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20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...g to new treatments for heart disease and other cholesterol-related diseases.
Of the 20 genes the scientists identified as involved in regulating cholesterol levels and uptake, 12 were previously unk... ...Using RNA interference technology, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have identified 20 genes involved in cholesterol metabolism , potentially leading to new treatments for h...
ExxonMobil funds climate sceptics
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
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Fascinating to read the report of scientists warning Congress about "climate alarmism". It's fascinating because the crew includes retired manager for strategic planning at ExxonMo...
Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
...heir names on medical journals. Bloomberg reports: "Lilly employees compiled a guide to hiring scientists to write favorable articles, complained to journal editors when publication was delayed a...
Antioxidant Vitamins Against Women's Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on June 8, 2009
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American scientists have validated in their studies that increased intake of antioxidant vitamins protect women against cancer.
for every 1,000 microgram increase per 1,000 kcal o...
Planes, trains & automobiles & climate change
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
...es than driving. But now a new study, reported here , suggests that not be the case. According to scientists, there are hidden emissions from the oil, gas or coal used to power the public transport....
New HIV Microbicide Can Be Produced in Transgenic Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
... © Sully Pixel Scientists have developed a new anti-HIV drug as well as a possible means of producing the drug in large quantities using transgenic plants.
In the research paper, Ma and colleagu...
P[acman]-Generated Gene Libraries for Drosophila melanogaster
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 25, 2009
...n Venken (http://flypush.imgen.bcm.tmc.edu/lab/koenv/index.html) in Bellen's laboratory- allows scientists to study large chunks of DNA in living flies. The vector - officially P/phiC31 artificial...
Dana-Farber Researchers Create DNA Origami
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 22, 2009
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a technique for folding sheets of DNA, like origami, into multilayered objects. The research was published in the May 21 issue of Nature .
"This is something that nature is very good at - making many complex machines with...
Anti-Inflammatory Constituents of Ginseng Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 16, 2009
... © centralasian Scientists have identified immunologically active components in ginseng, an herb used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine.
Allan Lau led a team of researchers from the... ... © centralasian Scientists have identified immunologically active components in ginseng, an herb used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine.
Allan Lau led a team of researchers from the...
Yahoo 推出一个 Twitter 克隆站：MEME
in Wangtam, on May 15, 2009
...ientists after it identified the meme as a fragment of culture or behavior that is replicated in the brain brain in a manner similar to what happens to genes in biology.
It is clear that the term &qu... ...entified the meme as a fragment of culture or behavior that is replicated in the brain brain in a manner similar to what happens to genes in biology.
It is clear that the term "meme" as use...
New Heart Studies with Focus on Prevention and Early Diagnosis
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 14, 2009
...of the Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management business and senior vice president at Medtronic. "Our scientists and engineers continue to transform cardiac disease through innovative therapies and mark... ...dership in meeting unmet medical needs to improve the lives of patients," said Pat Mackin, president of the Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management business and senior vice president at Medtronic. &quo...
Carotenoids Against Metabolic Syndrome
in Daily Diabetic, on April 27, 2009
...inked to increased risks of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
In a new study by Dutch scientists , middle-aged and elderly men with highest average intake of all carotenoids had a 58 per ...
Are economists to blame for the financial crisis?
in Sox First, on April 23, 2009
...who does not know they are unreliable?-but that their delusions should be supported and promoted by scientists of the rank and caliber of economists might easily shake our confidence in the reliabilit... ... Rodrik writes: "The problem is that economists (and those who listen to them) became over-confident in their preferred models of the moment: markets are efficient, financial innovation transfers...
Climate change flood warning
in Sox First, on April 20, 2009
...has warned of more extreme weather events including regular flooding and one of Australia's top scientists has warned that the world has only six years to act to avoid the damaging impact of the...
UB Researchers Develop Nanotech Addiction Treatment
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 11, 2009
... at the University at Buffalo have developed a new nanotech treatment for drug addiction.
"Scientists in UB's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and UB's Department o...
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...
Low-Sugar Vegetable Juice For Diabetics, Coming Soon
in Daily Diabetic, on March 27, 2009
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A low -calorie, low-sugar vegetable juice for diabetics have been developed by Chinese scientists . The said vegetable juice uses lactic acid-producing bacteria (LAB) - a known probiotics ...
Foundation for NIH Facilitated Partnership Announced Availability of Alzheimer’s Genome Biomarker Data
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 20, 2009
...er data for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is ready to be shared with scientists world-wide for further analysis. Such were the announcement of the Foundation for the Na... ...izations.
This ongoing $60 million, 6-year ADNI study is the most comprehensive effort to date to identify brain and other biological changes associated with memory decline, and it will provide the ...
Bioremediation of Chromium-Contaminated Waste with Acetic Acid
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 13, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 3765679 Scientists have discovered that the addition of dilute acetic acid or vinegar can help jumpstart bioremediation of chromium-contaminated industrial ...
Climate change deniers on the increase
in Sox First, on March 13, 2009
...se. Two years ago, it was 38%.
What's bringing this on? Particularly at a time like this when scientists are meeting in Copenhagen to lay the foundations for some sort of global accord on the cl...
Gene Therapy for Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7126655 Scientists may have found a promising new treatment for obesity using gene therapy . They have discovered that a particular gene called BDNF , can ...
Bush-era Bans on Stem Cell Research, Lifted By President Obama
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 9, 2009
...ience in America.
Promoting science isn't just about providing resources. It is about letting scientists ... do their jobs, free from manipulation or coercion, and listening to what they tell us... ...sy of iStockphoto , Image# 4344837
The bush-era bans on stem cell research has been lifted by President Barack Obama this Monday - thereby allowing federal financing of medical research using stem ...
Climate change battle lost?
in Sox First, on March 9, 2009
...es of reaching a global accord on climate change are sinking fast, according to two leading climate scientists. The Times reports that Professor Kevin Anderson, director of the Tyndall Centre for Cl...
200,000 Rice Mutants Available for Study
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 6, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 4796039 Scientists are organizing a repository of genetically modified rice plants in the hope of understanding the function of the approximately 57,000 ge...
Biomarkers for Severity of Chikungunya Fever Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2009
... 10 patients who developed the disease during Singapore's CHIKF outbreak in January 2008, the scientists found that the levels of three specific biological factors, namely interleukin-1 beta, (... ... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7107223 Researchers have identified three specific biomarkers which can provide an accurate indication of the severity of Chikungunya fever (CHIKF), a vi...
Signieren & Co.
in Selbst und Ständig, on March 5, 2009
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Pollution-Related Asthma May Start in the Womb
in Allergies, on February 27, 2009
...the CCCEH birth cohort of mothers and children living in Northern Manhattan and the South Bronx, UC scientists analyzed umbilical cord white blood cell samples from 56 children for epigenetic alterati...
New Raspberry Variety: Moutere Red Raspberry
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 26, 2009
...rm size, bright red berries, suitable for consumption as early season high-grade fresh berries. The scientists note that high yields of large attractive fruit can be produced in fertile soils with goo...
Cinnamon May Improve Blood Sugar Levels
in Daily Diabetic, on February 21, 2009
...y may improve people's control of blood glucose levels. Such were the findings of Scandinavian scientists .
Ingesting the spice led to reductions in blood insulin levels, the hormone responsibl...
Researchers Announce Significant Advance in Nanoscale Storage
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 20, 2009
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Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a method to arrange nanoscale elements precisely over large surfaces, which co...
Passive Tags to work on power pulled out of thin air?
in The RFID Weblog, on February 19, 2009
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This is what scientists from University of Washington and Intel intend to achieve in the near future - passive tags which would work on power derived from air. If I talk in near technical terms t... ...ed circuit board wired to a set top television antenna.
The WARP device is a part of the Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform or WISP project undertaken for building passive RFID tags which ...
Genetic Sequencing of Cold Virus
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 195814 Scientists have successfully mapped the genome of all known human rhinoviruses , which causes the common cold which in turn is responsible for about ...
RHAMM Protein Removes Wrinkles
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 13, 2009
... Scientists have discovered that a protein which plays a role in cancers and tissue repair may also hold potential in removing skin wrinkles. The protein, called RHAMM, for Receptor for Hyaluronan ...
Using Biotechnology in Cultural Heritage Conservation
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 10, 2009
...nservation Forum held this week in Caracas, Venezuela, curators will be collaborating with biotech scientists to find ways to restore and prevent the decay of art and cultural artefacts using biotech...
Biomaterials Asia 2009
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 1, 2009
... Airport Hotel, Hong Kong
This event, with keynote speakers drawn from the world's best scientists, will provide an unparalleled opportunity for researchers, technologists and clinicians i...
The Exercise That Cuts Diabetes Risk: Brief, Rigorous
in Daily Diabetic, on January 30, 2009
...cess sugars and fight diabetes. Such were the findings reported at the BMC Endocrine Disorders by scientists from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
They found that insulin sensitivity...
Nanosensor for Skin Based Glucose Monitoring
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 30, 2009
...ecule fluoresce. The level of fluorescence increases with the concentration of the chemical target. Scientists can swap in different recognition molecules to measure different targets, including chlor...
Green Tea Against Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on January 29, 2009
...n reduce a woman's risk of breast cancer by 12 percent .
Writing in the Journal of Nutrition, scientists report that the "modest" reduction was observed for regular tea drinkers, compa...
Obama Welcomed By Scientific Community
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 25, 2009
Scientists the world over are celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama and see it as the end of the stifling Bush administration policies.
During the Bush administration scientific findings that didn't agree with his theocratic views were held up or discredited without scientific evidence.
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French Scientists Say Cleaner Air Could Be Causing Global Warming
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 18, 2009
...e is caused by humans or is it a naturally occurring event whose time has come again.
Not only can scientists not agree on the cause and now, to further confuse the issue, French scientists say that ...
Turning Up The Heat On Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 9, 2009
...ational golf industry in North America. My comments were based on a climate study done by leading scientists and meteorologists using computer models.
It painted a grim picture of drought and heat ...
American Scientists Use Quantum Mechanics To Levitate Tiny Object
in Exclusive from our news room , on January 7, 2009
...In a quiet, but excited manner, an announcement was made earlier today in Chicago by scientists working under the direction of Federico Capasso, an applied physicist at Harvard University.
Althou...
Moissanite Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on January 1, 2009
...rizona . These natural Moissanite crystals were too scarce and tiny to set into jewelry. For years, scientists tried in vain to re-create these rare and extraordinarily brilliant crystals. Only recent...
Liquid Wood Suitable for Toy Manufacture
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 21, 2008
...re left out in the rain or if children suck them. With the aid of suitable additives, the TECNARO scientists were able to modify the bio-plastic in such a way that it survives contact with water and s...
RFID to bring back Australian Rainforests to shape
in The RFID Weblog, on December 16, 2008
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We simply cannot survive if we don't care about our environment and Australian scientists know about it therefore they are making an effort to ensure that the endangered rainforests of Austra... ...lution for protection and restoration of environmentally sensitive forests.
As per Aila Keto, President, Australian Rainforest Conservation Society:
This is a wonderful, internationally significan...
Brain Enzyme Regulates Appetite and Weight Gain
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 14, 2008
... Scientists have determined that an enzyme in the brain called p70 S6 Kinase 1 or S6K may play a role in preventing weight gain and obesity. The researchers injected rats with special viruses t...
Compound In Broccoli May Inhibit Tobacco Smoke-Related Lung Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 8, 2008
...auliflower) may inhibit lung cancer from tobacco smoke. Such were the findings of a mice study by scientists from the University of Minnesota.
Indeed, mice fed the highest amount of I3C had 88 per...
How Broccoli Compound Fights Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 6, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 3214889 UC Berkley scientists have identified a compound found in broccoli which may be responsible for its anti-cancer properties. The compound, indole-3... ... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 3214889 UC Berkley scientists have identified a compound found in broccoli which may be responsible for its anti-cancer properties. The compound, indole-3...
Genetically Modified Anthocyanin-Rich Tomatoes
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 27, 2008
...re Biotechnology , doi:10.1038/nbt.1506.
Note: Two years ago, I reported on the work of a group of scientists from Oregon State University also working on purple tomatoes ....
Hydrogen Sulfide May Play A Role Against High Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 27, 2008
...orless, flammable gas that is responsible for the foul smell found in flatulence and rotten eggs.
Scientists believe that with some further experimenting on this issue some new medication can be cre...
Gpr41 Receptor Molecule in Intestines, Target for Anti-Obesity Drugs?
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 20, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Sebastian Kaulitzki Scientists have identified a receptor molecule present in the intestinal wall called Gpr4 , that, when activated by wastes of gut bacteria,... ... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Sebastian Kaulitzki Scientists have identified a receptor molecule present in the intestinal wall called Gpr4 , that, when activated by wastes of gut bacteria,...
Aspirin: A No-No For Heart Attack in Diabetics?
in Daily Diabetic, on October 17, 2008
... attack in diabetes patients. As aspirin may increase the risk of bleeding in this patient group.
Scientists at the University of Dundee gave 1,276 diabetics aspirin, an antioxidant or a placebo, an...
Review Says Probiotics Not Effective in Eczema Treatment
in Allergies, on October 16, 2008
...by their doctors to eat more probiotic-containing food products.
Just recently however, a group of scientists reviewed data from not one, but 12 randomized controlled trials comparing probiotics ...
Non-Invasive Blood Test for Fetal Genetic Anomalies
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 12, 2008
...equencing technology to identify millions of unique sequence "tags" in the fetal DNA, the scientists were able to correctly identify the 12 women who carried aneuploid fetuses and the six wh... ...ing a "shotgun sequencing" strategy using a high-throughput gene sequencing technology to identify millions of unique sequence "tags" in the fetal DNA, the scientists were able to ...
The Good News is You'd Make a Fine Ninja
in The Gadgets Weblog, on October 9, 2008
...ffer from premature ejaculation, but at least you might make a good ninja. Let me explain...
Dutch scientists have isolated and identified a gene that is responsible for premature ejaculation. It see... ...on, but at least you might make a good ninja. Let me explain...
Dutch scientists have isolated and identified a gene that is responsible for premature ejaculation. It seems there is a gene that contr...
Green Fluorescent Protein in Jellyfish is Center of This Year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 9, 2008
... 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 previo...
GIF1 Gene: Key To High-Yield Rice
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 29, 2008
...grains of rice. If invertase is not active, the rice plant cannot produce edible grains."
The scientists found that invertase activity in the mutant strain was only 17 percent of the activity th... ... A gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice grains has been identified, and may thus be useful for breeding high-yield rice.
"The GIF1 gene is responsible for controlling the ...
Banking Your Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood
in Next Nine Months, on September 24, 2008
...ain chronic illnesses, opt out. One other angle to consider is the value of cord blood, given that scientists are also now using stem cells from non-embryonic organs, such as the bone marrow .
How a...
Novel Prostate Cancer Treatment, Pioneered at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI)
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 18, 2008
... for the treatment of prostate cancer is being pioneered in development and commercialization by scientists at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) in Toronto.
The said treatment is called magnet...
Gene Therapy for Chronic Pain Goes on Clinical Trial
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 16, 2008
... Scientists from the University of Michigan will begin a phase 1 clinical trial for the treatment of cancer-related pain using gene therapy: a novel gene transfer vector injected into the skin to ...
Drink Chamomile Tea Against Diabetes Complications?
in Daily Diabetic, on September 16, 2008
...inal cure-all to treat a variety of medical problems including stress, colds, and menstrual cramps. Scientists recently proposed that the herbal tea might also be beneficial for fighting diabetes, but...
Protein Biomarkers in Urine for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 11, 2008
...or of the presence and progress of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) disease in cattle.
The scientists analysed the proteins in urine samples taken from four infected and four healthy cows of ... ... 6961047
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Rob Broek Researchers have identified proteins in urine samples which may be used as an indicator of the presence and progress of Bovine Spongiform Encepha...
Researchers Identify Key Allergy Gene
in Allergies, on August 29, 2008
...igh affinity IgE receptor , which plays a major role in controlling allergic responses. The team of scientists led by Dr. Stephan Weidinger from the Technische Universität München and Dr. Thomas Illig... ... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6591906
German researchers report having identified a major gene for allergic diseases .
The newly discovered FCER1A Gene encodes the alpha chain o...
Poly-D-Lysine Matrix for Growing Animal-Free Stem Cells
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2008
... Scientists have developed an alternative to animal-based materials such as Matrigel-coated plates for culturing the stem cells , which produce cells that are cells unsuitable for medical use. Fir... ...lturing the stem cells , which produce cells that are cells unsuitable for medical use. First, they identified a specific signaling pathway, called Rho-Rock, which the hESCs use during colony formatio...
Looking Through The Eyes of Diabetes-Related Health Issues
in Daily Diabetic, on August 21, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, David H. Lewis
Volunteers are wanted by a team of scientists from Aston University in Birmingham (UK) in order to carry out a unique study using the eyes to det...
Tabebuia impetiginosa Extract May Help Reduce Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease Risks
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 14, 2008
... Using rats as animal models, scientists have been able to demonstrate that extracts derived from the Central and South American-native plant Tabebuia impetiginosa (also known as Pink Ipê or Pink... ...th and a paper is currently in press. The researchers say that futher studies will be conducted to identify the active compounds in the extracts.
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Anti-Cancer Drug Candidate Largazole
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 9, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tammy Peluso
Scientists have identified a compound called largazole , produced by cyanobacteria that grow on coral reefs off the coast of key largo , that ... ... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tammy Peluso
Scientists have identified a compound called largazole , produced by cyanobacteria that grow on coral reefs off the coast of key largo , that ...
Silk Optics: Biodegradable and Biocompatible Optics
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 7, 2008
...actured and stored at room temperatures without use of toxic chemicals.
To form the devices, Tufts scientists boiled cocoons of the Bombyx mori silkworm in a water solution and extracted the glue-l...
Kiwi Fruit's Expressed Sequence Tags Published
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 4, 2008
...that indicate the presence of genes linked to desirable fruit traits. ESTs are essential in helping scientists identify the genes they're looking for.
"Our breeding programme with ZESPRI ge... ...te the presence of genes linked to desirable fruit traits. ESTs are essential in helping scientists identify the genes they're looking for.
"Our breeding programme with ZESPRI generates man...
FASB delays the inevitable
in Sox First, on August 4, 2008
You really have to question which side these accounting rule-makers are on. Certainly not on the side of investors. The Financial Accounting Standards Board has decided to delay proposed changes that would force banks and other financial firms to put certain off-balance-sheet vehicles on to t...
