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Substance protects resilient staph bacteria

Researchers have identified a promising new target in their fight against a dangerous bacterium that sickens people in hospitals, especially people who receive medical implants such as catheters, artificial joints and heart valves. A substance found on the surface of Staphylococcus epidermidis has, for the first time, been shown to protect the harmful pathogen from natural human defense m...

Grasping metaphors: UC San Diego research ties brain area to figures of speech

What does it take to fathom a proverb ?catch the figurative meaning of "an apple doesn't fall far from the tree"? According to research led by V. S. Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, a region of the brain known as the angular gyrus is probably at least partly responsible for the human ability to understand metaphor.</p...

A vaccine to kill tapeworm

A Vaccine for pigs could help save the 50,000 people a year in poor countries killed by a gruesome parasite. Initial trials suggest it is nearly 100 per cent effective. The vaccine, developed by a team at the University of Melbourne, Australia, targets a tapeworm called Taenia solium. The adult form, caught from eating undercooked pork, grows only inside the human intestine, stealing nutri...

Emerging staph strains found to be increasingly deadly and deceptive

A study of how the immune system reacts to strains of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria--emerging strains that sicken otherwise healthy people, or so-called "community-acquired" infections--has shown for the first time that these strains are more deadly and better at evading human immune defenses than more common S. aureus strains that originate in hospitals and other health-car...

Environmental metagenomics diagnosing extreme environments, tapping opportunities for clean energy

In his recent State of the Union speech President Bush said technology is the best way to break the nation's addiction to oil. The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) is directing the technology of DNA sequencing to scan the environment for processes that will lead to cheaper and easier to produce biofuels. "Through DNA sequencing and the tools of molecular biolog...

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CORNING SPATULA, TAPERED BLADE/SPOON, STERILE from Sigma-Aldrich

Description:Corning single use spatulas have been designed to save time and provide contamination-free samples. They are for those interested in eliminating the recycling and resterilizing necessary with reusable spatulas. Each spatula is individually packaged, RNase/DNase free, non-pyrogenic and antistatic. Linkage: This CLS number is a new product number, created to easily match Cornings product number....
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Rabbit Anti-Staphylococcus Enterotoxin A Polyclonal Antibody, Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugated from Abcam

Description:Rabbit polyclonal to Staphylococcus Enterotoxin A (HRP) ( for all tested applications)....
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MitoLightApoptosis Detection Kit from CHEMICON

Description:Disruption of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential is one of the earliest intracellular events that occur following induction of apoptosis. The MitoLight Apoptosis Detection Kit utilizes a lipophilic cation, termed as MitoLight, as a mitochondrial activity marker. MitoLight partitions differently in healthy cells than in apoptotic cells....
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MutaPLATE Salmonella sp. from Alpco Diagnostics

Description:Screening test for the detection of Salmonella sp. by means of DNA amplification, subsequent molecular hybridization and detection on a microtitre plate....
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MutaPLATE Listeria monocytogenes from Alpco Diagnostics

Description:Screening assay to detect the Listeria monocytogenes in food samples byDNA amplification and molecular hybridization on a microtiter plate....
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Easy Cosmid DNA Purification with StrataPrep Kits

Stratagene plasmid miniprep and midiprep kits aredesigned to isolate up to 20 and 350 g, respectively, of high-purity plasmidDNA from a single spin cup. These kits can also easily purify verylarge plasmids, inc...

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Metapopulation

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Metapneumovirus - a common cause of adults' colds, kids' illness

Researchers are beginning to piece together the scope of this ubiquitous but overlooked bug, which now appears to afflict just about everybody, probably over and over.Even though the virus seems to be rarely serious, its vast presence intrigues microbiologists.// Like many other respiratory bugs, this one is most likely to cause severe illness in infants encountering it for the first...

Misdiagnosis of cataplexy

Cataplexy, transient episodes of bilateral muscle weakness with areflexia provoked by emotions, is a state highly specific to narcolepsy. Cataplexy is diagnosed based on clinical interview. Two screening tools have been // developed recently but their usefulness has been limited because of length or current lack of psychometric data. Used effectively even these screening tests require...

Yoga Guru Ramdev Invited to Tap Ayurveda Potential by Jharkhand Govt

It has been proposed by the Jharkhand government to donate nearly 100 acres of land to guru Baba Ramdev to exploit the potential of Ayurveda.// The yoga guru has also been invited to set up a facility for manufacture and marketing of Ayurvedic medicine preparations using the abundant state reserve of medicinal plants. The government is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU...

Allergic reaction to DTaP vaccine persists in children

It is a must for every child to be vaccinated against diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis. The fifth and last vaccine (DTaP) given to children causes a red splotch to develop on the area. This reaction can last a few days and the problem is that// neither of two common drugs--ibuprofen (Advil) and acetaminophen (Tylenol)--help prevent this side effect. A Group Health Cooperative study appear...

Is There A Strong Link Between Fluoride In Tap Water And Bone Cancer?

In the previous studies it was brought to the public’s notice that fluoride in water causes discolored teeth. It causes fluorosis and does not protect// the teeth from cavities. But now Dr. Chester Douglass and other Harvard researchers reported that fluoridated tap water pose a great risk of boys developing for a rare bone cancer. Douglass is an epidemiology professor at Harvard’s Schoo...

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Disposable Bipolar Pencil - 23 Gauge Tapered Tip

Description:18 gauge tapered fine tip. Lightweight design offers precise hemostasis. Pencil design minimizes tissue trauma and induced astigmatism. Knurled handle provides a sure grip and better manipulation....
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Paparella Incudostapedial Joint Knife

Description:0.5 mm wide x 1.5 mm long. Angled 20 degrees. Octagonal handle....
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Guilford-Wright Incudostapedial Knife

Description:1.5 mm long blade. Square handle....
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House Incudostapedial Joint Knife

Description:0.75 mm diameter blade. Angled 60 degrees. Round handle. Designated most popular model or size....
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Wet-Field Hemostatic Eraser Bipolar Tip (20-23 gauge Tapered/Blunt Point, Curved 150)

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Controlling the Spread of Healthcare Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Requires Active Surveillance

Both methicillin sensitive and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA, MRSA) can cause invasive and life-threatening infections such as osteomyelitis, septicemia, endocarditis, and pneumonia. Healthcare associated MRSA is of particular clinical importance because it is not only predictably cross resistant to all penicillins and cephalosporins, but is also typically resistant to mu...

ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Clinical Findings for Three TAP Compounds for Solid Tumors Are to be Reported at ASCO

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2007 - ImmunoGen, Inc.(Nasdaq: IMGN), a biopharmaceutical company that develops targetedanticancer therapeutics using its Tumor-Activated Prodrug (TAP)technology, today announced that clinical findings for threedifferent TAP compounds for the treatment of solid tumors are to bereported at the 43rd American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)Annual...

Staphylococcus aureus vaccine development on track ? safe and immunogenic in Phase I clinicaltrials

VIENNA, Austria, May 18, 2007 – Intercell AG (VSE,“ICLL”) has been informed by its strategic partnerMerck & Co., Inc. on the results of a Phase I study involvingin total over 120 adult healthy volunteers comparing safety andimmunogenicity of different doses of the Staphylococcus aureusvaccine. The Staphylococcus aureus vaccine is based on a conserved prote...

Tapestry Pharmaceuticals to Present Data on TPI 287 at the 2007 AACR Annual Meeting

BOULDER, Colo., March 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it will presentnew data at the 2007 American Association for Cancer Research(AACR) Annual Meeting, April 14-18 in Los Angeles, Calif.Scientists from Tapestry Pharmaceuticals will discuss preclinicaldata on the Company's lead compound, TPI 287, in a posterpresentation entitled, "TPI...

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