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Researchers Create First Targeted Knockout Rats Using Zinc Finger Nuclease Technology

... ), Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (Nasdaq: SIAL ), open Monoclonal Technology, Inc. (OMT) and INSERM ... . About open Monoclonal Technology, Inc.: open Monoclonal Technology, Inc. ("OMT") is a private ...

July 2009 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights a Positive Outlook, Bell's Palsy and Heart Valve Repair

... New Ways to Repair Heart Valves -- Without open Heart Surgery ROCHESTER, Minn. -- New, ... study to repair heart valve disorders without open heart surgery. Two main problems occur ... addressed -- with good success and safety -- via open heart surgery. During surgery, the chest is ...

InnoCentive and Nature Publishing Group Announce Partnership to Facilitate Open Innovation

... /PRNewswire/ -- InnoCentive, Inc., the global open innovation marketplace, and Nature Publishing ... facilitate greater scientific collaboration and open innovation. Under the agreement, InnoCentive ... broad and diverse expertise. InnoCentive's open innovation web site provides a platform for ...

For Old or Young Dialysis Patients, AV Fistulas Remain Pure Gold

... patients -- in length of time the access stayed open and in moving blood flow efficiently. An AV ... is keeping an individual's vascular access graft open for dialysis. AV fistulas remain the gold ... yet they are best for keeping blood vessels open for access so individuals can continue to get ...

Cardium's InnerCool Announces Positive Benefits of Cooling During Robotic-Assisted Prostate Surgery Published in Urology

... during surgery (which includes both traditional open surgical approaches and the newer ... radical prostatectomy has been performed as an open procedure requiring surgical precision to ... are very common side effects following open or robotic radical prostatectomy. Temporary loss ...

CVBT Opens Florida and Arizona Sites for Its ACORD Phase II Heart Trial

... Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio were first to open for enrollment in early September, and are ... 2008. CVBT now has seven sites that are open for enrollment and intends to announce additional sites as they open for screening patents. About Car d ...

Savient Provides Update on Pegloticase BLA

... an un-blinded adjudication of the Company's open Label Extension study employing the same criteria ... that there were no patients on placebo during the open Label Extension study. The panel found 2 APTC ... "all cause" mortality in the Phase 3 trials and open Label Extension study. It is important to note ...

FDA Grants Priority Review of a Supplemental Biologics License Application for Cinryze(TM) C1 Inhibitor (Human) as Treatment for Acute Attacks of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)

... study of Cinryze and interim data from an ongoing open label acute study of the drug. Cinryze was ... to over 180 patients in all controlled and open label clinical studies of Cinryze for both acute ... group (greater than four hours). In the open label study of Cinryze as treatment for acute ...

ViroPharma Announces Presentation of Cinryze(TM) Data in Acute Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema

... - New Data from open Label Study and New Data Suggesting Need for ... 2008 Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA. "The open label extension study findings indicated Cinryze ... of HAE is partial data from an ongoing open label study. There can be no assurance that the ...

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Announces XIAFLEX(TM) Meets Primary Endpoint With Statistical Significance (p<0.001) in CORD I Pivotal Phase III Study for Dupuytren's Contracture

... practice." Pharmacokinetic Study Results An open label study was conducted to assess the ... In data from the CORD I and II studies, the open label JOINT I and II studies and the PK study, ... contracture, which is treated primarily by an open surgical procedure. (1) American Academy of ...

Wayne State University and Oakwood Partner in New Device to Combat Congestive Heart Failure

... and seven days. The average hospital stay for an open heart surgery patient is eight to 10 days. ... less than an inch long, opposed to a traditional open heart surgery incision, which can be 12 ... health affiliates and has one of the largest open heart programs in metropolitan Detroit, ...

DSMB Supports Continuation of Phase 3 AGENDA Trial of Genasense(R) in Advanced Melanoma

... been initiated. Countries with sites currently open for enrollment include the U.S., Canada, ... and the Czech Republic. The trial is planned to open at approximately 90 sites worldwide, and ... with enrollment from new sites that will open in the near future, should allow us to maintain ...

ATS Medical Announces Initial Clinical Results of Stand-Alone Atrial Fibrillation Procedures Using ATS CryoMaze Product Line

... Cox's original procedure, which was an extensive open chest surgical procedure." East Carolina ... the gold standard Maze lesion set in both open chest and closed chest procedures. Concomitant ... in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More than 145,000 ATS open Pivot(R) Heart Valves, which utilize a unique ...

Innocoll Announces Dosing of First Patient in US Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Investigate CollaRx(R) BUPIVACAINE SURGICAL IMPLANT for the Management of Post-operative Pain

... phase 2 soft tissue trials in herniorrhaphy and open gastrointestinal surgeries are expected to ... hernia repair, open-heart surgery, mastectomy, open gastrointestinal surgery, ... such as hip and knee replacement, bunionectomy, open fracture repair and certain bone ....

Statement of Andrea Kavanagh, Director, Pure Salmon Campaign, on the Science Sea Lice Study

... publish a study tomorrow that shows sea lice from open net salmon farms may lead to the collapse ... there is no excuse not to act." BACKGROUND open net salmon farms act as incubators for parasites ... latch on to wild salmon as they swim past the open net pens. Adult salmon have thick scales to fight ...

IBA and Elekta Initiate Global Particle Therapy Program at ASTRO

... technology and share the philosophy of open architecture and industry standards. Under this ... "The IBA proton therapy solution is intrinsically open to interface with any radiation therapy system. ... "Thanks to the fact that we share the vision of open systems design approach together with joint ...

New Data Shows Ongoing Benefits of Percutaneous MitraClip(R) Device for Patients With Mitral Regurgitation

... investigators." Enrollment in the study is open to a range of patients: -- Patients with either ... Patients who are good surgical candidates and are open to the option of a less invasive approach. ... times and complications associated with open heart surgery." About EVEREST II The EVEREST II ...

Video: The Arizona Heart Institute Announces the Largest Worldwide Experience with Endoluminal Grafting to Treat Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Related Pathologies

... a Feasible Alternative TO open Surgical Repair J Vasc Surg. 2007 Sep; ... to published adverse events associated with open surgical repair," continued Rodriguez. "This ... U.S. Furthermore, studies report that emergent, open surgical repair of a ruptured thoracic aneurysm ...

New Powder Speeds Healing of Difficult Foot Wounds

... Md., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Foot complications, such as open wounds and ulcers, can be one of the most difficult ailments for a ... from a serious foot ulcer would normally experience. This includes open sores on the feet as a result of inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes or ...

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Initiates U.S. Clinical Trial for Anaconda(TM) AAA Stent Graft System

... graft system in patients presenting with AAA when compared to historical open surgical repair. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Terumo ... management of co-morbidities such as hypertension or pulmonary disease, open surgical repair and endovascular repair. Endovascular repair using ...

R-Tech Ueno, Ltd. Completes Phase 1 Clinical Study on RK-023

... the following 3 methods and the results were evaluated. (1) open patch test: open patch dressing to the forearm skin for 48 hours (2) Closed patch test: ...

Data Demonstrates Long-Term Reduction In Seizure Frequency With Novel Once Daily Anti-Epileptic Zebinix(R)

... of life (HRQoL) as measured by the QOLIE-31 score during a one year open label extension of the above 3 studies. ESL is given orally once-daily. ... significant decrease in seizure frequency was sustained over the one-year open label treatment period and was consistent regardless of baseline therapy. ...

WORLD'S First Robotic Assisted Kidney Transplant Performed at Saint Barnabas Medical Center

... This procedure revolutionizes kidney transplant surgery, taking an open procedure to an advanced form of laparoscopic surgery. "The robotic ... implantation of the donor kidney into the recipient required traditional open surgery. Dr. Geffner considers robot-assisted technology to be a ...

Neurobiological Technologies' Partner, Celtic Pharma, Announces Results of XERECEPT(R) Phase 3 Clinical Program

... on XERECEPT(R). NTI-0501 Results from NTI-0501, a Phase III open label extension study of patients rolling over from the 0302 and 0303 ... potential. The anti tumor effects observed in preclinical studies also open up further valuable market opportunities." XERECEPT(R) is an ...

Scientific Data Relating to Cinryze(TM) Presented at 6th Annual C1 Inhibitor Deficiency Workshop

... for acute treatment of HAE, which includes partial data from an ongoing open label study. There can be no assurance that the complete data from the open label study will demonstrate that Cinryze successfully treats all types of ...

Video: Partnership Unites UCB with Consumer Product Innovator OXO(R)

... grip and helps prevent slippage during patient handling. Easy to open packaging - the cover with a rounded corner uses Velcro(R) for easy ... patients. In CIMZIA RA clinical trials (placebo-controlled and open label) a total of three cases of lymphoma were observed among 2,367 ...

Oakwood Surgeons Perform World's First 3D Surgery Without Special Glasses

... two-thirds of all surgeries performed today still use a more traditional open approach. Now it appears the balance between traditional surgery and MIS ... improve patient outcomes. If stereoscopic viewing of MIS results in fewer open surgeries, this technology has the potential to accomplish all three ....

Oh, My Aching Back: Give Me a Shot of Ozone

... can limit pain and inflammation by reducing the disk's volume. Currently, open diskectomy and microdiskectomy (both involving removal of disk material ... treatments offer less risk, less pain and less recovery time compared to open surgery. Visit www.SIRweb.org . An estimated 5,300 people are ...

Groundbreaking Paper Publishes Long Term Results of a Successful Phase I Clinical Trial Using Autologous Neural Stem Cells to Treat Parkinson's Disease

... of a landmark peer-reviewed paper in the February issue of the Bentham open Stem Cell Journal which outlines the long term results of the world's ... for Parkinson's Disease: Five-Year Post-Operative Outcome" in the Bentham open Stem Cell Journal heralds an important moment in regenerative ...

Nplate(R) Approved in the European Union for the Treatment of Chronic Immune (Idiopathic) Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

... continued to effectively increase and sustain platelet counts. In this open label long term extension study the average treatment period was 76 weeks ... patient's own immune system. Low platelet counts leave adult ITP patients open to sudden serious bleeding events. The risk for serious bleeding events ...

Stents Can Treat - Not Just Prevent - Strokes, Suggests Early Research

... on Endovascular Therapy (ISET). Stents have long been used to open up blocked blood vessels in the heart to prevent heart attacks and in the ... the arteries to the site of the blockage. A tiny balloon is inflated to open up the blockage. A collapsed stent is then placed at the site, where it ...

Wrist Access Safer, Easier for Many Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Treatment of Blocked Heart Arteries

... about one million Americans opt for angioplasty over bypass surgery to open their blocked arteries. New data suggests that beginning the angioplasty ... artery to the site of the blockage. A tiny balloon is then inflated to open up the artery, and often a small cage-like tube called a stent is left ...

CVBT Opens Two Additional Sites for Patient Enrollment for Phase II Heart Trial

... Fairfield (Ohio) and The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio were first to open for enrollment in early September, and are working in collaboration to screen and treat patients in the trial. CVBT now has three sites open for patient enrollment. About CardioVascular BioTherapeutics ...

New Study Shows PCR and FCR Have Significant Activity in B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

... Robert Rifkin, M.D., Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Midtown: Phase II open label-trial of Bortezomib in patients with multiple myeloma who have ... currently enrolling patients at 109 research sites, and is involved in 63 open trials. Supported by US Oncology, the network has played a ...

Nplate(TM) (Romiplostim) Receives Positive Opinion for Marketing Authorisation in the European Union

... continued to effectively increase and sustain platelet counts. In this open label long term extension study some patients were treated for over 156 ... patient's own immune system. Low platelet counts leave adult ITP patients open to sudden serious bleeding events, making it impossible to arrest blood ...

Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces $11 Million in 2009 Funding for Translational, Pre-Clinical and Clinical Parkinson's Disease Research

... transformative treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease. Funding is open to academic and industry researchers through the Foundation's Pipeline ... high-risk, high-reward projects tackling critical scientific roadblocks to open new avenues for PD therapy development. Research proposals may be ...

Jennerex Completes the Treatment of First Patient Cohort in Phase 1 Trial With Intravenous Delivery of JX-594 Oncolytic Virus

... initially at clinical sites in the United States, and will subsequently open at sites in Canada. "We're very excited to have this trial open and enrolling with our lead product, JX-594. The safe delivery of JX-594 ...

IDM Pharma Provides Update on Mifamurtide (L-MTP-PE) Regulatory Status Following September Meeting of European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP)

... on Oncology (SAG-O) and to the CHMP to review and address the remaining open issues in its MAA for L-MTP-PE. These meetings are scheduled to take place ... Company will provide SAG-O and CHMP information to address the remaining open issues in advance of these meetings. "The European review of L-MTP-PE ...

St. Jude Study Gives New Insights Into How Cells Accessorize Their Proteins

... the enzyme, causing it to blossom from a "closed" to an "open" state. This open state eliminates the binding site for the inhibitor CAND1, activating cullin-RING to then put ubiquitin onto a different target protein. The open state also frees a key component of the cullin-RING, called RING, making ...

CVBT Announces First Site to Begin Patient Enrollment for Its Phase II Heart Trial

... Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CVBT) today announces that its first US site is open for patient enrollment for its Phase II clinical trial for the treatment ... In the coming weeks, CVBT anticipates announcing additional sites as they open for enrollment. For current details about the clinical sites participating ...