Damage in Biological Technology

Hebrew University scientist develop technique for eliminating reblockage of arteries

... very short electric field pulses. It causes no damage to structures other than the cells themselves. ... since the electrical fields cause permanent damage to the membranes and the consequent loss of cell stability. The electrical fields damage only the cell membranes, with no ...

Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. Launches Human Kidney Damage Biomarker Panel

... panel of 16 biomarkers to detect early renal damage and pinpoint the location within the kidney. Both ... data related to certain biomarkers of kidney damage as part of the drug approval process in ... these tests detect only late signs of kidney damage and provide no information on the location of ...

PEAK Surgical Introduces PlasmaBlade(TM) Product Line Extensions for Use in General Surgery

... scalpel and causes less thermal tissue damage than traditional electrosurgery. Also, because it ... control bleeding but can cause extensive thermal damage to surrounding tissue. In cases where the risk of collateral damage or scarring from electrosurgery is considered to ...

Cardium Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance of InnerCool's RapidBlue(TM) Endovascular System

... activator (tPA) has been shown to lessen damage associated with a stroke, particularly if it can ... patients continue to suffer advanced neurologic damage even though they have received tPA. ... cool the body in order to reduce cell death and damage following acute ischemic events such as cardiac ...

PEAK Surgical Receives 510(k) Clearance to Market PEAK(R) Surgery System for Use in General Surgery

... without causing extensive collateral thermal damage to tissues," said John Tighe, chief executive ... control bleeding but can cause extensive thermal damage to surrounding tissue. In cases where the risk of collateral damage or scarring from electrosurgery is considered to ...

Eniva VIBE(R) Nutraceutical Tested at Linus Pauling Micronutrient Research Institute and Found to Possess DNA Protective Properties

... were then obtained and examined for specific damage to their DNA. Results were compared between the ... significant decrease in DNA damage in those human cells which were supported with ... peer accepted laboratory method for assessing damage to cellular DNA. The COMET assay is widely used ...

How buckyballs hurt cells

... particles on the other side where they can cause damage to cells. Spherical carbon-60 molecules were ... Fullerenes have been shown to cause brain damage in fish and inhaling carbon nanotubes results in lung damage similar to that caused by asbestos. Buckyballs ...

Tanning and Excessive Sun Exposure Can Cause Severe Damage to Eyes

... the eyes is not sufficient protection. Most UV damage is cumulative, meaning that the damage will not ... -- this amounts to more than 1,000 hours of UV damage to their eyes each year. Whether playing on the ... as well. Children are also susceptible to UV damage and should be encouraged to wear UV-blocking ...

Cardium's InnerCool Therapies Unit Announces European Commercialization Agreement for Portfolio of Temperature Modulation Systems

... activator (tPA) has been shown to lessen damage associated with a stroke, particularly if it can ... patients continue to suffer advanced neurologic damage even though they have received tPA. ... cool the body in order to reduce cell death and damage following acute ischemic events such as cardiac ...

Genetic pathway critical to disease, aging found

... as free radicals is overtaxed. Free radicals can damage DNA and other molecules essential for the health ... could potentially be manipulated to mitigate the damage oxygen does to cells. "Oxidative stress ... alive, but also stresses us because of oxidative damage to our cells," Anderson says. Oxidation ...

Sangamo BioSciences Announces ZFP Therapeutic Data From Nerve Regeneration Program at Society for Neuroscience Meeting

... important in conditions that involve nerve damage including diabetic neuropathy, ALS, stroke and ... Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that results in a loss of ... with SCI, the spinal cord is intact, but the damage to it results in loss of function. Sigma-Aldrich ...

International Survey Shows People Over Forty Ignore Risk of Blindness

... and cause vision loss. They cause irreversible damage to the optic nerve and the eye damage develops over many years. Lowering eye pressure ... by the eye, high eye pressure causes permanent damage to the optic nerve, the "cable" used by the eye ...

PharmatrophiX, Initially Funded by the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation, Announces Exclusive Global Collaboration with Elan

... biological agents that could both effectively combat neurodegenerative damage and be administered orally rather than intravenously - a challenge that ... could activate a receptor on brain cells (p75), protecting the cell from damage caused by the toxic amyloid molecules associated with Alzheimer's disease, ...

A Swiss Team Uses Transcranial MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound to Treat Patients With Functional Brain Disorders

... exposes the patient to complications, including infections, bleeding and damage to surrounding brain tissue," Dr. Jeanmonod explained. "Also, only ... associated with it." One patient in the study suffered nerve damage from a spinal tumor that led to severe pain and cramps in his right arm. ...

New nanotube coating enables novel laser power meter

... than some conventional coatings such as carbon black, and resists laser damage as effectively as commercial ceramic coatings. Among other test ... are durable and easy to apply, like enamel paint, but have even higher damage thresholds than todays coatings. NISTs nanotube coating technology ...

Divergence Receives $1.2 Million in Grants, Including NSF Grant to Fund Continuing Nematode Research in Corn

... the yield of crops worldwide and causing billions of dollars in crop damage annually. Lesion nematodes are prevalent in the Corn Belt and appear to ... officer. "These pests are unseen to the naked eye and cause far more damage than is generally recognized. We're very pleased to have this funding ...

CEL-SCI Presents Data at Prestigious Medical Conference Demonstrating That Its L.E.A.P.S. Technology Stimulates Maturation of Human Blood Cells Into Dendritic Cells Suggesting Potential for Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Disease

... arthritis disease protein, was shown to curtail the progression of tissue damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis. "It is very exciting to see the ... aimed at rheumatoid arthritis, since these cytokines cause much of the damage seen in rheumatoid arthritis patients." L.E.A.P.S. technology is a ...

Health Canada Approves SIMPONI(TM) (golimumab) for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

... cases can result in fusing of the spinal vertebrae and cause structural damage to hips and other joints. Often misdiagnosed as "just back pain" or ... the body due to chronic inflammatory diseases can cause inflammation and damage to bones, cartilage and tissue. The first once-monthly subcutaneous ...

Heart Hospital of Austin First Site in World to Test Efficacy of New Adult Stem Cell Therapy to Treat Damaged Heart Tissue in Phase II Trial

... adds. Prochymal(R) is being evaluated for its ability to treat heart damage caused by a heart attack. The active ingredient in the new treatment is ... determine the effectiveness and safety of Prochymal(R) for treating heart damage resulting from a heart attack. Heart Hospital of Austin is one of ...

Amorcyte Reports Phase I Results of AMR-001 to Improve Recovery From Severe Heart Attack at ACC Annual Scientific Session

... following an AMI, ventricular remodeling can lead to permanent heart damage and increase the risk of recurrent heart attack, other adverse cardiac ... severe enough to cause ventricular remodeling leading to further tissue damage over time and downstream adverse events including premature death, ...

Transgenomic, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Results

... Foundation for Medical Research for their patent on mitochondrial DNA damage and our license with Power3 Medical for their proteomic assay technology ... The Clayton Medical license has allowed us to develop a mitochondrial damage assay which we hope will serve as a very important assessment tool for a ...

MIT: 'Nanostitching' could strengthen airplane skins, more

... aircraft built with such materials would have greater protection against damage from lightning, said Brian L. Wardle, the Charles Stark Draper Assistant ... problematic because the relatively large stitches or pins penetrate and damage the carbon-fiber plies themselves. "And those fiber plies are what make ...

International Robotic Urology Symposium Reports on Benefits of Cooling During Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery and Introduces InnerCool's New Investigational UroCool System

... newer robotic-assisted technique) offers the potential to reduce tissue damage and inflammation and thereby provide a faster return of bladder control ... rapidly and controllably cool the body in order to reduce cell death and damage following acute ischemic events such as cardiac arrest or stroke, and to ...

Cardium's InnerCool Announces First Patient Treated With New Tissue-Specific UroCool(TM) System in Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery Study

... newer robotic-assisted technique) offers the potential to reduce tissue damage and inflammation and thereby provide a faster return of bladder control ... rapidly and controllably cool the body in order to reduce cell death and damage following acute ischemic events such as cardiac arrest or stroke, and to ...

World's First Low Radiocarbon Food May Reduce Risks of Cancer and Birth Defects, and Possibly Even Slow the Aging Process

... foods will suffer tens of billions fewer genetic damage events over their lifetime. By reducing genetic damage, risks of cancer and birth defects may also be reduced. Since genetic damage may also play a major role in the aging process, this new food may even ...

New uses for imidazolium salts in medicine and alternative energy

... to use this compound as a radical scavenger antioxidant to counter the damage caused by reactive oxygen species in the body." Environmental stress ... radicals known as reactive oxygen species (ROS) that could cause cell damage through oxidation. Oxidative stress from ROS is implicated in most ...

Cardium Reports on Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Revised Business Strategies for Operating Units

... approaches and newer robotic-assisted techniques) can reduce tissue damage and inflammation and thereby provide a faster return of bladder ... to enable interventional cardiologists to dramatically reduce heart tissue damage following a heart attack. The Company expects to announce results of the ...

Prominent Urologist Dr. David B. Samadi Presents Breakthrough Robotic Surgery Techniques on OR Live Webcast

... the pedicle, that plane is pretty much dissected and I reduce any risk of damage to the neurovascular bundle." Another issue Dr. Samadi discussed ... scissors, without any cautery, because as we know any kind of cautery can damage the tissues at any point of this operation." He added that robotic ...

SenesTech, Inc. Initiates Research Field Trials for ContraPest(R) in Indonesia

... on rodent pest populations can be dramatic. These rodent pests can eat or damage up to 50% of a rice crop in Southeast Asia. Just a 10% increase in crop yield due to less rodent damage will result in feeding up to 380 million more people per year. "Field ...

ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) Studies to be Featured at American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting

... Abstracts session], "Tocilizumab Inhibits Structural Joint damage in RA Patients with an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate: The LITHE ... evaluating the effects of ACTEMRA on the inhibition of structural joint damage in 2009. ACTEMRA is under review in the United States and Europe. ...

World Sight Day - Britons at Risk of Losing Their Sight by Not Having Regular Eye Tests

... UK(1). Glaucoma is the name for a group of eye diseases that cause damage to the optic nerve. In most cases, this damage is caused by increased pressure inside the eye(3). Whereas most people are ...

Repligen Receives Research Grants to Support Friedreich's Ataxia Development Program

... in inadequate production of the protein frataxin, leading to progressive damage to the nervous system and loss of muscle function. Prior research has ... for Friedreich's ataxia. FARA's mission is to slow, stop, and reverse the damage caused by this disorder. For more information, go to ...

Molecular changes in brain fluid give insight into brain-damaging disease

... Monkeys infected with a relative of HIV (SIV) also sometimes develop CNS damage and provide a good model of CNS disease in individuals infected with HIV. Insight into the mechanisms of CNS damage in SIV-infected monkeys has now been provided by a team of researchers at ...

Real-time observation of the DNA-repair mechanism

... at Delft University of Technology have witnessed the spontaneous repair of damage to DNA molecules in real time. They observed this at the level of a single ... Cell. Cells have mechanisms for repairing the continuous accidental damage occurring in DNA. These damages can vary from a change to a single part of ...

Melting defects could lead to smaller, more powerful microchips

... it heats only a very thin surface layer of a material and causes no damage to the structures underneath. The researchers carefully designed the pulse so that it would melt only semiconductor and metal structures, and not damage other parts of the chip. The structures need to be melted for only a ...

Proteolix's Carfilzomib Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Treatment of Multiple Myeloma

... and instead release abnormal proteins, called M proteins. M proteins can damage the immediate area and travel through the bloodstream and damage other parts of the body. Left untreated, multiple myeloma can cause bone ...

Significant Reductions in Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Shown Using Blood Pressure-Lowering Treatment in Those Aged 80 and Over

... resulting in loss of blood supply to a part of the brain and subsequent damage to brain tissue. High blood pressure increases the chance of both a ... within a blood vessel. High blood pressure increases the likelihood of damage to the lining of the blood vessel, which in turn leads to an increased ...

QuoNova Global Executive Appointments

... anti-virulence agents in the global fight against bacterial infection and damage caused by microbial biofilms, has appointed three new senior executives in ... anti-virulence agents in the global fight against infection and damage caused by microbial biofilms. QuoNova's business strategy is to develop ...

Cardium's Corgentin Preclinical Program Shows High Levels of Targeting to Acutely Ischemic Heart Muscle Following Intracoronary Infusion

... flow in heart attack patients. Numerous studies have shown that ongoing damage to cells within the infarct zone continues to occur even after blood flow ... within the heart muscle, offers the potential to prevent further damage to heart muscle and improve cardiac healing following a heart attack. The ...

Montana State University lab gives early warnings about biological invaders

... to them." By early detection, the lab buffers potential "ecological damage and economic damage through reduced yield and qualities, and public health if toxins get into ...