[silk] Lock and load

2009-04-07 Thread Udhay Shankar N
http://www.physorg.com/news157655203.html Light-activated 'lock' can control blood clotting, drug delivery March 30th, 2009 Scientists have shed new light -- literally -- on a possible way to starve cancer tumors or prevent side effects from a wide range of drugs. A lock-like molecule designed

[silk] Now we know - How scratching can stop an itch

2009-04-07 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
Thought this was interesting :) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7976606.stm *Scientists have shown scratching helps relieve an itch as it blocks activity in some spinal cord nerve cells that transmit the sensation to the brain.* However, the effect only seems to occur during itchiness itself

Re: [silk] Now we know - How scratching can stop an itch

2009-04-07 Thread Bonobashi
--- On Tue, 7/4/09, Kiran K Karthikeyan kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote: From: Kiran K Karthikeyan kiran.karthike...@gmail.com Subject: [silk] Now we know - How scratching can stop an itch To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Tuesday, 7 April, 2009, 12:25 PM Thought this was interesting

Re: [silk] Lock and load

2009-04-07 Thread Dave Long
Endoscopic lights inserted into the patient could unlock the drugs when desired Are direct drug-delivery mechanisms really more invasive than endoscopic lights? -Dave I know a surgeon who installed rubber mats in his horse's (very irregularly shaped) stall/run, by hand. When I asked if

Re: [silk] Bangalore silk meet up

2009-04-07 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
Usha and I will be joining if it is on Friday and in FB :-) If we have a headcount, I can try to arrange a small discount... So its final then, lunch on Friday? I can't make lunch during the weekend, but can do dinner. Kiran

Re: [silk] Bangalore silk meet up

2009-04-07 Thread Venkat Mangudi's Silk Account
We're in for Friday. Shall we say 11:30 am? 1. Venkat 2. Usha On 4/8/09, Kiran K Karthikeyan kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote: Usha and I will be joining if it is on Friday and in FB :-) If we have a headcount, I can try to arrange a small discount... So its final then, lunch on Friday? I

Re: [silk] Bangalore silk meet up

2009-04-07 Thread Udhay Shankar N
On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Venkat Mangudi's Silk Account s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: We're in for Friday. Shall we say 11:30 am? 1. Venkat 2. Usha 3. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))

Re: [silk] Bangalore silk meet up

2009-04-07 Thread Kiran K Karthikeyan
s...@venkatmangudi.com wrote: We're in for Friday. Shall we say 11:30 am? 1. Venkat 2. Usha 3. Udhay 4. Kiran