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Free DXA Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition in Clinical Trials Webinars to be Held by M2S DXA Division Expert

M2S Inc., a global provider of image management services for biopharmaceutical and medical device clinical trials, announced today that the company will be holding two free webinars to discuss how state-of-the-art image management can enhance DXA (Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) quality assuran...

Free DXA Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition in Clinical Trials Webinars to be Held by M2S DXA Division Expert

M2S Inc., a global provider of image management services for biopharmaceutical and medical device clinical trials, announced today that the company will be holding two free webinars to discuss how state-of-the-art image management can enhance DXA (Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry) quality assuran...

Contour Products Introduces Groundbreaking Sleep Apnea, Respiratory and Ergonomic Body Comfort Pillows at Medtrade; Self-Explanatory Products Serve Customer Needs, Expand Retailers DME Offerings

ATLANTA, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Contour Products(TM), a leader in the sleep support and ergonomic body comfort industry, is introducing three exciting cash-and-carry products for the home health market: the new Contour CPAP Pillow that offers outstanding comfort and freedom to mask users; the...

Video: Women Unsatisfied With Body and Breasts, Less Likely to Comply With Screenings, Including Mammography

The National Women's Health Resource Center's Breast Cancer Study Also Shows 82% of Women Do Not Know the #1 Risk Factor for Breast Cancer RED BANK, N.J., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new study by the not-for-profit National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC), the nation's lea...

Maryland Science Center Unveils Anatomical Exhibition, Body Worlds 2, on Saturday, February 2

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS 2: The Original Exhibition of Real Human Bodies will open at the Maryland Science Center this Saturday, February 2nd. The acclaimed exhibition includes the East Coast debut of The Three Pound Gem, a special feature on the brain....

Biochip mimics the body to reveal toxicity of industrial compounds

Troy, N.Y. - A new biochip technology could eliminate animal testing in the chemicals and cosmetics industries, and drastically curtail its use in the development of new pharmaceuticals, according to new findings from a team of researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the University of Cal...

Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that noninvasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body

PHILADELPHIAMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI can be used to visualize with "exquisite" specificity cell populations o...

Total RNA Isolation From 500 l Body Fluid

AquaPure RNA Isolation Kit Catalog #732-6370 Method Cell Lysis 1. Vigorously add 2.5 ml cell lysis solution to an Oak Ridge centrifuge tube (or other tube rated for high speed) containing 500 l bod...

Genomic DNA Isolation From 1 ml of Body Fluid

AquaPure Genomic DNA Isolation Kit Catalog #732-6340 Expected yield range: 250 g DNA (15-ml tube prep) Method Cell Lysis 1. Add 1 ml body fluid (e.g., cerebrospinal fluid, plasma, saliva, serum, spu...

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009

...nical trial was to evaluate the device's safety and efficacy in preventing pulmonary emboli, and to assess the ability to retrieve the device from the body up to 175 days following implantation. The results, representing a total of 100 patients, were presented at the 2009 Society of Interventional Radiolo...

UCLA welcomes startup to new incubator space at California NanoSystems Institute

...echnology is for real-time wireless monitoring of pressure and motion in both medical and non-medical products. The technology will be used to develop body monitoring systems with specific applications for use by diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy the loss of sensation in the foot and those wi...

New angle on gecko research

...use this ability," says Higham, a former U of C student and now an assistant professor of biological sciences at Clemson. "We show that perception of body orientation determines when the adhesive system is switched on." The scientists discovered that the tipping point which turns on the gecko's adhesi...

R-Tech Ueno Notifies R&D Items

...mer serves as a molecule adherent to white blood cells and lymphocytes and is involved in inflammation while the latter detoxifies amine in the living body by its amine oxidase activity. In other words, VAP-1 is a protein that demonstrates two different functions. The increase in VAP-1/SSAO activity is ob...

Cardium Announces New Orthobiologics Product Initiative Extending Gene Activated Matrix Technology to Deliver Bone Growth Factors

...one and other tissue growth; and (3) a substantial body of pre-clinical research and development supportin...vel of protein synthesis at a specific site in the body and can be used in soft tissue such as skin, ligam... Human Gene Therapy , 2009 May; 20: 486-496). This body of research by the Tissue Repair Company and its c...

SyntheMed Receives US Patent on Novel Polymer Technology

...materials is that they can be delivered to difficult to access sites in the body as a liquid through a syringe or as a spray and, once exposed to body temperature, rapidly transition to a resorbable, adherent, high viscosity g...

Varian Medical Systems to Showcase a Wide Spectrum of New and Updated Products That Improve Radiotherapy Treatment Processes at 2009 AAPM Meeting

...r a targeted tumor. New tools and enhancements that streamline planning for different types of radiation therapy, radiosurgery, and stereotactic body radiosurgery treatments. "Each of these new capabilities either speeds up the planning process, brings biological data into the opt...

Novavax Announces Selection of a Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine Candidate for Advanced Preclinical Studies

...ations in infants and young children at high risk of severe disease. However, several injections are required and the lifespan of the antibody in the body has a limited duration. Therefore, a vaccine that induces long lasting protection against RSV-F would be highly desired by healthcare providers. Ther...

Junying Yu, Leading Stem Cell Researcher, Joins Cellular Dynamics International

...ire/ -- Cellular Dynamics International (CDI) announced today the appointment of Junying Yu , Ph.D., as senior research fellow. Her significant body of published research has shown her to be one of the leading stem cell researchers in the world. Dr. Yu's scientific leadership will help to accelera...

Human Genome Sciences Announces New Order for Raxibacumab (ABthrax(TM)) from U.S. Government

...raxibacumab. About Anthrax Anthrax infection is caused by a spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus anthracis , which multiplies in the body and produces lethal toxins. Most anthrax fatalities are caused by the irreversible effects of the anthrax toxins. Research has shown that the bacteria...

$10,000 ISSAC Award for Innovation Presented to MIT PhD

...ntable medical devices that release drugs into the body in a controlled manner. Combination products repre...nclude oral tablets, which must travel through the body to get to the bladder and can cause side effects i...ts to how much of the drugs can be pumped into the body in one sitting, and patients typically must return...

Practice makes perfect -- motor memory possible for neuroprosthetic control

...o the task, and that the neural patterns persisted without deviation, much like a driver sticks to a given route commuting to work. "When your own body performs motor tasks repeatedly, the movements become almost automatic," said study principal investigator Jose Carmena. "The profound part of our stu...

EU Committee Approves New Food Applications for Martek's life'sDHA(TM)

...as a primary building block for the brain and the eyes and supports brain, eye and cardiovascular health throughout life. There is a large and growing body of scientific evidence demonstrating that people of all ages benefit from an adequate supply of DHA omega-3 in their diets. Scientific reviews highlig...

EU Committee Approves New Food Applications for Martek's life'sDHA™

...as a primary building block for the brain and the eyes and supports brain, eye and cardiovascular health throughout life. There is a large and growing body of scientific evidence demonstrating that people of all ages benefit from an adequate supply of DHA omega-3 in their diets. Scientific reviews highlig...

Magellan Diagnostic Businesses to Feature Automated Systems and Diagnostic Tests at Clinical Lab Expo

... TREK's award-winning VersaTREK(R) automated microbial-detection system performs four tests on one automated platform: culture for blood, sterile body fluids, and mycobacteria detection, as well as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility testing. With a proven "tough-bug" advantage and reduced...

American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Submits Comments to Hit Policy Committee About Meaningful Use and Electronic Health Record Certification

...ives to adopt electronic health records. AMIA and its members are especially interested in helping assure that the Committee considers the increasing body of knowledge, evidence, and experience that already exists about the use and application of health information technology and informatics to improve t...

Brain Monitor Eliminates Need for Routine Oxygen With Propofol - Friedberg's Triad Unveiled

...rg, founder of Goldilocks Anesthesia Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to patient safety advocacy. Most people are so fixated on the body part whose appearance they want to change that little thought is given to the anesthesia that will accompany the surgery. Some studies say patients pa...

Novel Product for the Prevention of Post-Surgical Adhesion Formation Completes Phase I Clinical Study

...endon repair surgery is scheduled to start in December 2009.' Post-surgical adhesions are bands of scar tissue connecting anatomic sites in the body that should not normally be connected. These develop after almost every type of surgery and cause symptoms such as restricted joint mobility, chronic ...

Evidence for a New Genetic Link to Therapeutic Efficacy for Alzheimer's Disease

...ients." The study results will be presented on Wednesday, July 15 under the title, "Evidence of an Interaction Between APOE and IDE in Ketone body Therapies in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease." The conference is being held in Vienna, Austria at the Messe Wien Exhibition and Congress Center....

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

... About ExAblate(R) 4000 ExAblate is the first system to use the MR guided focused ultrasound technology that combines MRI - to visualize the body anatomy, plan the treatment and monitor treatment outcome in real time - and high intensity focused ultrasound to target brain tissue non-invasively. ...

Novel gene found for dilated cardiomyopathy

...the heart becomes weakened and enlarged and cannot pump blood efficiently. The decreased heart function can affect the lungs, liver, kidneys and other body systems. DCM is one of the cardiomyopathies, a group of diseases that primarily affect the heart muscle. Cardiomyopathies have different causes and a...

MacroGenics Announces the Initiation of a Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody MGAWN1 in Subjects with Suspected Central Nervous System Infection Due to West Nile Virus

... parts of North America. Approximately 20% of humans infected with WNV experience West Nile Feverwith clinical symptoms that include fever, headache, body aches, skin rash and swollen lymph glands. In approximately 1% of human infections, WNV enters the brain and causes severe, life-threatening neuroinv...

Dr. Daniel Ronel Selects Artefill to Meet Growing Patient Demand for a Longer Lasting Dermal Filler

...lasting effect. The unique microspheres in Artefill are not absorbed by the body and therefore provide the support the skin needs for long lasting natural f...kinds of natural or synthetic materials that are completely absorbed by the body over time and require repeat injections to maintain wrinkle correction. A s...

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from Dose-Ranging Clinical Study of Pramlintide/Metreleptin Combination Treatment for Obesity

... At 28 weeks, evaluable patients with a starting body mass index (BMI) less than 35 kg/m2 (n=149), and t... with the physiologic role of leptin in regulating body fat, the weight loss in these patients was predomi...roughout study (dietary, exercise and behavioral). body composition was assessed using DEXA scanning at en...

Data Published in The New England Journal of Medicine Support Use of Raxibacumab (ABthrax(TM)) for the Treatment of Inhalation Anthrax

...sure of raxibacumab. About Anthrax Anthrax infection is caused by a spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus anthracis , which multiplies in the body and produces lethal toxins. Most anthrax fatalities are caused by the irreversible effects of the anthrax toxins. Research has shown that the bacteria...

Viral Genetics Information Now Available Through OTCIQ.com and Pink Sheets Website

...ile, simple dosing regimen, and short-course of treatment. As a type of immune-based therapy, VGV-1 focuses on boosting the immune system to allow the body to fight HIV more efficiently. VGV-1 has been studied in five human clinical trials for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Online at www.viralgenetics.com ...

New Drug Application for Exenatide Once Weekly Accepted for Review by FDA

...dical conditions. BYETTA may reduce appetite, the amount of food eaten, and body weight. No changes in dose are needed for these side effects. These are not...uary 21, 2004. (v) Bays HE, Chapman RH, Grandy S. The relationship of body mass index to diabetes mellitus, hypertension and dyslipidaemia: comparison...

2009: Immunotec announces important clinical research initiative: New study to be launched with the goal of improving the quality of the aging process

...Begin a Study on the Effect of the Cysteine-Rich Whey Protein Isolate (Immunocal(R)) in Combination with Physical Exercise on Muscle Function, body Composition and Inflammatory Cytokine Levels in Elderly Persons: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study. MONTREAL, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCal...

AEterna Zentaris: New Data Published on its Ghrelin Antagonist Compound, AEZS-123 (JMV2959), Supports its Use in Alcohol Addiction

...e et de pneumologie de Quebec, in collaboration with AEterna Zentaris, presented posters showing that the ghrelin receptor antagonist AEZS-123 reduced body weight gain and fat accumulation in an animal model of diet-induced obesity. About the Food and Alcohol Addiction Market There is no safe an...

Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders Reports Need for Increasing Awareness of Eating Disorders in Males

...icates that it may be closer to 1:3. "Over the past 10 years, the male body has come under much scrutiny, much like the female body has for decades," adds Lample. "Boys see images in the media and are inund...

Schering-Plough Announces Phase II and III Data for Corifollitropin Alfa

...NGAGE trial to data from the ENSURE trial. The ENSURE trial used a similar protocol to ENGAGE with identical patient inclusion criteria but different body weight categories. It showed that exposure and ovarian response were similar after a single-dose of 100 mcg corifollitropin alfa in patients weighing ...
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