UCSD team discovers specialized, rare heart stem cells in newborns
The first evidence of cardiac progenitor cells ?rare, specialized stem cells located in the newborn heart of rats, mice and humans ?has been shown by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. The cells are capable of differentiation into fully mature heart tissue. Called isl1+ cells, these cardiac progenitor cells are stem cells that have been progr...Migratory songbirds have a specialized night-vision brain area
Neurobiologists have discovered a specialized night-vision brain area in night-migratory songbirds. They believe the area might enable the birds to navigate by the stars, and to visually detect the earth's magnetic field through photoreceptor molecules, whose light-sensitivity is modulated by the field. The researchers published their findings May 23, 2005, in the early online edition of t...Specialized immune-system B cells play double-barreled role
A specialized subpopulation of the antibody-producing B cells of the immune system plays a "double-barreled" role in triggering both kinds of immunity -- innate and acquired, Duke University Medical Center immunologists have discovered. The division of labor between B-1a and B-1b cells they have uncovered offers basic insights that could contribute to more rational development of vaccines, they s...Biologists Crack Genetic Code for Specialized Spider Silk
Defects in a single gene can result in two immune system disorders that leave affected individuals vulnerable to frequent or unusually severe infections, according to new findings reported in the August issue of Nature Genetics. The discovery may lead to new diagnostic tests for these two inherited conditions ?immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and common variable immunodeficiency (CVID). Currentl...Calcium Plus Assay Kit, Superior Detection for Specialized Targets
HIGHER MAXIMUM SIGNAL RAPID PROCEDURE COMPATIBLE WITH MORE TARGETS SUITABLE FOR HTS APPLICATONS The Calcium Plus Assay Kit provides a reliableand homogeneous method for detecting changesin intracellula...Specialized Clinics For Manipur's AIDS Patients
Hundreds of people living with HIV/AIDS in Manipur have hope at hand with an international aid agency deciding to set up specialised clinics for their care and treatment//.The Nobel prize-winning Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF) or Doctors Without Borders has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Manipur government to provide healthcare services, particularly to those living with HIV/AID...London Hospital Provides Specialized Care For Pregnant Women
A dramatic improvement in the maternity care is expected, with a London- based NHS hospital willing to offer a privileged one to one service, for pregnant women who pay £4,000. The novel scheme would be implemented at the Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital. // The provision of such a cost-effective one-to-one service during final stages of pregnancy and labour has been a target impo...Studies Show Brain becomes Less Specialized With Age
According to studies published by Yale University and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, earlier this month One of two separate areas of the brain light up when young people look at a house or a face // , but each image activates both areas of the brain at the same time in older people. The researchers though not yet sure, one theory according to Christy Marshuetz, assistant...US Offers Specialized Equipment To Fight Bird Flu In Nigeria
The United States has supplied the latest equipment and supplies worth $356 500 To Nigeria in an effort to help the African country battle bird flu. // The US embassy in Nigeria said that this equipment includes sprayers, rubber boots, GPS units, first aid kits, gloves and disinfecting brushes. US ambassador John Campbell said, "We have not given up the fight to stamp out this horrible dise...Africa Set to Control Malaria Using Specialized Software
Simply switching on computers all over the world could help to tackle one of Africa's major challenges - malaria - with the installation of a specialized software.// Africa@home, a project conceived by CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire - the European Organisation for Nuclear Research) - lets volunteers download the software that crunches potentially insightful...Specialized Coagulation Testing
Description:Machaon Diagnostics is a clinical reference laboratory, specializing in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of hemostatic and thrombotic conditions. Started as a collaboration of four laboratory scientists, Machaon Diagnostics has a defined vision to deliver customizable reference lab testing to the healthcare and bioscience industries....