Earlier HIV antiviral treatment can be cost effective in areas of limited resources
...he August 4 Annals of Internal Medicine that starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) when the level of CD4 T cells drops below a threshold of 350 per microliter of blood, compared with below 250, would prevent nearly 76,000 deaths and avert 66,000 opportunistic infections over the next five years at an estimat...Earlier HIV Treatment Could Save Lives Worldwide
...oviral therapy (ART) were started when CD4 T-cell levels drop below 350 per microliter of blood instead of delaying until levels fall below 250. Their study is re...elines issued in 2006 suggested waiting until CD4 counts drop below 200 per microliter of blood or until people developed AIDS-related complications. The CD4 coun...Another Study Supports Early HIV Therapy
...ion antiretroviral therapy should be 350 cells per microliter of blood, which is at the upper limit of levels fo...ntil a CD4-cell count reached 251 to 350 cells per microliter was associated with a 28 percent higher rate of AI...ings, the researchers concluded that 350 cells per microliter should be the minimum threshold at which antiretro...New technique boosts protein NMR imaging speeds
... spectral signals using much smaller samples. "We often need samples as large as 10 microliters, but with this approach we can use as little as one microliter or less," he said. "With protein structure work, preparing samples is a major bottleneck, which limits our ability to analyze it. This approach opens ...ARKRAY USA Nationally Launches GLUCOCARD(TM) X-METER Blood Glucose Monitoring System
.../cgi-bin/prnh/20080616/AQM068 ) GLUCOCARD(TM) X-METER This intuitive system requires no coding, displays results in 5 seconds, requires a tiny 0.3 microliter sample size, and has a 360-count test memory with time and date stamp. The choice of palm, forearm, upper arm or fingertip testing, combined with the ...Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
...to find that in patients with CD4+ T-cell counts of less than 450 cells per microliter [200 or less per microliter is defined as AIDS], the increase of this monocyte subset correlates invers...Expansion of monocyte subset could serve as a biomarker for HIV progressions
...d to find that patients with CD4+ T cell counts of less than 450 cells per microliter [200 or less per microliter is defined as AIDS], the increase of this monocyte subset correlates invers...Lymphocyte/WBC Ratio Helps in Treating ENT Disorders
...e tonsillitis group compared with the mononucleosis group (16,560 cells per microliter vs. 11,400 cells per microliter), but the lymphocyte count was higher in the mononucleosis group (6,490 cells per microliter vs. 1,590 cells per microliter). The ratio of lymphocyte/white blood cell c...Automated Technique Accurately Measures Platelet Counts in "Platelet Gel" Products
...ontained in the PRP preparations were beyond the limit of the hematology equipment in typical use. Platelet concentrations of over 3 million cells per microliter were accurately measured. Further studies suggested that accurate measurements could be made at platelet concentrations up to 4.8 million per microlit...Bench-Top Centrifuges--Basic Tools for the Small Lab
...Highconic 6 x 50 ml fixed-angle rotor allows the centrifugation of conical cell culture vessels at up to 10,000 x g, while a high-performance 24-place microliter rotor rapidly accelerates 1.5 or 2 ml tubes to a maximum RCF of 21,885 x g. Both rotors are autoclavable to 121C. Process control is via the EAS...20 microliter Fixed-Volume Micropipet
Description: This fixed-volume digital micropipet is used to accurately measure and transfer 20 microliters of solution....5 microliter Fixed-Volume Micropipet
Description: This fixed-volume digital micropipet is used to accurately measure and transfer 5 microliters of solution....10 microliter Fixed-Volume Micropipet
Description: This fixed-volume digital micropipet is used to accurately measure and transfer 10 microliters of solution....50 microliter Fixed-Volume Micropipet
Description: This fixed-volume digital micropipet is used to accurately measure and transfer 50 microliters of solution....Micropipet, adjustable volume, 0.5-10 microliter
Description: This adjustable-volume digital micropipet is used to accurately measure and transfer small solution volumes in the 0.5-10 microliter range....Micropipet, adjustable volume, 2-20 microliter
Description: This adjustable-volume digital micropipet is used to accurately measure and transfer small solution volumes in the 2-20 microliter range....Micropipet, adjustable volume, 20-200 microliter
Description: This adjustable-volume digital micropipet is used to accurately measure and transfer small solution volumes in the 20-200 microliter range....Micropipet, adjustable volume, 100-1,000 microliter
Description: This adjustable-volume digital micropipet is used to accurately measure and transfer small solution volumes in the 100-1,000 microliter range....StatStrip Glucose Monitoring System
Description:...sis time, color touch screen operation, and simple operating steps make bedside glucose testing fast and easy for point of care staff. Its small, 1.2 microliter sample size results in easy sample acquisition and minimal pain for the patient. Comprehensive instrument manager software provides management, ...QuanTtest Red Total Protein Assay System
Description:...llol Red Molybdate dye binding method provides a simple, ready-to-use colorimetric method for total protein quantitation with greater linearity, using microliter samples of urine or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in manual or automated systems. Assay kit includes four reagent standards (level 2, 3, 4 & 5), reagents,...Lancet study supports new, highly effective treatment for blood disorder
...II study tested 114 subjects, who were all 18 years and older, with at least six months of history with ITP and with low-platelet counts of 30,000 per microliter (L) of blood (normal range is 150,000 to 400,000). The subjects were split into two groups: two-thirds were in an experimental group that received the...MIT solves gravity-defying bird beak mystery
...y exploring microfluidic devices in which this mechanism could be exploited for directed droplet transport, allowing for controlled stepwise motion of microliter droplets, Prakash said. ...Common blood test can help distinguish between mononucleosis and tonsillitis
...e tonsillitis group compared with the mononucleosis group (16,560 cells per microliter vs. 11,400 cells per microliter), but the lymphocyte count was higher in the mononucleosis group (6,490 cells per microliter vs. 1,590 cells per microliter). The ratio of lymphocyte/white blood cell ...Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. Launches DiscoveryMAP(TM) Service for Drug and Diagnostic Development
...ents and software to give the most accurate and reproducible protein measurements. Multiplexing allows all of these assays to be processed from a 500 microliter sample of serum or plasma, compared with single-plex platforms, such as ELISA, which would require upwards of 10 to 15 milliliters of sample. Discove...Dispensing 0.5μL to "Dry" 384 Plates with the Sciclone ALH
... DMSO and dispensed into untreated, flat-bottomed, polystyrene plates only. Under these conditions we demonstrated that it is feasible to dispense sub microliter volumes to dry plates with very good precision. ...Sciclone ALH Bulk Dispense Precision Testing
Jeff Cunningham and Lynn Jordan Caliper Life Sciences Inc., Applications Laboratory, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA Introduction The ability to continuously dispense reagents across multi-well plates and into individual columns (secondary dispensing) is o...Small-Molecule Quantitation Using Automated Single-Shot Averaging MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
...as prepared by mixing 3 parts of 13.3 mM ammonium citrate (50% acetonitrile) with one part of 10 g/L THAP (100% acetonitrile). Spotting procedure: One microliter of 10 g/L THAP (100% acetonitrile) was spotted by hand and allowed to crystallize. Next, 1.5 μL of each working solution was manually deposited o...Use of ZipTip Pipette Tips for Microscale Affinity Mass Spectrometry
...aphic column with a relatively large volume. This note discusses the use of the C18 ZipTip pipette tips for conducting affinity-based separations on a microliter scale. Key Features Affinity Separation Protocol Examples of ZipTip Pipette Tip Affinity Separations ...2-D SDS-PAGE Standards, 500 microliter from Bio-Rad
Description: These 2-D standards consist of seven reduced, denatured proteins (equine myoglobin, soybean trypsin inhibitor, bovine carbonic anhydrase, rabbit muscle GAPDH, bovine muscle actin, BSA, and hen egg white conalbumin) with pIs ranging from 4.5 to 8.5 and molecular weights ranging from 17,500 to 76,000...Programmable PHD2000 pump, microliter syringe rack (702011) from Instech Solomon
Description: The PHD2000 syringe pump series combines Harvard Apparatuss best pump mechanism, a well thought out user interface and a wide range of configuration options. A lookup table in the pumps software contains the dimensions of syringes from all the major manufacturers. A bright, two line display lets yo...A23187, Mixed Calcium-Magnesium Salt from Calbiochem
Description:...are not required. Purity: ≥98% by TLC. Soluble in DMSO or EtOH. For use in aqueous systems, preparation of a 10 mM stock in DMSO is recommended. microliter amounts of this solution can be added to H 2 O with rapid mixing (e.g. 10 μl into 5 ml of H 2 O). In aqueous systems, the ionophore aggregates over...iCycler Thermal Cycler With 96 x 0.2 ml Reaction Module from Bio-Rad
Description:...2 ml reaction module is used for nucleic acid amplification (PCR) applications. It is equipped with an interchangeable 96-well reaction module (15-100 microliter samples) that is compatible with optical modules for real-time PCR and features temperature monitoring and control by algorithm, block, or in-sample p...C6 Flow Cytometer System from Accuri Cytometers, Inc.
Description:...ers the sample fluid uptake so it is simple to obtain absolute counts, or sample concentration. In fact, CFlow automatically calculates the events per microliter for every run. The C6 Flow Cytometer is programmed for automatic decontamination and cleaning of the fluidics system. Pressing the power button to tur...iCycler Thermal Cycler With 384-Well Reaction Module from Bio-Rad
Description:...well reaction module is used for nucleic acid amplification (PCR) applications. It is equipped with an interchangeable, 384-well reaction module (5-20 microliter samples) and features algorithm temperature monitoring and control and ramp rates that are optimized for small sample volumes. It includes the iCycler...Perfusion Pressure Kit - 8 channel from AutoMate Scientific, Inc
Description:...sion pressure regulator and pressurized syringe holder for any researcher who needs: Faster liquid-switching Steady flow rate Microinjecting Fine microliter delivery Small pipette delivery Can be added to any new or existing perfusion rig - from AutoMate Scientific, any third-party manufacturer, even ho...