Timing is everything: First step in protein building revealed
Timing is everything, it seems, even inscience. A team led by Johns Hopkins scientists has unraveled the firststep in translating genetic information in order to build a protein,only to find that it's not one step but two.In a series of experiments, the scientists found that when yeast'sprotein-building machinery recognizes the starting line for a gene'sinstructions, it first alters its str...Signaling protein builds bigger, better bones in mice
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...Harnessing microbes, one by one, to build a better nanoworld
Applied Biosystems (NYSE:ABI), an Applera Corporation business, today announced the introduction of the Applied Biosystems Advanced Gene Expression Service Provider Program, a new program for service providers who are interested in accessing Applied Biosystems comprehensive solution for gene expression analysis, including the highly sensitive Expression Array System for whole genome analysis and...What's really making you sick? Plant pathologists offer the science behind Sick Building Syndrome
Science-based identification of mold and other causes of Sick Building Syndrome may improve its management, say plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological Society (APS). Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) refers to a situation in which building occupants experience health problems while inside a particular building. Human health issues typically associated with SBS range from allerg...Building a human kinase gene repository
Using the human genome sequence annotation, high-throughput cloning methodologies, and automation, a group at the Harvard Institute of Proteomics lead by Leonardo Brizuela (Harvard Medical School lecturer on biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology) mined public databases to collect the sequence information of all identified human kinase genes and have built a gene repository for this gene...Wisconsin will have plenty of competition in building the energy future
A. It's time to win the race to become the energy capital of the world. B. To lead, we must innovate and provide new sources of energy to power our lives and propel our state's economy forward. C. Let's show the nation how to move even more boldly toward energy independence.<b...Promega breaks ground for new office building
The $22 million project will take up 84,000 square feet located near Cheryl Parkway and Fish Hatchery Road, 62,000 of which will be occupied by Promega and 22,000 of which will be re...PDS hires new VP, buys former health club building
The company which maintains offices in Oconomowoc, Brookfield and Madison designs, builds and manages IT infrastructure and services for medium-sized and large organizations. Austin Park, the co...Stem-cell study grows too big for one department; UW builds collaborative programs
Clive Svendsen, a professor of anatomy and neurology, said the university will create a regenerative medicine program and a postdoctoral research program focusing on cell-replacement therapies via stem...Merge eFilm Builds Distribution Channel
MILWAUKEE, WI - - has signed agreements with four European companies to resell or distribute Merge eFilm's FUSION RIS/PACS and eFilm Workstation solutions. These full-service healthcare solution firms will increase the availability of Merge eFilm's products and services throughout European healthcare organisat...Oracle Corp. to help build world's first "Digital Hospital"
Oracle Corp. and Health South Corp. together will build the worlds first "all digital hospital", according to a release on Monday, issued by the out patient surgical rehabilitation chain. The digital hospital will feature inpatient beds with display screens connected to the Internet, electronic medical records storage, digital imaging and a wireless communications network permitting doctors and o...Mislabeled Body-building Steroid Supplements
Body-builders looking to pump up their physiques should know that many over-the-counter steroid supplements don't measure up to their label claims. Many people who buy these supplements are getting ripped off. // Researchers evaluated 12 steroid supplements that they purchased in stores. They analyzed the products to determine whether or not all of the ingredients listed on the label...Training with weights helps building resistance
According to researchers, many people have believed that training with free weights - dumb bells and bar bells is best kept for youthful people.// According to Bruce Craig, of the Human Performance Laboratory at Atlanta University, men and women well past retirement age have much to gain from resistance training. Weight work increases your mobility and improves reaction time - both of w...Tech Wizards turn to build Anti-SARS gadgets.
As economys plummets, and the world's economic marketstruggles to survive. Some of Beijings greatest mindsof the Chinese technology sector have created a newtrend in products. The new set of devices, christenedas Anti-SARS devices and gadgets. The gadgets are aweapon to fight the epidemic that is crippliong ourworld. Many such creation were unveiled at the Beijingtrade fair recently...Milk Not So Good In Building Bones
The U.S. government has gradually increased recommendations for daily calcium intake, largely from dairy products, to between 800 and 1,300 milligrams // to promote healthy bones and prevent osteoporosis. But a report published in a medical journal said boosting consumption of milk or other dairy products was not necessarily the best way to provide the minimal calcium intake of at least 400 milli...UCLA: Lithium Builds Gray Matter in Bipolar Brains, UCLA Study Shows
Novel brain imaging technique suggests how lithium works as atherapeutic LOS ANGELES, April 12, 2007--Neuroscientists at UCLA have shownthat lithium, long the standard treatment for bipolar disorder,increases the amount of gray matter in the brains of patients withthe illness. The research is featured in the July issue of the journalBiological Psychiatry and is curren...Calcium Plaque Build-up in the Arteries Leads to Coronary Heart Disease in Multi-Ethnic Groups
BETHESDA, Md., March 26, 2007--Having a build-up of calciumplaque in the arteries means increased risk of heart attacks anddeath from heart disease in multiple ethnic groups, according tonew findings from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of theNational Institutes of Health. Previous studies have shown thatincreased co...