Grid bridges 4,800 miles for molecular repositories
In a bid to facilitate collaboration among other biomolecular researchers, the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has become the first institution outside the United Kingdom to join the Biological Simulation Grid Consortium of Great Britain. The BioSimGrid was organized to support research at the universities of Oxford, Southampton, Bristol, Birkbeck, Nottingham a...Tetracycline plus teeth equal gray smile
Many adults over age 35 cover their mouth to avoid smiling in public in order to hide their teeth darkened by tetracycline stains. Typically, invasive as well as costly treatment options, such as veneers, crowns and bonding, served as the only treatment options to help these individuals hide such stains and boost their self-esteem. However, Kim L. Capehart, DDS, MBA, AGD member and clini...Otherworldly bacteria discovered two miles down
Researchers have discovered an isolated, self-sustaining, bacterial community living under extreme conditions almost two miles deep beneath the surface in a South African gold mine. It is the first microbial community demonstrated to be exclusively dependent on geologically produced sulfur and hydrogen and one of the few ecosystems found on Earth that does not depend on energy from the Sun in any...Cloned mice created from fully differentiated cells, a milestone in cloning research
New research dismisses the notion that adult stem cells are necessary for successful animal cloning, proving instead that cells that have completely evolved to a specific type not only can be used for cloning purposes, but they may be a better and more efficient starting point. As proof, researchers report they created two mouse pups from a type of blood cell that itself is incapable of dividing...A frown or a smile? Children with autism can't discern
When we have a conversation with someone, we not only hear what they say, we see what they say. Eyes can smolder or twinkle. Gazes can be direct or shifty. “Reading?these facial expressions gives context and meaning to the words we hear. In a report to be presented May 5 at the International Meeting for Autism Research in Seatlle, researchers from UCLA will show that children with autism c...UW Office of Corporate Relations nears one-year mile-mark
MADISON, Wis. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is approaching its first full year of service. July 1 will mark the offices one-year anniversary of receiving its charge from UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley to provide assistance and g...Third Wave Achieves Milestone, Delivers 200,000 SNP Assays to RIKEN In Japan
MADISON, Wis. -- Since the beginning of 2003, Third Wave has been supplying its Invader SNP assays to Dr. Yusuke Nakamura, group directo...Nutritionists give helpful advice to loose weight and say hello to 2006 with a smile
Loosing weight is fast becoming a global phenomenon just like IT was! To help million of people worldwide who made similar resolutions are nutrition // experts who urge moderation and avoiding quick fixes to lose weight. The idea is not to derail dieters' best efforts and even endanger their health. "Atkins - thank goodness, they're bankrupt," Davis said. "We don't...Cancer Research: Yet Another Milestone
Chih-Jian Lih, a research associate, and his colleagues working in the laboratory of Dr. Stanley N. Cohen, at Stanford University, have identified a gene that controls// the sensitivity of human cancer cells to chemotherapy. This finding is a milestone in the path of research striving towards increased effectiveness of chemotherapy. Their paper will be published online in advance of i...Different Techniques Can Help Ease Chronic Pain, Return Patients’ Smile
Larry Waters’ missionary work to spread the Gospel to foreign nations fulfilled his heart’s passion for decades, but it left his head pounding.// Beginning in 1998, he experienced severe headaches that eventually forced him to return home. Medicine provided little relief for the Garland resident’s cluster headaches, which occurred every day at the same time for several days...Red Cross and Red Crescent Go the Extra Mile to Fight HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa
The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has set the ball rolling for a new five-year program to fight// HIV/AIDS in southern Africa, to assist an estimated 11-million people in the region, known to be living with HIV. The program has requisitioned the support of the World Health Organization and Southern Africa Information Dissemination Service to help...Dall-Miles™ Recon and Trauma Cable System
Description:In 1985, the worlds first multi-filament orthopaedic cable, Dall-Miles™, was introduced by Howmedica Osteonics as a means of providing superior fixation over monofilament wire for trochanteric reattachment procedures. Today, with more than 100 published clinical papers demonstrating clinical successes, the Dall-Miles™ Cable System continues to set the clinical standard in cable fixati...Micromet Achieves Milestone in BiTE Research Collaboration with MedImmune
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 23, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/Micromet, Inc. today announced the achievement of a milestone inits research collaboration with MedImmune, Inc. for the developmentof new BiTE(R) molecules targeting carcinoembryonal antigen (CEA),a validated tumor- associated antigen frequently expressed onvarious human carcinomas. Preclinical data recently presented atthe 2007 Annu...