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Enigma Diagnostics Announces Patent On Real-Time Monitoring of Amplification Reactions Upheld In Entirety Following Opposition From BD at European Patent Office

... reporting in PCR and other nucleic acid amplification technologies. Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) ... that recognises a specific sequence in the target amplification product. The system may be applied to a wide ... the PCR process including sample extraction, amplification and analysis for application at the point-of-care ...

HER2 levels may aid in treatment selection for metastatic breast cancer

... Comprehensive Cancer Center found that HER2 amplification ("HER2-positive"), but not EGRF expression, is ... Women with both high and low levels of HER2 amplification respond to lapatinib. However, women with ... technicians instead of pathologists to score gene amplification misclassify approximately 10 percent of HER2 ...

New Research Shows MicroPhage Test Accurately and Rapidly Detects Serious Bacterial Infections

... antibiotics could be tested using bacteriophage amplification technology with an accuracy of 95 percent or ... MicroPhage has adapted bacteriophage amplification technology, a natural biologic process, for ... testing. Using its bacteriophage-based amplification platform, the company has developed a patented ...

St. Jude finds 'dancing' hair cells are key to humans' acute hearing

... have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is critical ... hearing loss can result from malfunction of this amplification machinery due to genetic mutation or overdose of ... they wanted to distinguish between two amplification theoriescalled stereociliary motility and somatic ...

Novel mathematical model predicts new wave of drug-resistant HIV infections in San Francisco

... of Science conference in Boston. "Our amplification cascade model has been validated by our ... novel multi-strain mathematical model called the amplification Cascade Model to examine the rise between 1987 ... resistance -- the last of which refers to amplification of drug-resistant strains in HIV-positive people ...

Cepheid Receives FDA Clearance for First On-Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test for Clostridium difficile Infection

... on-board sample preparation with real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification and detection functions for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid ... of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in ...

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Initiates Enrollment in a Phase 1/2 Study of MM-111, a Bispecific Antibody to ErbB2/3

... to target cancer cells that are characterized by overexpression or amplification of ErbB2 (also known as HER2). MM-111 is the first bispecific antibody ... "MM-111 is a novel biologic with a unique approach to treating ErbB2 amplification in tumors," said Ulrik B. Nielsen, PhD, Senior Vice President and ...

Cepheid Announces European Release of Improved Test for BCR-ABL Chromosomal Translocation Associated With Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)

... tuberculosis , Xpert BCR-ABL Monitor uses nested PCR, a critical amplification process possible only within a fully closed integrated molecular sample ... of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in ...

Gene alterations associated with response to anthracycline therapy for breast cancer

... is similar to what is seen in patients whose tumors carry an amplification of the HER 2 gene. Several studies have shown that women whose tumors ... "Our data suggest that measurements of TOP2A alteration and HER2 amplification appear to have similar value in guiding the selection of ...

Cepheid Receives Health Canada License for First On-demand Diagnostic Test for Life-threatening MRSA and S. aureus Infections From Patient Positive Blood Culture Bottles

... on-board sample preparation with real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification and detection functions for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid ... of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in ...

China Medical Technologies Announces the Receipt of SFDA Approval for Two of its FISH Probes and the Approval for the Hi-Tech Enterprise Status for its PRC Subsidiaries

... results. The Cervical Cancer FISH Probe is designed to detect the amplification of the TERC gene in human cervical tissue, which has been demonstrated to ... associated with the severity of cervical disorders. Detection of the TERC amplification as a biomarker can provide better assessments of cervical disorders for ...

Also in the Nov. 11 JNCI

... to transform tissue culture cells. They examined the expression and gene amplification pattern of OLC1 in human tumor samples. They also tested the effects of ... until stronger supporting evidence for tumor-specific activation by gene amplification becomes available." Contact: Article: Shujun Cheng, ...

Cepheid Launches First On-Demand Molecular Diagnostic Test for Clostridium Difficile Into European Market

... board sample preparation with real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification and detection functions for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid ... of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in ...

Cepheid Signs Group Purchasing Contract With Premier Healthcare Alliance, One of the Largest U.S. Group Purchasing Organizations

... on-board sample preparation with real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification and detection functions for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid ... of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in ...

Cepheid Selected as Vendor of Choice by Connecticut Hospital Association Shared Services Program for Molecular MRSA Surveillance Testing

... on-board sample preparation with real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification and detection functions for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid ... of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in ...

Herceptin helps women with multiple chromosomes containing HER2 gene, study finds

... patients had HER2 gene amplified tumors with polysomy 17 and 685 women had amplification with two copies (normal) of chromosome 17 did equally well using ... amplified tumors, she says. Also, they found that women with HER2 gene amplification and polysomy 17 who were treated only with chemotherapy seemed to have had ...

New rapid Chlamydia test could enable 'test and treat' strategy

... of the 2007 Tech Museum Awards (USA) in the Health Category for the Signal amplification System they developed, technology that underpins and improves the ... sensitivity is similar to some of the current gold standard nucleic acid amplification tests used in screening programmes, including in the UK. The rapid test ...

Cepheid and Broadlane Sign Group Purchasing Contract for GeneXpert(R) Systems and Xpert(TM) Molecular Diagnostic Tests, Including Xpert MRSA

... on-board sample preparation with real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) amplification and detection functions for fully integrated and automated nucleic acid ... of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in ...

Verizon Introduces Broadband Video Call Center Link for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Customers in Mid-Atlantic Region

... (pictures can be inserted behind the buttons). Phone comes with adjustable amplification and bright ringer flasher handset; hearing aid T-Coil-compatible ... buttons with Braille. Electronic voice repeats numbers as dialed. amplification boosts incoming sound with adjustable tone control for better clarity of ...

Adlyfe Appoints Roxanne Duan as Vice President of Research

... to the development of this truly novel test for the detection and amplification of amyloid proteins as early biomarkers of fatal brain diseases." About ... amyloid diseases. Adlyfe is developing a novel test for the detection and amplification of amyloid proteins as early biomarkers of fatal brain and amyloid ...

FDA Approves New Roche West Nile Virus Blood Screening Test

... chain reaction technology (PCR), the world's leading nucleic acid amplification technology, to detect the genetic material of the West Nile virus directly ... stated that screening donated blood for West Nile Virus by nucleic acid amplification tests has markedly reduced the risk of transfusion transmission. About ...

Cepheid Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results

... procedures. The company's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology ...

Urine Test for Chlamydia Shown Effective in Men

... and the likelihood of transmitting it to their sex partners, U.K. researchers report. Currently, chlamydia infection is diagnosed by nucleic acid amplification tests, such as the polymerase chain reaction. But these tests are expensive, technically complex and can take several days to get results, according ...

Critical link in cell death pathway revealed

... hepatocytes (liver cells) and pancreatic β-cells (the cells that produce insulin), that direct pathway is not sufficient to kill the cells; amplification of the apoptosis signalling pathway is required." Professor Strasser, with Drs Philipp Jost and Thomas Kaufmann (a former post-doctoral researcher ...

Gene Connections Key to Brain Tumor Growth

... according to the study. It is amplified in about 45 percent of glioblastoma cases, Bredel said. Oncogenes are genes that drive cancer growth. The amplification seems to happen in parallel with a decrease in function in another gene, ANXA7, located on chromosome 10, the researchers reported. A decrease in the ...

ZyGEM Releases Data Confirming Its prepGEM(R) Bacteria Kit Is a Simple, Universal Method for Extracting DNA from Different Bacteria Species

... the possibility of sample contamination during the concentration process. The prep GEM(R) Bacteria kit is compatible with all PCR detection and amplification reagents, and the stability of the prep GEM(R) reagents allows convenient storage at 4 degrees C, reducing preparation time and increasing ease of ...

BD Announces CE Marking of BD ProbeTec™ Qx Amplified Assays to Improve Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

... XTR Technology, the BD ProbeTec CT Qx and GC Qx Amplified DNA Assays use BD proprietary ferric oxide, FOX™ Extraction, and Strand Displacement amplification technologies for the direct, qualitative detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA. The tests are performed on ...

Structures from the human immune system's oldest branch shed light on a range of diseases

... C3b on the bacterial surface. The structure of C3 convertase provides important details about the molecular mechanisms behind these activation and amplification processes. When SCIN is bound to C3 convertase, the enzyme can no longer generate C3b and amplify the complement response, which likely renders the ...

Online Store Offers Affordable Digital Hearing Aids For Baby Boomers

... the needs of hearing impaired people. HearPod aids are 100% digital, full-featured and have some of the most advanced noise canceling and sound amplification computer chips available. Their innovative design also reduces sound feedback inside the ear , thereby making HearPod hearing aids among the most ...

Microbridge Technologies Announces Micro-Flow Differential Pressure Sensors for Medical Respiration and Industrial HVAC Applications

... H2O, with a greater than 10(4) dynamic range, and with extreme resistance to contamination. The CMOS die itself consists of the sensor element, amplification and analog adjustability through the use of rejustors, enabling near zero TC-Span without digital compensation. Sensitivity is less than 0.1 Pascal, ...

Cepheid Announces Symposium Program for 2009 Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Annual Conference

... procedures. The company's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology ...

Cepheid Receives Health Canada License for Xpert(R) HemosIL(R) FII & FV Test

... procedures. The company's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology ...

Sound Surgical Technologies' Chief Technology Officer Presents Paper on Focused Ultrasound Technology

... 100,000 procedures have been performed worldwide using the VASER System. An alternative to traditional tumescent liposuction, the VASER - Vibration amplification of Sound Energy at Resonance - Lipo System uses an advanced ultrasonic fat removal technology that has become a trusted method in a society saturated ...

BD and HandyLab Announce Exclusive Collaboration to Commercialize Molecular Assays

... operation. The system incorporates clinical sample preparation, nucleic acid extraction, and microfluidic real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and detection. The self-contained workstation is designed to accommodate on-demand and batch workflows. It requires minimal laboratory space and ...

Blue Mountain Quality Resources Announces that Cepheid has Selected Blue Mountain Regulatory Asset Manager

... procedures. The company's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology ...

Cepheid to Webcast Upcoming Financial Presentations

... laboratory procedures. Cepheid's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology ...

Cepheid Announces European Release of First On-Demand Molecular Pre-Surgical Screening Test for Simultaneous Detection of Methicillin-Sensitive and Resistant S. aureus

... procedures. The company's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology ...

All Hearing Aids Are not Created Equal According To MyHearPod.com Founder

... the needs of hearing impaired people. HearPod aids are 100% digital, full-featured and have some of the most advanced noise canceling and sound amplification computer chips available. Their innovative design also reduces sound feedback inside the ear, thereby making HearPod hearing aids among the most ...

Cepheid Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results

... laboratory procedures. Cepheid's easy-to-use systems integrate a number of complicated and time-intensive steps, including sample preparation, DNA amplification and detection, which enable the analysis of complex biological samples in its proprietary test cartridges. Through its strong molecular biology ...

THE RESULTS ARE IN! VASER(R) Lipo Receives 95% Approval Rating by Physician Users

... 70,000 procedures have been performed worldwide using the VASER System. An alternative to traditional tumescent liposuction, the VASER (Vibration amplification of Sound Energy at Resonance) Lipo System uses advanced ultrasonic energy to selectively break apart unwanted fat, while preserving other important ...
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