Holes give edge to new MoD armour Jan 6, 2009
"I wouldn't like to have been the first person to have suggested that," said Professor Brown, from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at Porton Down in Wiltshire. He explained: "You shouldn't think of them as holes, you should think of them as edges. When a bullet hits an edge, it gets deflected, and turns from a sharp projectile into a blunt fragment - which is much easier to stop. It doubles the ballistic performance and halves the weight.". (BBC News)
Researchers develop model of brain cancer Jan 6, 2009
"Mouse models of human cancer have taught us a great deal about the basic principles of cancer biology," said Inder Verma, professor in the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute ... Verma is the director of the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
YM BIOSCIENCES RECEIVES CLEARANCE TO INITIATE RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND CLINICAL TRIALS OF NIMOTUZUMAB IN LUNG CANCER AND BRAIN METASTASES FROM LUNG CANCER Jan 6, 2009
Patients will be assessed by laboratory tests, imaging studies, standardized neurologic examination, and neurologic symptoms. The primary efficacy endpoint is intracranial disease progression over six months. (PR Newswire)
Guatemala rights scientist honoured Jan 6, 2009
"We look for documents - anything that can aid in identification; we search for the graves, we excavate them, and exhume the remains. Then everything is taken to the laboratory for analysis.". From the remains, Mr Peccerelli's team tries to construct a picture of what happened at the time of death. (Yahoo News -- Guatemala)
Records: Anthrax suspect behaved strangely Jan 6, 2009
Ivins, who worked in a Fort Detrick biological defense laboratory, died at Frederick Memorial Hospital July 29 as federal authorities were preparing to charge him with mailing the anthrax-filled letters that that killed five people and sickened 17 others in 2001. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
These 50 years have been ones of the resistance and strength of ... Jan 6, 2009
I would not like to see, not even in a laboratory, what would be a U.S. aggression against Cuba because the price that our people would have to pay would be very costly, very high. Although Marti stated it; freedom is very costly and one has to resign oneself to living without it, or be ready to pay the necessary price. (Granma International)
African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human Form Jan 6, 2009
This is interesting and surprising because the parasite found in African thicket rats the only malarial parasite to be discovered first in mosquitoes and only later in a vertebrate host is the most common laboratory model for human malarial research ... "The link between human malaria and rodent malaria is exciting because, if they really are that closely related, our laboratory models might be more powerful for helping to study how to fight the disease," says Perkins ... (June 23, 2004)... (Science Daily)
Testes Stem Cells Change Into Other Tissues Jan 6, 2009
Testes Stem Cells Can Change Into Other Body Tissues. Testes Stem Cells Can Change Into Other Body Tissues. (Science Daily)
St. Marys opens sleep disorder center Jan 6, 2009
Under the direction of Dr. Raman Malhotra, a neurologist, the center offers diagnosis and management of sleep disorders through clinical and laboratory evaluations of patients. Sleep studies are conducted in private bedrooms in a controlled area where brain, heart, muscle and breathing activities are monitored. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Orbiter, finishing a mission, offers a peek at Mars' wrinkles Jan 6, 2009
"That's telling us something about the early history of Mars," said Scott Murchie of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and principal investigator for the spectrometer. Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune)
Scientist at Work | Rob Holman: So much to learn about the oceans from sand Jan 6, 2009
Each offering is dried and transferred to glass laboratory jars a few inches high, which Holman labels by latitude and longitude of their site, as best he can determine them from the sometimes sketchy information his contributors provide. The collection includes sand from all continents, including Antarctica. (International Herald Tribune)
Global Update: Hemorrhagic fever reappears in Congo Jan 6, 2009
Only three cases have been proved by laboratory tests to be caused by Ebola, and because other infectious diseases also affect the region, the true number of cases is not known. But in the meantime, health workers are keeping a close watch on 184 people who may have been infected. (International Herald Tribune)
Angola: Government Suspends Northeastern Border Movements Jan 6, 2009
The first suspect case in the DRC was recorded on November 27 last year and confirmed on December 16, after laboratory testing held in Kinshasa, Gabon and South Africa. At least 13 people died, out of 40 cases recorded in that neighbouring country. (allAfrica.com)
Cancer drug reverses transplant rejection: study Jan 6, 2009
The drug targets these antibody-producing plasma cells and had been shown to suppress transplant rejection in the laboratory before Woodle and his team tested it on patients. The study was published in the journal Transplantation. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
International copper industry defines role in the fight against hospital infections Jan 6, 2009
Results of laboratory testing and clinical trials indicate that they can ... The EPA registration was granted based on independent laboratory tests demonstrating that copper, brass and bronze are more than 99. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Bayard ordinance would regulate outdoor wood burning Jan 6, 2009
The review will determine the verification of laboratory testing and safety standards of the furnace. Also included in the ordinance is the exact location of the outdoor furnace on the owner s property. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Kamehameha gives life-sciences project a boost Jan 6, 2009
5-acre site makai of Ala Moana Boulevard that Kamehameha owns, designed with three-, four- and five-story laboratory towers. A link to more information is at. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Beacon Hill Roll Call: Legislators for Dover and Sherborn restore funding for college initiative Jan 6, 2009
The CDTM includes giving the pharmacist authority to implement, modify and monitor a patient s drugs; order and perform laboratory and other related tests; and provide counseling and education to patients about their medications. Supporters said that 43 other states allow this practice that would increase patient safety and health and reduce medication errors and health care costs. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Health briefs for Jan. 4 Jan 6, 2009
" People with celiac disease/gluten intolerance cannot eat wheat, barley or rye and must maintain a gluten-free diet. Call (858) 278-1413, or visit . There will be attendee-provided gluten-free snacks.Parkinson's group to meet in VistaVISTA ---- The North County Parkinson's Support Group meets at 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive. Topic is issues facing those living with Parkinson's disease. Call (760) 940-2763.Educational workshop for long distance... (North County Times)
Doping lab exploring reasons for Marion Jones' conflicting tests Jan 6, 2009
By Erica Bulman, The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland The laboratory that tested Marion Jones' A and B samples is expected to report to the World Anti-Doping Agency within two weeks on why the results did not match. "The laboratory concerned will conduct a discovery analysis to know why this occurred," WADA director general David Howman said Saturday ... "In any case where the B sample does not match the A sample, we ask the laboratory for a full report. The lab and the technician involved... (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)
Bill Gates' millions to battle TB Jan 6, 2009
"We are in the midst of a new TB epidemic. The world desperately needs an effect vaccine to prevent TB, particularly in adolescents and adults. Dr Jerald Sadoff: New approaches are promising "Through accelerated research and development, a new vaccine could permanently change the trajectory of the epidemic and save millions of lives every year," he added. Two billion people - one out of every three people on Earth - are infected with the TB pathogen, a bacterium called Mycobacterium... (Yahoo News -- Tuberculosis)
Missing infant's body found at dump site Jan 6, 2009
Investigators from the Port Angeles police, Pierce County sheriff s office, Tacoma police and a State Patrol crime laboratory spotted the tiny body about 2:10 p.m. as heavy equipment was used to comb through the partially compacted garbage. The 16-year-old girl put her baby face down into a toilet and allowed it to drown for several minutes until it died. (Longview Daily News, WA)
UTHSC nabs grants totaling $1.1M Jan 6, 2009
The National Center for Research Resources gave a new, $457,024 award to Charles R. Handorf, chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UTHSC. It is a Biomedical Research Support Shared Instrumentation grant that will be used to purchase a whole slide imaging system for the medical school. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases awarded a new, $330,309 grant to Anjaparavanda P. Naren, an associate professor in the Department of Physiology, for... (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
You are my sunshine, Vitamin D Jan 6, 2009
The results are returned to that provider by the laboratory. The charge for testing vitamin D is 65 to 70, with many health plans covering the cost of the analysis. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Scientists can now differentiate between healthy cells and cancer cells Jan 6, 2009
"This also allows us to compare normal versus cancer stem cells from humans in the laboratory - define the differences in terms of genes they express and drugs they respond to. Essentially, we can now use this to find the "magic bullet", a drug or set of drugs that kill cancer stem cells first, and spare the normal healthy ones," he said. "McMaster is uniquely positioned for this discovery platform, and this was the missing ingredient - we have one of the best screening/robotic platforms,... (EurekAlert!)
Study: Can nature's leading indicators presage environmental disaster? Jan 6, 2009
In the new study, Carpenter, Reinette Biggs of Stockholm University and William A. Brock, an economist at UW-Madison, used northern Wisconsin's sport fishery as a laboratory to see if leading indicators of ecological collapse can be detected far enough in advance to avert disaster. "The answer is 'yes' if the policy interventions can be swift and 'no' if there are delays," says Carpenter of the study's results. (EurekAlert!)
Love, money may help weight loss Jan 5, 2009
"From my reading of the literature, one thing we have learned is different things work for different people," Alice H. Lichtenstein, director of the cardiovascular nutrition research laboratory in the Jean Mayer USDA Human Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, said in an interview about weight-loss in general. "There really is no magic answer because we know different people have different triggers with respect to eating.". (Boston Globe)
Abbott dealmaker set to strike Jan 5, 2009
Mr. White may even want to acquire to prop up his laboratory diagnostics business, which he tried unsuccessfully to sell for $8. 1 billion to General Electric Co. in 2007. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Police set to step up hacking of home PCs Jan 5, 2009
Richard Clayton, a researcher at Cambridge University s computer laboratory, said that remote searches had been possible since 1994, although they were very rare. An amendment to the Computer Misuse Act 1990 made hacking legal if it was authorised and carried out by the state. (Times Online)
Expectant Brains Help Predict Anxiety Treatment Success Jan 5, 2009
To study how the brain responds to anticipation, researchers at the UW-Madison Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) as they viewed a set of negative and neutral images. Patients were shown pre-image cues several seconds before each picture so they would know what to expect: a circle before a neutral image and a minus sign before an aversive image. (Science Daily)
Immune Molecule Decreases Severity Of Multiple Sclerosis-like Disease In Mice Jan 5, 2009
10, 2007) A human antibody administered in a single low dose in laboratory mouse models can repair myelin, the insulating covering of nerves that when damaged can lead to multiple sclerosis and other disorders. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Cancer Drug Effectively Treats Transplant Rejections Jan 5, 2009
"We found a body of literature demonstrating that bortezomib works well in suppressing transplant rejection in the laboratory," says Woodle, lead author of the study and chief of transplant surgery at UC. "Moreover, it worked well in models of autoimmune diseases." ... 25, 2008) Kidney transplant specialists have developed innovative laboratory techniques to improve opportunities and success rates for kidney transplant candidates who are at high risk of organ rejection. (Science Daily)
Health briefs for Jan. 4 Jan 5, 2009
" People with celiac disease/gluten intolerance cannot eat wheat, barley or rye and must maintain a gluten-free diet. Call (858) 278-1413, or visit . There will be attendee-provided gluten-free snacks.Parkinson's group to meet in VistaVISTA ---- The North County Parkinson's Support Group meets at 10 a.m. Jan. 14 at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive. Topic is issues facing those living with Parkinson's disease. Call (760) 940-2763.Educational workshop for long distance... (North County Times)
Gabonese research center says Ebola to be soon circumscribed Jan 5, 2009
The finding was based on the initial results of the laboratory of the National Institute of Biological Researches in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) ... Laboratory tests are now taking place in DR Congo, Gabon and South Africa. (Xinhuanet, China)
KPJ raises stake in Lablink Jan 5, 2009
KPJ Healthcare told Bursa Malaysia that LMSB was mainly involved in medical laboratory services and had been supporting the KPJ group since 1992. LMSB recorded a pre-tax profit of RM2. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
New genetic markers for ulcerative colitis identified, researchers report in Nature Genetics Jan 5, 2009
"My laboratory is focused on studying the genetic basis for IBD," said Dr. Duerr. "Through genetic mapping, we and our collaborators are successfully identifying regions of the genome that contain IBD genes. The next steps are to understand the functional significance of IBD-associated genetic variants, and then to develop new treatments that specifically target biological pathways implicated by the genetic discoveries. The overall goal of this work is to improve the lives of the millions of... (EurekAlert!)
Salk researchers develop novel glioblastoma mouse model Jan 5, 2009
D., a professor in the Laboratory of Genetics ... D.; and Fred H. Gage in the Laboratory of Genetics at the Salk Institute. (EurekAlert!)
How the city hurts your brain Jan 4, 2009
In the late 1990s, Frances Kuo, director of the Landscape and Human Health Laboratory at the University of Illinois, began interviewing female residents in the Robert Taylor Homes, a massive housing project on the South Side of Chicago. Kuo and her colleagues compared women randomly assigned to various apartments. (Boston Globe)
Mars rovers roll on to five years Jan 4, 2009
"These rovers are incredibly resilient considering the extreme environment the hardware experiences every day," said John Callas, project manager for Spirit and Opportunity at Nasa's Jet Propulsion laboratory in Pasadena, California ... It recently delayed this year's planned launch to 2011 of a much more capable vehicle, known as the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). (BBC News)
Guatemala rights scientist honoured Jan 4, 2009
"We look for documents - anything that can aid in identification; we search for the graves, we excavate them, and exhume the remains. Then everything is taken to the laboratory for analysis.". From the remains, Mr Peccerelli's team tries to construct a picture of what happened at the time of death. (Yahoo News -- Guatemala)
Internet Searches Signal Health Alert Jan 4, 2009
"The CDC are more conservative and tend to wait for laboratory tests from around the country to see what's postive and where the risk is," Dr. Dillahunty said. Regardless, this should serve as a good reminder that it is not too late to get a flu shot. (MSNBC)
Single Letter In Human Genome Points To Risk For High Cholesterol Jan 4, 2009
The research, led by Jan L. Breslow, head of the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics and Metabolism, brings a new level of understanding to an enzyme called HMGCR, the rate-limiting catalytic engine of cholesterol biosynthesis and the target of the much-revered cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins ... From the literature, the researchers, including Jeffrey M. Friedman, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, and Markus Stoffel, now... (Science Daily)
Impaired Energy Metabolism Linked With Initiation Of Plaques In Alzheimer's Brain Jan 4, 2009
The researchers include Tracy O'Connor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Katherine R. Sadleir, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Erika Maus, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Rodney A. Velliquette, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Jie Zhao, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL; Sarah L. Cole, Northwestern University Feinberg School of... (Science Daily)
Scientists Pull Protein's Tail To Curtail Cancer Jan 4, 2009
9, 2002) Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the University of Washington have discovered a new tumor suppressor gene that is missing or inactive in as many as 60% of breast cancers, and is also. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Novel Pathway Involved In Therapy-resistant Cancers Discovered Jan 4, 2009
3, 2009) Scientists at The Babraham Institute have begun to unpick the complex mechanisms underpinning the development of drug resistant cancers. They have identified a novel target that may help to combat the growing problem of therapy resistant cancers and pave the way for innovative therapeutic approaches. (Science Daily)
Nuke revival puts all risk on customers Jan 4, 2009
Not being left behind are Obama s daughters, who attend the private University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. There the tuition ranges from $15,528 for kindergarten to $20,445 for high school. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Cancer drug reverses transplant rejection: study Jan 4, 2009
The drug targets these antibody-producing plasma cells and had been shown to suppress transplant rejection in the laboratory before Woodle and his team tested it on patients. The study was published in the journal Transplantation. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Doping lab exploring reasons for Marion Jones' conflicting tests Jan 4, 2009
By Erica Bulman, The Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland The laboratory that tested Marion Jones' A and B samples is expected to report to the World Anti-Doping Agency within two weeks on why the results did not match. "The laboratory concerned will conduct a discovery analysis to know why this occurred," WADA director general David Howman said Saturday ... "In any case where the B sample does not match the A sample, we ask the laboratory for a full report. The lab and the technician involved... (Yahoo News -- Track and Field)
New Year, new baby Jan 4, 2009
Kristina works at Mercy Medical Center in the laboratory and Jeremy works at Weatherford. The parents extend a particular thanks to Carrie Raghib, registered nurse midwife at Mercy Medical Center, and Amber Knudsvig, registered nurse at Mercy Medical Center. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
HIV concerns loom over Morrison fight Jan 4, 2009
However, Dr Lou Lewis, who is a consultant for the NSW Boxing Authority, said he'd demand "at the highest level" Morrison be forced to undergo blood tests conducted by an Australian doctor and analysed by a local laboratory. "Absolutely," said Lewis when asked if Morrison would require mandatory tests. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Supplements no antidotes for preventing cancer Jan 4, 2009
Supplements no antidotes for preventing cancer - TheMedGuru. Last Updated: Saturday 3 January 2009 15:58 GMT. (TheMedGuru)
Hospital board looks at new role for Dr. Fung Jan 3, 2009
Under Dr. Fung's recommendation and guidance, Myrtue Medical Center instituted a modern laboratory facility, allowing rapid results without the patient having to leave Shelby County. Dr. Fung is certified in geriatric medicine, and is considered an "expert" in geriatric care amongst his peers. (Harlan Tribune, IA)
'Bug' could combat dengue fever Jan 3, 2009
Australian scientists, writing in the journal Science, found that Wolbachia bacteria spread well through laboratory-bred mosquitoes ... Experts said it remained to be seen how well the bacteria would spread outside the laboratory ... The potential of Wolbachia as a way of controlling mosquito populations has been suggested for some time, but the latest study offers hope - albeit under laboratory conditions - that it might work. (BBC News)
New hospital building set to open Monday Jan 3, 2009
The lab is connected by pneumatic tube to the hospital s main laboratory, so blood samples can be sent beneath the street for testing without anyone leaving either building. Workers moved furniture and other equipment into the building on Friday, along with touching up paint and other last-minute tasks. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Kaiser brings new brand of medicine New clinic opens Monday in a building behind Mary Washington Hospital. Jan 3, 2009
The Fredericksburg office will open with a pharmacy, a laboratory and a staff of 30. Imaging machines will be added later, Ahmed said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Head in bag: More body parts found Jan 3, 2009
Other possibilities include that the remains were dug up from a grave, or were stolen from a medical laboratory. A police spokeswoman said the death was being treated as suspicious, but was not currently a murder inquiry. (Scotsman)
Can Grape Seeds Kill Leukemia? Jan 3, 2009
An extract from grape seeds forces laboratory leukemia cells to commit cell suicide, according to researchers from the University of Kentucky. They found that within 24 hours, 76 percent of leukemia cells had died after being exposed to the extract. (Click2Houston, TX)
NutraSweet going sweeter Jan 3, 2009
The sweetener is being developed at NutraSweet's laboratory in Chicago. Pepsi announced that it plans to use the sweetener initially in three new SoBe Lifewater flavors. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Nothing To Sneeze At: Real-time Pollen Forecasts Jan 3, 2009
The researchers describe using a common laboratory procedure to identify chemical structures in pollen grains that distinguish oak and maple pollen, for instance, from maple and other kinds. They obtained these chemical "signatures" for 15 different kinds of tree pollen with the procedure, termed Raman spectroscopy. (Science Daily)
Structure Of New Botulism Nerve Toxin Subtype Revealed Jan 3, 2009
2, 2009) Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have determined the atomic-level structure of a third subtype of botulinum neurotoxin a deadly toxin produced by certain bacteria that causes the disease botulism, and is also used in cosmetic and therapeutic applications such as reducing wrinkles and calming a hyperactive bladder ... (Credit: Image courtesy of DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory). (Science Daily)
Weakened RNA Interference Reduces Survival In Ovarian Cancer Jan 3, 2009
D., of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Marc Lenburg, Ph. D., and Hua Wang, Ph. (Science Daily)
Africa: Maximising the Benefits of Aids Funding Jan 3, 2009
The report recommends that the donor community should channel more resources into improving infrastructure, with particular focus on increasing the number of laboratory facilities for diagnostic tests. It also calls for the governments in Africa to streamline the supply and logistics chain to ensure a more consistent and uninterrupted supply of ARVs and other essential medicines. (allAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Country Finally Gets New Health Ministers Jan 3, 2009
Diran Onifade, vice-president of the World Federation of Science Journalists, said Osotimehin was an academic who provided "a good example of a scientist that engages with the public. He is not afraid to communicate and is a good role model for other laboratory scientists and professionals in the health sector". Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
What should I eat and drink after working out? Jan 3, 2009
That's why some recent results from Barry Braun and his colleagues at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst's Energy Metabolism Laboratory have caused a stir. One of exercise's prime benefits for those seeking to lose weight is that it heightens insulin sensitivity, which helps to clear sugars from the bloodstream. (Globe and Mail)
Were Clemens' 'implausible' comments perjury? Jan 3, 2009
They portrayed McNamee as an unstable man who had falsely implicated Clemens to avoid being jailed as a drug dealer by the federal prosecution team that broke the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative case. Clemens struck those same notes at the hearing, adamantly denying drug use while accusing McNamee of trying to frame him. (Yahoo News -- Drugs in Sports)
