New Technique for Tracking Gene Regulators
Finding out where gene-regulator proteinsbind to DNA and identifying the genes they regulate just got a stepeasier thanks to a new technique developed by scientists at the U.S.Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory. The techniquecould greatly speed the process of unraveling the role these proteinsplay in turning on and off the genes that establish the very identityof cells ?b...Findings have implications for tracking disease, drugs at the molecular level
Researchers in the laboratory of Boston College Chemistry Professor John T. Fourkas have demonstrated that gold particles comparable in size to a molecule can be induced to emit light so strongly that it is readily possible to observe a single nanoparticle. Fourkas, in collaboration with postdoctoral researcher Richard Farrer and BC undergraduates Francis Butterfield and Vincent Chen, coaxed the...Radio-tracking associated with 'dramatic shift' in water vole sex ratio
Wildlife researchers are being warned that radio-tracking could be affecting the animals they are studying. According to new research published today in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, fitting radio-collars to water voles was associated with a "dramatic shift" in the sex ratio of the animals' offspring, casting doubt on the assumption that radio-tracking does not fund...How satellite tracking revealed the migratory mysteries of endangered Atlantic loggerhead turtles
Their journeys are among the longest in the animal kingdom and they have largely remained a mystery until now. An international team of scientists led by the University of Exeter have uncovered the migratory secrets of endangered loggerhead turtles in West Africa and the results could have huge implications for strategies to protect them. In a paper in the journal Current Biology, Dr Brend...UQ researcher tracking key to healing the brain
Stem cells have long been described as the holy grail of bioscientists. These amazing cells have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body and have to potential to revolutionise medical science. Serving as a sort of repair system for the body, they can theoretically divide without limit to replenish cells lost due to everyday wear and tear, or following injury...Jellyfish partners for sales tracking technology
Greg Kaldor, vice president of mer...Medical College team creates website for tracking flu
The possibility of a pand...Johnson Controls deals for asset-tracking software
The Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls, which provides systems, technology, and services to buildings - inclu...RFID system aids hospital in tracking assets
- The biggest fear for a doctor may be losing a patient, but a significant annoyance is missing equipment. In the hectic environment of a hospital, there are hundreds of supplies to keep track of and no way to watch every one - a process that often leaves doctors rooting around in the supply closet for an IV stand or jumping from room to room in the hunt for a defib...New imaging technique for tracking Alzheimer's
Researchers, for the first time, have shown, using a new imaging technique based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI), how Alzheimer's attacks the brain over time. Until now, MRI was used to show how Alzheimer's disease shrinks the hippocampus, a key area of the brain for memory and learning. And post-mortem studies revealed how the disease devastates even larger brain areas. This is the first time...Tracking the spread of disease with the help of money
Dirk Brockmann, a theoretical physicist at the Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Gottingen conducted a study which helped the researchers to understand the spread of the disease by tracking the spread of humans with the help of money trials.// He tracked more than $450000 worth of $1 bills through US using an online game. This study’s main aim is to understand...Commercialization of drugs by fast tracking is a cause of concern
A senior doctor has by the means of BMJ raised a serious concern over licensing of new drugs for commercialization purposes. // This has come after natalizumab, a new drug for multiple sclerosis, was approved and thereafter recalled after three months. This was done after three trial patients developed a life threatening condition while being treated. The drug was licensed...AIDS Funding Grants Dependant on Tracking Patients' Names Efficiently
The District of Columbia and Maryland may stand to lose heavily in federal AIDS grants if they persist in disallowing local health departments to record identities of people recently diagnosed with HIV infection. // The two jurisdictions figure among many in the country that collect data about new HIV cases using codes and not names. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reco...Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission
The actor-turned-politician, Arnold Schwarzenegger, now Governor of California , is sought to be made out to be the environmental icon of the Centre Right. An overexcited BBC correspondent describes a new legislation AB 32 as Arnold Schwarzeneggers green revolution, confidently predicting that it is the answer to irresponsible energy binge. It will have a a knock-on effect across the US...OmniSight image guided surgery system with Calyx 2 Fluoroscopic Tracking Module
Description:Radionics' new OmniSight image guided surgery system offers full-featured image guidance while maintaining simplicity in design and use. It provides unparalleled three-dimensional visualization, allowing the neurosurgeon to localize critical anatomy and plan optimal surgical trajectories. This new system gives surgeons an easy-to-use, technologically advanced approach to surgical navigation....iRISite Location Tracking System
Description:Mobile Aspects Patient Tracking System enables healthcare facilities to provide a higher level of patient safety and to increase throughput utilizing one low cost infrastructure and one web-based interface. The system utilizes Mobile Aspects active RFID tags, small enough to fit into a patient wrist band, and can house pertinent patient information such as name, procedure, blood type, al...Radianse Indoor Positioning Equipment Tracking
Description:Radianse indoor positioning supports healthcare asset management with a way to locate medical equipment, devices and other portable assets....