Mitochondrial DNA mutations play significant role in prostate cancer
Mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) playan important role in the development of prostate cancer, according toresearch by scientists at Emory University School of Medicine and theUniversity of California, Irvine. The findings are published onlinethis week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(PNAS). Mitochondrial DNA, which is separate from nuclear DNA, is foundin the hun...NC State scientist finds soft tissue in T. rex bones
Conventional wisdom among paleontologists states that when dinosaurs died and became fossilized, soft tissues didn't preserve ?the bones were essentially transformed into "rocks" through a gradual replacement of all organic material by minerals. New research by a North Carolina State University paleontologist, however, could literally turn that theory inside out. Dr. Mary Schweitzer, assis...Estrogen-like Component of Plastic Stimulates Growth of Certain Prostate Cancer Cells
An estrogen-like chemicalcommonly used to synthesize plastic food containers has been shown toencourage the growth of a specific category of prostate cancer cell,potentially affecting the treatment efficacy for a subset of prostatecancers.According to a study published in the January 1 issue of CancerResearch, such prostate cancer cells proved to be vulnerable toexposure to the chemical BP...Interspecies Trial Array 1: N Breast, N Prostate, N Lung, N Colon from CHEMICON
Description:Chemicon Select Tissue Arrays are intended for laboratory research use only. The individual tissues were fixed in neutral buffered formalin and embedded in paraffin. Tissue identification and diagnosis was performed by certified pathologists. Tissue cores were removed from their paraffin blocks and relocated into a new recipient paraffin block, in an array pattern, using Chemicons Advanced Tis...Catch & Release v2.0 High Throughput (HT) Immunoprecipitation Assay Kit- 96 well from Upstate
Description:This kit allows for quick and reproducible immunoprecipitation (IP) by using a 96 well filter plate. The system is more reproducible than regular IPs, which are problematic with regards to washing the protein A/G agarose without disrupting the agarose bed. The binding of the antibody/antigen complex in Catch and Release is reversible, and elution of the immune complex can occur with native or den...Human Protein Phosphatase 2A alpha (PP2Aa) from Upstate
Description:PP2A, purified Quality Assurance: routinely eva...Oskar Anderson to succeed Miszewski as head of state technology division
Anderson, who is on vacation this week, will join the <a href="http://ww...Real pulse of the economy? Check real estate foreclosures
annual forecast for this year, I thought it would be a good idea to go back and look at the foreclosures on houses. You would think that by now the traction of the economy would grip and people would start to be more financially secure, but it does not look tha...State's investment in early-stage businesses is changing perceptions
Attorney Joe Hildebrandt has been a part of many deals connecting promising young Wisconsin companies with investors, some close at home and others in the financial centers of the nations East and West coasts. Over the years, Hildebrandt told a legislative committee last week, he's battled the notion that Wisconsin is a "flyover state" that nei...Start-ups, angels can connect on new state Web site
Wisconsin entrepreneurs can submit executive summaries of their businesses for angel investors' perusal to a new state Web site beginning May 9. The The WAN website, which is being ca...CTT - Bridging the states entrepreneurial gap
MADISON In the past, when entrepreneur Ken Schlager started a company, he looked to the west or east coasts for funding sources. This time around, Schlager is turning to the Center for Technology Transfer (CTT) in Madison for help as he launches a cutting-edge technology that applies electromagnetic fields to wastewater treatment. Schlager, a 75-year-old electrical engineer, has develop...Cancer Doctors Okays Controversial Prostate Therapy
A controversial treatment for prostate cancer in which radioactive seeds are implanted in the prostate to destroy the tumor received support Friday from doctors writing therapy guidelines for the prestigious 17-hospital National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. This type of therapy is known as brachytherapy, the procedure has been performed for years by researc...More Accurate "PROSTATE CANCER" Test can save Unnecessary Biopsies
Prostate cancer can effect men over the age of 40 years and is the second commonest cancer among men after lung cancer. Usually it goes undetected till it is advanced and beyond cure. However a lot of awareness has been created about this condition and now men over the age of 40 years can be screened regularly to detect the cancer. One of the most promising "tumour markers" in medicine...Scientists plan human cloning clinic in the United States
An international group of reproductive scientists plan to launch a human cloning clinic, which will provide cloning services to infertile couples within 18 months, according to a US infertility specialist, Dr. Panayiotis Zavos. Dr. Zavos, a biologist at the Univeristy of Kentucky, is not medically qualified but holds a doctorate in reproductive physiology and is an owner and director of...Radioactive Seeds used in Prostate Cancer treatment can migrate with the body
In a shocking disclosure, Dr. Murali Ankem, a resident in Urology at the Robert Wood Johnnson Medical Centre of the University of New Jersey Medical and Dental School, New Brunswick, has said that radiactive seeds used in prostate cancer treatment can migrate to other parts of the body including the lungs. In a procedure called Brachytherapy, tiny metal pellets are implanted in and aroun...Better prostate cancer detection
Recently a more extensive biopsy detecting technique for prostate cancers has been found out by researchers. At Ohio State University, researchers said that it is better to take more samples.// Dr.Robert Bahn...Total Prostate Specific Antigen
Description:The Total PSA method for Dimension integrated chemistry systems with heterogeneous immunoassay module is an in vitro diagnostic test intended to quantitatively measure total prostate specific antigen (TPSA) in human serum or plasma. It is used as an aid in the detection of prostate cancer and in the management of prostate cancer patients....PSA Screen (Prostate Specific Antigen)
Description:This is a self-collected laboratory analysis that measures a substance produced by the prostate gland called Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). Annual PSA testing is a safe and effective aid in the detection of prostate disease such as prostate cancer. One BIOSAFE Collection Kit, return postage to the Lab, test analysis by BIOSAFE's CLIA Certified Laboratory, and review of results by a licensed He...EZ-PSA One-Step Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
Description:EZ-PSA is a one-step immunoassay for the rapid, qualitative determination of human Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in whole blood. The test is intended for professional use as an aid in the diagnosis of prostate cancer....Protox Announces Positive Clinical Data from Prostate Cancer Study
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 10, 2007 /CNW/ - ProtoxTherapeutics Inc. (TSX-V:PRX) today announced positivetop-line results from its Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating PRX302 in patients with localized, recurrent prostate cancerfollowing radiation failure. The trial results indicate thatPRX302 is safe and well tolerated and shows promising signsof therapeutic activity following a s...Obama Statement on Bush Veto of Stem Cell Bill
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 20, 2007 - Senator Obama todayreleased the following statement in response to President Bush'sveto of Stem Cell Bill: "By vetoing funding for stem cell research once again, thePresident is deferring the hopes of millions of Americans who donot have the time to keep waiting for the cure that may save orextend their lives. The promise that stem cells hold does...Transurethral resection of the prostate
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