn genes on and off. Their findings may help scientists understand regulatory mechanisms underlying cancer and human development. The research team includes first author Bradley Bernstein, recipient of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) physician postd...Drug That 'Tags' Decision-making Areas Of The Brain May Aid
Along with aiding efforts to study addictedsmokers, a new drug that attaches only to areas of the brain that havebeen implicated in may help studies of people battling other disorders such as Alzheimer’sdisease and schizophrenia.Developed by UC Irvine Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Centers...Mouse brain cells rapidly recover after Alzheimer's plaques are cleared
Brain cells in a mouse model of Alzheimer'sdisease have surprised scientists with their ability to recuperateafter the disorder's characteristic brain plaques are removed.Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louisinjected mice with an antibody for a key component of brain plaques,the amyloid beta (Abeta) peptide. In areas of the brain whereantibodies cleared plaque...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...Plants, animals share molecular growth mechanisms
A newly discovered plant protein complex that apparently switches on plants' growth machinery, has opened a scientific toolbox to learn about both plant and animal development, according Purdue University scientists. The protein complex triggers communication between molecules along a pathway that leads to the creation of long protein strings, called actin filaments, that are necessary fo...LabX Light Balance Software from Mettler Toledo, Inc.
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Description:ProteinPilot Software enables you to identify over 150 peptide modifications simultaneously. Now you can distinguish protein isoforms, protein subsets, and suppress false positives. You can also visualize peptide-protein associations and relationships easily. The software is ideal for protein identification and relative protein expression analysis for discovery research. The Paragon Database Sear...PerkinElmer Spectrum Beer's Law QUANT Quantitative Software, CD from PerkinElmer
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Biochemical & Molecular Allergology, Research Center Borstel, Germany By using Stratagenes BL21-CodonPlus(DE3)-RIL cells * withextra copies of E. coli, argU, ileY, and leuW tRNA genes,it is possible to attain high-level expression...The LightCycler is the only System for Quantitative PCR that is as Flexible as You are!
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The first AIDS vaccine candidate designed specifically for Africa will enter human trials this summer. The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced on July 11 at the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, that the Medicines Control Agency (MCA) of the United Kingdom has approved Phase I testing of a DNA vaccine based on HIV subtype A, the most commo...Poor health care in Russia maybe causing Decline in its Population
Medical officials in Russia have reported to have said that more than two-thirds of births in Russia are marred by complications, and every second newborn discharged from a maternity clinic is suffering health problems. The number of normal births declined from 45.3 percent in 1992 to just 30 percent last year, said Olga Frolova, head of the statistics department of Russia's Academy o...Nobel Prize for Medicine shared by Three scientists
Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard and Eric Kandel won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries concerning "signal transduction in the nervous system." The three Nobel laureates will share the 9 million kronor ($915,000) prize for their pioneering discoveries "concerning one type of signal transduction between nerve cells, referred to as slow synaptic transmission," according to the...Cancers of Colon & Rectum linked to Cigarette Smoking
The risks of smoking are well known. Besides causing 160,000 deaths annually from lung, mouth, bladder and other cancers, smoking also increases the risk of death from cancer of the colon or rectum, according to results of a large new study from the American Cancer Society. As many as 12% of all colorectal cancer deaths in the US may be caused by tobacco smoking. "Colorecta...Debate Rages over firing of HIV infected health care workers
When we flip through the news papers it isn’t uncommon for us to see news items which tell us that an employee has been fired from an establishment after testing positive for HIV. But rarely do these matters become a major controversy when many sit up and take notice. Especially in the health care industry people don’t bat an eyelid when someone is fired because of ones HIV serostatus. Ma...Snare Wire Replacements for E3525 3/package
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Monitoring patient glucose levels and determining the response to intervention is critical when working with diabetic clients. The benefit of doing so in improved outcomes for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes has been clearly established by clinical trials conducted in both the U.S. and the UK1. Self- monitoring by patients of glucose levels, and the data provided is especially important for p...Point of Care Strep Tests Speed Treatment, Lower Costs
Beta-hemolytic group A streptococcus (S. pyogenes) is the most common bacterial agent associated with upper respiratory tract infections. Although it usually involves mild symptoms (such as headache, fever or abdominal pain) if left untreated streptococcal infection can worsen and become life-threatening. Early diagnosis and treatment of group A streptococcal pharyngitis has been shown to red...Analyzers Offer Point-of-Care Lipid Panels
Plasma lipids, comprised of triglycerides and cholesterols, vary with genetic predisposition, weight, diet and physical activity. All of these factors contribute to serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels and highly correlate with risk of untoward vascular and cardiac events. Perhaps no other commonly determined medical laboratory values are so much in the public eye as serum levels of good...Hemoglobin Testing at the Point of Care
Since the level of blood oxygenation can be an essential element of patient assessment, measurement of hemoglobin levels in the clinical setting is often desirable. In keeping with the recent trend to incorporate sophisticated technology into easily used point-of-care devices, recent products from several manufacturers offer prompt assessment of hemoglobin values. HemoCue, Inc., Lake...Hospital and Welfare Services Union
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