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Protein Markers Signal True Biological Age

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2008-08-22 09:01:06 by Michael in Medgadget
...markers for biological aging, but also corroborate the DNA damage hypothesis for human aging. The Max Planck researchers are hoping that their biomarkers will be of use in medical applications, which will make it possible to adapt therapies individually to patients' biological age and thus achieve better results. There is, however, even more...
 
Tags: age, biological age, biological, human blood, human, human chromosomes, cell, cell divides, cell irreversibly loses
 
 
 
 
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Road Rage Don't be fooled by a seemingly 'crunchy' bumper sticker

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2008-06-17 16:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...markers" not only get mad when someone cuts in their lane or is slow to respond to a changed traffic light, but they are far more likely than those who do not personalize their cars to use their vehicles to express rage by honking, tailgating and other aggressive behavior It does not seem to matter whether the messages on the stickers are...
 
Tags: territorial, territorial spaces, territorial markers, markers, visible markers, territory markers predicts, drivers, personal territory, highly personal territory
 
 
 
 
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BehindTheMedspeak: X marks the spot 'Surgeons could keep a Sharpie marker with them and use it on all of their patients until the ink runs out'

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2008-11-07 14:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...markers, with alcohol-based ink, and the same number of Securline brand surgical skin markers, with gentian violet ink The markers were swiped across blood agar plates contaminated with one of four pathogens methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , Escherichia coli , vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis , or Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
 
Tags: sharpie, pens, sharpie pens, ink, sharpie marker, securline markers, markers, organism growth, growth
 
 
 
 
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New 3D Motion Capture Video Processing!

2008-06-04 18:51:45 by max in zedomax.com
 
...markers I might want to use it for golf swing analysis Special effects based on the 3D movements of real actors were once the domain of film-makers with hundreds of millions of dollars to spare. But digital motion capture could soon be within reach of low-budget film makers thanks to new software that records movement without using markers...
 
Tags: motion, digital motion capture, digital motion, motion capture, motion capture video, highly visible markers, markers, capture motion, visible markers
 
 
 
 
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Warfarin Sensitivity Test Gets FDA OK

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2008-07-23 19:42:32 by Michael in Medgadget
...markers in a patient's DNA that are linked to greater sensitivity to the anti-coagulant Warfarin is the most widely prescribed oral anticoagulant in North America and Europe with an estimated 2 million new patients in the US each year. Warfarin is the second-most-likely drug, after Digoxin, to cause adverse events requiring hospitalization. A...
 
Tags: warfarin, warfarin sensitivity test, warfarin dosage level, warfarin metabolism, warfarin sensitivity, sensitivity, fda, osmetech, fda clears osmetech
 
 
 
 
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Nissan to demonstrate worlds first Back-up Collision Prevention prototype vehicle

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2008-11-11 08:10:09 by dhiram in Fareastgizmos.com
...markers and calculating position relative to them. If the vehicle approaches the lane markers, a warning illuminates and an alarm sounds. If the vehicle continues to travel toward the lane markers, the system activates the yaw mechanism (described in SCP above) to help move the vehicle toward the center of the lane Both the DCA and LDP...
 
Tags: prototype vehicle, prototype, vehicle, lane, back-up collision prevention, lane position, collision prevention, original lane, lane departure prevention
 
 
 
 
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Organic Motion: Motion capture without the suit

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2008-11-18 15:39:18 by Joel Johnson in Boing Boing Gadgets
 
...markers placed at certain points on the subject and using those to re-create the subject digitally. Some marketing guy pastes some ping-pong balls on Tiger Woods, he swings a few times, and then he can either analyze his swing or EA Sports winds up with their latest title Problem is, you're following the markers, not the subject itself, so...
 
Tags: motion capture, capture, motion capture software, organic motion, organic motion demo, tony hightower chalk, tony hightower, physical markers, physical
 
 
 
 
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Sampling Saliva for Breast Cancer at The Dentist's

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2008-01-11 18:12:56 by Michael in Medgadget
...markers within human saliva that point to increased possibility of having breast cancer. Considering people visit the dentist more frequently than their doctor, and that said dentist has ready access to your saliva, its quite possible that it will be the dentist performing routine breast cancer testing in the future. The study is being...
 
Tags: cancer, saliva, breast cancer, routine breast cancer, saliva samples, dentist, texas, texas researchers, patients
 
 
 
 
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Electronic Swimming Coach

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2008-02-14 18:52:13 by Michael in Medgadget
...markers. The swimmer is then videoed in action using underwater and poolside cameras, with the images fed into a computer equipped with the software. The software tracks the movements of the markers and runs the digitised position data through an innovative, highly sophisticated mathematical model developed at the University of Edinburgh by...
 
Tags: software tracks, software, software analysis, innovative software, swimmers, competitive swimmers, poolside, poolside cameras, swimmer