News Medical

Targeting complement with an inhibitor may prevent preterm birth and protect the baby’s brain

A research team at the Medical University of South Carolina reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body's natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that ...
Frontiers

A novel and rapid method to purify the human complement opsonin C3b from human plasma

Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacology of Natural Products, University of Ulm Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany Complement opsonin C3b is at the center of the ...
C&EN

Expanding Targeted Instrumentation for Discovery Applications: Complement Reporter Ion Quantification with a Quadrupole–Ion Trap Instrument

Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, ...
mynewtown

A chance to hear Newtown's male voice choir perform

Newtown and District Male Voice Choir will take to the stage at All Saints Church this Saturday evening for what promises to be an entertaining concert featuring a diverse selection of musical ...
GitHub

Subtraction and 2s complement

now we need different operators to add or subtract values; since it's impossible to know the type ... because we don't have types. duh. currently my plan is suffixes for consistency with literals.
thecooldown

Scientists discover surprising predator that could replace toxic pesticides: 'We hope to ... complement other control methods'

Scientists may have found a new weapon in their fight against an invasive insect species in an unexpected place: stink bugs. Specifically, Carolina and Chinese mantises and soldier bugs, a form of ...
IEEE

A Contrast-Enhanced Null Subtraction Imaging Method Using Dynamic DC Bias in Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging

Abstract: Enhancing the resolution and contrast of ultrafast ultrasound imaging is imperative for the accuracy of clinical diagnostics. Null subtraction imaging (NSI) is a nonlinear beamforming ...
The Lancet

Real-world use of complement inhibitors for haemolytic uraemic syndrome: an analysis of the European Rare Kidney Disease Registry cohort

fDivision of Paediatric Nephrology, Children's Health Ireland at Temple Street, Temple Street, Ireland gDivision of Paediatric Nephrology and Dialysis, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, ...
ahajournals.org

Alternative Complement Pathway in Carotid Atherosclerosis: Low Plasma Properdin Levels Associate With Long‐Term Cardiovascular Mortality

Complement activation may promote atherosclerosis. Yet, data on the to which extent complement, and more specifically the alternative complement pathway, is activated in patients with carotid ...
HUB

Robot that watched surgery videos performs with skill of human doctor

A robot, trained for the first time by watching videos of seasoned surgeons, executed the same surgical procedures as skillfully as the human doctors. The successful use of imitation learning to train ...
IEEE

A 28-GHz Variable-Gain Phase Shifter With Phase Compensation Using Analog Addition and Subtraction Method

Abstract: In this letter, a 28-GHz variable-gain phase shifter (VG-PS) with phase compensation designed using a Gilbert-cell-based vector summation amplifier integrated with a current-type ...