Measuring the impact of post-genomics on Mediterranean populations
A recent Genomed-Health 2005 workshop in Tunisia, supported by the European Commission, highlighted the role of the life sciences in improving health in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Delegates at the event also discussed the importance of Euro-Mediterranean partnerships in order to capitalise on post-genomic research. The life sciences ?in particular following the mapping of t...Measuring hormone cuts antibiotic use in half in pneumonia patients
Measuring a hormone in the blood can help doctors greatly reduce the number of days pneumonia patients have to take antibiotics to cure their infection, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 24. In the study, pneumonia patients whose level of the hormone procalcitonin was measured during the course of their illness took antibi...Measuring Enzymes At End Of Cancer Pathway Predicts Outcome Of Tarceva, Taxol
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have developed a way to test whether the new targeted therapy Tarceva and the widely used chemotherapy drug Taxol are effectively killing tumor cells. They say that with further refinement, the test may make it possible to accurately assess whether patients are responding to these agents, as well as potentially others, within day...Measuring hidden parasites in falciparum malaria
A new technique for measuring hidden malaria parasites and assessing severity of disease is described in a paper published on Aug 23rd in . Researchers led by Professor Nick White from Mahidol University, Thailand, looked at patients with the most dangerous type of malaria, falciparum malaria. Usually the severity of disease is measured by counting the number of parasites in t...Measuring artery repair cells could become new heart disease test
A more accurate method for measuring blood levels of specialized cells that circulate in the bloodstream and repair damage to the arterial lining has been discovered by Duke University Medical Center cardiologists. These cells, known as endothelial progenitor cells (EPC), are produced in the bone marrow and travel to the site of arterial damage. The researchers said that tests for EPCs cou...Measuring siRNA-mediated knockdown of IL-8 mRNA
By Genospectra, Inc., 6519 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, CA 94555. A critical step in siRNA-mediated gene expression knockdown studies is the validation of expression inhibition. The QuantiGene Reagent System and the Molecular Devices LMax II microplate luminometer were used to measure IL-8 mRNA in PMA-induced HeLa cells, following siRNA t...Measuring multiple apoptosis parameters with the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzer
A simplified and fast protocol for the analysis of DNAfragmentation during apoptosis This Application Note describes a simplified and fast protocol for apoptosisDNA fragmentation analysis with the Agilent 2100 bioanalyzerusing the DNA...Measuring Gene Silencing Effects by RT-PCR Without RNA Isolation
Quantitative or real time RT-PCR is one of the most commonly used techniques for quantitating changes in gene expression across samples. When working with cell or tissue samples for subsequent use in RT-PCR you must extract...Measuring RNase Activity A Real-time Kinetic Analysis
The RNaseAlert QC System, when used in conjunction with a fluorometer capable of kinetic analysis, provides a rapid and ultra-sensitive assay for determining RNase A specific activity. The RNaseAlert QC System also detects a variety of other nucleases, including RNase A, T1, RNase I, micrococcal nuclease, S1 nuclease,...New method of measuring arterial stiffness in elderly hypertensives
Researchers have now discovered a new method by which arterial stiffness in elderly hypertensive patients can be evaluated, using the "arterial stiffness index", which is measured by computerized oscillometry at the upper arm. The researchers from the Osaka University Medical School in Japan studied 42 patients, 26 of whom were over 60 years of age. They evaluated arterial stiffness index// and c...Measuring Death Risk in COPD Patients
COPD is a lung disease that often results from years of heavy smoking. Researchers now say that a new, non-invasive test measuring // lung hyperinflation can be used to predict the risk of death in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) . For the study researchers compared inspiratory capacity -- how much air is breathed in -- to total lung capacity in 689 C...Measuring Exercise Capacity To Predict Heart Disease
Research shows that measuring the body’s capacity to exercise through cardiac stress tests can predict the risk of coronary heart disease. This and heart rate recovery can improve dramatically on existing techniques // that predict who is most likely to suffer a heart attack or die from coronary heart disease (CHD). In the September edition of the journal Circulation, the Jo...A Novel Method For Measuring Interstitial Fluid Pressure In Cancer Tissues
In normal subcutaneous tissue, the interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) is negative, and so, when the subcutaneous tissue of an animal is exposed, fluid does not seep out. //By contrast, IFP is often increased in tumor tissue and forms a barrier against efficient drug delivery into the tumor. Many anticancer drugs and antibodies used for treating patients with cancer are transported from t...Neuropack MEB-2200 Evoked Potential/EMG Measuring System
Description:Neuropack MEB-2200 evoked potential/EMG measuring system is user friendly Windows NT, Pentium III PC-based EP/EMG measuring system....Neuropack MEB-7102 Evoked Potential Measuring System
Description:Neuropack MEB-7102 mobile unit for 2 channel evoked potential and EMG measuring system....Neuropack Sigma MEB-5500 series Evoked Potential Measuring System
Description:Neuropack Sigma MEB-5500 series evoked potential measuring system is a compact, portable, all-in-one unit....KineMed Presents Data Measuring Changes in Reverse Cholesterol Transport for the First Time
Research Breakthrough Will Aid in Developing Therapies to Preventand Reverse Atherosclerotic Heart Disease EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 10, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- KineMed, Inc.,a pathway-based drug discovery and development company, announcedtoday the first method for measuring the efflux of cholesterol fromtissues in animals through the pathway known as reverse cholesteroltransport (RCT). RCT i...