Alpine Biomed Acquires Stellate to Create New Leader in Neurology Diagnostics Market
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpine Biomed Corporation, a global leader in specialty diagnostic devices, announced today that it has acquired Stellate Systems Inc. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Stellate specializes in the development and production of advanced neurodi...Hepatic Stellate Cells Found Capable of Tissue Repair
Researchers have found that a cellular receptor involved in triggering cell death is capable of tissue repair and regeneration immediately following liver injury//. This discovery could have implications for early intervention or therapy in liver disease such as cirrhosis or hepatitis. This r...'Cool' New Treatment for Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors
...ed a pilot study of the safety and efficacy of the stellate ganglion block in 13 breast cancer survivors. It i...lier research on healthy menopausal women that the stellate ganglion block can effectively 'shut off' these tr...night awakenings over time. If the effect of the stellate ganglion block on hot flashes and night awakenings...'Cool' new treatment for hot flashes in breast cancer survivors
...ed a pilot study of the safety and efficacy of the stellate ganglion block in 13 breast cancer survivors. It is called a stellate block as it describes the star-shaped collection o...lier research on healthy menopausal women that the stellate ganglion block can effectively shut off these trou...New findings: The anti-fibrotic mechanism of plant extract Cpd 861
... In human hepatic stellate cells, the key cells involved in both the synthesis and degradation of matr... antifibrogenic drugs from Chinese medicinal herbs. Using human hepatic stellate cells and a real-time quantitative PCR method, this research was performed ...Senescence in liver cells is found by CSHL scientists to help limit acute tissue damage
...rotic lesions -- part of the body's natural reaction, in mice as in humans, to tissue damage. These fibroses were specifically generated by activated stellate cells, or HSCs, that proliferated in direct response to liver cell death. Subsequent steps were of greatest interest: "After we observed the HSC...Scientists discover a molecular scaffold that guides connections between brain cells
...ng of a different set of cerebellar neurons called stellate cells, which make numerous connections to the dend...ct as a scaffold, guiding the growing axons of the stellate cells and determining where they form synapses to ...e glia act something like matchmakers to bring the stellate and Purkinje cells together. But Dr. Huang notes t...Some Brain Cells Change Channels
...ging in other cells in the brain, he says, in part because the swapped channels are most common in these particular cells in the cerebellum (so-called stellate cells). But Huganir thinks the channel changing is going to be relatively common in the brain. Whether through channel changing or other, more well...Some Brain Cells 'Change Channels' To Fine-tune The Message
...ging in other cells in the brain, he says, in part because the swapped channels are most common in these particular cells in the cerebellum (so-called stellate cells). But Huganir thinks the channel changing is going to be relatively common in the brain. Whether through channel changing or other, more well...Alpine Biomed Opens New Manufacturing Facility to Support Demand for Specialty Diagnostic Devices
...n HoChiMinh City. The new facility is Alpine Biomed's latest investment to expand its products and capabilities. In January, the company acquired stellate Systems Inc. to increase its neurodiagnostics business and boost its presence in the rapidly growing sleep diagnostics market. Since partnering in 200...New uses for imidazolium salts in medicine and alternative energy
... potencies and a rapid turnover in the body's metabolism. IBN Principal Research Scientist Lang Zhuo, Ph.D., said, "Our investigations with hepatic stellate cells show that IMSs have more powerful antioxidant properties than EGCG, yet are remarkably less cytotoxic. They significantly decreased ROS levels i...Efficient DNA transfection of primary CNS neurons using TransMessenger Transfection Reagent
... somata, indicating good morphology and differentiation of the neurons. Staining with anti-GFAP antibodies shows glial-cell astrocytes with a stellate morphology. Serum-free cultures contain many fewer astrocytes than serum-containing cultures (data not shown). Transfected and untra...