Optometrists in Akron, NY Accepting Medicare

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Akron Village Optical Optometrist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 10 Main St, Akron, NY 14001 Phone: 716-542-2110    Fax: 716-542-2110

Akron Optical Shop Inc. Optometrist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 55 Main St, Akron, NY 14001 Phone: 716-542-2002

Dr. David Charles Wilkes, O.D. Optometrist Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 55 Main St, Akron, NY 14001 Phone: 716-542-2002    Fax: 716-542-6878

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Searching for the right pharmaceutical agent: survival as the indicator

Tumor cells divide fast. They thus require a high supply of components for their DNA, like purines. The biosynthesis of purines could now be a new point of attack for chemotherapy. However, without a natural model, the search for an inhibitor for a cellular process is like the proverbial search for a needle in a haystack. An American research team has developed a clever way to quickly conjure the desired "needle" out of the hay, presenting several candidates to act as starting points for the design of a purine synthesis inhibitor.

Stress-related protein genetically linked to acceleration of Alzheimer's disease

A stress-related protein genetically linked to depression, anxiety and other psychiatric disorders contributes to the acceleration of Alzheimer's disease, a new study led by researchers at the University of South Florida has found.

TUM scientists collaborate with Fujitsu Laboratories of Japan to commercialize biosensor chip

In the battle against cancer and other diseases, precise analysis of specific proteins can point the way toward targeted treatments. Scientists at theTechnische Universitaet Muenchen, together with Fujitsu Laboratories of Japan, have developed a novel biosensor chip that not only recognizes proteins that are characteristic for specific diseases, but also can show if these proteins are changed through the influence of disease or drugs.

Unemployed people suffer more often from physical, emotional complaints: GEDA study

Compared to people in employment, men and women who are unemployed suffer more often and longer from both physical and emotional complaints. Why the un-employed should have health problems more often is discussed by Lars E. Kroll and his coauthor in the current issue of Deutsches -rzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011; 4: 47-52), along with a report on the findings of the GEDA study.

HIV advocates in Uganda 'losing faith' as country works to prevent, treat new infections, PlusNews reports

PlusNews examines how "corruption scandals, frequent treatment shortages and accusations of a misguided prevention program" have undermined progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda, a country that had "won plaudits in the early days of the epidemic for the aggressive stance taken by President Yoweri Museveni." Uganda "lowered its HIV prevalence from 18 percent in the early 1990s to about six percent in 2000," the news service notes.

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