Current human embryonic stem cell lines contaminated UCSD/Salk team finds
Currently available lines of human embryonicstem cells have been contaminated with a non-human molecule thatcompromises their potential therapeutic use in human subjects,according to research by investigators at the University of California,San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Salk Institute in La Jolla,California.In a study published online January 23, 2005 in the journal NatureMed...HIV-1 spread through six transmission lines in the UK
Contrary to the prevailing belief that the HIV epidemic in the UK can be traced back to one source, a new study suggests that HIV spread via at least six independent virus introductions and subsequent transmission chains. The findings, published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, also suggest that antiviral therapy has not had a significant impact on the g...Stem cell research - new cell lines
In an Australian first, UNSW researchers have developed three clones of cells from existing human embryonic stem cells. The breakthrough could lead to new treatments for diabetes, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injury. "This cloning of cells involves a new technique, which is a very accurate way of extracting and then growing a single cell," said UNSW Senior Lecturer Dr Kuldip Sidhu,...Researcher gets NSF grant to create mutant maize lines
A Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) researcher at Cornell University has received a grant to help assemble a unique database of DNA mutations in maize (corn). The project not only will allow researchers to study the effects of knocking out the function of single genes, one at a time, but also will create seeds for each mutation, or disrupted gene. The seeds will be made widely available to r...Ethical guidelines suggested for research that would put human stem cells in primates
Covering ship hulls with artificial shark skin could help ships sailing smoothly. The growth of marine organisms such as barnacles on ship hulls is a major cause of increased energy costs in the naval industry. Shark skin offers a structural design that prevents this so called 'bio-fouling'. Ralph Liedert from the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany, is presenting his work on t...Anti-Acetylcholinesterase Monoclonal Antibody, Unconjugated, Clone AE-2 from CHEMICON
Description:Acetylcholinesterase from human and monkey....Stable HeLa Luciferase Reporter Cell Lines Expressing GAL4 Fusion Transactivators
Lisa Hexdall Li Xu Alan Greener Mary Buchanan John Bauer Chao-Feng Zheng Stratagene HLR-CREB, HLR-Elk1, and HLR-cJun, cell lines for...A Comparison Study of Lipid Tranfection Reagents in A549, NIH 3T3 and COS-7 Cell Lines
Genetic Applications LLC transfection reagent canbe used for simple and reproducible delivery of foreign DNA into mammaliancells. In this study, we used varying amounts of LipoTAXI transf...Kanavas outlines new Invest Wisconsin agenda
The legislative package, which also includes a NanoSTEM initiative, nanotechnology tax credits, and other proposals to stimu...High Throughput siRNA Delivery In Vitro: From Cell Lines to Primary Cells
A variety of siRNA applications, including siRNA library screening, require the efficient delivery of hundreds to thousands of siRNAs to cells. Most published siRNA studies describe performing transfections in 6 well and 24 well formats. Ambion has developed two reagents, siPORT...New CPR Guidelines issued by Heart Association
The American Heart Association announced it has revised its guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the treatment of cardiovascular emergencies. Untrained bystanders and CPR-certified lay people will no longer have to check an unconscious person's pulse before administering chest compressions. Instead the person can "check for lifelessness" using breath, movement and res...A need for new stem cell lines
According to researchers, existing stem cell lines could accrue genetic abnormalities over time and new stem cell lines will likely be needed. Dr. Burt Vogels, chairman of a key stem cell research committee of the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine said that every time a cell divide in a tissue culture it accumulates mutations. In aggregate those mutations may cause cer...Risk of heart diseases due to loneliness
According to researchers at the University of Texas, a new study shows that people who are secluded handle stress in a way that increases their risk of heart disease. They had a group of students carry out mentally and emotionally stressful tasks,// having previously assessed their level of loneliness and social isolation.They found that the lonely students were more likely to respond wit...Cleanliness might lead to Asthma
mong the young. According to a new study out of Switzerland finds children who are exposed to greater levels of dust are actually less likely to also have asthma or allergies. Researchers had parents of children ages 7 to 12 fill out questionnaires// regarding asthma and hay fever. They also took blood samples from the kids to test for measures related to allergic sensitization. Then they...Alpha Fetoprotein (Amniotic Fluid) with Reflex to Acetylcholinesterase
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...Cholinesterase, Serum or Plasma
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...Cholinesterase, RBC & Pseudocholinesterase
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...NCCN Updates Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Guidelines
JENKINTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2007 - The NationalComprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces updates to two NCCNClinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) -- Esophageal Cancerand Gastric Cancer. The NCCN Guidelines are updated continuously bypanels of world-renowned experts and are widely recognized andapplied as the standard of care in oncology in the United States inboth t...