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Novel Enzyme Shows Potential As An Anti-HIV Target

At just 9.8 kilobases, the HIV genome pales in comparison to the 3.2 gigabases of its human and nonhuman primate targets. The compact retrovirus encodes just 14 proteins, which play different roles in promoting viral infection and virulence. As a retrovirus, HIV uses the host’s cellular machinery—including RNA polymerases, which carry out transcription—to copy its RNA genome into DNA and infiltra...

Potential Cure for Lymphoma in HIV patients

Stem cell transplants have become thestandard of care for patients with relapsed lymphoma, but not forpatients who suffer from both this disease and HIV. A new study showingthat this treatment is a viable option for select patients withHIV-associated lymphoma will be published in the January 15, 2005,issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society ofHematology.Because of the i...

MetaChip provides quick, efficient toxicity screening of potential drugs

A large, multisite trial designed to examine the safety and preliminary effectiveness of two candidate topical microbicides to prevent HIV infection has opened to volunteer enrollment. The trial, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, represents a partnership among various research institutions in Africa and the U...

Simple drug has the potential to save many lives threatened by malaria

A simple drug, given to children with severe malaria before they reach hospital, has the potential to save many lives, say researchers in this week's BMJ. C...

Potential treatments for neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis can leave its patients miserable and debilitated with chronic itching or pain from disfiguring tumors. Infants affected by the disease face possible paralysis or damage to the brain and other organs. The disease frustrates doctors because there's no effective treatment even though the responsible gene was identified more than a decade ago. Currently little can be done to...

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APO LOGIX - JC-1 Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Detection Kit from BACHEM

Description:In situ detection of apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential. The mitochondrial permeability transition event provides an early indication of the initiation of cellular apoptosis. This process is typically defined as a collapse in the electrochemical gradient across the mitochondrial membrane, as measured by the change in the membrane potential (YD). Loss of mitochondrial YD is indicative...
Company:BACHEM

DePsipher Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Disruption Kit from R&D Systems

Description:Kit for Detection of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential...
Company:R&D Systems

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Screening for potential beta 2-adrenergic receptor antagonists using CypHer5E and IN Cell Analyzer 1000

5, a pH sensitive dye, has shown utility in β2-adrenergic receptor agonist screening (1). CypHer5 has been used to obtain dose-response and rank-order potency data for both agonist and antagonist treatment of β2-adrenergic receptor expressing cells (2). For live-cell receptor internalization studies,...

Cardinal Health likes growth potential of Viasys NeuroCare Group

As part of a merger agreement between Cardinal Health and Viasys Healthcare, Car...

State grant explores bio-diesel potential

Agriculture Secretary Rod Nilsestuen handed an agricultural business in Dane County the grant to explore a project that could unlock the energy in soybean, sunflower, and canola seeds for farm...

"Smart" lenses hold commercial potential

Researchers at the are investigating a liquid lens design that automatically adapts to environme...

Innovation Days will show off potential young entrepreneurs

The Schoofs Prize for Creativity and Tong Prototype Prize reward students for engineering new devices that aren't part of any curriculum. At this year's Innovation Days, undergr...

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Potential New Cancer Gene Identified

A Johns Hopkins University research team has discovered a new family of genes that contributes to the process of malignancy, shedding new light on the abnormalities that give rise to the aggressive childhood cancer, Burkitt's lymphoma - as well as lymphoma, leukemia, prostate, ovarian, lung, and breast cancer. Characterized by rapidly growing abdominal tumors, Burkitt's lymp...

Gold Therapy- A Potential Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases

A new research has highlighted the use of platinum and gold in the treatment of autoimmune disorders. The mechanism of how gold helps in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases // has remained a mystery. It has now been found that platinum or gold can prevent the disease-causing microorganism (bacteria and virus) from taking hold of an important immune system protein....

Lack of Smell And Its Potential Risks

An estimated 2.7 million people in the United States have an impaired or absent sense of smell, known as chronic olfactory dysfunction. // Head trauma, viral infection, nasal obstruction, septal deviation, neurological disorders, medications, hormonal disturbances, or normal aging can cause chronic olfactory dysfunction. If you’ve ever been sick and could not taste or smell, you know how...

New Blood Thinner Pill - First Potential Alternative to Warfarin in 50 years

Warfarin, originally developed as a rat poison, was first used as a blood thinner in the 1950s. It is still the only oral blood thinner available to protect against clots that can block blood vessels. It is widely prescribed after //strokes, heart attacks and orthopedic surgery and is also given to prevent recurring clots in the legs or lungs.But warfarin, which takes time to kick in, interacts...

The Potential Of Cadaver Transplantation Programme In India

In ten years since the Transplantation of Human Organ Act was passed in India, we have not made much headway with the programme. This has been due to various reasons. //First and foremost has been lack of direction and the will to seriously consider this as an alternative to living organ donation. There has been a lack of initiative from the Government after the act was passed. Whenever...

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Multi-channels Evoked Potential testing systems

Description:The new line of Myoquick systemplus Multi-channels Evoked Potential testing systems are the point of excellence of Micromed in the neurophysiology field and shows the extremely high technology level of the company. Multi-channel EP unit adopt the 32 channels headbox BQ 132S combined with Acquisition / Stimulation systems of the ISA 100x EP family headboxes: ISA 1002 EP with 2 channels, ISA 1004 E...
Company:Micromed s.r.l.

Neuropack MEB-2200 Evoked Potential/EMG Measuring System

Description:Neuropack MEB-2200 evoked potential/EMG measuring system is user friendly Windows NT, Pentium III PC-based EP/EMG measuring system....
Company:Nihon Kohden

Neuropack MEB-7102 Evoked Potential Measuring System

Description:Neuropack MEB-7102 mobile unit for 2 channel evoked potential and EMG measuring system....
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Neuropack Sigma MEB-5500 series Evoked Potential Measuring System

Description:Neuropack Sigma MEB-5500 series evoked potential measuring system is a compact, portable, all-in-one unit....
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BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces New Findings for Potential Bird Flu Vaccine

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 11, 2007 - BioSantePharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: BPA) today announced new positiveresults demonstrating that its calcium phosphate (CaP)nanoparticle-based vaccine adjuvant, BioVant(TM), may serve as aneffective vaccine adjuvant for the development of a dose sparingvaccine against H5N1 avian flu, widely known as bird flu. The new results are based on...

New Information on the Potential of Plasmin Shared at ISTH Congress

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. & GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 11,2007 - New information representing the continuing research anddevelopment program for Plasmin (Human), TAL-05-00018, waspresented by Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc.(http://www.talecris.com) this week at the XXIst InternationalSociety for Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Congress in Geneva,Switzerland. The information includ...

CV Therapeutics Identifies Potential Anti-Diabetic Mechanism of Action for Ranexa

-- New Preclinical Information May Correlate with Clinical HbA1cReductions Observed in Phase 3 CARISA and MERLIN TIMI-36 ClinicalTrials -- PALO ALTO, Calif., July 9, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CVTherapeutics, Inc. announced today that researchers have completedpreliminary preclinical studies showing that ranolazine increasedglucose stimulated insulin secretion in pancreatic beta cells...

Peer Reviewed Journal Article Indicates Repros' Proellex Exhibits Potential for New Approach to the Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 5, 2007 - ReprosTherapeutics Inc. (NasdaqGM:RPRX) today announced that an articlehas been published in the July 1, 2007 issue of Oncology Reportsindicating a potential for a new approach to the treatment ofbreast cancer using Proellex. The article reviews the findings froma study conducted in an accepted in vivo rat model of breastcancer. The study...

Lexicon Develops Antibodies That Lower Triglycerides and Cholesterol as Potential New Therapy for Heart Disease

- Publication of New Cardiovascular Target from Lexicon's GeneticResearch - THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 02, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported results frompreclinical research demonstrating that antibodies directed to apotential new target, angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4),rapidly lower triglycerides and cholesterol. Research suggests thata mon...

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