Published on: 17th Jun 2013 Mobile health technology has substantial potential for improving access to health care in the developing world and in remote regions of developed countries, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). In many countries, access to health care is hampered by lack of medical professionals and health care infrastructure, limited or poor equipment, sporadic power and other obstacles. However, the development of remote-presence medical devices can help fill this void by connecting people in remote locations with experienced health care professionals for real-time assessment. Continue reading
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Scientists at UMass Medical School identify neurons that control feeding behavior in Drosophila
Public release date: 14-Jun-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Jim Fessenden james.fessenden@umassmed.edu 508-856-2000 University of Massachusetts Medical School WORCESTER Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a novel transgenic system which allows them to remotely activate individual brain cells in the model organism Drosophila using ambient temperature. This powerful new tool for identifying and characterizing neural circuitry has lead to the identification of a pair of neurons now called Fdg neurons in the fruit fly that decide when to eat and initiate the subsequent feeding action Continue reading
Scientists find one lab virus in millions that could improve gene therapy for retinal diseases
From millions of random mutations, scientists identify a virus that could make gene therapy for inherited retinal diseases safer and more effective. A new delivery mechanism shuttles gene therapy deep into the eyes retina to repair damaged light-sensing cells without requiring a surgeon to put a needle through this delicate tissue. Continue reading
Gene therapy used in mice protect from influenza virus
Gene therapy protected mice influenza virus pandemic… A dose of adeno-associated virus, which acts as an activator of the antibody that neutralizes the influenza pandemic strains in the nostrils of mice and ferrets (rodents), protected them from the flu. Continue reading
Eastday-Gene therapy may protect against pandemic flu strains
WASHINGTON, May 29 — U.S. researchers said Wednesday they have developed a new gene therapy that in animal studies can provide broad protection against flu viruses associated with historic human pandemics. If confirmed in humans, the approach could be used to shield populations from an emerging pandemic, or protect the elderly and other high-risk populations from the seasonal flu. Continue reading
New approach to genetic engineering reduces time and effort needed to insert genes into bacteria
Published on May 24, 2013 at 3:54 AM A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting. Published in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology, the method paves the way for more rapid development of designer microbes for drug development, environmental cleanup and other activities. Keith Shearwin and colleagues explain that placing, or integrating, a piece of the genetic material DNA into a bacterium’s genome is critical for making designer bacteria Continue reading
'Astronomy for Everyone' in Lewiston
Daryn Slover/Sun Journal Astrophysicist Kevin Manning presents “Astronomy for Everyone: Size and Scale of the Universe” at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday. Manning led the educational lecture on the exploration of the universe, the stars and other celestial wonders. Continue reading
Fast new, one-step genetic engineering technology
May 22, 2013 A new, streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria, the workhorses of biotechnology, scientists are reporting. Continue reading
SAGE and AOSSM launch the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
Public release date: 3-May-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Camille Gamboa camille.gamboa@sagepub.com 805-410-7441 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Los Angeles, CA – SAGE today announces the launch of a new international open access journal, the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (OJSM). Continue reading
Medicine Tree’s historic past honored by travelers
By Alyssa Nenemay MEDICINE TREE On a creek-side highway south of Darby, nearly 100 people gathered to pay homage to what remains of the sacred Medicine Tree. Continue reading
WSJ Columnist Goes Bonkers On Rand Paul For ‘Loathsome,’ ‘Liberationist’ Streak Of Libertarianism
If the last week has made anything clear about the Wall Street Journal editorial board, its that they sure do not like Sen. Continue reading
NASA finds two distant planets that seem ideal for life
WASHINGTONNASA’s planet-hunting telescope has discovered two planets that seem like ideal places for some sort of life to flourish. Continue reading
NASA finds planet pair just right for life
WASHINGTON NASAs planet-hunting telescope has discovered two planets that seem ideal for some sort of life to flourish. And they are just the right size and in just the right place. One is toasty, the other chilly. Continue reading
Healthcare professionals suggests new way to evaluate family medicine residents
Medical school graduates entering one family medicine residency program might receive training that is markedly different than another family medicine residency program. While these new medical school graduates, called residents, will gain the clinical knowledge needed to practice medicine, their scope of skills depend on their specific experiences as residents Continue reading
Space Station May Test 'Spooky' Entanglement Over Largest Distance Yet
“Spooky” quantum entanglement connects two particles so that actions performed on one reflect on the other. Now, scientists propose testing entanglement over the greatest distance yet via an experiment on the International Space Station. Until now, entanglement has been established on relatively small scales in labs on Earth Continue reading
Wake Forest University hosts eugenics conference
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Gene therapy may help restore heart function after attack
Washington, Mar. 27 (ANI): Researchers have shown that it is possible to use gene therapy to treat patients whose hearts have been weakened by cardiac arrests and other heart conditions Continue reading
In Twist, Fake Medicine Could Save Rare Animals
Fake and diluted ingredients, including herbs and animal parts,are increasingly finding their way into traditional Chinese medicines. Investigators have found many supposedly medicinal powders diluted with everything from flour to corn starch to sand. Sometimes the dilutions are the result of cutting corners by manufacturers, but often its done by middlemen and retailers seeking to increase their profit margins Continue reading
Astronomy ‘s Newest, Biggest Stargazer
Kyodo / Landov The parabolic antennas of the Alma radio telescope on an Andean plateau in northern Chile on March 12, 2013. Its not often you get to see a telescope dance, but thats exactly what happened in the thin, dry air of Chiles Atacama Desert on March 12. Thats when astronomys newest, biggest, most powerful stargazing machine was formally dedicated, after more than a year of preliminary operations Continue reading
Dr Anna Demming, Nanotechnology editor – Video
Dr Anna Demming, Nanotechnology editor wwwyoutubecombbcexpertwomen Anna Demming is a science writer and editor Her work covers all areas of science with particular emphasis on nanotechnology and developments in electronics and photonics She has a phd in nanophotonics and 7 years experience in science editorial and journalism for publishers including Nature Publishing Group and IOP Publishing While currently working with IOP Publishing focusing on their journals Nanotechnology and Journal of Physics Condensed Matter she … By: SWDanceTheatre Continue reading