A rigorous method for liver biopsy
Liver biopsy is still considered the gold standard for grading, staging and "stad-ging" the chronic liver disease. In addition, it remains a primary source for acquiring new knowledge on the liver pathology. Demand for precise evaluations of the fibrosis and inflammatory tissue detectable in liver...First rigorous analysis defines impact of Medicare Part D
The most thorough study to date of the impact of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) found that this benefit led to a 13.1 percent decrease in out-of-pocket expenses for patients and a 5.9 percent increase in prescription use. Researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Cente...More Than 100 Healthy Schools Honored by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation
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SALEM, N.H., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wellion Linus Blood Glucose Monitoring System, powered by WaveSense technology for high accuracy testing, recently received certification by the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research TNO ("TNO"). TNO is an independent group founded in ...Awardees for the 2009 Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research Announced
... Global Probiotics Council (GPC) was extremely pleased with the outstanding quality of the applications received for the second year of this grant. A rigorous review and evaluation of all the applications was provided by the U.S. Probiotics Scientific Board Selection Committee, which is comprised of W. Allan...Lupus Research Institute Highly Encouraged by Benlysta(TM) Trial Results
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...he entire genome of childhood AML and take a more detailed look at particular AML subtypes. Added Ina Radtke, Ph.D., the paper's lead author: "This rigorous systemic genome-wide study was an important step to direct our future efforts to the most effective strategies to pinpoint lesions in AML." She is a p...Results of national assessment of first responder location systems to be announced Aug. 3
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BOSTON, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- PAREXEL experts will address the benefits of rigorous early phase clinical development at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT), to be held at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, Maryland fro...Restriction Endonucleases Undergo Rigorous QC Testing to Ensure Optimal Performance
Reliable restriction enzymes satisfy all your research needs Ronda Allen Kim Kuplent Stratagene Restriction endonucleases are used in many molecular biology protocols, making the functional purity of critical importance. Each restriction enzyme prepa...DOE awards $377 million in funding for 46 energy frontier research centers
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... researching our nanostructured multilayer diamond coating for a number of years inside our UAB facilities but there have been limitations to just how rigorous the testing could be," Vohra said. "The funding to partner with Smith and Nephew expands our research options because it offers us access to the compa...Rat Frozen Mixed Tissue Microarray, Panel- 2 from Zyagen Laboratories
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Description:... Zyagen tissue microarrays are derived from Paraffin embedded tissue blocks, which are subjected to rigorous quality control procedures to ensure the highest quality. Tissues of each array are manually assembled in one block, sectioned at a thickness of 5 mic...Rat Frozen Neuronal Tissue Microarray from Zyagen Laboratories
Description:... Zyagen tissue microarrays are derived from frozen embedded tissue blocks, which are subjected to rigorous quality control procedures to ensure the highest quality. Tissues of each array are manually assembled in one block, sectioned at a thickness of 7 mic...Rat Paraffin Neuronal Tissue Microarray from Zyagen Laboratories
Description:... Zyagen tissue microarrays are derived from Paraffin embedded tissue blocks, which are subjected to rigorous quality control procedures to ensure the highest quality. Tissues of each array are manually assembled in one block, sectioned at a thickness of 5 mic...Rat Frozen Reproductive Tissue Microarray from Zyagen Laboratories
Description:... Zyagen tissue microarrays are derived from frozen embedded tissue blocks, which are subjected to rigorous quality control procedures to ensure the highest quality. Tissues of each array are manually assembled in one block, sectioned at a thickness of 7 mic...Rat Paraffin Digestive Tissue Microarray from Zyagen Laboratories
Description:... Zyagen tissue microarrays are derived from Paraffin embedded tissue blocks, which are subjected to rigorous quality control procedures to ensure the highest quality. Tissues of each array are manually assembled in one block, sectioned at a thickness of 5 mic...