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Newly Discovered Compound Blocks Known Cancer-Causing Protein

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have discovered a potential new drug that inhibits destructive cell signals that drive the growth of one-third of all cancers. The scientists showed they could block the growth of cultured colon cancer cells using this new compound, called cysmethynil. Their finding, reported in the March 22, 2005, issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of...

Tamoxifen-like drug suggests new ways to selectively block estrogen

The ability of an experimental drug known as GW5638 to change the shape of the estrogen receptor is helping researchers understand why drugs like tamoxifen and raloxifene behave the way they do, simulating the effects of estrogen in some tissues and blocking it in others. The finding indicates that this little-known drug may play an important role in preventing, as well as treating, breast cancer...

New type of rejection blocker protects kidneys after transplant

In an international clinical trial, a new drug that selectively blocks immune responses has proved as effective in preventing acute kidney transplant rejection as cyclosporine, the standard anti-rejection treatment. Patients who took the experimental drug, a co-stimulatory blocker called belatacept (LEA29Y), also had better kidney function and experienced less of the toxic side effects as...

Survival of heart patients on beta-blockers varies greatly with genetic variation

Survival of heart attack and unstable angina patients placed on beta-blocker therapy corresponds to specific variations in their genes, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Mid America Heart Institute in Kansas City. The study appears in the September 28, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. "In our i...

Frog peptides block HIV in lab study

In the human brain, cells talk to one another through the routine exchange of electrical signals. But when people fall into a deep sleep, the higher regions of the brain - regions that during waking hours are a bustling grid of neural dialogue - apparently lose their ability to communicate effectively, causing consciousness to fade. Writing today (Sept. 30) in the journal Science, a team o...

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DASGIP BioBlock from DASGIP AG

Description:High performance agitation and temperature control for microbiology and cell culture. Its temperature ranges from approximately 10 °C to 60 °C . Each well is equipped with an individual electrical heating element with integrated safety RTD and separate cooling el...
Company:DASGIP AG

MBS Thermal Cycler 2 Block Laptop Kit from Thermo Scientific

Description:2 Block MBS Start up kit. Includes configured Laptop PC with PCR authorized software and choice of 2 MultiBlock satellite thermal cyclers (non-robotic). System expandable to 30 blocks. User friendly software. Store/track run data. Gradient capability. Adjustable height heated lid. Outstanding uniformity. Advanced control algorithms for reduced reaction times....
Company:Thermo Scientific

MBS Thermal Cycler 1 Block Laptop Kit from Thermo Scientific

Description:1 Block MBS Start up kit. Includes configured Laptop PC with PCR authorized software and choice of 1 MultiBlock satellite thermal Cycler (non-robotic). System expandable to 30 blocks. User friendly software. Store/track run data. Gradient capability. Adjustable height heated lid. Outstanding uniformity. Advanced control algorithms for reduced reaction times....
Company:Thermo Scientific

BlockAid blocking solution *for use with microspheres* from Molecular Probes (Invitrogen)

Description:Molecular Probes intensely fluorescent and highly photostable FluoSpheres microspheres have enormous potential for use in a variety of applications requiring probes that can deliver a strong signal. Unfortunately, protein- and other macromolecule-labeled microspheres have hydrophobic regions that may cause them to bind to non-target surfaces in some applications. This nonspecific binding can be r...
Company:Molecular Probes (Invitrogen)

CapSure HS LCM Caps - Bulk Pack (Alignment Tray and Incubation Block required, not included) from Arcturus, now part of Molecular Devices

Description:CapSure HS and CapSure Macro LCM Caps enable the precise and rapid extraction of populations of pure cells from tissue sections and cytology samples with Laser Capture Microdissection. All CapSure LCM Caps have a patented transfer film bonded to t...
Company:Arcturus, now part of Molecular Devices

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New Temperature Cycler Features Interchangeable Blocks

Michelle Cayouette Jane Moores Jason Capodanno Michael Steege Michael Rahilly Stratagene Infinitytemperature cycler, a new temperature cycler withinterchangeable blocks for...

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Obstructionists block network routing diversity

Making network infrastructure more reliable in this post 9/11 era should be everyone's goal, whether they are part of the government, a network carrier, or a business with mission-critical network needs. This endeavor should transcend any petty competitive issue. Having the best network infrastructure globally is a matter of national defense as well as strategic nat...

Joint Finance blocks Doyle ethanol measure

for rejecting a proposed ethanol mandate earlier this year. Now, the <a href="http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/jfc.html"...

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Spirulina may be the next immune boost on the block

News is out that Spirulina may be the wonder drug we are all looking out for. According to Journal of Medicinal Food, Spirulina , significantly increases the cytokine production in cultured immune system cells. To evaluate the effects of spirulina on the immune system, immunologists at UC Davis School of Medicine and Medical Center collected blood samples from 12 healthy volunteers and incubated...

Blocked viens block eye sight

"Occlusions in the retinal vein could not only make you loose your sight but even your eye". The pressure due to blocked veins is so painful that the eye may have to be removed. Researchers at the Stanford University California have devised a new instrument that uses a plasma to shoot tiny bullets of blockage-dissolving drugs into a clogged vein.// The tiny blood vessels that s...

Angiotensin-II-receptor blockers - Treat kidney failure

Drugs used to treat high blood pressure have been found to also help slow the progress of kidney failure. Three separate drug trials reveal that the angiotensin-II-receptor blockers, which include losartan and irbesartan, can be used to treat kidney failure, one of the commonest complications in diabetes. // In the first trial, carried out by doctors in Boston, USA, 1500 patients...

Re-blockage of heart arteries prevented by vitamins

Vitamins are a bonus to everyone of us. The first ever study of the effect of B vitamins on heart disease shows a clear benefit. Angioplasty is a very widely used procedure for unblocking coronary arteries and so preventing heart attacks. It involves inserting a small balloon into the blood vessel and then inflating it to push the walls of the vessel apart. The problem is that in 20 per cent of c...

New device for detecting artery blockages

According to a recent study a device was found using new technology which helps prevent stroke. One important way of screening people for potential stroke involves looking, by ultrasound, at any blockages in the carotid arteries that serve the brain.// Researchers at Texas University in the US have pioneered the use of a portable device, based upon a technique called Power Doppler Imagi...

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Tanne Corneal Cutting Block

Description:Replacement block for Tanne corneal punch....
Company:Bausch & Lomb Storz

Troutman Punch Complete with 7- 9.0 mm piston and Teflon Block

Description:Adjustable piston accommodates 7 - 9 mm trephine blade. Complete punch includes base plate, piston carrier, piston for 7 - 9 mm trephine blades and 18 mm diameter Teflon block. Designed for accurate donor button preparation....
Company:Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

Trouan Punch Complete with 7- 9.0 mm piston and Teflon Block

Description:Central platform with integrated neck. Piston assembly fits into neck of platform utilizing an internal spring to recoil to ready position after use. Cutting block fits into precision milled cavity in platform. Accepts disposable trephine blades sized 6.25 - 9.0 mm. Designed for the use in in the preparation of corneal donor buttons for use in penetrating keratoplasty....
Company:Medtronic

ACC Block

Description:Allograft implants can be easily used to repair and promote the healing of a wide variety of bone and other tissue defects....
Company:Regeneration Technologies, Inc.

Topcon PS-9 Manual Blocker

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Company:Topcon America Corporation

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First Controlled Large-Scale Intervention Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Trial in a Japanese Population, JIKEI HEART Study Demonstrates Significant Reduction in Blood Pressure and Protection of Organs with Valsartan

Unprecedented Evidence for the Effectiveness of HypertensionTreatment Valsartan in Preventing Cardiovascular Events in JapanesePatients TOKYO, April 26, 2007 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The clinicaloutcomes of the JIKEI HEART Study, the large-scale clinical trialheaded by the Jikei University School of Medicine, was todaypublished in the internationally renowned medical journal TheLancet. The...

Positive Results Using Affitech-Identified Human Antibody That Blocks VEGF Binding to VEGF Receptor 2 in Preclinical Cancer Model Reported by Peregrine

OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 23, 2007 - Affitech AS, thehuman antibody therapeutics company announced today that PeregrinePharmaceuticals, Inc. reported positive in vivo test results of R3,a fully human monoclonal antibody developed by Affitech, in apancreatic cancer model at the recently concluded Centennial AnnualMeeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). R3has...

Calcium Channel Blocker Adalat GITS Offer Additional Benefits

ACTION-trial shows medical and economic advantages of nifedipineGITS therapy LEVERKUSEN, Germany, March 28, 2007 – Two recentlypublished articles in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology providefurther evidence that the use of the long-acting calcium channelblocker (CCB) nifedipine GITS (Adalat? GITS) has additionalbenefits beyond its blood pressure lowing effec...

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