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Enhancing Remote Access to Scientific Instruments with Cyberinfrastructure

OSC’s remote instrumentation cyberinfrastructure provides a trio of services: Web portals to provide access to multiple researchers; robust networking to…

Life & Chemistry

Minorities accomplish most – watching micoorganisms at work

In an alpine lake, the lion's share of the lakes metabolic activity in the investigated layer was accomplished by a tiny part of the bacterial community. Such…

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Methods for detecting early stages of <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> subsp. <i>paratuberculosis</i> (MAP) infections – also suitable for calves

Two new methods allow the specific and sensitive detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infections in normal blood samples, even in early stages of disease where animals exhibit clinical symptoms and in blood samples taken from calves.<br>
Both methods involve flow cytometry procedures which are ba-sed on the specific measurement of IFN-? release or based on the determination of MAP-specific antibodies, respectively.

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Detecting Mycobacterium Avium: New Methods for Early Diagnosis

Two new methods allow the specific and sensitive detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infections in normal blood samples, even in…

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New Plasminogen Activator Tackles Lung Inflammation Challenges

Production of a recombinant chimeric fusion protein, consisting of human plasminogen activator (urokinase or u-PA) and human hydrophobic surfactant protein…

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New Respiratory Air Sensor Innovates Condensate Collection

An innovative technique for collection of condensates from respiratory air and instantaneous analysis of its contents.

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Nanoprotein Electrode: A Game-Changer in Electrochemical Sensors

The invention is a miniaturized, switchable electrochemical sensor. The electrode contains control components that can be switched on and off by illumination….

Studies and Analyses

Double Balloon Endoscopy: Key to Obscure GI Bleeding Diagnosis

A study by researchers in Japan concludes that Double Balloon Endoscopy™ (DBE) was very useful in the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and…

Life & Chemistry

New Nanocluster Boosts Thin Films for Semiconductors

Oregon researchers have synthesized an elusive metal-hydroxide compound in sufficient and rapidly produced yields, potentially paving the way for improved…

Earth Sciences

Biomolecules Boost Metal Content in Calcite Crystal Growth

In the October 31 issue of Science magazine, Allison Stephenson, a Ph.D. candidate in geoscience, and Patricia Dove, professor of geoscience in the College of…

Health & Medicine

Magnet-Based Innovation Restores Color Vision in Patients

Using a magnetic coil to stimulate the patient’s brain, Juha Silvanto demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to experience visual sensations of…

Studies and Analyses

Psychodynamic Treatment Shows Promise for Depression Recovery

Fifty-one patients with major depressive disorder (DSM-IV) of mild or moderate severity were recruited through occupational health services providing primary…

Medical Engineering

DIY Microscope Enhances University Research Capabilities

Working in collaboration with a top scientist in the States and making use of the university’s excellent design facilities to make some parts from scratch, Dr…

Physics & Astronomy

Harnessing 15 Million Gigabytes of Data: Insights from CERN

Andreas Hirstius, manager of CERN Openlab and the CERN School of Computing, explains in November’s Physics World how computer scientists have risen to the…

Earth Sciences

Greenland Icecap Melting: Impacts on Sea Level Rise Explained

Yet while the southern Greenland ice cap has been melting, it is still not clear how much this is contributing to rising sea levels, and much further research…

Health & Medicine

Researching Effective Treatments for Medication Overuse Headaches

“MOH is associated with severe disability, unmet treatment need and little clinical data to support current management strategies” says neurology expert…

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