Sentences with phrase «screened for drug»

Sun's group is following up on these findings by screening for drugs that could perform similar antiviral actions in humans.

The finding, described in this week's Nature, may help neurobiologists screen for drugs that bind to the human version of this brain receptor.

«If we can use SPRNT to screen for drugs that specifically disrupt the functioning of these proteins, it may be possible to interfere with viruses.»

The device can be used to directly test for toxicity and toxic mechanisms, screen for drugs that reduce irritation, and assess the level of risks associated with a particular air pollutant.

McGarry's finding also was contradicted by a central piece of evidence: a screen for drugs and alcohol didn't turn up either in Miceli's blood.

Instead, a forensic pathologist looked at her wound and filled vials with blood and fluid from her eyeballs, screening them for drugs and alcohol.

Dolmetsch is using iPS cells to study psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases, and to screen for drugs that might work to treat them.

The scientists are now screening for drugs that restore the gene network to its normal state.

For example, pharmaceutical companies could conduct predictive screenings for drugs before clinical trials and determine which groups of patients would experience side effects and which ones wouldn't.

Now that the sequence of the PfEMP1 genes and proteins is known, it may be possible to screen for drugs to block the production of the proteins, and so prevent infected cells sticking to capillaries.

«This technology could help us quickly screen for drugs likely to generate cardiac birth defects, and guide decisions about which drugs are dangerous during pregnancy.»

The cells can also be used to screen for drugs to treat motor neuron diseases, and may one day be used therapeutically to restore lost function.

Stubenhaus et al. also plan to use flatworms to screen for drugs that could potentially be developed into new treatments for porphyria.

The researchers are now in discussions with a pharmaceutical firm about screening for drugs that might target and shut off these fibrosis - causing stem cells in cases of chronic organ disease.

The researchers say their experiments also suggest these highly - susceptible lab - grown cells could be used to screen for drugs that protect the cells or ease existing infections.

«We set up the model so the flies are [almost] dead, if you will, and screen for drugs that bring them back to life.

A promising approach for β - cell regeneration is to screen for drugs that can increase the number of β - cell.

Graber will work in the institution's Kathryn W. Davis Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine, where scientists are working to identify the molecular pathways responsible for regeneration in organisms that have retained the ability to regenerate lost and damaged tissues and organs, then screening for drugs with the potential to reawaken these dormant regeneration pathways in humans.

The SMDC has allowed Gladstone scientists to design molecules to modulate the functions of proteins or specific cellular phenotypes and, most significantly, screen for drugs that could be used as therapies for disease.

«Screening for drug resistance is key to improving treatment approaches for many cancers,» said Shana Kelley, scientist and professor at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto.

From the NYT: «A team at the Broad Institute, a Harvard - M.I.T. collaborative for genomics research, has devised a way of screening for drugs that attack cancer stem cells but leave ordinary cells unharmed.

«A team at the Broad Institute, a Harvard - M.I.T. collaborative for genomics research, has devised a way of screening for drugs that attack cancer stem cells but leave ordinary cells unharmed.

Postdoctoral fellow Remi - Martin Laberge, in collaboration with the Hughes laboratory, spearheaded the first high - throughput screen for drugs that either selectively kill senescent cells or suppress their secretion of pro-inflammatory proteins.

«It gives us hope that perhaps we can use these signatures or hallmarks of the disorder to screen for drugs that can reverse them,» says lead researcher Dan Geschwind.

Screening for drugs, including ethyl alcohol and ethylene glycol, was negative.

By focusing only on the gene and molecule level, it screens for drugs on the assumption that humans are single celled organisms.

In Denver, in a state with just three per cent unemployment, 10 per cent of employers that screen for drugs had dropped marijuana as of 2016, according to a survey by the Employers Council, which provides corporate legal and human resources services.

The Hiring Process of the company starts with pre-employment screen for a drug test and background check.

Commonly used, 5 - question tool that screens for drug and alcohol use / abuse.

Assessments monitoring for depression, screenings for drug and alcohol use and reviewing progress toward development milestones are done entirely on iPads.

Not exact matches

The Transportation Security Administration, the federal agency in charge of screening passengers, isn't specifically looking for drugs that are illegal under federal law, a spokesman said.

Rather than using the samples to screen for illegal drug use or preexisting medical conditions, TAT hopes to use its recently developed human - cloning technology to address a critical lack of available talent.

That research will be crucial: An earlier effort by another company, Pathway Genomics, to create a «liquid biopsy» for cancer was greeted in September by a stern letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning that the agency had «not found any published evidence that this test or any similar test has been clinically validated as a screening tool for early detection of cancer in high risk individuals.»

This is far more targeted than the traditional model for drug development, which includes such scattershot methods as screening natural elements like soil from a plateau in Norway and then asking, What might this do?

keep in mind that poppy seed consumption can result in positive test for opiates on a drug screen so don't eat these on the morning of an employment physical...

Potential subjects were accepted into the study if they had none of the following conditions: severe or symptomatic cardiac disease or hypertension; history of bleeding disorders; chronic history of gastric, intestinal, liver, pancreatic, or renal disease; any portion of the stomach or the intestine removed (other than an appendectomy); history of intestinal obstruction, malabsorption, or use of antacid drugs; cancer (active or use of medications for a history of cancer treatment within the past 5 y); history of chronic alcoholism; a convulsive disorder; or abnormal results in screening blood or urine samples.

Check the kit for a list of drugs that it screens for, normally it is marijuana, amphetamines, methamphetamines, ecstasy, cocaine and opiates.

UC San Diego is encouraging the Sharp Healthcare Background Check and Drug Screening as the standard to meet the requirement for all facilities.

Some third party organizations that oversee the donation and recipient process may allow for drug and alcohol testing to be done on the milk, as well as screening the donating mother for transmittable diseases, but the cost of all of this is usually incurred by the recipient.

Risks for the baby include exposure to infectious diseases, including HIV, to chemical contaminants, such as some illegal drugs, and to a limited number of prescription drugs that might be in the human milk, if the donor has not been adequately screened.

Mothers found positive for THC in urine screens should be strongly advised to avoid continued exposure to this drug while breastfeeding and should be counseled that continued exposure of their infants to cannabis may produce severe long - term neurobehavioral consequences.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises against informal milk sharing, especially when done over the Internet, because the FDA believes that the milk will not have been adequately screened for infectious disease or contamination.

Synthetic drugs, for example, might not show up on a screening even though they can be just as dangerous as other drugs.

To address the regulatory situation, the Food and Drug Administration held an informational session Dec. 6, where advisers weighed in on the safety, risks and needed regulation for the collection, screening, processing and distribution of human milk.

and Drug Administration to screen food, and many state and county health departments to screen for residential lead paint.

In a letter to Goodell, Senator Klein pointed to the increasing problem of players using K2, because most drug screens fail to test for the chemical compounds.

Chris Gibson would eliminate mandatory coverage for preventative care like mammograms and colon screenings, and seniors would pay more for prescription drugs.

Klein told them about a state initiative for elderly renters, about a prescription drug program, about help for seniors to avoid financial exploitation and about an upcoming health screening event.

Discussing his results at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, Calif., last week, Baier says his mutants could represent the first fish model for a mood disorder and be a useful screening model for drugs.

This method, sometimes called «liquid biopsy,» can provide guidance for treatment decisions, monitoring of cancer therapy, and organism - wide screening for the presence of nascent metastatic tumors in drug - treated cancer patients.