UW's Rosetta software to unlock secrets of many human proteins
University of Washington TechTransferrecently licensed software that will give scientists a huge advantagein the fight against disease.The software, known as Rosetta, predicts how proteins fold, informationthat is highly valuable to biological and biomedical researchers.UW Tech Transfer's Digital Ventures licensed Rosetta software withoutcharge to the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), a...Gene Therapy For Parkinson's Disease Moves Forward In Animals
An international team of scientists has used gene therapy in two separate studies to renew brain cells and restore normal movements in monkeys and rats with a drug-induced form of Parkinson's disease. The research, detailed online in the scientific publications Brain and The Journal of Neuroscience, essentially describes one strategy to halt Parkinson's disease at its onset and another st...FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Home-Use Diagnostic Kits Marketed by Globus Media
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use unapproved home-use diagnostic test kits that have been marketed nationwide via the Internet by Globus Media, Montreal, Canada. The use of these products could result in false results that could lead to significant adverse health consequences. The illegal kits are labeled as: Rapid HIV Test Kit. * Rapid Syphilis Te...NJIT Presidential Award winner takes stem cell research another step
Treena Arinzeh, a young professor who last year won a Presidential Award, the nation's highest scientific honor, is bringing the promise of stem cell research one step closer to reality. Arinzeh, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT, is researching the use of stem cells to induce bone repair. Her research will help diabetics whose impaired bones will not properly heal...South America's vast pantanal wetland may become next everglades, UNU experts warn
South America's giant Pantanal wetlands, one of the world's most bio-diverse ecosystems, is at growing risk from intensive peripheral agricultural, industrial and urban development ?problems expected to be compounded by climate change, United Nations University experts warn. Covering more than 165,000 square kilometers ?an area roughly equal to Florida ?in the heart of South America, the P...LabX Light Balance Software from Mettler Toledo, Inc.
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The International Community has warned India that it is time to treat the HIV situation as a national emergency. Experts attending the Peoples Health Assembly at Dhaka, Bangladesh , have cautioned India not to be complacent about the looming HIV crisis in the country. Rebuffing the optimistic statement of Union Health Minister, Dr.C.P.Takhur, the experts said if corrective measures are no...Beware of the oral patch! It could be cancer!!!
Oncologists have warned that the common white patches found inside the mouth can lead to oral cancer in many cases. A simple genetic test can help pinpoint if the patches could become cancerous or not.Scientists at the University of Oslo spearheaded this research. If identified early and treated, leukoplakia, as the patches are known, can be cured and the occurrence of cancer prevented....Award for TTK Chitra heart valve prosthesis
TTK Healthcare and Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology have bagged theNational award for successful commercialization of indigenous technology 2001 for developing artificial heart valve prosthesis.It is a tilting disc valve design incorporating a metallic housing, which is integrally machined from a cobalt based wrought alloy. The circular disc inside is made of ul...Vannas Capsulotomy scissors angled forward
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Monitoring patient glucose levels and determining the response to intervention is critical when working with diabetic clients. The benefit of doing so in improved outcomes for both type 1 and type 2 diabetes has been clearly established by clinical trials conducted in both the U.S. and the UK1. Self- monitoring by patients of glucose levels, and the data provided is especially important for p...Gene Chips to Detect CYP Variations: A New Step Toward Customized Medical Therapy.
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Lakeridge Healths large multi-site lab faced challenges with manual document control processes and accreditation management challenges which were exacerbated by staff shortages and growing test volumes. The lab realized that better document control was essential for accreditation compliance and also to enable their laboratorians to more efficiently access and manage do...Vastox Awarded £400,000 Grant to Support R&D at Carbohydrate Chemistry Facility
OXFORD, England, 20 June 2007 - VASTox plc (AIM: VOX), a leadingUK biotechnology company, announces that it has been awarded agrant of £400,000 by the Welsh Development Agency(”WDA”) under the SMARTCymru scheme. The grant,which runs for 12 months, will support the research and developmentwork undertaken at VASTox’s Aberystwyth facility and providesrecognition of...