State off course on 'personal genomics'
In an article published on Sunday in the San Francisco Chronicle, Daniel R. Ballon, questions why the state of California attempted to block the operations of two personal genomics companies within the state.
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Card-swipe for Medical Tests
Researchers at the University of Utah have successfully created a prototype that can be used to test for multiple diseases at a time by acting like a credit-card reader (swipe machine) to scan a card loaded with blood, saliva or urine samples.
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Creating Protein Pictures
University of Montreal researcher, Santiago Costantino and colleagues, demonstrated the flexibility and precision of their laser-assisted protein adsorption technique by patterning a fluorescent microscale version of the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' - the famous painting by the Dutchman, Johannes Vermeer.
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Alzheimer's Disease Breakthrough
Professor Weihong Song, Canada Research Chair in Alzheimer's Disease at the University of British Columbia, found that at least in model mice - administering Valporic Acid (VPA) as a treatment option in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease resulted in improved memory performance.
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Could the Acidification of our Oceans be the Death of Coral Reefs?
An Australian research team, led by Dr. Ken Anthony of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, seems to think so.
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Using Computers to Accurately Calculate Body Shape
Brown University computer scientists have developed a program that creates an accurate computerized image of a person’s body even when the subject is clothed - the first of its kind. The technology could be useful in in fashion, film, forensics, sports medicine, and video gaming.
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High-dose Flu Vaccine May Offer Greater Benefits to the Elderly
Sanofi Pasteur - the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis - has reported results from a recently completed Phase III clinical trial that show their high-dose influenza vaccine demonstrated increased immune responses among adults 65 years of age and older, when compared against the standard influenza vaccine.
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Genetic Basis for Transsexuality?
Researchers from several institutions in Melbourne, Australia and the University of California, Los Angeles collaborated in this ground-breaking study of 112 male-to-female transsexuals to look for a biological basis for how gender identity develops.
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Purple tomatoes: The richness of antioxidants against tumors
High anthocyanins content tomatoes, produced by European researchers, may be able to extend lifespan in cancer-prone mice; the finding by the FLORA European Project published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.
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