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Detecting the Undetectable in Prostate Cancer Testing

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Northwestern University researchers, using an extremely sensitive nanotechnology-based tool known as the biobarcode system, has detected previously undetectable levels of prostate-specific antigen ...


Technique finds gene regulatory sites without knowledge of regulators

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new statistical technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois allows scientists to scan a genome for specific gene-regulatory regions without requiring prior knowledge of the relevant transcription factors. ...





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Foodborne Staph Toxin Pinpointed by New Assay

Foodborne Staph Toxin Pinpointed by New Assay

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people need about two days to recover from being sickened by foods contaminated with what's known as staphylococcal enterotoxin A, or "SEA." Produced by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, ...


A new target for lymphoma therapy

A new target for lymphoma therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Immune Disease Institute at Children's Hospital Boston (PCMM/IDI) have found a link between a common mutation that can lead to cancer and ...


Screening method able to identify newborns with blood disorder that affects immune system

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The testing of DNA from a statewide blood screening program for newborns in Wisconsin was able to identify infants with T-cell lymphopenia, a blood disorder that affects the child's immune system, a disease in which early ...


Rapid cardiac biomarker testing system developed by Singapore scientists

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a rapid and sensitive integrated system to test simultaneously for specific cardiac biomarkers in finger prick amount of blood.


Fast, easy, and highly sensitive arsenic detection with gold nanoparticles

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mention of arsenic poisoning usually brings to mind underhanded murder. However, the danger of arsenic poisoning from contaminated drinking water is far greater. Low concentrations of arsenic are found in ...


Invention will help speed development of drug treatments for heart failure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research conducted by University of Minnesota scientists, in collaboration with Celladon Corporation, has led to the invention of technology to more rapidly identify compounds for the treatment of heart failure.


Researchers take aim at hard-to-treat fungal infections

Researchers take aim at hard-to-treat fungal infections

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park has developed a new model system to study fungal infections. The system can be a powerful ...


Magnetic Nanotags Spot Cancer in Mice Earlier Than Current Methods

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Searching for biomarkers that can warn of diseases such as cancer while they are still in their earliest stage is likely to become far easier thanks to an innovative biosensor chip developed by Stanford University ...



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