Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble
Study shows it predicts severe events in those with known heart disease WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Adding a scan for calcium in the heart arteries to a standard test of blood vessel function helps predict which people with known coronary disease are likely to develop seriou...Breast Cancer TV Spot Wins Four Telly Awards
"Jen's Story" is a riveting 60-second TV spot depicting a biomedical researcher, with breast cancer, in search of new breast cancer breakthroughs WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR) announced today its television spot "Jen's Story" has w...Questionnaire May Help Spot Early Dementia
Experts caution that do-it-yourself test still needs doctors' interpretation,,,, ,, WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new test that evaluates cognitive ability -- and which you can give yourself -- appears to be faster and more accurate than current tests in detecting early deme...New Tests Spot Tough-to-Detect Cancers Sooner
Researchers devise method for early confirmation of bile duct, pancreatic cancers,, WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- Mayo Clinic researchers say they have developed new tests that make it easier to diagnose cancers of the pancreas and bile ducts. In a study, the new tests more ...Researchers Spot Genes Linked to Testicular Cancer
Discovery could help determine which men are at increased risk, scientists say MONDAY, June 1 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified key gene variants tied to an increased risk of testicular cancer. They said the findings are an important step toward understandi...A Bright Spot - Financial Help for Seniors
LANSING, Mich., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Although times are tough, adults 60 and over may qualify for a little extra to help make ends meet. With the Economic Recovery Act, benefits have risen for the first time in years. There is money available to help pay the cost of groceries and Medicare prem...Wild Blueberries Take Top Spot in New Antioxidant Research Study
Cornell University Food Scientists Expand Testing Using Cellular Antioxidant Activity Assay PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Wild Blueberry antioxidant research advanced today with the release of results from a new study showing Wild Blueberries outperformed 2 ...Infant Blood May Provide Insights into Diseases Present at Birth
... test results from samples that have been in storage for as long as nine years." While other researchers have confirmed the stability of blood spot RNA and its ability to reflect diseases, VAI researchers are the first to apply the latest tools in RNA technology to measure the expression of genes ...New Pharma Business Model Increases Pressure on Staff Communicating Trial Data
...g clinical trial results of new drugs in development. With less products making it through development, communications for the ones that do have to be spot on to favorably impact launch success. Marketers see coordination and timing activities as top challenges. One interviewed marketing executive states,...3.5v Spot Retinoscope Set with Rechargeable Handle and Hard Case
Description: Our 3.5v Streak or Spot Retinoscope Sets feature instruments with the brightest light output in the industry, reliable handles, and convenient cases....3.5v Spot Retinoscope Set with Rechargeable Handle and Soft Case
Description: Our 3.5v Streak or Spot Retinoscope Sets feature instruments with the brightest light output in the industry, reliable handles, and convenient cases....3.5v Halogen HPX Spot Retinoscope
Description: 3.5v Halogen HPX Spot Retinoscope provides 40% more light output than conventional scopes and maintains a consistent output level which greatly enhances illumination and produces the sharpest retinal reflex, making refractions....Promising device snags young inventors coveted spot at IShow
The IShow is for young inventors what "American Idol" is for young performers, and a pair of local researchers has won a coveted spot in the IShow finale in Palm Desert, Calif., this weekend. If their unique health-monitoring device wins at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Innovatio...Farmers can spot lame sheep, but fail to prevent footrot spread
Sheep farmers are highly able to spot even mildly lame sheep, but many do not take steps to prevent the spread of lameness in their flocks by catching and treating these animals. A study in the open access journal BMC Veterinary Research is the first to provide evidence for the accuracy of farme...How birds spot the cuckoo in the nest
It's not always easy spotting the cuckoo in the nest. But if you don't, you pay a high price raising someone else's chick. How hosts distinguish impostor eggs from their own has long puzzled scientists. The problem remained largely unsolved while looking at it through our own eyes. It was only whe...Laser can spot illness before symptoms appear
It may not rank among the top 10 causes of death, but decompression sickness can be fatal. Instead of waiting for symptoms to appear, a University of Houston professor is developing a laser-based system that can diagnose the sickness in a matter of seconds. Kirill Larin, assistant professor of b...NMR researchers unlock hydrogen's secrets to spot polymorphism in pharmaceuticals
Researchers at the University of Warwick and Astra Zeneca have found a new way to use solid-state NMR equipment to crack the secrets of hydrogen atoms and thus spot unwanted polymorphs in pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceuticals companies are constantly battling the problem of polymorphism in which an ...TDS takes top spot in region in customer satisfaction rankings
Madison, Wis. - TDS Telecommunications Corp. outperformed all regional major carriers in a J.D. Power and Associates study of overall customer satisfaction, the company reported Tuesday. TDS results in the 2005 Residential All-Distance Telephone Customer Satisfaction Study represent a combin...S.C. Johnson lands in No. 2 spot in Information Week 500 list
Racine, Wis. - S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. made the No. 2 spot in the Information Week 500 , up from 95 th place in 2004. The top spot in this year's list of technology innovators went to Capital One. Seven other Wisconsin organzations, other than S.C. Johnson, made this year's list. Infor...New clues about a hydrogen fuel catalyst
...ifficult subject to pin down. Plucking Atoms One at a Time The results suggested that the active catalyst picks off hydrogen from a particular spot on the ammonia borane molecule: a nitrogen atom in the molecule holding onto two hydrogen atoms. First, the catalyst plucks one hydrogen atom off. Thi...Microban Partners With YogaDirect.com to Launch Yoga Mats With Zinc Antimicrobial Technology
...facturing process, it won't wash off or wear away for peace of mind that lasts the useful lifetime of the yoga mat. "Fitness equipment is a hot spot for the growth of microbes. Microban antimicrobial technology provides an added level of cleanliness protection and the Microban(R) brand reassures Y...Video shows nanotube spins as it grows
...ent was passed lengthwise through the probe and nanotube, and it projected a bright, top-down image of the nanotube onto a phosphor screen. The bright spot was filmed by a video camera, which revealed the nanotube's rotation during growth. In one case, a nanotube turned approximately 180 times during i...PROTEINEER sp: Automated Spot Picker from Bruker Daltonics
Description: Automated Spot Picking A modified digital scanner serves as the spot-picking platform. This scanner requires three of the five standard rack positions on the tray, leaving space for up to 4 micro well plates on the remaining two racks. The software allows for manual selection of single spots by mou...Panomer 9 random oligodeoxynucleotide, Alexa Fluor 647 conjugate from Molecular Probes (Invitrogen)
Description:...odeoxynucleotides are random primers that are labeled at the 5' end with our proprietary Alexa Fluor dyes and they are useful for assessing microarray spot morphology, hybridization potential and channel bleedthrough on DNA microarrays....Panomer 9 random oligodeoxynucleotide, QSY 7 conjugate from Molecular Probes (Invitrogen)
Description:... 9 oligodeoxynucleotides are random primers that are labeled at the 5' end with our proprietary QSY 7 dye and they are useful for assessing microarray spot morphology, hybridization potential and channel bleedthrough on DNA microarrays....PS20 and RS100 preactivated ProteinChip Arrays from Ciphergen
Description:...roups. The PS10 array contains the same binding chemistry as the former PS1 array, but with an updated hydrophobic barrier coating. These arrays are 8 spot chips with 2 mm diameter spots spatially compatible with one column of a standard 96-well microplate (9 mm well pitch). Typical applications include i...LS Series Microarray Laser Scanner from Tecan
Description:...nlimited selection of dyes. Fast - simultaneous 2-color scans will shorten measurement time greatly. Automated Data Processing - automatic spot finding, feature alignment and quantification methods only need to be established once by simply macro recording or a wizard-guided procedure. The def...Mouse IR Cytokine Array 12plex from Pierce Biotechnology, Inc.
Description:...nfrared dye is measured with the Odyssey® or Aerius Infrared Imaging Systems from LI-COR Biosciences. The amount of signal produced in each spot is proportional to the amount of each cytokine in the original standard or sample....