Young Kids' Screen Time May Raise Blood Pressure
Watching TV raises risk more than other low-level activities, such as painting, study finds MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Young children who spend too much time in front of the television, the computer and video games might be at increased risk for high blood pressure, a new stu...Breast CT Scanner Could Improve Cancer Screen Comfort
Researchers study system designed for diagnosis as way to treat disease FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Breast computed tomography (CT) scans, already used experimentally to diagnose breast cancer, may also be able to treat it, a California researcher reports. "Breast CT is supe...Instant Demo Screen Recorder Now With TrakMouse™ Technology
NetPlay Software releases Instant Demo v7.5, a Windows screen recorder that creates interactive movies for presentations, demonstrations and training. Version 7.5 introduces TrakMouse™, a new technology that automatically tailors a full screen recording for presentation in a smaller screen ...All Fifty States to Screen Newborns for Cystic Fibrosis by 2010
BETHESDA, Md., July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that all 50 states plus the District of Columbia have passed legislation requiring that all newborns be screened for cystic fibrosis (CF) by the year 2010. Early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, a li...Tech Global Price Rollback on their 22" Dell Touch Screen Monitor
During these hard economic times, Tech Global will offer a 22% Recession Price Rollback on their 22'' Dell Touch Screen Monitor. This offer will provide our customers with the same high-performance, quality product at an outstanding value. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 9, 20...June 2009 Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Highlights Summer Skin Problems, Low Vision and Pilates
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...ment, manufacture and marketing of rapid, accurate and cost-effective nucleic acid tests (NATs) that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases and screen donated human blood. Gen-Probe has more than 25 years of NAT expertise, and received the 2004 National Medal of Technology, America's highest honor fo...Gen-Probe and DiagnoCure Amend Collaboration Agreement Surrounding PCA3-Based Prostate Cancer Tests
...ment, manufacture and marketing of rapid, accurate and cost-effective nucleic acid tests (NATs) that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases and screen donated human blood. Gen-Probe has more than 25 years of NAT expertise, and received the 2004 National Medal of Technology, America's highest honor f...Drugs of Abuse 5A Panel, Urine - Screen with Reflex to Confirmation/Quantitation
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Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...Drug Screen (Nonforensic), Serum
Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...Drug Screen (Nonforensic), Comprehensive, Serum & Urine
Description: ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' client...SRI International to screen drugs that fight 2009 H1N1 influenza A
MENLO PARK, Calif. May 13, 2009 SRI International, an independent, nonprofit research and development organization, announced today that that it will screen a library of well-characterized drugs against the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus, previously known as "swine flu." The work will be performed ...Automated microfluidic device reduces time to screen small organisms for genetic studies
Genetic studies on small organisms such as worms and flies can now be done more quickly using a new microfluidic device developed by engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The new "lab-on-a-chip" can automatically position, image, determine the phenotype of and sort small animals, su...Cold Spring Harbor Protocols features methods to screen genomes and analyze evolution
COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. (Tuesday, April 1, 2008) Identifying genes that are important in specific tissues or processes in the mouse used to be a monumental task. New technologies and strategies have simplified this search, making it effective for even the smallest laboratories. This months i...Study suggests new way to screen infants for fetal alcohol syndrome
Cincinnati, OH, March 5, 2008 Children who have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) are more likely to have serious psychiatric and behavioral problems later in life, including a higher risk for dropping out of school, unemployment, and criminal behavior. Studies have shown that ear...Fat screen delivers plant-derived chemical with antidiabetic effects
After screening hundreds of compounds for their effects on fat development, researchers have discovered that an ingredient found in some plants fights diabetes in mice without some of the side effects attributed to other antidiabetes drugs. The chemical they pinpointed, known as harmine, was first ...Gene screen for breast cancer better than pathologist's 'eye'
Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a method they developed to screen body fluids for certain kinds of cells and some of their genetic blueprint is twice as accurate at spotting breast cancer cells as a pathologist's view with a microscope. The screen, developed by Sara Sukumar, Ph.D. and ...Merial to Screen Chimerix' Chemical Library for Animal Health Drug Leads
DULUTH, Ga. and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Merial Limited and Chimerix, Inc. announced today that they have signed an agreement under which Merial will screen a Chimerix chemical library for animal health drug leads. Under the terms of this agreement, Merial has an o...Dude, big screen TVs, flexible electronics and surfboards made from same new material!
There is nothing new about combining two materials to make a composite material with more desirable properties than the originals. Fibreglass has been a mainstay of the marine industry for decades and the construction industry is built on reinforced concrete. Now carbon nanotubes (CNT) are getting...Online Kiosks founder Mike Strand uses contest to screen new business plan
From bar codes to video screens, Eau Claire-based entrepreneur Mike Strand has always kept his eye out for new business opportunities. A former technology consultant for Delta Technology and Cray Research, Strand took a stride forward in 1988 when he founded StrandWare Inc. , a company based ...Marshfield study mixes DNA into electronic medical record to screen for Alzheimer's
Marshfield Clinic has embarked on a novel project to match genetic information from Alzheimer's patients with environmental factors that may contribute to the disease. The two-year project is the first to tap the more than 18,000 DNA samples Marshfield Clinic has gathered for its Personalized ...That blip on the national venture capital radar screen may be Wisconsin
Madison, Wis. - When it comes to attracting venture capital, Wisconsin has always defined what it means to be a "flyover state." Investors on the East and West coasts have basically stuck close to home when it came to financing high-tech deals in the Heartland, with the exception of a few stat...Camer Hood with 5.7" TFT screen from Major Science
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Description:...highly efficient methods of identifying recombinant colonies after transformation without time-consuming plasmid preparation. By using the large-scale screen method in Kit I, all you need to do is to transfer partial colonies of E. coli bacteria directly from the transformation plates into the solutions pro...Express Cloning Checker Kit II: Green Solution from BioChain
Description:...highly efficient methods of identifying recombinant colonies after transformation without time-consuming plasmid preparation. By using the large-scale screen method in Kit I, all you need to do is to transfer partial colonies of E. coli bacteria directly from the transformation plates into the solutions pro...Guava EasyCyte from Guava Technologies
Description:... with built-in 96-well microplate sampling (with tube options). Now you can screen plates of cells and compounds quickly and easily, without the hassle of man...rms or liquid handling systems to continuously run samples when you need to screen multiple microplates. This is ideal for secondary screening labs that want ...Guava EasyCyte Mini from Guava Technologies
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