16 APS exercise research highlights, from reduced flu mortality to proteomics & obesity
...mobilization in the concentric part of a leg press device improves work economy in COPD patients. 23.5 Stan L. Lindstedt, et al. (Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff) Design of muscle for function as a spring. Titin may function as a major component in the vertebrate muscle spring and the "spring prop...DNA barcode finds four new bird species
...s of DNA barcoding envision developing a hand-held device that amateur naturalists and others could take outdoors for species identification. "New species won't be determined by DNA analysis alone," says Stoeckle. "Morphology, behavior, and vocalization, for example, will still need to be accounted for...Scientists find nanowires capable of detecting individual viruses
... or otherwise. Lieber says that any anti-bioterror device built around nanowires' virus-detecting capabilities would most likely marry the technology with a microfluidic apparatus that would draw in air, suspend any airborne particles in a liquid, and then run this solution past the nanowire array. Lieber'...Green, leafy spinach may soon power cellphones and laptops
...y into a solid-state electronic "spinach sandwich" device that may one day power laptops and cell phones. At the heart of the device is a protein complex dubbed Photosystem I (PSI). Derived from spinach chloroplasts, PSI is 10 to 20 ...Protein fishing in America: The movie
...nometers; individual photons are directed toward a device called a photon-stamping detector that yields key information on each detected photon. "The detection is highly sensitive and precise," Lu said. "One molecule doesn't have many photons give out. We need to capture as many photo-physical properties a...MIT research that stops pain of needle jabs gets FDA approval
...es could become a thing of the past. A painkilling device approved by the FDA Aug. 17 could offer relief to ...d Biomedical Engineering at MIT, who developed the device along with colleagues Joseph Kost and Professor Daniel Blankschtein of MIT's Department of Chemical ...Researchers show how to assemble building blocks for nanotechnology
...ble to predict with the model will prove useful in device fabrication. For example, sheets of spheres with tunable structures (an ordered arrangement of points that can be changed) may serve as novel materials with optical and mechanical properties. The chains, rings and twisted and staircase assemblies cou...Jefferson Lab detector technology aids development of cystic fibrosis therapy
... Weisenberger agrees. "I think a tri-modal imaging device has the potential to bring a very powerful tool to biomedical research. The first modality, x-ray, tells you about structure. The other two modalities, gamma emission and optical, can both give you information on function, allowing doctors to measure...Free electron laser reaches 10 kW
...or. From there, they are steered into a wiggler--a device that uses an electromagnetic field to shake the electrons, forcing them to release some of their energy in the form of photons. As in a conventional laser, the photons are bounced between two mirrors and then emitted as a coherent beam of light. Howe...New view of leukemia cells identifies best treatment options, Stanford researchers say
...cholar Omar Perez, PhD. He harnessed a decades-old device called flow cytometry to act as a hidden security camera monitoring the note-passing molecules. The data is a snapshot of which molecules have a phosphate note in hand and which don't in response to normal signals that a cell would encounter. Po...University of Pittsburgh medical center among first to implant heart assist device
...artmate XVE (LVAS) is a long-term permanent assist device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...the first center to discharge a patient still on a device to await a human donor outside the hospital. Based on UPMC's experience, the FDA later allowed patie...Unique partnership between UH, FDA opens path for scientific exchange
...l experience about the process of having a drug or device approved by the FDA." UH faculty on sabbaticals ...vernment scientists and facilities, experience the device and drug approval pipeline firsthand, learn how the FDA protects the public health, have an opportun...Measuring blood sugar with a wave of the arm
...ad author of the paper. Designed as an inexpensive device to continually monitor the blood glucose levels of people with diabetes, the passive sensor requires no internal power supply and no connections outside the body, according to Grimes and his associates. "Whenever a reading is needed, a person can wav...Device that rapidly detects nerve agents named one of 'greatest army inventions' for 2003
...and Engineering Command. The Sensor is a hand-held device that rapidly changes color in the presence of a contaminant such as sarin, one of many nerve agents that are feared to be used in chemical warfare or terrorist attack. The invention is based on research performed by Alan J. Russell, Ph.D., professor ...Biocompatibility to widen scope of biomaterial applications
...ensive documentation is understandable, as medical device manufacturers can be subject to liability lawsuits even after obtaining governmental approval. Advances in Biomaterials, part of the Healthcare Vertical Subscription Service, provides valuable insights into this exciting industry by segmenting the re...Salmonella infects cells and saves itself by altering host membrane lipids
...feat, the Salmonella bacteria use a "syringe-like" device called the type III secretion system to deliver a protein, SopB, which has phosphoinositide phosphatase activity and modifies the composition of the vacuole that encloses them. "While this research is not a cure for food poisoning or typhoid ...Stanford researchers go from heaven to Earth in 'lifeguard' test
...test it in a gamut of extreme environments. If the device passes NASA muster next year, it will become part ...ug-in blood pressure monitor. Once the device gathers the information, it can either stream or download it wirelessly to the base station, which t...Nature's ambush: pregnancy more likely from single unprotected intercourse than believed
...ther been sterilised or were using an intrauterine device (IUD) the frequency of intercourse increased during the six most fertile days of the menstrual cycle and peaked at ovulation despite the fact that these women clearly did not want a baby. The research team studied 68 sexually active women over three......tivated to a level consistent with current medical device and pharmaceutical standards using Clearant's groundbreaking pathogen inactivation technology, known as the Clearant Process. The Clearant Process can dramatically reduce the risk of infection in biological therapeutic products by inactivating...