Products containing specific probes for detecting alternative splice forms protected
ExonHit Therapeutics, today announced the grant of a major patent, US # 6,881,571, by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on microarray products allowing the specific detection of mRNAs produced by alternative splicing, covering microarrays optimised for the discovery of alternative RNA splicing events. The patent protects the probe configuration of a unique set of five oligonucleotides...Pacific Islands paradise protected
A small Pacific Islands nation has distinguished itself on the global conservation map with the declaration today that it is creating the third largest marine protected area in the world, conserving an archipelago of some of the planet's most pristine coral reefs. Martin Puta Tofinga, Minister of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development of the Republic of Kiribati, announced the est...1/3 of sexually active older adults with HIV/AIDs has unprotected sex
One out of three sexually active older adults infected with HIV has unprotected sex, according to a study by Ohio University researchers. A survey of 260 HIV-positive older adults found that of those having sex, most were male, took Viagra and were in a relationship. AIDs cases among the over-50 crowd reached 90,000 in 2003. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they...pTRI-GAPDH-Human (316 bp protected fragment) from Ambion
Description:...Morning after pill effective up to five days after having unprotected sex
Canadian researchers say, that the morning after pill, which rescues many women from unwanted pregnancies can be effective up to five days after having unprotected sex. These findings were released after a study conducted by Dr. Isabel Rodrigues, a professor of family medicine at the University of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, and colleagues. The study is published in the March...Brain cells protected by new compounds
Pharmacists have made compounds that can terminate the natural death of brain cells and could treat an extent of neurodegenerative diseases. The protein p53 plays// an important role in getting damaged cells to kill themselves. Its known to be important in cancer - where defective p53 genes allow cancer cells to grow, instead of dying off. Now researchers at the National Institutes of Health are...Former smokers can be protected with vitamin A derivative
Former smokers constitute almost half of all newly-diagnosed lung cancer cases. Smoking inflicts serious damage to the lungs that do not disappear as soon as people quit, as it takes time for the tissue to recover. It has also been found that smoking causes genetic damage in the form of loss of a gene that could protect cells from becoming cancerous. Researchers from the University of Texas have...HIV positive man deliberately had unprotected sex
The Adelaide Supreme Court jury is hearing the case of a HIV positive man who was diagnosed of HIV three years before and his accused of having unprotected sex with three of his girlfriend. Though he// was aware of his HIV status he did not inform his girlfriends that he has the virus and has also insisted on having sex with condom. One of the three girls with whom he had unprotected s...Phoenix Islands To Be Protected Under Global Conservation Map
A small Pacific Islands, which consists of the some of the earth’s most pristine coral reefs, were brought under the global conservation map//, and is said to be the third largest marine protected area in the world. Martin Puta Tofinga, Minister of Environment, Lands and Agricultural Development of the Republic of Kiribati, announced the establishment of the Phoenix Islands Protected...