Adult Stem Cells Reprogrammed In Brain Jul 1, 2008
(May 6, 2002) Researchers have discovered that astrocytes -- brain cells once thought to be little more than a component of the supportive scaffold for neurons -- may actually play a starring role in triggering. . (Science Daily)
New York Personal Injury Law Firm Gives Three Reasons Why New York "Scaffold Law" Is Now Even Better For Workers Jul 1, 2008
New York Personal Injury Law Firm Gives Three Reasons Why New York "Scaffold Law" Is Now Even Better For Workers - Yahoo ... New York Personal Injury Law Firm Gives Three Reasons Why New York "Scaffold Law" Is Now Even Better For Workers ... One law created to address worker safety is Labor Section 240, also known as the New York "scaffold law." Partner in the New York personal injury law firm Gersowitz, Libo & Korek and New York Trial Lawyers Association President Jeff S. Korek gives three... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Propping up heritage for future generations Jul 1, 2008
A worker puts up a scaffold to help restore the ancient Nanqiao Bridge yesterday as part of restoration efforts in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, after the May 12 quake in the province damaged many of the items and structures. (Photo Source: China Daily). (Xinhuanet, China)
New Research May Lead To Safer, More Effective Gene Therapy Jun 28, 2008
The researchers then attach the small peptides onto a biocompatible polymer scaffold to create a clustered effect ... To change the shape and size of the vectors, the researchers simply change the attachment density of the peptides on the polymer scaffold, resulting in shapes that vary from spherical to donut shaped to long filaments. (Science Daily)
Metals self-assemble into complex nanostructures Jun 28, 2008
The material is then annealed in the absence of air, turning the polymers into a carbon scaffold that continues to support the shape into which the metal particles have been formed. Wiesner and colleagues have previously used the carbon scaffold approach to create porous nanostructures of metal oxides. (Science Daily)
12 Million Molecules Share 143 Basic Shapes, Researchers Find Jun 24, 2008
Scientists often tend to focus on these well-known types of molecular scaffolding in their quest to select the most promising rings, linkers, and other components for building new drugs while overlooking less familiar structures, the researchers say ... A Scaffold Analysis of the CAS Registry. (Science Daily)
Work stops over safety fears Jun 23, 2008
The costly move by thousands of workers, including non-union members, to down tools is a passive protest against safety standards after two Gold Coast scaffolders fell to their deaths on Saturday ... The condition and attachment of the swing-stage scaffold that collapsed, killing Chris Gear, 36, and Steve Sayer, 52, are part of investigations by police and Queensland Workplace Health and Safety ... A CFMEU ban on its members using swing-stage scaffolding to traverse the faces of high-rise... (NEWS.com.au)
25-storey death plunge Jun 22, 2008
TWO construction workers died when scaffolding collapsed at a Gold Coast building site yesterday ... 30am when the scaffolding collapsed, sending them on a 25-storey plunge ... Union boss Michael Ravbar said it appeared the accident occurred after the swing-stage scaffold the men were working on "flicked out" and a counterweight faltered, sending the men plummeting to the ground. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Researchers Witness Assembly Of Molecules Critical To Protein Function Jun 21, 2008
"We have been able to isolate a complex between the two major players in iron-sulfur assembly, the cluster assembly scaffold (IscU) and the sulfur-delivery protein (IscS).". The methodology is to add a histidine amino acid tag to the ISC proteins "so we can fish the proteins out of the cell," said O'Carroll. (Science Daily)
Men fall 25 storeys to their deaths Jun 21, 2008
Scene of the workplace tragedy where two men died when their scaffolding collapsed at the Meriton Pegasus high-rise complex on the Gold Coast ... Two men were killed when swing scaffolding collapsed at a building site on Queensland's Gold Coast this morning ... 30am when scaffolding collapsed, sending the men on a 25-storey plunge. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Qld scaffolding collapse kills two men Jun 21, 2008
Two Gold Coast construction site workers were killed when their scaffolding platform gave way and plummeted 26 floors to the ground ... 25am (AEST) when the scaffolding collapsed ... Local resident Stephen Grey said he was alerted to the accident after the crashing scaffold created a "massive bang". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
The APCs Of Nerve Cell Function Jun 19, 2008
APC and EB1 interact with other proteins, cytoskeletal regulators and adapter proteins, which together stabilize the scaffold at the synapse and link acetylcholine receptors to APC at the complex. This study identifies several novel components of neuronal nicotinic cholinergic synapses. (Science Daily)
Nanotech to Regrow Cartilage and Soothe Aching Knees Jun 17, 2008
"Ideally, the architecture of the scaffold should mimic that of the native tissue to be repaired," says , a postdoctoral research associate also in the department ... "The use of nanotechnology in scaffolds to assist with regenerating cartilage is novel," says , director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Cartilage Restoration Program and an orthopedic surgeon specializing in cartilage regeneration and osteoarthritis, "and would be of high interest if it can eventually improve the... (Scientific American)
Stem cells may help heal broken bones Jun 17, 2008
In that instance, German scientists used a titanium jaw prosthesis as a scaffold in which they planted stem cells extracted from the patient's bone marrow. The scaffold served as a mold for a new jawbone to grow from the cells. (News & Observer)
Nanoparticles Aid Bone Growth Jun 16, 2008
To grow new bone, tissue engineers typically place bone cells on porous, biodegradable materials called scaffolds, which act as patterns ... As the scaffold degrades, it is replaced by new bone ... "Ideally, a scaffold should be highly porous, nontoxic and biodegradable, yet strong enough to bear the structural load of the bone that will eventually replace it," said lead researcher Antonios Mikos, Rice's J.W. Cox Professor in Bioengineering, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and... (Science Daily)
Chef tastes victory after cancer fight Jun 14, 2008
At Alinea, dehydrated bacon is presented hanging from a scaffold. Wagyu beef is a frozen sheet suspended from a vertical rod to resemble a flag of meat. (Globe and Mail)
Honour for biomaterials pioneer Jun 13, 2008
" Professor Langer's research has spawned more than a dozen biotechnology firms and led to new avenues of research into biomaterials. His polymer research led to the design of new kind of biomaterials that can be used as artificial tissues, such as skin, cartilage, liver and other cells. The idea is to make a temporary structure for the cells that can grow around and within the polymer material. When the natural tissue is strong enough, the artificial "scaffold" dissolves. Professor Langer has... (BBC News -- Health)
A big opera, a little musical Jun 13, 2008
The set represents a turn-of- the-century dining room, wood- hued and cozy, while off-stage a scaffold is positioned for the scenes involving high-wire action. The story revolves around Madame Gateau's Parisian boarding house for actors, where young Mirette helps her mother serve the guests. (NJ.com -- Times)
Thousands Without Power After Storms, Heat Wave Jun 11, 2008
Blowing construction equipment and scaffolding was reported -- including at 179th Street in Washington Heights, where parts of a scaffold toppled to the ground. City officials said they have "zero tolerance" for unsecured construction sites. (WNBC.com, NY)
Company facing penalties over safety hazards Jun 10, 2008
A violation related to a scaffold platform was also found. R.K. Wallace Construction has 40 employees and is based in Jayess. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
2 Companies Cited In Fatal 47-Story Scaffold Accident Jun 10, 2008
NEW YORK -- Federal and state investigators have issued violations against two companies in the scaffold accident that sent two window washers plummeting 47 floors from a skyscraper ... The issued citations accusing the company that employed the window washers and the company that installed the scaffold of violating federal workplace safety standards ... He said a device that holds a lifeline for workers on the scaffold was installed improperly. (WNBC.com, NY)
Lawrence Co. company faces OSHA fine Jun 9, 2008
An OSHA investigation found the company failed to provide workers with fall hazard equipment, did not provide training and did not ensure that a scaffold platform used to lift workers was secure. In your voice. (The Clarion-Ledger)
First 'Molecular Snapshot' Of A Virulence Factor On Bacterial Surface Jun 7, 2008
The investigators used X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of a protein called the usher that is part of the chaperone/usher pathway and serves as a molecular scaffold for the assembly of adhesive pili by pathogenic bacteria such as E. coli. Pili are hair-like fibers that form a class of virulence factors that allow bacteria to attach to host cells and cause disease. (Science Daily)
The real scandal in Ottawa Jun 7, 2008
A party evangelistic about standards of honesty and open dealing while in opposition is constructing a scaffold for itself, should its conduct in government be less than pristine. Thus the pool of sympathy for the Tories as they wander from the accusatory monologues of Karlheinz Schreiber, through the Cadman allegations, to Mr. Bernier's skipping the light fantastic with a former belle of the bikers is a shallow and rapidly evaporating one. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
ANOTHER ONE CLIMBS... DEVELOPING... Jun 6, 2008
CBS 2 HD cameras captured images of the man identified by his friends as 32-year-old Rey Clarke of Brooklyn when he was still close to the ground, seconds after he darted up a scaffold. He climbed fast, inside the lattice work, and then emerged on the outside, up and up until he appeared to be a tiny dot. (The Drudge Report)
Arthritis Hope: Engineers Use High Pressure To Stimulate Growth Of New Cartilage Jun 6, 2008
10, 2007) Using a unique weaving machine of their design, Duke University Medical Center researchers have created a three-dimensional fabric "scaffold" that could greatly improve the ability of physicians to. . (Science Daily)
Fruit Fly Helps Identify Protein Critical To Eggshell Formation That May Be Pesticide Target Jun 4, 2008
"What we think is going on is the microvilli are making a scaffold, like a framework for a house." At the right time, microvilli back out so the vitelline bodies can merge into a membrane. Now she wants to know how the scaffold works ... "Is it a physical scaffold or some sort of biochemical connection where you have to have certain molecules touching in order to get the eggshell? You can't use this as a target for pesticides if you don't know how the process works." Her studies also include a... (Science Daily)
'Cyborg Engineering' For Coronary Bypass Grafts Jun 4, 2008
In the research report, scientists describe how they took an elastic scaffold (the material that gives the artificial graft its shape) of compliant poly(carbonate-urea)urethane and incorporated human vascular smooth muscle cells and epithelial cells from umbilical cords ... The researchers hypothesize that this improvement is because the movement of fluid through the graft stimulates the smooth muscle and epithelial cells to release proteins that strengthen their ability to attachment to the... (Science Daily)
Integra LifeSciences Launches Smaller Size of Accell Total Bone Matrix Jun 4, 2008
The Integra OrthoBiologics network already distributes Accell(R), DynaGraft(R), and OrthoBlast(R) demineralized bone matrices as well as the Integra Mozaik(TM) Osteoconductive Scaffold ... Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the future use of the Integra Mozaik(TM) Osteoconductive Scaffold, Accell(R), Accell TBM(R) (Total Bone Matrix), Dynagraft(R), and OrthoBlast(R) demineralized bone matrices. (Primezone Releases)
Injured worker says harness failed Jun 3, 2008
The man who was injured in a Bayonne scaffolding fall that killed two others Saturday told detectives he was wearing his safety harness but that it failed, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said yesterday. The scaffolding was hanging from a tank at the International-Matex Tank Terminal in Bayonne that the men, employees of West Virginia Paint and Tank Co. in Clifton, were painting ... A steel cable on one side of the scaffold failed, causing one end of the scaffold to collapse, Bayonne... (NJ.com)
2 die in fuel tank tragedy Jun 2, 2008
Scaffold collapses while men paint Monday, June 02, 2008By JULIE O'CONNOR NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE ... Two men fell to their deaths and another was seriously injured when their scaffold collapsed as they were painting a 60-foot-tall fuel tank at a Bayonne industrial complex Saturday, authorities said ... The men were suspended five stories above the ground at the sprawling outdoor facility near the Bayonne waterfront about 11 a.m. when a bolt securing a cable failed and the scaffold suddenly tipped... (NJ.com)
* David Byrne's new band: lyrics in girders, harmony in rusty pipes Jun 2, 2008
Were not getting any register on that bottom one, he said, sending two artist-technicians up onto a scaffold to figure out why a certain magnetic knocker was not turning one of the rooms giant Corinthian columns into a kind of architectural castanet. David Byrne's public art project comments on the demise of popular music as a commodity "made only by professionals." PHOTO: NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Scaffold Collapse in New Jersey Kills Two Jun 1, 2008
BAYONNE, N.J. A scaffold holding three painters at a Bayonne, N.J., industrial complex collapsed Saturday, killing two of them and seriously injuring the other ... Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio told The Star-Ledger of Newark that the collapse occurred when a bolt securing a cable failed and the scaffold suddenly tipped vertically while the men worked about five stories above the ground ... "We've been telling him to quit that job. I always knew it was dangerous" working on a scaffold,... (Fox News)
2 painters killed in N.J. scaffold collapse Jun 1, 2008
BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) A scaffold holding three painters at a industrial complex collapsed Saturday, killing two of them and injuring the other. The men were painting a fuel tank at the International-Matex Tank Terminals in Bayonne when a bolt failed, said Hudson County prosecutor Edward DeFazio. (USA Today)
A Little Bit Of Egg Makes Tracking Aphids Easier May 31, 2008
To track them, Unruh relies on wide-mesh screens secured below a teepee-like scaffold that can be placed in or near potato fields. An adhesive holds the aphids so they can be returned to the laboratory for analysis using an immunological assay, which employs antibodies to detect egg proteins if they're present. (Science Daily)
Brain Cells Help Neighboring Nerves Regenerate May 30, 2008
(May 6, 2002) Researchers have discovered that astrocytes -- brain cells once thought to be little more than a component of the supportive scaffold for neurons -- may actually play a starring role in triggering. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Failed HIV Drug Gets Second Chance With Addition Of Gold Nanoparticles May 28, 2008
The element is non-reactive in the human body, and would be the perfect "scaffold" to attach molecules of the drug to in the absence of the ammonium salt, holding the drug molecules together and concentrating their effect. "The idea is that by attaching these individual molecules of the drug with a weak binding ability to the gold nanoparticle, you can magnify their ability to bind," Melander says. (Science Daily)
Injured Vets Could Regrow Body Parts May 28, 2008
The powder forms a microscopic "scaffold" that attracts stem cells and convinces them to grow into the tissue that used to be there. "If it is next to the skin, it will start making skin. If it's next to a tendon, it will start making a tendon, and so that's the hope, at least in this particular project, that we can grow a finger," Wolf said. (W-USA News, DC)
In season finale, BMOP charts the Armenian experience May 27, 2008
But the incisive reading also revealed virtues Hovhaness would forever rely on: a sturdy orchestrational scaffold, an uncanny dramatic pace, a transcendental faith in the power of his unadorned musical materials. Rose and company plan more Hovhaness in advance of the composer's 2011 centenary; Friday's performance proved them ideal guides for that magical mystery tour. (Boston Globe)
Molecular Scaffold That Guides Connections Between Brain Cells Discovered May 23, 2008
The researchers report that in some cases, these molecular guides -- non-signaling brain cells known as glia -- form a kind of scaffold. This scaffold, in turn, directs the growth of nerve fibers and their connections between specific types of neurons ... A Guiding Scaffold Made of Glial Cells. (Science Daily)
Halting methane squanderlust May 22, 2008
The researchers painstakingly prepared catalysts with increasing concentrations of molybdenum in the zeolite scaffold and focused the 900 MHz NMR on the samples. The data revealed two different forms of the catalyst, as expected. (EurekAlert!)
Working Bladders Grown from Progenitor Cells May 21, 2008
Neo-bladders are created by removing bladder progenitor cells during bladder biopsies, growing the cells in culture and then seeding them onto a biodegradable bladder-shaped scaffold made out of collagen or other material. Since the recipient's own progenitor cells are used to create the bladder, the need for immune-suppressing drugs to prevent rejection is eliminated. (MEDLINEplus)
Pioneering Induction Of Bone Formation Using Embryonic Stem Cells May 18, 2008
While searching for a suitable scaffold to use for cartilage tissue engineering with mouse embryonic stem cells, the researchers selected a ceramic material that is often used as bone void filler ... To demonstrate this, a scaffold with cells that had already formed cartilage, was implanted into a rat with a defect in its skull. (Science Daily)
Current Regenerative Medical Techniques Hold Great Promise For Bladder Regeneration May 18, 2008
After a bladder biopsy is obtained from a patient, bladder progenitor cells are grown in culture and seeded on a biodegradable bladder-shaped scaffold made from collagen and/or polyglycolic acid. The neo-organ is then implanted into the patient. (Science Daily)
Construction Halts At Tower After Steel Falls 18 Stories Onto Ballfield May 18, 2008
Also earlier this year, a window washer was killed and his brother critically injured when a scaffold plummeted more than 40 stories off a building. Another worker was killed the same day in the after heavy equipment pinned him while he was digging a hole to lay pipe. (WNBC.com, NY)
Robbie Penny, greensman for 'The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian' May 17, 2008
"So we went and cut the old apple trees. One apple tree might have been cut up into eight different segments, and you mark them all and take all those segments back to the warehouse. And then you assemble the tree back together by bolting it. You scaffold around the tree, and you're all set to work.". Frond regards: For "Prince Caspian," Penny obtained about 20,000 ferns, mostly from Belgium, to build a fern forest near Prague, Czech Republic. (Los Angeles Times)
I-24 bridge repair worker killed, one injuredi May 17, 2008
An employee told investigators there was a scaffold hanging off the side of the bridge on the westbound side of the interstate and somehow slack developed in a cable and the scaffold dropped. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. (WREG.com, TN)
Novel enzyme inhibitor paves way for new cancer drug May 16, 2008
Working with Eric Meggers of the University of Pennsylvania (now at the Philipps-Universtat Marburg in Germany), who has developed organometallic enzyme inhibitors for other types of kinases, the scientists combined traditional organic compounds with the metal Ruthenium to create a novel scaffold, the platform on which the inhibitor was constructed. After screening a general organometallic library of compounds designed by Meggers to identify potential agents to inhibit PI3K, the scientists... (EurekAlert!)
Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate May 11, 2008
When the balloon is inflated in a blocked artery, the stent expands, locks in place and forms a scaffold that holds the artery open. The stent stays in the artery permanently, keeping blood flowing and relieving symptoms like chest pain. (Health-Finder)
My kingdom for a horse May 10, 2008
And what on earth possessed the people of Newbiggin by the Sea in Northumbria to think their beautiful seashore would be improved by colossal painted figures of a couple in jeans, standing on a white scaffold above the water. Why did anyone think it was a good idea to cast lovers in bronze on a gargantuan scale to decorate the new St Pancras station. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Obscure II Aftermath FAQ : Game curious? Read K-Drive's walkthrough.... May 10, 2008
Find a scaffold further down and turn the wheels with your partner so it will lift you up. Take the SMALL KEY by the wooden beam on the left, then, enter the door you see. (IGN PS2)
Updates.... Whatever Happened To? May 7, 2008
Growing Blood Vessels As part of the goal of growing replacement organs, researchers have relied on scaffolds that encourage cells to form in particular ways. But they still need to perfect the scaffold materials and geometry, among other factors [see Tissue Engineering: The Challenges Ahead ; SciAm, April 1999. (Scientific American)
Stem cells show organ promise May 6, 2008
Another possibility is to use the patient's kidneys to build "transplant scaffolds" to put cells in, she said ... "The other thing we're learning, even if we just have a transplant scaffold with stem cells in it, the body seems to know how to get the right cells into the scaffold to do what it needs to do," she said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Smart Instrument For Tissue Damage Assessment Developed May 6, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 5, 2008) New technology may allow surgeons to make a precise diagnosis and be better equipped for making accurate decisions during treatment. It has the potential to determine the level of tissue damage in patients with osteo-arthritis, sports injuries and other conditions affecting bone and cartilage. (Science Daily)
Experts discredit regenerative 'pixie dust' May 4, 2008
" Such regrowth has, however, been the target of scientists worldwide for decades and would have been remarkable. It would have been especially remarkable if it had been achieved using extra cellular matrix, which is a simple and common substance found throughout the body as a kind of scaffold to support new cell growth. This, however, did not stop Acell from inviting TV crews into its labs and offering interviews with Badylak. He admitted he had no idea how the powder might work but suggested... (Times Online)
Scientists Deconstruct Process Of Bacterial Division: Could Lead To New Antibiotics Apr 23, 2008
The ring is called a "Z ring" after the protein FtsZ, which forms a ring-shaped scaffold and then squeezes it smaller. In bacteria, the Z ring also contains a dozen other proteins, all believed to be essential for division. (Science Daily)
Acting talent redeems production in Angels Apr 23, 2008
The result feels contrived a two-story scaffold wraps around the stage, while a backdrop emblazoned with aggressive AIDS slogans and 80s graphic art hangs behind it ... Director Jonathan Silverstein, formerly of the acclaimed Off-Broadway revival of A.R. Gurneys The Dining Room, decorates Williamss scaffolding with a three-piece rock band, offstage actors, and stagehands. (Yale Herald, CT)
PETA pushes test-tube meat Apr 21, 2008
Once the cells multiply, they are attached to a spongelike "scaffold.". After growing on the scaffold, the cells are harvested as a processed meat product. (News & Observer)
DoD News Briefing with Dr... Apr 19, 2008
" Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates April 16, 2008 Secretary of Defense Special Reports Subscribe U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript On the Web: Media contact: +1 (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public contact: or +1 (703) 428-0711 +1 Presenter: Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs S. Ward Casscells and Surgeon General of the U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker April 17, 2008 DoD News Briefing with Dr. S. Ward Casscells... (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Man robbed at gunpoint Apr 18, 2008
Deputies responded to a report that someone stole a ladder and scaffold from a 30-year-old self-employed man at a residence in the 1800 block of Black Jack Simpson Road on Wednesday. Parts stolen. (The Daily Reflector)
US gets a taste of local cancer-busting drugs Apr 15, 2008
" Also presenting preclinical data was Marshall Edwards, a US subsidiary of Novogen, which showed promising data for its drug triphendiol in treating pancreatic and bile duct cancer. The data showed the drug achieved targeted cancer cell death in animal tumours, and the company has started phase I trials to establish safe dosage levels and if the drug has any side effects. Triphendiol is a derivative of another Novogen-developed drug, phenoxodiol, which is going through phase III trials for... (The Age)
Minnesota man killed in worksite fall near Thompson Apr 15, 2008
Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administrator Mary Bryant said the victim was working on a swinging scaffold when he slipped and fell 150 feet to the ground. The cause of the fall remains under investigation, according to the Sheriff s Department. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Beauty rocks, but not those deadly wire baskets Apr 15, 2008
Guarded by portable fencing, a mechanical scaffold stood at the ready Sunday in front of town hall awaiting workmen who are doctoring its tired facade. Others have been buzzing over the mall out front sprucing it up, and there are the daffodils. (Braintree Forum, MA)
How Proteins Control The Process When Bacteria Multiply: May Lead To New Antibiotics Apr 12, 2008
The team found that FtsZ threads weave themselves into a framework or scaffold that can hold all of the other molecules involved in the cell division process. The FtsZ filments are able to weave this tapestry, the researchers learned, because they tend to attract one another and interact along the length of each thread. (Science Daily)
Brain Tissue Could Be Regenerated After Stroke By Inserting Microscaffolding And Stem Cells, Animal Study Suggests Apr 11, 2008
10, 2008) Inserting tiny scaffolding into the brain could dramatically reduce damage caused by strokes the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting will hear April 10. Speaking at the conference in Edinburgh, Dr Mike Modo from the Institute of Psychiatry will explain how combining scaffold microparticles with neural stem cells (NSCs) could regenerate lost brain tissue ... Working with rats, Dr Modo and his team are developing cell-scaffold combinations that could be injected into the... (Science Daily)
