Home About Archives Science Bookstore Terms of Service Privacy Policy Contact Us ADVERTISMENT ADVERTISMENT Tags medicine member agencies patient groups principal purpose tissue engineering Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Meets With Federal Multi-Agency Tissue Engineering Science Interagency Working Group MATES IWG Posted on 30 January 2010 11:40 by Alfie VN:F 1.8.1_1037 please wait . Rating : 0.0 5 0 votes cast Story : Summary This was an important first step toward coalescing unified support around the cause of regenerative medicine . The Multi-Agency Tissue Engineering Science MATES Interagency Working Group IWG organized under the auspices of the Subcommittee on Biotechnology of the National Science and Technology Council NSTC was established in 2000. The principal purpose of the MATES IWG is to provide a platform across which member agencies can interact and exchange information on tissue engineering efficiently and effectively . It is the means by which Federal agencies involved in tissue engineering stay informed of each others activities and coordinate their efforts in a timely and efficient manner . ARM also works to increase public understanding of the field and itsStory Summary: Improvements to cloning and sequencing techniques are allowing researchers to study microorganisms in environmental samples, and new knowledge of species interactions and community dynamics is emerging. The identification of microorganisms in these samples is of vital importance to interpreting the results of such studies. The method is highly sensitive, quantitative, easy to use, [...]
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Xuejin Zhao, Yuanxin Wang, Shiwei Wang, Zhi Chen, Ying Wen, and Yuan Song - (Source: Canadian Journal of Microbiology)Miguel A. Providenti, Melissa Begin, Samielle Hynes, Christine Lamarche, David Chitty, Jessica Rahn, Lee A. Beaudette, Rick Scroggins, and Myron L. Smith - (Source: Canadian Journal of Microbiology)
Abstract nbsp;The purpose of this study was to identify differences in the sensitivity of anatomical sites sampling for methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization related to age, gender, clinical situation, and acquisition source as a base for screening protocols.
We used a database that included all MRSA-positive cultures (Carmel Medical Center, 2003–2006) taken from nares, throat, perineum,
and infection sites. The study population of 597 patients was divided into: “screening sample” (SS), which were cases of routine
screening, and “clinical diagnostic sample” (CDS), which were patients with concurrent MRSA infection. MRSA acquisition sources
were classified as internal medicine, surgical, referral patients, or intensive care unit (ICU). CDS pati...In this study, we present the multiple detection of respiratory viruses in infants during primary respiratory illness, investigate
the sensitivity of nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates, and assess whether patient characteristics and viral load played
a role in the sensitivity. Healthy infants were included at signs of first respiratory tract infection. Paired nasopharyngeal
aspirates and nasal swabs were collected. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was carried out for 11 respiratory pathogens.
Paired nasopharyngeal aspirates and nasal swabs were collected in 98 infants. Rhinovirus (n = 67) and respiratory syncytial virus (n = 39) were the most frequently detected. Co-infection occurred in 48% (n = 45) of the infants. The sensitivity of the nasal swab was lower...Houda Baati, Sonda Guermazi, Neji Gharsallah, Abdelghani Sghir, and Emna Ammar - Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA was used to investigate for the first time the structure of the microbial community that inhabits salt crystals retrieved from... (Source: Canadian Journal of Microbiology)Abstract nbsp;In Taiwan, the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) and the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7)
have been available since January 2001 and October 2005, respectively. A hospital-based surveillance of invasive pneumococcal
disease (IPD) in a medical center was conducted from 2000 to 2008 to evaluate the epidemiologic changes after pneumococcal
vaccination. A total of 337 episodes in 328 patients were identified. The cumulative coverage rate of PPV23 among persons
of age ≥75 ears increased from 12% in 2007 to 41% in 2008, and that of PCV7 among children aged <5 ears was 0.7% in 2005
and 25.2% in 2008. The annual incidence of IPD decreased from 6.2 cases per 10,000 hospitalizations in 2000–2005 to 3.8 cases
in 2006–200...Story Summary: Previously, viruses were thought to spread by entering a cell, replicating there, and then being released to infect new cells, so that the rate of spread of a virus would be limited by how quickly it could replicate in each cell. However, a virus called vaccinia spreads in a different and much faster [...]
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Abstract nbsp;The role of bacterial genes in the determination of the clinical spectrum of Campylobacter jejuni infection is unclear. We compared clinical isolates from invasive blood-stream infection with stool isolates from gastroenteritis
and found no association of the putative virulence genes iam, capA, virB and cdtB with clinical presentation.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Brief ReportDOI 10.1007/s10096-009-0863-9Authors
H. Nielsen, Aarhus University Hospital Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg Hospital Aalborg DenmarkS. Persson, Statens Serum Institut Unit of Gastrointestinal Infections Copenhagen DenmarkK. E. P. Olsen, Statens Serum Institut Unit of Gastrointestinal Infections Copenhagen DenmarkT. Ejlertsen, Aarhus University Hos...MedWorm Message: Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm Swine Flu RSS news feed - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.Story Summary: When further virus particles reach the infected cell, these proteins cause the host cell to push out snake-like projections called actin tails, which drive the virus particles away towards other cells that they can infect. The researchers believe that other viruses also employ rapid spreading mechanisms. For instance, herpes simplex virus (HSV-1), which [...]
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This study outlines a novel methodology by which to generate and study bacterial biofilms communities. It is also
hoped that the versatility of this in vitro approach, combined with its simplicity and high reproducibility, will make it an effective system to study CF sputum biofilm
development and, in the longer term, serve as a means of assessing antibiotic susceptibilities.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ArticleDOI 10.1007/s10096-009-0861-yAuthors
T. Spasenovski, King’s College London Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Pharmaceutical Science Division Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street London SE1 9NH UKM. P. Carroll, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit Tremona Road Southampton SO16 6YD UKA. K. Lilley, King’s College L...Abstract nbsp;The Phenotype MicroArray™ (PM) technology was used to study the metabolic characteristics of 29 Salmonella strains belonging to seven serotypes of S. enterica spp. enterica. Strains of serotypes Typhimurium (six strains among definite phage types DTs 1, 40 and 104) and Agona (two strains) were
tested for 949 substrates, Enteritidis (six strains of phage type PT1), Give, Hvittingfoss, Infantis and Newport strains (two
of each) were tested for 190 substrates and seven other Agona strains for 95 substrates. The strains represented 18 genotypes
in pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Among 949 substrates, 18 were identified that could be used to differentiate between
the strains of those seven serotypes or within a single serotype. Unique metabolic differences bet...Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Brief ReportDOI 10.1007/s10096-009-0860-zAuthors
C. Potel, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo Microbiology Laboratory Pontevedra SpainM. Álvarez-Fernández, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo Microbiology Laboratory, Research Laboratory Pontevedra SpainL. Constenla, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo Research Laboratory Pontevedra SpainP. Álvarez, Complejo Hospitalario de Pontevedra Microbiology Laboratory Pontevedra SpainS. Perez, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo Microbiology Laboratory Pontevedra Spain
Journal European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious DiseasesOnline ISSN 1435-4373Print ISSN 0934-9723 (Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases)
Poster registrations are now being accepted for both poster sessions being held in conjunction with this year’s Health Sciences Research Week. The Carver College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Iowa Institute for Clinical and Translational Science will again be participating in the sessions.
Dates and [...]
The Carver College of Medicine is inviting individuals planning on presenting a poster during this year’s Research Week event to attend a poster presentation workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to assist students and investigators make clear and effective presentations of their research.
The workshop will be held Thursday, February 4 from 6-7:30 pm in [...]
The Carver College of Medicine, partnering with its departments, has announced the 2010 Distinguished Biomedical Scholars Lecture Series slate of speakers. The series, still in its inaugural year, features top-tier scientists and physicians performing high impact research in a variety of areas. Three investigators have presented seminars since the kick-off lecture in September. These previous [...]
CCOM investigators utilizing human tissue in their research studies now have a new resource at their disposal. The Carver College of Medicine Tissue Procurement Core Facility received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval in late November and has begun the process of collecting, storing and logging tissue samples for use in current and future research. The [...]
In 2007, The University of Iowa Center on Aging developed a registry of senior research volunteers to aid UI research studies involving participants from older populations. Today, the Seniors Together in Aging Research (STAR) registry includes over 1,400 individuals age 50 and older and continues to recruit participants and facilitate clinical research.
STAR matches research volunteers [...]
University of Iowa researchers will study the most prevalent type of muscular dystrophy, thanks to a one-year, $39,998 grant from the FSH Society, Inc. The organization focuses on raising awareness and advancing research on facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), which affects about one in 14,286 individuals worldwide and currently has no treatment or cure.
A team led [...]
Two University of Iowa faculty members — one from the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine and one from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences — have been awarded the distinction of 2009 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and [...]