Affymetrix - About Affymetrix - Investors - Press Release SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jun 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- A recent study conducted by global industry analysts Frost & Sullivan clarifying the state and dynamics of genomic technology adoption and utilization in the U.S. has concluded that microarray technology--the cornerstone of two decades of discovery--will remain relevant to the advancement of biomedical research and translational medicine in the future. Moreover, while excitement for next-generation sequencing (NGS) remains justifiably high, genomics research remains sustained by mainstay platforms, like those manufactured by Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX)1. The study focused on awareness, adoption plans, usage, and preferences for 15 technologies and 30 applications, and surveyed more than 300 life science researchers from six end-user segments: academic institutions/medical centers, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology companies, and labs in federal or state government, hospitals, and clinics. About Affymetrix Forward-looking statements
ChildCount.org | Every Child Counts Quantified Self Conference Europe 2011 Quantified Self Europe 2011 is a conference for users and tool makers interested in self-tracking systems. It will be a "working meeting" for the QS community (40 groups worldwide), where we will gather, inspire, and learn from each other as we share and collaborate on self-tracking projects. We will also explore the potential effects of self-tracking on ourselves and society. If you are an advanced user, designer, tech inventor, entrepreneur, journalist, scientist, or health professional, please join us for a weekend of collaboration and inspiration! Note: We are happy to welcome 250 attendees, and we expect to sell out, so make sure to grab your spot and register today. Most of the conference will be hands-on and interactive, with user-defined workshops on mood, data visualization, sleep, ethics, and anything else people want to see. Register Now Annual Quantified Self Sponsors Community Partners
Pathophysiology of Human Visceral Obesity: An Update A. Heterogeneity of Obesity: Importance of Body Fat Distribution Every week a national newspaper somewhere around the globe publishes an article that has something to do with obesity, its prevalence, and the risk it carries for the health of our nations. Obesity is defined by an excess of body fat. Table 1. Health risk classification according to body mass index Although the BMI is an adequate tool to report secular trends in the prevalence of obesity at the population level (256), its limitations have left health professionals at times puzzled by the fact that obesity is quite a heterogeneous condition. A striking example of the limitations of the BMI relates to the metabolically obese, normal-weight (MONW) subject, a concept originally introduced by Ruderman et al. (482, 483). B. The development of imaging technologies such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has allowed remarkable advances in the field of body composition/adipose tissue distribution. C.
untitled Medicine Unboxed Medicine Unboxed is a project arising from a view that good medicine demands more than scientific and technical expertise, and that it necessitates ethical judgment, an understanding of human experience, empathy, professionalism and wisdom. Notable contributors include Amateur Transplants, Dannie Abse, Gwyneth Lewis, Jo Shapcott, Frank Harsent, Gabriel Weston and Raymond Tallis. Medicine Unboxed is curated by Dr. Sam Guglani, Consultant Oncologist at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, that supports the organisation along with the Wellcome Foundation. The Creative Director is Peter Thomas and advisors are Dr. Sean Elyan and Dame Janet Trotter. Medicine Unboxed has been widely reported in the medical press including The Guardian,[1]The Lancet,[2] The British Medical Journal Online[3] and Lapidus.[4] In 2012, the Medicine Unboxed theme was Belief. In 2013, the theme of Medicine Unboxed was Voice, and the event took place on 23-24 November 2013. In 2014. Events References[edit]
nutrigenomics : Some of my recent thoughts... Home - AcaWiki Blog There is a new social campaign being launched right now on Webicina.com that curates the medical resources of social media in 80 topics in 18 languages: We receive hundreds of suggestions from empowered patients and medical professionals every week about which social media resources should be included in our selections, and we thought we must find a way to let them know how much we appreciate their help.So now we kindly ask you to tell us your story about how social media helped you improve your health management or helped you get better in your specialty in order to win grand prizes.As we curate resources in basically all the social media platforms, you can tell your story in any platforms from Twitter and Facebook to blogs and Youtube. Your submissions will be reviewed by an expert jury, members of the Webicina Advisory Board. Here are the details: Who can enter the competition: A Twitter message or stream of messages using the #Webicina hashtag. Prizes Members of the jury,
18 April 2013, Nature & Nurture in Nutrition, Science Cafe Wageningen April 18th 2013 Summary The contribution of a balanced diet to human health has been long recognized, and there is general agreement about which foods and supplements are “good” and “bad”. Most of our knowledge though, is based on the response of the average person, and likewise, policy, legislation and insurance are rooted in the concept of “public health”. In the last decades, technologies in genomics have spurred research into the genetic basis for differences in the response to foods and supplements among the human population. Michael Müller is full professor in Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics within the Human Nutrition Department at Wageningen University. Hedwig te Molder is full professor in Science Communication at the University of Twente and associate professor at the Strategic Communication Group of Wageningen University. Squire or Squirrel provided live music. Gallery
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