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Buying Time Through Hibernation on Demand

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have, for the first time, induced a state of reversible metabolic hibernation in mice. This achievement, the first demonstration of "hibernation on demand" in a mammal, ultimately could lead to new ways to treat cancer and prevent injury and death from insufficient blood supply to organs and tissues. "We are, in essence, temporarily conv...
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UW's Waisman Center seeing strong demand for biomanufacturing facility time

In its very low-technology manner, the whiteboard indicates the success of the facility, which is a...

Distance Education Conference Selects Sonic Foundry to Make Keynotes, Panel Presentations Available On-Demand

MADISON, WI Aug. 11 Sonic Foundry a rich media solutions company, today announced the 19th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning will use its Mediasite Live rich media Web presentation system to capture the keynote addresses and panel presentations, and make them available on-demand via the Web and on CDs containing this year's conference proceedings. Held Aug. 13-15 at th...

SUPERIOR RNA FOR DEMANDING APPLICATIONS

With the emergence of more and more sophisticated techniques for gene expression analysis (e.g. array analysis, real-time RT-PCR), the quality of the RNA used in these studies has become increasingly critical. As The RNA Company , Ambion is committed to defining what "high quality RNA" tru...

Corporate clients will dominate surge in nanotech tool demand, study projects

Corporate research and development will dominate a surge in demand for nanotech tools in the coming years, according to a study released this week by a New York consulting firm that focuses on nanotechnology. The study, by "Interest i...

Student survey shows surging demand for wireless access

The 2005 University of Wisconsin-Madison Computing Survey, which randomly polled 1,600 students last spring, looked at emerging trends in technology usa...

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"Make AIDS Therapy affordable" - Physicians demand

AIDS in developing countries is a threeat to the globe as 95% of the AIDS victims dwell in here. In the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, physicians demanded to bring down the cost of anti retroviral therapy that would cater the AIDS victims in developing countries. Dr. Anne-Valerie Kaninda, medical advisor for Doctors without borders (commonly known as Medici...

High Demand for a child vaccine

High demand for a new vaccine against childhood pneumonia, meningitis and ear infections has led to a shortage around the country. Meanwhile, doctors are directing the supplies they do have to children// who run the highest risk of infection, such as those with sickle cell anemia, the AIDS virus or other diseases that undermine the immune system. PREVNAR fights the bacterium streptoco...

Shelved bowel-syndrome drug still in demand

After receiving thousands of letters from desperate patients, the FDA will convene a panel of outside experts to discuss whether Lotronex, an irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) medication,// can come back on the market. To meet demand, FDA official Victor Raczkowski says, his agency has expanded time allowed for public testimony at the advisory committee meeting. IBS, affecting up to 15% o...

Demand for universal flu vaccination

Numerous lives could be saved each year, if only everyone over the age of 60 had a flu jab. According to vaccine experts, Dr. Gregory Poland fe that universal vaccination in three regions// over two flu seasons reduced mortality from the disease by 40 to 50 per cent. Clearly vaccination can be a life-saver, yet take-up rates are still only around 70 per cent. Dr Poland proposes some c...

High Demand For Circumcision In AIDS-Hit Swaziland

Circumcision makes it comeback in Swaziland, years after it was banned by a king who reigned during the 19th century// The religious practice was apparently banned as the king (King Mswati II) felt that men recovering from the surgical procedure were diverted from waging war. This situation has however, changed now. Thanks to the AIDS research that showed that the ritual may help rest...

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The Natural-Hip Family - High Demand Porous (collarless)

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The Natural-Hip Family - High Demand Porous (collared)

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The Natural-Hip Family - High Demand Porous (short neck)

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The Natural-Hip Family - Medium Demand Premier

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The Natural-Hip Family - Low Demand (LD)

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