Smooth in Biological Technology

Cumberland Emerging Technologies and UT Research Foundation Sign License Agreement for New Technology

... continued study of a technology designed to prevent remodeling of airway smooth muscle and thereby reduce or eliminate asthmatic reaction in pediatric ... there is no treatment available that prevents remodeling of the airway smooth muscle. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than ...

Melting defects could lead to smaller, more powerful microchips

... surface tension -- the force that allows some insects to walk on water -- smooth the structures into geometrically more accurate shapes. Lines, for ... rounder. Simple melting by direct heating has previously been shown to smooth out the defects in plastic structures. This process can't be applied to a ...

Researchers use magnetism to target cells to animal arteries

... the vessels and delivering drugs. However, many stents fail over time as smooth muscle cells accumulate excessively on their surfaces and create new ... cell therapy is to introduce new endothelial cells to recoat stents with a smooth surface. Furthermore, Levy adds, while drug-releasing stents currently ...

PDL BioPharma Announces Internal CEO Investigation Found No Credible Evidence of Improper Personal Conduct or Breach of Fiduciary Duty

... Prior to my departure, I also plan to fully support the board to enable a smooth transition to a new CEO. Beyond that, I hope to have more time to devote ... to working with him and the broader management team to ensure a rapid and smooth transition that positions PDL for its next phase of growth and maximizes ...

New angle on gecko research

... this process, which will help in mimicking it for application to robotics." Geckos have long been known for their remarkable abilities to move on smooth surfaces such as glass. This study adds a new angle to previous research: geckos must be on an incline in order to trigger the deployment of their ...

Plastics that convert light to electricity could have a big impact

... of plastic solar cells even ignore the structure issues and assume that blending the two materials into a film for solar cells will produce a smooth and uniform substance. That assumption can make it difficult to understand just how much efficiency can be engineered into a polymer, Ginger said. ...

ETC Biomedical Announces Chamber Sale in India

... medical equipment manufacturers. The order is for one (1) BARA-MED((R)) hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber. The BARA-MED features ETC's smooth Ride(TM) technology while helping our customers minimize oxygen consumption. The system will also incorporate ETC's 4(th) generation Windows(TM) ...

Sundia Shortens CRO Shipment Delivery Time with Express Customs Clearance in Shanghai

... Meanwhile, as part of the effort, trained customer service professionals at Shanghai Customs have been assigned to assist CRO companies to ensure a smooth declaration and clearance process. This new customs clearance model will be implemented for more CRO companies after the successful trial. ...

Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for 2009 Second Quarter

... 9, 2009, the company noted that pre-integration planning teams at both Schering-Plough and Merck have been meeting collaboratively to plan for a smooth and effective integration. The merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2009. Until the merger closes, both companies will continue to ...

University of Florida Shands Cancer Center Selects OnCore(r) to Support its Collaborative Research Goals

... resources to make the transition a priority throughout the summer. Work has already begun to clean up the legacy database in preparation for a smooth data migration. The UFSCC will be implementing both the OnCore Clinical Research Management (OnCore-CRM) and the Biospecimen Management ...

New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women

... lesion based on characteristics about its shape. For example, breaks or interruptions in a lesion can indicate a benign fibroadenoma. Lumps with smooth edges often are benign, while those with jagged edges can signal cancer. To generate the kind of crisp, three-dimensional images necessary for ...

Nobel Laureate Lee Hartwell to Retire as President and Director of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 2010

... Research Center without Lee at the helm. We're fortunate that Lee will be around to ensure that the transition to new leadership will be an extremely smooth one." Walker says a search committee has been selected and it, in turn, will select a consultant to assist with the search. Board member Steve ...

Scientists identify gene vital to early embryonic cells forming a normal heart and skull

... specific regions of the embryo. While doing so, the cells are supposed to differentiate and give rise to certain nerve tissues, craniofacial bones or smooth muscle tissue of the heart. "Our findings show that a deficiency of SHP2 in neural crest cells results in a failure of cell differentiation at ...

Doctors in New Hampshire Now Treating Cancer with Non-Invasive Image-Guided Radiosurgery Using Novalis Tx(TM) Technology

... Donald's lung tumor," said Dr. Mahadevan. "It incorporates all the tools for both the imaging and dose delivery steps, which makes the process very smooth for us and for our patients. It enabled us to verify the position of the tumor prior to each treatment and deliver the dose in a way that aims to ...

New cow genome sequence released

... anchored onto chromosomes. The researchers believe their assembly is the best available, thanks to its completeness and the algorithm's ability to smooth out thousands of errors. Their comparisons demonstrate that the new cow genome assembly has better agreement with independent genetic maps, and a ...

Vantia Therapeutics Appoints Rachel Morten as Head of Regulatory Affairs

... wall, which in response to elevated vasopressin levels leads to dysmenorrhoea. VA111913 has demonstrated in preclinical trials it can normalise smooth muscle contraction thereby offering the potential for it to be the first licensed drug that directly targets the cause of this condition in the ...

New Weapon in BioDefense Research: NanoLogix Kit Speeds Rapid Diagnostics of Anthrax and Bubonic Plague

... rapid confirmation of the presence of biological agents can mean the difference between life and death, between a widespread public panic and a smooth containment strategy. In the event of future attacks such as occurred in 2001, the hope is that the BNP's(TM) ability to assist in ...

X marks the spot: Ions coldly go through NIST trap junction

... to move the ions, the electric fields restrain an ion as it moves between trapping zones. The fields created by the X-bridge are required for smooth transport through the junction and to keep ions from popping out at the junction. NIST scientists transported single beryllium ions through the ...

Aviation partners to cut 500,000 tonnes of CO2 a year

... 100 airports across Europe by the end of 2013. This would be broadest introduction of the process undertaken to date. CDA, where aircraft fly a smooth approach into an airport rather than the classical stepped approach, not only reduces fuel burn by between 50 and 150 kg for a short-to-medium haul ...

BioMedical Enterprises, Inc. (BME) Announces the Appointment of Keith M. Peeples as Vice President, Sales and Marketing

... compression that enhances the body's natural healing process in an effort to achieve faster healing times and fewer complications. BME's barbed and smooth OSStaple(TM) and Step OSStaple(TM) lines of bone fusion implants, along with the contoured OSSArc(TM), are designed to achieve controlled long-term ...

Beverly Hills Surgeon Dr. Payman Simoni Applauds Obama Administration's New Direction in Stem Cell Research

... The large hole in the skull is now replaced by solid bone. In 2006, researchers in UCLA announced successfully transforming adult fat stem cells into smooth muscle cells, which help the normal function of a large number of organs like the intestine, bladder and arteries. "With the Obama ...

Roche and Genentech Reach a Friendly Agreement to Combine the Two Organizations and Create a Leader in Healthcare Innovation

... goal of discovering medications for serious and life-threatening conditions. We look forward to working with our partners at Roche to ensure a smooth transition once the transaction is complete and to continue our mission of serving patients." Severin Schwan, CEO of the Roche Group, said: ...

ClearTrial Launches Version 2.7 of its Clinical Trial Operations Planning Software Featuring Advanced Portfolio Planning Capability

... to easily identify areas of heavy FTE utilization, and more proactively hire or contract for additional resources - or modify study start dates to smooth out resource utilization. Planners can instantly see the budget and resource impact of dropping or delaying a study or group of studies, immediately ...

Globus Medical's INDEPENDENCE(TM) Spacer System: The MILDER(TM) ALIF Solution

... The elimination of a traditional plate preserves the natural anatomic profile of a patient's lumbar spine. INDEPENDENCE(TM) also incorporates a smooth screw blocking mechanism minimizing the disruption to the anatomy surrounding the surgical site and may lessen the long term impact from surgery. ...

Models present new view of nanoscale friction

... showed that, at the nanoscale, materials in contact behave more like large rough objects rubbing against each other, rather than as two perfectly smooth surfaces, as was previously imagined. "When you look at it closely, the surface is made of atoms, so the contact is actually rough," says Szlufarska. ...

Results From Phase 2 Clinical Study of 6R-BH4 in Peripheral Arterial Disease Not Statistically Significant

... (NO). NO has been shown to play a key protective role throughout the cardiovascular system and produces multiple positive effects, such as relaxing smooth muscle, reducing blood pressure, controlling inflammation and reducing platelet aggregation. Researchers have demonstrated that a deficiency of BH4 ...

Irvine Dermatologist Begins In-office Clinical Studies -- Nissan Pilest, MD Combines Multi-Use Botox in Laser Resurfacing Clinical Studies

... for laser resurfacing." Botox relaxes the muscles that habitually purse in speech and thus should help the new collagen formation stay smooth during the healing process. Injected correctly, Botox can also help evert the lip border, providing the appearance of a fuller lip with a more ...

DAZ Systems, Inc. Thrives in the Clean Energy Industry

... Systems helps clean energy companies overcome these issues and make the move to today's powerful Oracle enterprise resource planning (ERP) system smooth and cost effective. DAZ helps reduce the risk of implementing a comprehensive ERP system by streamlining all the implementation requirements in order ...

Omeros Announces Results from a Phase 1 Study of OMS201 for Use During Urological Surgery

... in urological surgery, OMS201 is delivered during the operation directly to the surgical site to inhibit surgically induced inflammation, pain and smooth muscle spasm. About Omeros Corporation Omeros Corporation is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, ...

Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces Fiscal 2008 Year End and Fourth Quarter Results

... and SANCTURA(R) XR belong to a class of anticholinergic compounds known as muscarinic receptor antagonists. These compounds relax detrusor smooth muscle tissue found in the bladder, thus decreasing bladder contractions. Overactive or unstable detrusor muscle function is believed to be the cause ...

LCA-Vision Names Michael J. Celebrezze CFO

... Officer of LCA-Vision. "Mike stepped quickly and effectively into the CFO position in June and has performed admirably since then, making for a smooth transition during a challenging economic time. In addition to his other responsibilities as interim CFO, Mike successfully implemented a series of ...

The Lancet's New Online Medical Journal Helps Clinicians and Medical Researchers Find Practice-Changing Evidence Quickly and Easily

... LONDON, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- - Utilizing Best-In-Class Web Technologies, TheLancet.com has Been Completely Rebuilt, Providing a smooth and Speedy Online Environment for Busy Clinicians to Access the Latest Medical Evidence The Lancet, the world's leading independent suite of ...

N30 Pharma Announces Financing, Expansion of Board

... diseases. S-nitrosothiols are endogenous molecules that store and transduce nitric oxide, and are critical modulators of airway and vascular smooth muscle tone and inflammatory responses. N30 is a privately held company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. ...

Patent Technologies Keep CGMT in a Leading Position in the Industry

... by extrusion, positive pressure, negative pressure, absorbing molding, injection molding, and blow molding, etc. The sheet material is delicate and smooth in nature and suitable for printing. Its degradation performance and the sanitation standard accord with EU 13432 Standard and National Standard of ...

The human brain minimizes energy expenditure and integrates gravity in to the action plan

... the assumption that the brain behaves like an optimal controller. In most studies, an optimality criterion is chosen a priori and assumed to produce smooth and harmonious movements, as those recorded experimentally. Most existing models, however, fail to explain how our interactions with the external ...

Scientists engineer superconducting thin films

... in a unique atomic-layer-by-layer molecular beam epitaxy system designed and built by Bozovic and coworkers to enable the synthesis of atomically smooth films as well as multilayers with perfect interfaces. "The greatest technical challenge was to prove convincingly that the superconducting effect ...

Water purification down the nanotubes

... pass along their interiors, whereas viruses, bacteria, toxic metal ions, and large noxious organic molecules cannot. The team points out that the smooth and water repellant interior of carbon nanotubes means that a filter based on this technology would be very efficient, allowing a high flow rate of ...

Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for SANCTURA XR(TM)

... and SANCTURA XR(TM) belong to a class of anticholinergic compounds known as muscarinic receptor antagonists. These compounds relax detrusor smooth muscle tissue found in the bladder, thus decreasing bladder contractions. Overactive or unstable detrusor muscle function is believed to be the cause ...

Halozyme Therapeutics Reports 2008 Second Quarter Financial Results

... involves degradation of fibrous septae (or cords) in a controllable and predictable manner to release skin tissue from the fibrous cords and smooth out the surface contour. It could be especially beneficial in aesthetic dermatology indications. Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results -- ...

New technique to compress light could open doors for optical communications

... confinement of the light and mitigate the losses. His theoretical "hybrid" optical fiber consists of a very thin semiconductor wire placed close to a smooth sheet of silver. "It's really a very simple geometry, and I was surprised that no one had come up with it before," Oulton said. Oulton ran ...