CombiMatrix Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Nov 12, 2009
The flattening of diagnostic laboratory revenues from the second quarter of 2009 was due primarily to macroscopic factors as well as company specific factors such as the loss of New York business, which we hope to regain soon once our licensure with the state of New York is approved. Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2009 were $4. (Primezone Releases)
Whos job is it to provide patient care? Oct 18, 2009
The board has to keep a higher, macroscopic view of patient care in Gillette, Patel says. The hospitals fear that with Kioschos and Dunn approaching the point in their careers where they can opt out of call coverage, there would only be three orthopedists left to cover emergency room call: Morman and Simpson, who are subspecialists, and Walker. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Video Camera That Records At The Speed Of Thought Oct 15, 2009
Biomedical scientists could in principle use this microscopic information about calcium to learn about macroscopic conditions like Parkinson s, or Alzheimer s or epilepsy, Charbon stresses. Megaframe could have a significant impact on any medical science that uses visible light emissive scanning technologies like FLIM. But it can even have an impact where visible light is not present. (Science Daily)
Chemists Reach From The Molecular To The Real World With Creation Of 3-D DNA Crystals Sep 4, 2009
From molecular to macroscopic via the rational design of a self-assembled 3D DNA crystal. Nature, 2009; DOI. (Science Daily)
Protein Unfolding Is Key For Understanding Blood Clot Mechanics Aug 8, 2009
Building on previous work examining the properties of fibrin, senior author John Weisel, PhD, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, and his collaborators studied the mechanics of fibrin clots under stress from the macroscopic scale down to the molecular level. The results were achieved by joint efforts of scientists with different skills, knowledge, and backgrounds: A graduate student Andre E. X. Brown and his adviser Professor Dennis E. Discher brought physics and biomedical engineering;... (Science Daily)
Tips from the American Journal of Pathology Jul 23, 2009
Dr. Okada and colleagues "have provided the first evidence of the importance of MMP-9 and MMP-13 on cutaneous wound healing by demonstrating that [mice that lack either] MMP-9, MMP-13, or both MMP-9/13 exhibit a significant delay in macroscopic wound closure and histological re-epithelialization. [Their data] suggest the possible treatment of delayed wound healing by the application of the MMPs or inducers of the MMPs.". Hattori N, Mochizuki S, Kishi K, Nakajima T, Takaishi H, D'Armiento J,... (EurekAlert!)
Virus Filters For Medical Diagnosis Jun 27, 2009
The development of flow vortices is nothing unusual on the macroscopic scale. However, in microchannels the flow lines almost run in parallel, explains Richard Stein from the IBMT. The question, therefore, was, how is it possible for vortices to be formed from this which were sufficiently stable and effective for the concentration of nanoparticles. (Science Daily)
Nano-Sized Assassins Kill Bacteria on Body Implants Jun 27, 2009
Physicists know that the demon, an imaginary creature that decreases the entropy of a system, cannot exist in macroscopic systems due to the energy. . (Newsmax)
Bacterial Biofilms Cities of Slim... Jun 22, 2009
Given sufficient resources for growth, a biofilm will quickly grow to be macroscopic (visible to the unaided eye). Biofilms can contain many different types of microorganism, e.g. bacteria, archaea, protozoa, fungi and algae; each group performing specialized metabolic functions. (Suite101.com)
Chemical Fingerprint Of Barrett's Esophagus Identified Jun 18, 2009
"Often the differences between healthy and malignant tissue can be quite small, but the differences seen here were quite striking. This is a good proof of concept for developing a traceable technique that matches what can be seen at the macroscopic scale using microscopic samples.". The team analyzed preserved samples of healthy and diseased tissue that Dr. Casson had collected during esophageal biopsies. (Science Daily)
Method To Precisely Glue Particles Together On The Micro- And Nano-scale Created Jun 17, 2009
Their work, which appears in the latest issue of the journal Nature Materials, overcomes the problem of uncontrollable sticking, which had been a barrier to the successful creation of stable microscopic and macroscopic structures with a sophisticated architecture. See also. (Science Daily)
Swine flu still on the march Jun 4, 2009
World 'getting closer' to swine flu pandemic: WHO. World 'getting closer' to swine flu pandemic: WHO. (Harper's Magazine)
Massive Online 'Macroscopic Observatory' Of Earth's Biodiversity To Be Created Jun 2, 2009
ScienceDaily (June 1, 2009) Wanted (soon): observations from environment-minded citizens that will allow science to study biodiversity at a planetary level in a massive, comprehensive virtual observatory of historic importance. The online information system for life on Earth, now under construction, will take its place alongside the global network that records earthquakes, or the world meteorology data network that pools information to predict the weather. (Science Daily)
Bayer and Onyx Announce Nexavar Data Presentations at 45th American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting May 15, 2009
Effect of Macroscopic Vascular Invasion, Extrahepatic Spread, and ECOG Performance Status on Outcome in Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Sorafenib: Analysis of Two Phase 3, Randomized Double-Blind Trials. Jordi Bruix, M.D., Director, BCLC Group, Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain. (PR Newswire)
Whole-brain Circuit Map Could Reveal What Goes Wrong In Autism, Schizophrenia And Other Brain Disorders Apr 4, 2009
Mitra and co-authors are proposing to map the circuit in the mouse brain at what they call a "mesoscopic scale." Somewhere between the micro- and macroscopic, this intermediate level corresponds with the basic architectural organization of the mouse brain, in terms of its observed cellular, chemical, and genetic makeup ... Brain organization at the macroscopic level the level of entire structural-functional systems and major nerve-fiber bundles is somewhat understood, but provides an... (Science Daily)
New Molecular Force Probe Stretches Molecules, Atom By Atom Apr 2, 2009
"That's because experiences in the macroscopic world do not map particularly well to the molecular world.". Molecules do not live in a three-dimensional world, Boulatov said. (Science Daily)
Zinc oxide gives green shine to new photoconductors Mar 19, 2009
But in order for their materials to be used for solar energy, Stupp says, they must build entire "macroscopic libraries" of these books. And, like the books, the libraries must be highly ordered. (EurekAlert!)
Dance review: David Roussve's 'Saudade' Mar 8, 2009
And set designer Peter Melville gives "Saudade" a visually arresting backdrop, a mesh curtain evoking a macroscopic screen of plaster-smeared gauze across whose lines and gaps Ashley Hunt's video projections cascade and unfold. But less compelling are the roles doled out to the seven other dancers of David Roussve/Reality, an assemblage of international performers who play a heightened version, we're led to believe, of themselves. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rare Skin Tumor Responds Better To Treatment Than Melanoma Feb 12, 2009
Macroscopic and microscopic features of a lesion usually provide clues about whether it is benign or malignant. However, the distinction is not always clear-cut, and doctors are faced with the question of how to best treat such patients. (Science Daily)
