Improved Outcomes Releases GeneLinker(TM) Gold and Platinum Version 4.6
Improved Outcomes Software (IOS) todayannounced the release of GeneLinker(TM) Gold and Platinum 4.6, newversions of the award-winning Gene Expression and Proteomics AnalysisSoftware products."The new releases are focused primarily on importing and analyzingprotein biomarker data, a high priority for many of our customers. Forexample, we have integrated the Protein Biomarker Package into the...VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers identify a new class of anti-cancer drugs based on platinum
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Cancer Center have created a new platinum-based, anti-cancer agent able to overcome acquired drug resistance by first modifying the way it is absorbed into cancer cells and then attacking the DNA of those cancer cells. The findings may help researchers design a new generation of anti-cancer drugs that selectively target cancer cells...Platinum for the Eye: A new facial palsy implant
Patients suffering from facial palsy with affected eyelids now have a more aesthetic and less complicated upper eyelid implant called the platinum chain. Earlier options which included rigid gold implants had many complications like bulging, incomplete eyelid closure, corneal abnormalities, and loss of visual acuity associated with it. The new platinum chain is more flexible and adapts better to...Platinum Coils To Replace Brain Surgery
Surgeons, in a study published in The Lancet, have proposed treating burst aneurysms with platinum coils instead of brain surgery. In 2002 the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) was stopped early because it showed that the minimally invasive technique, coiling, was more likely to result in survival without disability at one year when compared to neurosurgical clipping. /...Potentially Dangerous levels of Platinum Found in Women with Silicone Gel Breast Implants
Safety of silicone gel breast implants have sparked off doubts in the researchers after potentially harmful levels of the metal platinum was found// in some of the women who were sporting silicone implants for a number of years. This discovery is not perfect timing, uncannily close to the permission due to be accorded by the Food and Drug Administration, that will allow silicone imp...Diabetes Drug Dramatically Boosts Potency of Platinum Chemotherapy
A widely used diabetes drug dramatically boosted the potency of platinum-based cancer drugs when administered together to a variety of cancer cell lines and to mice with tumors, scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report. Combining a platinum chemotherapy agent and the diabetes drug rosiglitazone halted or shrank mouse tumors as much as three times more effectively than eithe...Contour Design Eyelid Implants (Platinum)
Description:ThinProfile™ Eyelid Implants, available from FCI Ophthalmics, are designed 40% thinner than the original FCI Contour™ Eyelid Implants, providing a sleek, spherical curvature with tapered edges and smoothly rounded corners. The channel-free 1.0 mm holes permit added freedom in suturing position. The overall dramatically lower profile of the new ThinProfile™ Eyelid Implant design...Midas Rex Legend Platinum Drill System
Description:The Legend Platinum is a compact and quiet, yet powerful motor. At 77,000 rpm at 120 psi/8 bar, it provides more power than motors of comparable size with noticeable noise reduction. A small, compact and lightweight design combines with an enhanced ergonomic handpiece to produce a superior motor....