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Bioartificial kidney under study at MCG

Whether a bioartificial kidney containing billions of donor kidney cells will help intensive care patients with kidney failure survive is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. MCG Medical Center has joined a study taking place in intensive care units across the country to evaluate the efficacy of the renal assist device, says Dr. Harold M. Szerlip, MCG nephrologist specializing i...

Deficiency of growth hormone and IGF-1 reduces cancer and kidney disease, but creates other problems

Deficiencies of growth hormone and similar compounds may reduce cancer and kidney disease late in life, but also may lead to cartilage degeneration and impaired memory and learning ability, according to research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and four other institutions. The researchers used a rat model to explore the effects of growth hormone and another compound, IGF-1...

NASA links nanobacteria to kidney stones and other diseases

Nanobacteria (NB), a novel self-replicating, mineralizing agent, has been identified by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists as a potential culprit in kidney stone formation among astronauts. With the potential for future exploratory space missions to the moon and Mars, longer missions, and exposure to the elements of outer space, health is a major concern for astronaut...

Ariadne Genomics Announces the Release of PathwayStudio?Central, Client-Server Software for Biological Pathway Analysis

Ariadne Genomics, Inc. today announced the release of PathwayStudio?Central, client-server software for visualization and analysis of biological pathways and gene regulation networks for bio-medical research labs, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. PathwayStudio?Central is available for a free 20 day trial at www.ariadnegenomics.com. PathwayStudio?Central builds pathways from micr...

Genetic links could unlock clues to leading cause of blindness

Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in older adults, yet researchers are still in the dark about many of the factors that cause this incurable disease. But new insight from University of Florida and German researchers bout a genetic link between rhesus monkeys with macular degeneration and humans could unlock secrets about the earliest stages of the disease,...

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Pathway Studio Enterprise from Ariadne Genomics

Description:Pathway Studio Enterprise is integrated informatics solution for the research of cellular regulatory mechanisms and drug response modeling. This web-based software comes with ResNet, the worlds largest knowledge base of biological networks, and can be equipped with MedScan module capable of extracting pathway-related information from scientific literature. Identify relationships amo...
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Rapid-Screen Arrayed cDNA Library Panels Master Plates -Human Kidney from OriGene Technologies

Description:The Rapid-Screen cDNA Library Panels were designed for full-length gene cloning and require just three sets of PCRs to identify the desired cDNA clone. The first PCR analysis is performed in a 96-well "Master Plate," where each well contains plasmid DNA from 5,000 clones. Having identified the positive well(s) by gel electrophoresis of the reaction products, the second PCR analysis is carried out...
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Interspecies Trial Array 2: N Brain, N Liver, N Muscle, N Kidney from CHEMICON

Description:Chemicon Select Tissue Arrays are intended for laboratory research use only. The individual tissues were fixed in neutral buffered formalin and embedded in paraffin. Tissue identification and diagnosis was performed by certified pathologists. Tissue cores were removed from their paraffin blocks and relocated into a new recipient paraffin block, in an array pattern, using Chemicons Advanced Tis...
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293 cell line slides ( human: kidney; transformed with adenovirus 5 DNA ) from GeneTex

Description:Human 293 cells were cultured in Minimum Essential Medium (Eagle) with 2 mM L-glutamine and harvested at the log phase of growth. In order to keep the antigens in their native forms, cells were fixed in acetone-methanol. The cells are arrayed on a 12-well (5 mm) adhesive coated slide, with each wells surface specifically treated to enhance cellular attachment and to minimize background staining...
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Enhancing Ruggedness and Full-Scan MS Sensitivity Using Ion Sweep Technology

RohanA.Thakur, AndrewW. Guzzetta, and Julie A.Horner The data presented here can be acquired using a Thermo Finnigan LCQ Advantage, LCQ Deca XP, and Deca XP Plus ion trap mass spectrometer....

Rodney Dykehouse of Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin warns against tech for its own sake

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FDA approves Bone Cares Hectorol for treatment of kidney disease

Middleton, Wis. -- announced Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication and strength for Hectorol (doxercalciferol) Capsules. Hectorol, a pro-hormone vitamin D2 analog, is currently approved for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in dialysis patients in the United Sta...

DNA purification from pig ears to bird blood using proven DNeasy Technology

DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kits provide fast and easy silica-based DNA purification in convenient spin-column and 96-well-plateformats. Most samples can be directly lysed with proteinase K, eliminating the need for mechanical disruption and reducinghands-on time. Optimized protocols for specific sample types provide reproducible purification of high-quality DNA for lif...

Madison life-science firms agree to co-develop kidney product

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Is Diabetes the Leading Cause of Kidney Failure in India

No one knows the answer to this one as we do not have collective data, however diabetes is the number one cause of kidney failure in the United States, accounting for more than 40 percent of the new cases of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)each year. People with ESRD require regular dialysis or a kidney transplant to stay alive. Almost 25% of patients suffering from diabetes will get kidney...

Kidney Stones - Interesting New Research implicates bacteria as its cause

In India Kidney Stones are not uncommon problem due to the hot and often humid weather. Most of these stones are made up of Calcium, Oxalate and phosphates. The cause of stone disease is debatable, however it is well known that drinking less water is a risk factor for stone disease. New research by the National Kidney foundation suggests that the culprit is a tiny bacteria called N...

Moderate Use of Analgesics - Not Associated With Kidney Dysfunction

According to a new study, occasional use of aspirin, acetaminophen, or other pain relievers for everyday aches and pains is not associated with kidney dysfunction among healthy men. As analgesic use is so common, even small increases in the relative risk of renal dysfunction could have a significant impact on rates of renal disease. Some earlier studies have suggested that regul...

A treatment for blindness

A surgical technique to correct a blinding condition in premature babies appears to have long-term benefits. Children born with retinopathy in prematurity (ROP) have an abnormal growth of blood vessels along the surface of the retina.If this is not treated , the condition can lead to legal blindness in about 60 percent of patients. A surgical procedure Cryotherapy, is emplo...

Blindness can be stopped with drug for acne treatment

Stargardt's macular degeneration, also called juvenile macular degeneration, is an inherited disease which affects one in 10,000 people. This condition results from a defect in the ABCR gene, which is responsible for coding for a protein that removes all-trans-retinaldehyde, a vision byproduct, from retinal rods and cones. Rods and cones are supported by retinal-pigmented epithelium (RPE...

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Ishihara Color Blindness Test

Description:Ishihara test chart book for color blindness. 14 plate. A simple accurate method for discovering congenital color blindness....
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Near PT Test Card/ILLUS of The Ocular Adnexa - BC2208

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Kidney Internal Splint Stent Sets

Description:Used to establish and maintain nephrostomy drainage following pyeloplasty. The open ureteral segment promotes patency and allows the stent to adjust as edema subsides. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use. CAUTION: Periodic evaluation is advised; stent must not remain indwelling more than four (4) weeks....
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SeedNet™ Cryotherapy System

Description:Oncura's SeedNet system is a minimally invasive treatment for prostate and renal cancer. Easy to learn and simple to use, SeedNet provides optimum accuracy, efficiency and control in the cryoablation process. SeedNet is the new generation in cryotherapy for prostate cancer. Ultra-thin needles, exclusive to the SeedNet system, produce iceballs of extreme sub-zero temperatures that thoroughly dest...
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Insmed Inc. Welcomes Studies Linking IGFBP-3 to Prevention of Blindness in Premature Infants

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 26, 2007 - Insmed Incorporated(Nasdaq:INSM), a biopharmaceutical company focused on thedevelopment and approval of drugs for the treatment of metabolicdiseases with unmet medical needs, today noted the publication ofpromising results of research from three universities regarding thepotential role of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3(IGFBP-3) in...

MaxCyte and Medinet to Present at the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) in Sydney, Australia

"Electroloading of mature dendritic cells with tumor lysatetriggers robust antigen-specific CTL response" GAITHERSBURG, Md., and YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 22, 2007/PRNewswire/ -- MaxCyte, Inc. and Medinet Co., Ltd. announce ajoint poster presentation at the 13th Annual Meeting of theInternational Society for Cellular Therapy. The meeting is beingheld June 24-27, 2007 in Sydney, Australia....

Oncophage Cancer Vaccine Significantly Prolongs Recurrence-Free Survival by 45 Percent in Patients With Intermediate-Risk Kidney Cancer

ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2007 - Antigenics Inc.(NASDAQ: AGEN) today announced additional follow-up data on thecompany's Phase 3 investigational therapeutic cancer vaccineOncophage(R) (vitespen). The end-of-study results, which reflect anadditional 17 months' data collection, showed that in a substantialsubset of patients (n = 362) at intermediate risk for diseaserecurrence,...

Early Results of the CellCept Spare the Nephron Study Examine Kidney Function

SAN FRANCISCO, May 07, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Interim results froma multicenter trial investigating a novel kidney-sparing treatmentprotocol using CellCept(R) (mycophenolate mofetil) were presentedat the American Transplant Congress. This and other Spare theNephron (STN) trials in kidney and liver transplant recipientsexamine ways to prevent rejection without damaging kidneys. As tra...

Isotechnika Announces Interim Three Month Data from Phase 2b Kidney Transplant Trial

EDMONTON, May 07, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Isotechnika Inc.today announced the audited three month results, reviewed by theData Monitoring Committee, of the first third of the patientstreated in its Phase 2b de novo kidney transplant trial for theCompany's lead immunosuppressive drug, ISA247. This interim analysis is based upon the assessment of the first116 patients enrolled....

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