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Independent Design Solutions Develops New Inclinometer for Physiotherapy
January 01, 2010 Downers Grove, IL USA Independent Design Solutions is producing a newly designed inclinometer for measuring range of motion in patients undergoing various forms of physiotherapy, rehabilitation, clinical massage therapy…
Winter virus forces Coventry wards to close to visitors in Coventy UK
Coventy UK: THE winter vomiting norovirus bug has hit the region’s hospitals – causing more wards to close to visitors over New Year. Bosses at University Hospital, Coventry, decided yesterday to shut…
Tinkercell computer system to design life components
London, Jan 1: A team led by an Indian-origin researcher has developed Tinkercell-a computer-aided design technology (CAD) that could allow synthetic biologists to redesign artificial life forms much faster and more easily….
Scripps Florida scientists show ‘lifeless’ prions capable of evolutionary change and adaptation
JUPITER, FL – Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have determined for the first time that prions, bits of infectious protein devoid of DNA or RNA that can cause fatal neurodegenerative disease,…
The “slimming” fat.
While most people work hard to burn excess of body fat,researchers have come across a peculiar type of fat in adults which they might prefer to hold on to. This fat called…
Short-term school closures may worsen flu pandemics
Researchers from university of Pittsburg predict that closing schools for less than two weeks during a flu pandemic may increase infection rates and prolong an epidemic,in a study published online in the…
Mushroom derived drug shows promise for cancer treatment
A drug called cordycepin derived from a wild type of mushroom called cordyceps has shown to have anticancer effects. Cordyceps is a type of fungus that has been used in Traditional Chinese…
New approach to hypertension treatment.
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine researchers have found a new way for the treatment of hypertension involving an enzyme known as ACE2(Angiotensin Converting enzyme 2).This enzyme inhibits the formation of angiotensin….
Laboratory for testing toys in Qatar to open soon
30th December 2009 DOHA: Qatar will soon open a state-of-the-art laboratory for testing toys, a senior official of the Ministry of Environment has said. Mohammed Saif Al Kuwari, Director-General of the Department…
Researchers Demonstrate Nanoscale X-Ray Imaging of Bacterial Cells
30th December 2009 : An ultra-high-resolution imaging technique using X-ray diffraction is a step closer to fulfilling its promise as a window on nanometer-scale structures in biological samples. In the Proceedings of…
Blood test could hold key to breast cancer
Scottish scientists think they have spotted an early warning sign for breast cancer which could dramatically improve survival rates. Researchers from Strathclyde, Glasgow, and Napier universities have identified a sugar change in…
Scripps research team develops technique to determine ethnic origin of stem cell lines
An international team of scientists led by researchers at The Scripps Research Institute has developed a straightforward technique to determine the ethnic origin of stem cells. The Scripps Research scientists initiated the…
Olive oil reduces the risk of breast cancer
UAB( Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona) and the “Organización Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Españo” have entered into a research agreement to carry out an in depth study on the effect of olive…
EnviroXtract Acquires License For Biomedical ‘Red Bag’ Waste Incineration
EnviroXtract,Inc announced that they have finalized an agreement with RTEX Industrial Supply, Inc to acquire a technology license for the effective incineration of biomedical ‘red bag’ waste and other biohazardous materials. Biomedical…