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20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...ause heart disease, but which were only now shown to also play a part in bringing cholesterol into cells in the first place.
The scientists are now trying to discover exactly how the novel genes regu...
Treatment For Gaucher Disease From Protalix
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
...ders. Their plant-cell based technology enables a better gene uptake and longer half-life for their cells, creating a more potent treatment which may potentially cut in half the number of hospital vis...
Fiber for Nerve Repair Derived from Chitosan and Polyester
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 19, 2009
...as a texture similar to that of the nanosized fibers of the connective tissue that surrrounds human cells.
The two materials are different and are difficult to blend, but proper mixing is crucial bec...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...researchers haveidentified a key protein, called p16INK4a, that increase in mammalian organs as as cells and tissues age. Recently, they have found out that the protein is also present in human blood ...
Eight Genes That Help Predict Patients Response to Melanoma Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 31, 2009
...see if they could identify ones that could distinguish responders from nonresponders.
"Cancer cells contain massive amounts of information that, if analyzed appropriately, may inform us how to k...
Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Can Repair Heart Tissue
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
... © denn Using an animal model, researchers have shown that injecting adult bone marrow stem cells into skeletal muscle can repair cardiac tissue and thus reverse damages due to heart failure by do...
New HIV Microbicide Can Be Produced in Transgenic Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
...onents. They designed synthetic DNA for producing this molecule and introduced this DNA into plant cells. After regenerating transgenic plants that produce the fusion molecule, they prepared the micro...
Cigarette Smoke Can Prevent Allergies
in Allergies, on May 22, 2009
... the study shows that cigarette smoke can prevent allergies by decreasing the reaction of immune cells to allergens.
Researchers at Utrecht University in the Netherlands found that treatment of mas...
Dana-Farber Researchers Create DNA Origami
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 22, 2009
...heir structures, and the origami forms they create may or may not resemble those created by natural cells," writes InventorSpot's T. Goodman . "Nevertheless, these fine examples of orig...
Anti-Inflammatory Constituents of Ginseng Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 16, 2009
...ntributing to the diverse actions of ginseng in humans".
The scientists treated human immune cells with different extracts of ginseng. They found that of the nine ginsenosides they identified, s...
Konarka Develops Flexible Solar Cells for Windows
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 11, 2009
...ive, and complicated. Konarka, a alternative energy company from Massachusetts has developed solar cells that are both flexible and transparent. These cells can be placed in between the panels of wind...
Vitamin D and Turmeric Supplements Against Allergies
in Allergies, on May 10, 2009
...ith (pollen) allergies ?
In animal studies, turmeric prevents the release of histamine from mast cells. If it works similarly in humans, this would prevent allergy symptoms from developing.
Vitamin...
Spreadtweet is Sneaky, Very Sneaky
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 22, 2009
...tical to Microsoft Excel. The only difference is that instead of all those pesky numbers, the Excel cells are filled with all of your Twitter goodness. All you want in a Twitter client is there: follo...
Stem Cell Transplantation Benefits Type 1 Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on April 14, 2009
...topoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a procedure that uses a patient's own blood stem cells, involves the removal and treatment of the stem cells, and their return to the patient by intra...
Prenatal Learning: What you should know
in Next Nine Months, on April 9, 2009
© get directly down
Many parents talk to their developing child in the womb or play music because they recognize the importance of stimulation for the developing child. There is more and more research to support that prenatal learning and stimulation can be very beneficial in the womb, but wha...
Banana Briquettes
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 8, 2009
© choyaw99 Researchers have developed a method of converting banana crop waste into briquettes as a source of fuel.
First, the banana skins and leaves are mashed to a pulp in a hand-operated domestic meat mincer. This pulp is mixed with sawdust to create a mouldable material - in Rwanda it wo...
Allergy Results from Malfunction of Respiratory Epithelium
in Allergies, on April 4, 2009
... technical, but two recently published studies relate allergies to a malfunction of the epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract particularly the nose and eyes. Apparently birch pollen binds to, ...
Microbes Convert Carbon Dioxide and Electricity to Methane
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 31, 2009
... Researchers have developed microbial electrolysis cells using Archaea species that could use the current to convert carbon dioxide and water to methane without any organic material, bacteria or ...
Marker that Predicts Breast Cancer Metastasis
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 28, 2009
... between blood-borne or systemic metastasis and a three-part association between invasive carcinoma cells, perivascular white blood cells (macrophages) and the endothelial cells that line vessel walls...
Cancer Research UK Announces Nanotech Breakthrough
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 13, 2009
...e development of a treatment "whereby tiny nano particles carried anti-tumor genes into cancer cells and 'zapped' them by causing them to make proteins that killed the cancer," accor...
Bush-era Bans on Stem Cell Research, Lifted By President Obama
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 9, 2009
...ident Barack Obama this Monday - thereby allowing federal financing of medical research using stem cells from discarded human embryos.
According to President Obama:
"This order is an importan...
MIT Student Wins Prize for Nanomedicine Research
in Nanotechbuzz, on March 7, 2009
...loping a technique that utilizes nanosize gold particles to target malignant tumors and kill cancer cells but spares healthy tissue," according to Scientific American's Larry Greenemeier .
...
Caffeine Offers Skin Cancer Protection
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2009
...ainst skin cancer .
For the study, Nghiem's team looked at caffeine's effect on human skin cells in a laboratory that had been exposed to ultraviolet radiation. They found that in cells damag...
How Capsaicin Interacts with Pain Receptors
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 27, 2009
...ceptor acts like a gate to the neurons. When stimulated it opens, letting outside calcium enter the cells until the receptor shuts down, a process called desensitization," study leader Feng Qin, ...
Fast Company 评出了2009年度创新企业50强
in Wangtam, on February 24, 2009
作为与《财富》和《商业周刊》齐名的美国最具影响力的商业杂志之一，《Fast Company》近日评出了 2009 年度" 创新企业50强 "，排名首位的是成功将 Barack Obama 推上总统宝座的"奥巴马竞选团队"。
此外，Google 位居第二、Apple 第四，Cisco 第五、Intel 第六、Amazon 第九、HP 十二、Nokia 十三、Facebook 十五、IBM 十九、任天堂二十一、微软三十四。另外，还有两家中国企业上榜，分别是排名第八的无锡药明康德新药开发有限公司和位居第四十五位的比亚迪：
1. 奥巴马竞选团队
2. 谷歌...
Lactic Acid Bacteria as Vehicle for Anthrax Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 24, 2009
...d releasing it into the small intestine".
There, the vaccine targets the first line of immune cells - dendritic cells - that can trigger the mucosal immune system to respond to and elicit protec...
Rise of the Solar Phones
in The Wireless Weblog, on February 13, 2009
...show what appears to be a version of its KF750 Secret handset with - like the Samsung phone - solar cells covering the rear of the phone's case," writes IDG's Martyn Williams .
And acc...
RHAMM Protein Removes Wrinkles
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 13, 2009
...gh the introduction of a blocking reagent - can be used to selectively induce the generation of fat cells to replace those lost in the aging process. At the same time blocking RHAMM expression also re...
Learn To Love Your Digital Camera Again
in Digital Shot, on February 10, 2009
...ew with money to spare you may want to put aside your urge to buy and tune up your creativity brain cells instead.
Check out this article that gives you great tips on how to improve your picture taki...
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
in Daily Diabetic, on February 3, 2009
...searchers from Northwestern University .
Researchers at Northwestern University treated nerve cells from the hippocampus, one of the brain's critical memory centers, with insulin and the dru...
Taking Hypertable 0.9.2.1 for a ride.
in Googlestack, on February 3, 2009
...vg value size: 22.02 bytes
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Stem Cell Therapy Reverse Multipple Sclerosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 31, 2009
...photo , Image# 6634098 The Telegraph reports of the continuing positive results on the use of stem cells in treating multiple sclerosis in conjunction with a drug called alemtuzumab. The study leade...
Nanotubes with Stem Cells Accelerate Bone Growth
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 31, 2009
... , Image# 5176287 Researchers have discovered that using titanium oxide nanotube implants with stem cells can help accelerate bone growth and healing.
During their research, the group of UC San Die...
Nanosensor for Skin Based Glucose Monitoring
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 30, 2009
...pulls the target chemical-say, sodium-into the polymer from the interstitial fluid, which surrounds cells. To compensate for the newly acquired positive charge of a sodium ion, a dye molecule releases...
First Clinical Trial Using Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injuries
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 28, 2009
...eve restoration of spinal cord function by the injection of hESC-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells directly into the lesion site of the patient's injured spinal cord."
GRNOPC1, Geron&...
Magnesium Sulphate Injections Help Protect Against Cerebral Palsy in Very Premature Babies
in Next Nine Months, on January 28, 2009
...agnesium is vital for normal cell function, may protect against destructive molecules that can harm cells, and in some circumstances improves blood flow.
It is not yet known how magnesium sulphate co...
Congress Intros Nanotech Safety Bill
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 17, 2009
...press release .
"The range of potential applications of nanotechnology is broad - from solar cells to sunscreen, from electronics to energy transformation and storage, to medicine and health,&q...
Artificial Bone Marrow in a Test Tube
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 24, 2008
...hers have developed an artificial bone marrow that could continuously produce red and white blood cells in vitro .
The substance grows on a 3-D scaffold that mimics the tissues supporting bone ...
Nanotubes and the Fight Against Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on December 19, 2008
...ts," Mick writes. "As most chemotherapy agents act as DNA disruptors, and can harm living cells, it is critical to see if they are successfully reaching their targets - cancer cells - and ho...
Hydrocyanine Fluorescent Dyes to Detect Reactive Oxygen Species
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 16, 2008
...s implicated in a variety of inflammatory diseases, including cancer and atherosclerosis- in living cells, tissue samples and in vivo.
The researchers have created six hydrocyanine dyes to date - hyd...
Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Diasease: Genetically Linked
in Daily Diabetic, on December 14, 2008
...tion wherein the body doesn't produce enough insulin to convert blood sugar into energy for the cells. On the other hand, Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine a...
Lack of Sleep Is Genetically Linked To Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on December 8, 2008
...hange blood sugar levels. The key, it appears, is a melatonin receptor, a protein on the outside of cells that senses melatonin in the blood and triggers sleep- or wake-related changes in cells.
The...
How Broccoli Compound Fights Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 6, 2008
...d on results from animal trials showing that it could stop the growth of breast and prostate cancer cells in mice.
In a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
Genetic Blood Test Provide More Accurate Evaluation For Cystic Fibrosis Patients
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 3, 2008
...with a positive therapeutic response: CD36, CD64 and ADAM9. CD36 and CD64 are genes associated with cells' absorption of foreign organisms and cellular debris. ADAM9 is associated with tissue dest...
Basophil-Microarray Based Allergy Assay wins Award
in Allergies, on December 2, 2008
...on a glass slide. A drop of the patient's blood is added before the slide is incubated with the cells causing the symptoms of allergy. Cellular activation can then be analysed to discover which of...
Oral Administration of Garlic Compounds May Treat Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 25, 2008
...y the insulin signalling cascade, which regulates glucose metabolism, but also an enzyme that helps cells to absorb glucose.
...
A New Source of Insulin-Producing Cells?
in Daily Diabetic, on November 25, 2008
... researchers at at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells can form after birth or after injury from progenitor cells within the pancreas that were not...
Pop Culture Probiotic Bars
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 24, 2008
PC Brands have launched the Pop Culture Probiotics bars, shelf stable all-natural bars containing GanedenBC30(TM), a patented probiotic strain from Ganeden Biotech that does not require Refrigeration . The bars are said to contain 10x the amount of live culture than that found in yogurt.
Cur...
Insulin-Producing Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 22, 2008
...ourtesy of iStockphoto , Gary Caviness Singapore researchers have developed pure insulin-producing cells from mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) . The resulting cells have the same sub-cellular struct...
Astragalus Compound May Help in AIDS Treatment
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 16, 2008
...sed in traditional Chinese medicine, can prevent or slow progressive telomere shortening in immune cells , which could make useful in the treatment of HIV infections.
They tested TAT2 in several wa...
Allergies Protect Against Cancer
in Allergies, on November 13, 2008
...external environment-the mouth and throat, colon and rectum, skin, cervix, pancreas and glial brain cells. Likewise, only allergies associated with tissues that are directly exposed to environmental a...
Esophageal Cancer Awareness
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 11, 2008
...esophageal cancer. Barrett's esophagus is a condition in which the color and composition of the cells lining the lower esophagus change due to repeated exposure to stomach acid. Only a small perce...
Stress May Exacerbate Skin Diseases
in Allergies, on October 27, 2008
... Canada, hypothesized that stress could exacerbate skin disease by increasing the number of immune cells in the skin. To test this hypothesis, they exposed mice to sound stress. Dr. Arck's group f...
Novel Antibiotic Candidates from Myxobacteria
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 26, 2008
...st the bacterial RNA polymerase, i.e. the enzyme that reads the DNA of the pathogen. In eukaryontic cells, which human cells are also belonging to, the substances do not attack the RNA polymerase.&quo...
Panasonic Fuel Cells are Bringing Power to the People's Notebooks
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 21, 2008
...rd in green computing, power savings, and energy economy.
Panasonic is not anticipating these fuel cells to be commercially available until 2012, but who knows what developments will erupt in the mea...
Green Fluorescent Protein in Jellyfish is Center of This Year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 9, 2008
...o , for discovering a green fluorescent protein in Jellyfish .
By attaching this protein to cells, scientists have found ways to track and see biological processes under a microscope that were...
Embryonic-Like Stem Cells From Human Testes?
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 9, 2008
... that could sidestep the political and ethical obstacles associated with the use of embryonic stem cells : European researchers were able to figure out how to make sperm-producing testicular ce...
LifeSource Cryobank: Only Company in U.S. to Extract and Store Stem Cells Directly from Bone Marrow
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 8, 2008
...atory - LifeSource Cryobank, LLC - is committed to ensuring the safety and integrity of the stem cells it store in a totally secure environment. Located in Covington, Louisiana , LifeSource opene...
Diabetes May Be Reversed From The Fat Cells
in Daily Diabetic, on October 8, 2008
... reversed by University of California San Diego researchers by killing off "angry" immune cells that reside in obese fat and muscle tissue.
According to Jerrold Olefsky of the University o...
RFID Needle Free Glucose Testing System Closer To Reality
in The RFID Weblog, on October 2, 2008
...hen the element warms up to around 130°C for 30 milliseconds it burns the outer level of dead skin cells which enables access to interstitial fluid beneath the layer to assess the body glucose levels....
Cardiosphere-Derived Stem Cells for Treatment of Heart Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 30, 2008
...CBC) 10th Investor Conference, biotech firm Capricor Inc presented their Cardiosphere-derived Stem Cells or CDC technology , and the multi-billion dollar market potential for heart therapies using CD...
Parents' Guide to Cord Blood Banking
in Next Nine Months, on September 28, 2008
...
Medical Motivations for Banking Cord Blood first, followed by
Diseases treated by blood stem cells
Research on Umbilical Cord Blood , which is in a FAQ format
News Reports , which is in ...
Pentazocine May Protect Against Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
in Daily Diabetic, on September 25, 2008
... what naturally activates them are unknowns. Recent research suggests sigma receptors help protect cells from stress by ensuring an adequate level of the properly folded proteins they need for normal ...
Banking Your Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood
in Next Nine Months, on September 24, 2008
... banking. Most of us were ambivalent about it, knowing the value of cord blood in providing stem cells that could possibly be used in treating illnesses years down the line, not just of our babie...
New Tuberculosis Vaccine Goes Into Clinical Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 12, 2008
... stimulate it as much as possible."
"The vaccine bacteria are taken up by the scavenger cells of the human immune system and end up in their digestion chambers. The genetically engineered m...
Empty Client Approach and AJAX
in Java Entrepreneur, on September 4, 2008
...ever seen it being implemented in enterprise level applications? You might have to strain your grey cells in quoting any example in this regard and there are a few reasons as to why enterprise level a...
Researchers Identify Key Allergy Gene
in Allergies, on August 29, 2008
...as pollen, dust mites or animal hair. These IgE antibodies then work in conjunction with certain cells to get rid of the allergens, a process that gives rise to the symptoms of allergy such as allergi...
Segeln pädagogisch gesehen
in Das Segel Blog, on August 28, 2008
...n Wolfener Gymnasiasten auch Schüler des Berufsschulzentrums, des Bildungszentrums Bayer, Q-Cells und der Sekundarschule Roitzsch beteiligt sind. 17 000 Euro gaben die Sponsoren für die Anschaffung un...
Nanotubes Punching Holes in Cancer
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 28, 2008
... cure cancer. Researchers at Stanford University are using carbon nanotubes to punch holes in tumor cells. Talk about targeted drug delivery! If chemotherapy can be delivered directly into cancer cell...
