LIALDA demonstrates prolonged release of mesalamine in an in vitro study using a simulated colon
Philadelphia, PA October 17, 2007 According to a study using a dynamic in vitro gastrointestinal tract system, Shire plc's (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) ulcerative colitis drug LIALDA (mesalamine) demonstrated a delivery system where the majority of the drugs active ingredient, 5-aminosali...Surgeons Skilled in Playing Video Games are Good at Simulated Surgery
A report in the February issue of Archives of Surgery suggests that surgeons portraying skill in playing video games fared better// during a course on simulated surgery skills. James C. Rosser Jr., M.D., of Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, and colleagues asked 33 surgeons (21 residents a...Down syndrome simulated in animal model after successful chromosome transplantation
The field of genetics has been undergoing a revolution with increasing importance being given to genetic mechanisms underlying common disorders and a huge amount of resources allocated to research in specific genetic disorders. // This has not only added motivation to scientists working in th...Freshly crushed garlic better for the heart than processed
...he scientists gave freshly crushed garlic and processed garlic to two groups of lab rats, and then studied how well the animals' hearts recovered from simulated heart attacks. "Both crushed and processed garlic reduced damage from lack of oxygen, but the fresh garlic group had a significantly greater effect o...Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Recognized for Voluntarily Reducing Pollution
...s other technology platforms include production of highly potent compounds, continuous processes and industrial-scale chromatographic separation using simulated moving bed chromatography (SMB). ABOUT AMERICAN PACIFIC CORPORATION American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC) is a leading custom manu...105-Day Mars Simulation: U.S. Studies Focus on Improving Work Performance
...h 31 to July 14, a six-man international crew called an isolation chamber in Moscow their home. The crew, composed of four Russians and two Europeans, simulated a 105-day Mars mission full of experiments and realistic mission scenarios, including emergency situations and 20-minute communications delays. ...105-day Mars simulation: US studies focus on improving work performance
...h 31 to July 14, a six-man international crew called an isolation chamber in Moscow their home. The crew, composed of four Russians and two Europeans, simulated a 105-day Mars mission full of experiments and realistic mission scenarios, including emergency situations and 20-minute communications delays. U.S...B-Line Medical(R) and Mentice, Inc. Announce Data Integration Partnership
... B-Line Medical's SimCapture is designed to maximize the investment made in simulation technology by capturing and distributing all elements of the simulated encounter. SimCapture records multiple video feeds in digital format, handles annotation and debriefing, integrates with multiple simulator types (inc...Vascular Surgeons Agree: Case Rehearsal Improves Outcomes
...tion files (using PROcedure(TM) Rehersal Studio). The surgeon performed the simulated case within 24 hours of the actual procedure. Likert surveys (strongly agre...d and lesion anatomy and that it accurately predicted stent dimensions. All simulated EPD, stent, and balloon dimensions matched those used in the operating room...Stroke Study Reveals a Key Target For Improving Treatment
... perform the study. Some of the mice in the study lacked the natural tPA that the body makes on its own. Some of the mice underwent a procedure that simulated the effects of a clot-based, or ischemic, stroke. The researchers first demonstrated in non-stroke mice that tPA and PDGF-CC appeared to act on the ...Universite de Montreal Researchers Simulate World's Largest Heart Model Using SGI Technology
... also due to the very high bandwidth interconnect. That's good for the kind of mathematical equations I'm solving and saves me a lot of time." Potse simulated 5 milliseconds of activation in a tissue block that included some properties of a real heart, such as fiber running in different directions. The simul...Viatronix V3D-Colon Utilized in 'Another' Landmark Study
... software that permits rapid segmentation and visualization of complex arterial structures using 3D volume rendering, maximum intensity projection and simulated x-ray views. Viatronix, through application of the V3D technology, is developing additional innovative products that will be useful in early detection...Stanford Researchers Track Human Stem Cells Transplanted Into Rat Brain
...m cells normally take to populate the developing brain. Those stem cells also matured into the proper types of brain cells. In adult rats that had a simulated stroke, the human stem cells migrated into the damaged region, matured into the appropriate type of neuron and support cells and appeared to integrate...MARS Motion Artifact Rejection System Pulse Oximeter
Description:...gs more often even in the presence of excessive motion or low perfusion.During our product validation process, three pulse oximeters were tested under simulated conditions of low and high frequency motion and varying signal strength conditions. Table 1 shows the MARS technology outperformed the other monitors ...EYESI Ophthalmosurgical Simulator
Description:...or intraocular surgery. The use of advanced computer technology gives the surgeon the feeling that he is experiencing real intraocular surgery. During simulated surgery the surgeon uses instruments that feel and function just like the real ones. The view through the EYESI microscope is similar to the familiar ...World's biggest heart model simulated at Université de Montréal
Montreal, January 18, 2008 Researchers from the Universit de Montral have used a supercomputer to conduct the largest-ever mathematical simulation of the electrical activity of a human heart a 2 billion element model to provide new insight into cardiac and other illnesses. Until recently, the w...Mice stressed in simulated weightlessness show organ atrophy
New Brunswick, N.J. A ground-based, experimental model used to simulate astronaut weightlessness in space has provided Rutgers scientists an opportunity to study the effects of stress on immune organs. Earlier collaborative research with Japanese scientists employing this model implicated th...Surgeons with video game skill appear to perform better in simulated surgery skills course
In a study involving 12 surgeons and 21 surgical residents, video game skill was correlated with laparoscopic surgery skill as assessed during a simulated surgery skills course, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. James C. Rosser ...Poplar trees redirect resources in response to simulated attack
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have applied some of the same techniques used in medical imaging to track the distribution of nutrients in poplar trees in response to a simulated insect attack. The research provides new insights on a long-debated theory ...Scientists find universal rules for food-web stability
...eb can, in principle, be stable, i.e., whether its species can coexist in the long term," says Thilo Gross from MPIPKS. Complex ecosystems can thus be simulated and analyzed under almost any conditions. "In this way we can estimate which parameters will keep ecosystems stable and which will upset their balance...Got zinc? New zinc research suggests novel therapeutic targets
...ent or a placebo to healthy volunteers to assess the effects of zinc on T cell activation. After isolating the T cells from the blood, scientists then simulated infection in laboratory conditions. Results showed that T cells taken from the zinc-supplemented group had higher activation than those from the plac...Baylor researchers unravel mystery of DNA conformation
...dent, Dr. Graham L. Randall, mentored jointly by Zechiedrich and Dr. B. Montgomery Pettitt ( http://www.chem.uh.edu/Faculty/Pettitt/Research/ ) of UH, simulated 19 independent DNA systems with fixed degrees of underwinding or overwinding, using a special computer analysis started by Petttitt. They found th...Autonomous robot detects shrapnel
...bath, then directing a needle on the end of the robotic arm to it. The researchers had previously used this approach to detect micro-calcifications in simulated breast tissue. In the latest experiments, Rogers added an electromagnet to the end of the transducer, or wand, the device that sends out and receives ...Potential for non-invasive brain tumor treatment
...arrier restricts the passage into the brain of any foreign matter not needed by the neural tissue. In a series of experiments in animal models and simulated tissues, the researchers demonstrated that they could build a catheter thin enough to be placed in one of the brain's main blood vessels that was capa...New clues about a hydrogen fuel catalyst
...the team performed a computer simulation of an operando XAFS analysis of that catalytic structure reacting with ammonia borane. Then they compared the simulated data with real data gathered about the catalyst. The two sets of data matched very well, suggesting the structure they had come up with was very close...PROTOMED SA Chooses HyperWorks to Simulate Implantable Medical Devices
...nics and trauma simulation capabilities. It will reinforce our technical resources and our ability to anticipate the behavior of new implants in their simulated biological environment." Global healthcare is a dynamic and fast-growing industry. Designers and manufacturers of medical devices are constantl...Gene Network Sciences Announces Broad Cancer Collaboration With UCSF and Initial Results
...o rapidly turn combinations of genetic, genomic, and clinical measurements into models of disease progression and drug response. These models are then simulated to discover both new targets for drug intervention and genetic markers of drug response that allow patients who will respond to a given drug treatment...Histogen Aesthetics Launches ReGenica Rejuvenation System
...and cosmetic industries. Histogen Aesthetics products are based on Histogen's core technology, in which newborn fibroblasts are grown in a proprietary simulated embryonic environment. From this process, Histogen Aesthetics extracts ReGenica™, a unique complex containing naturally secreted growth factors ...First high-resolution images of bone, tooth and shell formation
...ess is still not fully understood. A widely used strategy is the use of so-called biomimetic studies, in which the process of biomineralization is simulated by a simplified system in a laboratory. This allows parts of the mineralization process to be studied individually. With this approach and by using...Gene Network Sciences Announces Michael Gilman as Board Member
...o rapidly turn combinations of genetic, genomic, and clinical measurements into models of disease progression and drug response. These models are then simulated to discover both new targets for drug intervention and genetic markers of drug response that allow patients who will respond to a given drug treatment...Experion Software, PC from Bio-Rad
Description:...perform runs with and analyze the data obtained from the Experion automated electrophoresis system. The software displays data in electropherogram and simulated gel views and summarizes size, concentration, and other calculations in a Results table. This software is for use on a PC....Mechanical Cell Strain Instrument STREX ST-190-XY Microscope Mountable from B-Bridge International
Description:...erve cells in real-time using light or fluorescence microscopy. Biaxial strain that is experienced by endothelial, muscle, and fibroblast cells can be simulated by mechanical stretching or compression along the X and Y axis of our strain chamber. Strain can be applied simultaneously or independently along the ...