UF scientists program blood stem cells to become vision cells
...ts were able to bypass the gene manipulation step entirely and instead use chemical compounds that mirrored environmental conditions in the body, thus pointing the stem cells toward their ultimate identities as vision cells. "First we were able to show you can overexpress a protein unique to a retinal cell...Los Angeles County Launches Its Most Comprehensive Campaign Ever to Encourage HIV Testing
...ntly appear throughout future executions of the campaign. The campaign cleverly twists the familiar red AIDS ribbon into a question mark with an arrow pointing to a dedicated URL www.EraseDoubt.org . The combination of the AIDS ribbon and the question mark imply doubt about one's HIV status while the arro...Can the relationship between doctors and drug companies ever be a healthy one?
...thentic alliances" between doctors and the drug industry can be formed with the common aim of improving human health and safe and effective medicines. pointing out that the drug industry remains an important source of funding for scientific meetings and continuing medical education, she outlines three ways in...FRC Says Planned Parenthood, Desperate to Hide Agenda, Attacks Hatch and Hides Intent
...dgates to massive public underwriting of abortion, a position Planned Parenthood has always favored. Sen. Hatch is to be commended for his clarity in pointing this fact out to the American people, who oppose public subsidies for abortion by a margin of at least two to one. "Now caught in the first...Dynatronics Begins Shipping New V-Force Vibration Therapy Units
... resulted in significant improvement in sales." "Despite challenging general economic conditions," continued Cullimore, "there are many factors pointing to improved performance for Dynatronics including V-force sales, increasing medical supplies business and greater realization of overall cost savings ...U.S. Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed by Aperio Technologies, Inc.
...noZoomer(R) product is not covered by any of the patents that Aperio has identified. Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. responded to each letter from Aperio by pointing out its belief that the asserted patents did not cover the Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. NanoZoomer(R) technology. Aperio has not responded to any of the r...Insurance May Be Hazardous to Your Health: "They Figured It Was Cheaper to Kill Me"
...ot; says Godfrey, a controller for a group of real estate holding companies. "More government is not necessarily the answer," Godfrey says, pointing to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Aetna Health, Inc. v. Davila) (1) that she says cleared the way for HMOs to abuse consumers. "Government can im...Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
...ial worker," they said. "Giving counsel after watching a mother feed her infant might be seen as threatening or, at the very least, meddling, and just pointing it out could be construed as an accusation of 'poor mothering.'" The study is in the May/June issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Beh...Commonwealth Fund Case Study Points to 'Continuous Innovation' at Group Health Cooperative
... been in the works for more than a year. Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis notes recent interest on Capitol Hill in cooperative structures, pointing to Group Health as a "shining example" of the model, while also praising other integrated systems. "As the nation looks at how to create better h...Parkinson's Disease Foundation Awards $300,000 in Bridge Funding for Innovative Research Projects
...aking a fresh approach to understanding how inflammation is initiated, Dr. Sulzer's work may yield a better understanding of how Parkinson's develops, pointing toward new ways of treating the disease. Dr. Surmeier will explore the idea that areas of the brain affected by Parkinson's, some of which have n...Surgeon General's 'Call to Action' to Prevent DVT/PE Praised by NATT as Turning Point
...calltoaction/call-to-action - on-dvt-2008.pdf ). Dr. Galson called for "the development of a coordinated strategy to improve awareness of DVT and PE," pointing out that blood clots "contribute to at least 100,000 deaths each year." "Today will be forever remembered as the turning point in the battle against...GeoVax Labs, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results
...nded that the trial be stopped because it was not reaching its efficacy endpoints. GeoVax responded to the discontinuance of Merck's trial by pointing out significant differences between the GeoVax vaccine technology and the technology used in the Merck trial. GeoVax AIDS vaccines advancing...GeoVax Labs, Inc. Third Quarter Financial Results and Operational Update
...nded that the trial be stopped because it was not reaching its efficacy endpoints. GeoVax responded to the discontinuance of Merck's trial by pointing out significant differences between the GeoVax vaccine technology and the technology used in the Merck trial. GeoVax AIDS vaccines advanc...Acuity® Central Monitoring Station
Features:..., Respirations Rate/Breath Rate (includes Apnea), and up to 120 Waveforms displayed Color graphics indicate patient and equipment status and involves pointing and clicking User selectable screen layouts with multiple screen options for displaying patient data Open architecture communication protocol: Bedsi...Polymer aids in blood clotting, pointing way to new treatment
A serendipitous comparison prompted by an old scientific image and involving an ancient but understudied molecule may lead to a new treatment strategy for injuries or illnesses in which blood clotting is paramount to survival. In a paper to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...Got zinc? New zinc research suggests novel therapeutic targets
.... Now, a new research study in the August 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology ( http://www.jleukbio.org ) suggests that zinc may be pointing the way to new therapeutic targets for fighting infections. Specifically, scientists from Florida found that zinc not only supports healthy immune fun...DOE-funded research projects win 46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009
...h 100-nanometer precision in an operating arena the size of a sugar cube, and has a work volume the size of a shoe box. Laser Beam Centering and pointing System This system does the work of two sensors by using a special dual-imaging lens, which acts like a bifocal, to capture both images simultaneousl...Genetic marker linked to problem behaviors in adults with developmental disabilities
... may explain increased autism severity in individuals with it. It is not, however, linked to behavior problems in individuals with fragile X syndrome, pointing to the need for further research on genetic and other contributors to problem behavior in individuals with different developmental disabilities. ...Researchers achieve major breakthrough with water desalination system
...so many places around the world that share our same challenges," Cohen said. "I feel we have an opportunity to make a real impact with our work. We're pointing out where advanced technology can make a difference. We're trying to find real solutions, and in this area, UCLA is certainly leading the way." ...Discovery raises new doubts about dinosaur-bird links
...-dinosaur theories. "But one of the primary reasons many scientists kept pointing to birds as having descended from dinosaurs was similarities in their lungs...nary theory has been portrayed as a largely accepted fact, with an asterisk pointing out in small type that "some scientists disagree." "Our work at OSU used...Does mom know when enough is enough?
...d nurse or social worker. Giving counsel after watching a mother feed her infant might be seen as threatening, or at the very least meddling, and just pointing it out could be construed as an accusation of 'poor mothering.'" ...Snakes and how they helped our big brains evolve
...our ability to point for the purpose of directing attention. A social activity (no one points when alone) dependent on fast and accurate localization, pointing would have reduced deadly snake bites among our hominin ancestors. It might have also figured in later human behavior: Snakes, "The Fruit, the Tre...DNA barcoding of mosquito species deployed in bid to end elephantiasis
...al that not all Anopheles species are created equal. Some can transmit the disease despite the drugs' thinning of the worm larvae. The research is pointing out places infested with the menace species and, therefore, where the drug strategy needs to be supplemented with insecticides to successfully elimina...Parkinson's Disease Foundation awards $300,000 in bridge funding for innovative research projects
...aking a fresh approach to understanding how inflammation is initiated, Dr. Sulzer's work may yield a better understanding of how Parkinson's develops, pointing toward new ways of treating the disease. Dr. Surmeier will explore the idea that areas of the brain affected by Parkinson's, some of which have not...Atherotech Taps Canyons Medical Center Director, Lipidologist as Chief Medical Officer
...ipid assessment and risk management," said Cobble. "Too many cardiovascular events continue to occur in 'low risk' as well as 'high risk' individuals, pointing to the fact that diagnostic testing and treatments need further research and focus. The VAP lipid test has been a powerful tool in our clinic and thou...University of Texas 'Picosatellite' to be launched from space shuttle to begin milestone mission
...tands for Platform for Autonomous Rendezvous And Docking with Innovative GN&C Methods. Future missions of the picosatellites will include the tasks of pointing the satellites in a particular direction, the rendezvous process and the actual docking sequence. Associate Professor Glenn Lightsey is the co-inve...NIST's LIDAR may offer peerless precision in remote measurements
...ng system offers this combination of features, according to the new paper. NIST's LIDAR could enable multiple satellites to maintain tight spacing and pointing while flying in precision formations, acting as a single research instrument in space, the paper states. Formation flying has been proposed as a means...UB engineers prove that carbon nanotubes are superior to metals for electronics
...lly changed what is known about the high current density performance properties of metals and their limitations. He also sounded a cautionary note, pointing out that current research and development expenditures on carbon nanotubes in the U.S. electronics industry are very small when compared to those of o...Genencor Shows How Industrial Biotech Breakthroughs Contribute to the New Green Economy
... society's need," Genencor CEO Tjerk de Ruiter says. "In doing this, we are pointing to exciting new opportunities for growing American, and global, prosperity ...in the green economy." "The initiatives with DuPont and Goodyear are pointing the way to a new economy," says Genencor's Executive Vice President of Busi...Capture of nanomagnetic 'fingerprints' a boost for next-generation information storage media
...to another, and get quantitative information about how many nanomagents are in one particular phase: for example, whether the magnetic moments are all pointing in the same direction or curling around a disk to form vortices. This in turn tells us how to encode information with these nanomagnets." The techn...Rosetta Genomics Leverages its MicroRNA Platform Technologies to Launch Plant Biotech Initiative
...sses," said Amir Avniel, CEO of Rosetta Genomics. "There is a large and growing body of evidence, including research we have been conducting in-house, pointing to the importance of microRNAs in plants and algal development, which may have potential applications in a wide range of plant-based biotech products....Tsunami invisibility cloak, dark energy v. the void, sorting nanotubes with light, and more
...e in a special place in the universe, on the other hand, is likely to shock many scientists. The maverick physicists at Oxford conclude their paper by pointing out that forthcoming tests of the Copernican principle should help us sort out the mystery in the next few years. -JR Meta-Screens: Squeezing...