Class Action Filed Against South Florida Developer and Supplier of Defective Chinese Drywall
Lawsuit Alleges that Drywall Emits Toxins Harmful to Humans and Property MIAMI, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Jason and Melissa Harrell recently filed a class action lawsuit in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court on behalf of themselves and other homeowners who purchased defective homes. The...Quality control mechanism tags defective sperm cells inside the body
COLUMBIA, Mo. Defective sperm cells do not pass through the body unnoticed. A new University of Missouri study provides evidence that the body recognizes and tags defective sperm cells while they undergo maturation in the epididymis, a sperm storage gland attached to the testis. According to resea...Can Defective Babies Be Made To Order?
Genetic Engineering and Eugenics were developed by scientists with a vision to produce perfect individuals and to try and remove all defective genes from the gene pool. // But now it seems babies with defective genes are being made to order. Though it sounds absurd, ‘why should anyone order fo...Guidant sold defective defibrillators with full knowledge
Guidant Corporation had projected in an internal report that some patients might die due to short circuits in a heart device, but did not publicize the flaw to retain // acceptability, company records show. A company report shows Guidant had determined in mid-2002 that the consequences of the de...Study Shows How Defective DNA Repair Triggers Two Neurological Diseases
St. Jude scientists' findings in ataxia telangiectasia-like disease and Nijmegen breakage syndrome offer insight into the links between brain disease and cancer vulnerability in people carrying the diseases MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at St. Jude Children's...Pharmaxis Announces Positive Results of Phase 3 Cystic Fibrosis Trial
...n, there is a constant flow of mucus over the surfaces of the air passages in the lungs, removing debris and bacteria. In CF, an inherited disease, a defective gene disrupts ion transport across the epithelial membrane within cells. In the lungs, this leads to a depletion of the airway surface liquid that no...Torax Medical Launches Pivotal Clinical Study of New Acid Reflux Treatment
...ients suffering from GERD despite medical therapy. GERD is caused by a defective lower esophageal sphincter, a ring-like muscular valve that surrounds the e...s), may improve heartburn symptoms but it does not address the mechanically defective sphincter, allowing gastric reflux to continue. Chronic gastric reflux may ...AMT: Glybera(R) Lowers Pancreatitis Incidence Significantly
... is well-tolerated and safe. AMT has developed Glybera as an effective treatment for patients with the rare genetic disorder LPLD. Because of a defective gene, LPLD patients do not produce an enzyme that normally breaks down a certain type of fat carrying particles in the blood. Glybera is a gene therap...Contigen Bard Collagen Implant
Description:...ption for the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Natural collagen protein adds bulk to surrounding urethral tissue to aid coaptation in a defective internal sphincter. Compatible with the body's own structure, Contigen Bard Collagen Implant forms a soft network of fibers, inducing new tissue growt...Integra SP II Anesthesia Machine
Features:...d Specifically designed for low flow Left or right handed layout Writing table and footrest Contemporary ergonomic design Two-year defective parts warranty Larger work area Recessing absorber and ventilator Only two preventive maintenances are required each year Two-year man...La Jolla Institute discovers novel tumor suppressor
...s. He and his team set out to investigate further, choosing to focus specifically on myeloproliferative disease because almost all of the mice with a defective PLC-beta 3 gene eventually developed severe myeloproliferative disease. The team determined that tumor production hinged on the PLC-beta 3's abili...Little-known protein found to be key player
...ted membrane tubes and chambers that's critical for normal cell function. The tests also showed too little atlastin led to a fragmented ER. Flies with defective atlastin were sterile and short-lived. "The endoplasmic reticulum is an ever-changing environment," McNew said. "It grows. It retracts. It expands....Bad mitochondria may actually be good for you
... Mice with a defective mitochondrial protein called MCLK1 produce elevated amounts of reactive oxygen when young; that should spell disaster, yet according to a study in thi...Preimplantation genetic diagnosis may pose neurological risks
...sure couples that may be carriers of genetic disease (e.g. Ashkenazi Jews who have a high incidence of Tay-Sachs among their population) don't pass on defective genes to their children. While PGD is not believed to pose any serious health risks, the procedure does involve manipulating the developing embryo and...Munich researchers discover new target for tailored antibiotics
...led examination of the reaction mechanism using computer simulation and mutagen experiments, in which E. coli bacteria are coerced into synthesizing defective IspH enzymes. Thus, the X-ray structure, kinetic measurements, and mutagenic analyses ultimately confirmed the unusual arrangement of three iron and f...The downside of microtubule stability
...ads to production of faulty dynamin 2, a protein that is crucial for endocytosis but also latches onto microtubules. Tanabe and Takei investigated how defective dynamin 2 hampers cells. Normal microtubules are continually extending and shrinking. But microtubules from cells that made the faulty version of d...Evidence for a New Genetic Link to Therapeutic Efficacy for Alzheimer's Disease
...ease. In clinical trials, Axona has been shown to safely improve cognitive function and memory in AD patients. Axona addresses the hypometabolism or defective metabolism of glucose that occurs in those areas of the brain that are involved in Alzheimer's disease. Accera engages in research, development and c...Telik Reports Preclinical Results at AACR Annual Meeting
...and apoptosis in human cancer cell lines, such as HCT116 (colon), HL60 (promyelocytic leukemia) and A549 (lung) - reflecting cell lines with intact or defective p53-dependent post-mitotic checkpoints. More than 80% inhibition of tumor growth was seen in an HL60 xenograft model following a once daily or...Accera, Inc. Launches Neuera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
...nic neurological conditions where the mechanism of defective energy metabolism or hypometabolism is involved. ... a physiological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. defective metabolism of glucose has been shown to precede th...D patients. Axona addresses the hypometabolism or defective metabolism of glucose that occurs in those areas o...ThermoGenesis Says FDA Concurs with Plan for Previously Announced AXP(TM) Bagset Recall
...ety issues; the field action was a result of the potential for particulates to be released into the sterile, non-pyrogenic fluid path as a result of a defective component provided by one of the suppliers to the Company. The Company indicated that it was providing customers a blood filter to be used, as necessa...Rabbit Anti-Human ASIP / PAR3 Monoclonal Antibody,, Clone ZMD.283 from Invitrogen
Description:...: Fusion protein derived from human ASIP/PAR-3. Specificity: Specific for ASIP/PAR-3 (atypical PKC isotype-specific interacting protein/ partitioning defective 3). This antigen is not related to the protease-activated-receptors also called PAR. Reactivity: Human Dog Xenopus (positive controls: Caco-2 MDCK A6...Defective interfering particle
... defective interfering particles ( DIPs ) are virus particles that are missing part or all of their genome . Because of these deletions in their genome, DIPs...