Penn researchers find targeted therapy combination overcomes treatment resistance in liver cancer
SAN DIEGO Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Abramson Cancer Center reported today at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research that combining two targeted therapies overcomes treatment resistance in liver cancer cell lines. The team is c...Drug-coated balloon overcomes in-stent restenosis
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 31, 2008) An angioplasty balloon coated with a drug that reduces renarrowing of the coronary arteries appears to be more effective than a drug-eluting stent in treating an unwanted build-up of tissue inside a bare-metal coronary stent. After six months, the newly expanded art...Gene Therapy Overcomes Heart Failure In Muscular Dystrophy
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have successfully treated heart failure in an animal model that is genetically //prone to develop a human muscular dystrophy. The article detailing this study is published in the Oct. 25 edition of the journal Circulation. The authors say that this is the...ThinIdentity(TM) Announces Two New Board Members
... executives expressed to me their frustrations with current technology and the difficulties of full adoption by healthcare professionals. ThinIdentity overcomes these obstacles and will be a leader in the healthcare market helping to drive the "meaningful use" of Electronic Medical Records which in turn will r...Alfacell Provides Shareholder Update
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VIRGINIA KEY, Fla. Roque Vinicio Cspedes, a junior at the University of Miami double majoring in Meteorology and Applied Mathematics, with a minor in Spanish, has been awarded a prestigious Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) mentorship. SOARS is a paid summer re...Faster, more cost-effective DNA test for crime scenes, disease diagnosis
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...n with Zsuzsanna Iszvak and Zoltan Ivics and colleagues at the Max Delbrck Center in Berlin (Germany) have now developed a new non-viral approach that overcomes some of the limitations associated with viral vectors. Lessons from evolution Using the principles of evolution and natural selection, that wer...American Chemical Society Weekly PressPac -- April 15, 2009
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...e use of viruses to deliver the required genes, a method that carries the risk of damaging the DNA. Dr. Nagy's method does not require viruses, and so overcomes a major hurdle for the future of safe, personalized stem cell therapies in humans. "This research is a huge step forward on the path to new stem c...TECNALIA uses artificial vision to improve recycling of electronic scrap metal
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