Preservation

Leading Sperm Bank Expands Fertility Preservation Services to the Big Apple

NEW YORK June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- California Cryobank , a leader in reproductive tissue banking, announced today the opening of its first off-site collection center at Reproductive Medicine Associates (RMA) of New York, a full service fertility treatment center. The off-site collection cente...

3-drug chemotherapy combination increases organ preservation in patients with larynx cancer

Patients with larynx cancer who received a three-drug combination of docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) during induction chemotherapy were more likely to retain larynx function than were patients treated with cisplatin and 5-fluoruracil (PF) alone, according to data from a randomized co...

Pew Applauds Introduction of Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act

PAMTA would curtail the growth of resistant bacteria on factory farms WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly one year after the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production released its landmark recommendations on how America should reform the way food animals are raise...

BioLife Solutions to Supply CryoStor(TM) to Cryobanks International as Standard Media for Preservation and Storage of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells

Cord Blood Bank Sees Significant Benefits from Next-Generation Biopreservative Product BOTHELL, Wash., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioLife Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BLFS), a leading developer and marketer of proprietary hypothermic storage and cryopr...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Lifeblood Medical for Its Innovation in Organ Preservation and Development of the Lifor(R) Solution

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan is pleased to present the 2008 North American Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology Emerging Markets Healthcare Innovation Award to Lifeblood Medical. This is in recognition of the company's unique solution technology, which offers a my...

Pioneer(R) Surgical Technology, Inc. Continues to Prove Science Behind PEEK-on-PEEK(TM) Technology for Motion Preservation Devices

New 'Wear Study' data to be unveiled at the 2008 Orthopedic Research Society meeting in San Francisco, CA MARQUETTE, Mich., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneer Surgical Technology, in collaboration with RUSH University in Chicago, announces significant findings that wear propert...

Preservation in Medical Technology

Two-Year Follow-Up Data Demonstrates Preservation of Adequate Mitral Valve Area in Patients Treated with the MitraClip(R) System

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Long-term data published in EuroIntervention showed that the expected decrease in Mitral Vale Area (MVA) after repair with the MitraClip(R) system to correct mitral regurgitation (MR) is not associated with clinically significant mitral stenosis. Addition...

CellCept(R) and a Reduced Level of CNI Shows Trend Towards Preservation of Kidney Function Versus a Standard-Dose CNI

TORONTO, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The 12-month results from a multicenter trial monitoring CellCept(R) (mycophenolate mofetil) in combination with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) in renal transplantation was presented today at the American Transplant Congress (ATC). The study results showed that a...

Spine Institute of Louisiana Offers Cervical Spine Motion Preservation as an Alternative to Fusion Surgery

KATRINA EVACUEE BENEFITS FROM FIRST EVER TWO-LEVEL TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT PERFORMED IN LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT, La., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Spine Institute of Louisiana, in conjunction with SpineMark Corporation, is now offering cervical spine motion preservation proc...

Research Presented at ISHLT Shows Promise of Addressing Critical Organ Shortage and Better Organ Preservation

BOSTON, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Data from experimental work on the use of organs from cardiac arrested donors will be presented this week at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation's 28th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. Utilizing donors after cardiac death (DCD), ...

Cryo-Cell Announces C'elle(SM) Research and Development Collaboration with Cryopraxis Cryobiology Ltd.

...ber of people paying annual storage fees; any technological breakthrough or medical breakthrough that would render the Company's business of stem cell preservation obsolete; and any other risk factors described in our filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list is not exhaustive, and th...

Prospective Clinical Advantages of Trabecular Metal(TM) Technology Highlighted in Comparative Study

...ng the detrimental effects of stress-shielding by allowing the bone to respond to normal loading patterns. In this study, clinically significant bone preservation and in-growth were observed radiographically around Trabecular Metal implants. These results indicate the potential for improved long term biolog...

Preservation in Medical Products

B-Twin Expandable Spinal System

Features:...or posterolateral percutaneous approach. Minimal tissue dissection is required, resulting in less harm to the surrounding tissue and enabling preservation of the anatomical structure of the spine. Reduced neurological and infection risk. Increased bone graft surface available for fusion...
Company:Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies Ltd.

Needle's Eye Snare

Features:...D. 12.8 Fr -- O.D. 16.0 Fr Designed to grasp straight or configured objects with or without free ends. Fabricated with a shape-retentive alloy for preservation of shape. Provides quick-release capability by simply retracting the threader mechanism. Is compatible with the Curved Inner Femoral Sheath (LR-CR...
Company:Cook Vascular, Inc.

AcuMatch P-Series Press-Fit Femoral Stems

Features:... Trapezoidal shape - maximum resistance to rotation, proximal canal fill, preservation of femoral blood supply. Coating options - porous sintered beads, plasma spray, HA on porous sintered beads, HA on corundum surface. Distal taper - pr...
Company:Exactech, Inc.

WG-1-1xxx Quatroloc Femoral Stems

Features:...lare achieves axial loading in lateral cortex. Tapered distal stem with steps achieves distal scratch fit in tapered femur. Varying distal sizes, neck preservation improves torsional and axial fixation. Augmented offset minimizes abductor load. Patented leading edges achieve scratch fit in tapered diaphyseal bone...
Company:Whiteside Biomechanics, Inc.

LT-Cage Lumbar Tapered Fusion Device

Features:... It provides anatomic restoration of lordosis and sagittal balance with maximum vertebral endplate preservation - requires 50% less endplate reaming than cylindrical constructs. Incorporates large openings to maximize area for bony ingrowth. Incorporates truncat...
Company:Medtronic Neurological and Spinal

Preservation in Biological News

Scientists show that streams are critical to preservation of oceanic coastal zones

The plight of the worlds oceans is dire, according to recent studies, through insults from human-derived activities depopulating and damaging reefs, altering coastlines, and creating pollutants, such as nitrogen runoff from terrestrial watersheds. A study by 31 aquatic biologists involving 72 ...

Pollination habits of endangered Texas rice revealed to help preservation

A type of wild rice that only grows in a small stretch of the San Marcos River is likely so rare because it plays the sexual reproduction game poorly, a study led by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin has revealed. The first study of breeding habits of ...

Machine preservation may promote more organ sharing

Preserving the kidneys of deceased older donors on a pump ?as opposed to the conventional method of storing and transporting organs in a cooler ?may lower hospital costs, improve initial organ function, and promote greater use and more sharing of organs, according to new research by Wake Forest Uni...

U Alberta researcher in same group as Darwin and Hawking

...nized for a body of research that centers on the identification of antibiotic peptides in bacteria. Antibiotic peptides play an important role in food preservation and may have potential for human use, such as combating hospital-acquired infections. Peptides are 1,000 to 1 million times more active than conventio...

Ovarian transplantation: New technique gives greatly improved results in this delicate operation

...cal with that seen in fresh oocytes. Dr. Silber and colleagues used standard viability testing with fluorescent microscopy to determine the loss or preservation of oocytes in fresh and frozen ovarian tissue of 15 young women undergoing cancer treatment. They also followed up nine homozygotic twin patients afte...

New, less invasive genetic test greatly improves pregnancy rates in older women with poor prognosis

...ying technical innovations which will make this test even better, faster, and cheaper. We are also going to be using the test in cases where fertility preservation is required, due to cancer, for example," she said. ...

Preservation in Biological Technology

BioLife Solutions Submits FDA Master File on HypoThermosol(R) Preservation and Storage Media for Cells, Tissues

Materials, Components and Manufacturing Process Documentation for Customer Clinical Applications BOTHELL, Wash., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioLife Solutions Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BLFS), a leading developer and marketer of proprietary hypothermic storage and cr...

CryoLife Announces Record Preservation Services and Product Revenues for 2007

Preliminary full year and fourth quarter 2007 preservation services and product revenues increased 16% and 17%, respectively, to approximately $93.7 million for the year and $24.6 million for the fourth quarter ATLANTA, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY ), a biom...

BioLife Solutions' CryoStor(TM) Adopted by Tissue Regeneration Therapeutics for Preservation Protocol for New, Non-Embryonic Source of Stem Cells

Umbilical Cord Tissue Provides Building-Block Cells for Muscle, Bone, Connective Tissues BOTHELL, Wash., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioLife Solutions Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BLFS), a leading developer and marketer of proprietary hypothermic storage and cryo...

Alba Therapeutics Announces IND for Beta Cell Preservation in Type 1 Diabetes Using AT-1001

BALTIMORE, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Alba Therapeutics Corporation today announced that its Investigational New Drug Application for oral AT-1001 for the preservation of endogenous insulin production capacity in new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients, has cleared the 30 day deliberation period...

ThermoGenesis Announces Expanded Collaboration With Celling Technologies

...ermogenesis.com ) is a leader in developing and manufacturing automated blood processing systems and disposable products that enable the manufacture, preservation and delivery of cell and tissue therapy products. These products include: The BioArchive(R) System , an automated cryogenic device, is...

ThermoGenesis Provides Update on Fiscal 2009 Results

...ermogenesis.com ) is a leader in developing and manufacturing automated blood processing systems and disposable products that enable the manufacture, preservation and delivery of cell and tissue therapy products. These products include: The BioArchive(R) System , an automated cryogenic device, is...

Preservation in Biological Definition

Biodiversity

...ned? 6 Biodiversity management: conservation, preservation and protection 7 Juridical status of biologic...tats . Biodiversity management: conservation, preservation and protection The conservation of biological d...g germplasts in seedbanks. Such efforts allow the preservation of large populations of plants with minimal geneti...

Charles Darwin

...e Perpetuation of Varieties and Species by Natural Means of Selection 1859 – On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life 1862 – On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insect...

Extinction

... Some of these species are functionally extinct. When possible, modern zoological institutions attempt to maintain a viable population for species preservation and possible future reintroduction to the wild through use of carefully planned breeding programs . Pinpointing the extinction or pseudoextinctio...

Human

... . The invention of writing systems some 5000 years ago , allowing the preservation of speech, was a major step in cultural evolution. Language, especially wri...tutions that they form, both for individual and group survival and for the preservation and development of technology and knowledge . Group identity and accepta...

Plant

...erdeenshire, Scotland . The best preserved examples, from which their cellular construction has been described, have been found at this locality. The preservation is so perfect that sections of these ancient plants show the individual cells within the plant tissue. The Devonian period also saw the evolution of w...

Plant

...erdeenshire, Scotland . The best preserved examples, from which their cellular construction has been described, have been found at this locality. The preservation is so perfect that sections of these ancient plants show the individual cells within the plant tissue. The Devonian period also saw the evolution of w...

Preservation in Biological Dictionary

Supergene

...e Atacama Desert, Chile and was ... A high grade supergene cap overlies primary sulfide ore. ... conditions, which have favored the formation and preservation of supergene ... This resource can be further sub-divided into hypogene, supergene ... Tutorial on how to create custom genes with JGAP to make...

Storage material

...: storage materials . ... demonstrate reversible generation of a high capacity hydrogen storage material ... Archival Supplies, Products for preservation and archival storage . ... Whether you are in need of enclosures, boxes, containers, or storage cabinets, Metal Edge Inc. ... You are here: Home...

Seminiferous tubules

...exposed through an incision in the testis capsule. ... The slides contain, seminiferous tubules , tunica albuginea, tubuli recti, rete ... The preservation of the seminiferous tubules is not all that great so you will ... Definition of Seminiferous tubules in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of ...

Nucleosome

...ncyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. of the mechanisms that control nucleosome positioning ... accounts for both the preservation of nucleosome posi- tioning and the dynamic nucleosome repositioning that ... ...

Kinesiology

... movement. It focuses on how the body functions and moves. A kinesiological approach applies scientific based medical principles towards the analysis, preservation and enhancement of human movement in all... Applied Kinesiology (AK) is a chiropractic diagnostic method using manual muscle-strength testing f...

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