Newer imaging techniques may lead to over-treatment
Newer imaging technologies allow physicians to visualize more of the arteries in the lungs, including detecting small blood clots not previously seen, but seeing more may have little impact on the patient's outcome, a new study suggests. The study included 198 patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. About half of the patients (98) had a multidetector CT (MDCT) examination; 100 patients...Techniques available to detect soil that inhibits destructive soybean pest
Identification of soils that inhibit a tiny soybean-destroying organism is an important tool in reducing yield losses, according to a Purdue University plant pathologist. Soybean cyst nematodes cause between $800 million and $1 billion annually in crop losses in the United States, according the American Phytopathological Society. However, techniques are available to find soils that specifi...Rice bioengineers pioneer techniques for knee repair
A breakthrough self-assembly technique for growing replacement cartilage offers the first hope of replacing the entire articular surface of knees damaged by arthritis. The technique, developed at Rice University's Musculoskeletal Bioengineering Laboratory, is described in this month's issue of the journal Tissue Engineering. "This has significant ramifications because we are now beginning...Evolutionary biology research techniques predict cancer
In diverse ecosystems, packed with wildly different species, evolution whizzes along. As different species accumulate mutations, some adapt particularly well to their environment and prosper. It happens in marine sediments, mountain forests ?and, as a new study illustrates, in precancerous tumors, too. In a study published online today in Nature Genetics, Carlo Maley, Ph.D., a researcher a...U of MN uses robotic surgery techniques in cardiac cell therapy research
Researchers at the University of Minnesota were successful in using robotic surgery to deliver stem cell treatment to damaged heart tissue in pigs. <...Fingerprinting II Informatix Dimensioning Techniques from Bio-Rad
Description:Fingerprinting II Informatix dimensioning techniques is an optional module that adds principal component analysis, multidimensional scaling, discriminant analysis and MANOVA, and self-organizing maps to the Fingerprinting II Informatix software package....Fingerprinting II Dimensioning Techniques from Bio-Rad
Description:Fingerprinting II dimensioning techniques is an optional module that adds principal component analysis, multidimensional scaling, discriminant analysis and MANOVA, and self-organizing maps to the Fingerprinting II Basic software package....Essential Techniques: Antibody Production from Promega
Description:Edited by P.J. Delves (1997) An up-to-date review of antibody-raising technologies, this volume provides researchers with immediate access to the protocols they require every day....Essential Techniques: Gel Electrophoresis: Proteins from Promega
Description:Edited by D.M. Gersten (1996) Provides comprehensive descriptions of the techniques available for analytical gel electrophoresis of proteins and offers clear step-by-step protocols for all of the most important procedures....New MailFoundry product fights latest spam techniques
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Part I - E. col Prepared by the R & D Lab, New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc. The following document outlines step-by-stepprocedures for carrying out a benchtop fermentation,particularly when using an NBS fermentor. Provided in aquestion and answer format, this article cov...UW-Madison tries new techniques for nanotech
A partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland may have uncovered a new solution for building nanoelectronics. Nanotechnology is typically difficult to work with because of the complex patterns involved and their extremely small size – sometimes down to the scale of individual molecules. Current methods to replicate...New Laser Techniques cure degeneration of the eye
Latest Laser techniques are being developed on a daily basis. One of these latest laser techniques is helpful in the treatment of those suffering from a degenerative eye condition. This degenerative condition cause blood vessels to grow underneath the retina and leak fluid, causing scarring and loss of vision. Eye specialists have come up with a new therapy called the Photodynamic Therap...Comparing Breast surgery techniques
After a long period of study, it shows little difference in outcome between radical and more conservative breast surgery. The radical mastectomy - total removal of the breast and the nodes under the armpit// - is far less often done nowadays as a treatment for breast cancer. Surgeons are more likely to opt for a simple mastectomy or even a lumpectomy, which just removes the lump and conserves the...New fertility drug development techniques by Organon
In the 7th International Symposium on GnRH Analogs in Cancer and Human Reproduction, Organon presented new techniques of development of fertility drugs. Organon scientists have succeeded in customizing the follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) molecule by adding a hybrid subunit, which extends FSH's active life. This was achieved through an international collaboration. This longer active life will me...Preventing Strokes Using Less Invasive Techniques
A new study suggests techniques used to clear arteries blocked by heart disease can also be used on the carotid artery to prevent stroke.// Three years after studying 180 patients researchers say their results show angioplasty and stenting are as effective as surgery. During the procedure, physicians insert a catheter through a hole in an artery in the groin and thread it through to the...Conventional pap smears techniques to detect cervical cancer are here to stay
A new technique thought to replace the conventional Pap smear was proved that it was not more reliable. This new technique, which made use of the liquid-based// cytology (LBC), was introduced across Scotland. But researchers yesterday proved that this new technique is not more reliable than the older one. The Scottish Executive of the health department assured that he would...