Superiority

Once-Weekly Exenatide Showed Statistical Superiority in Glucose Control Compared to BYETTA in Head-to-Head Study

- Both Groups Experienced Significant Weight Loss - - New Drug Application Filing Planned by the End of the First Half of 2009 - SAN DIEGO, INDIANAPOLIS, and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ...

Amgen's Second Quarter 2009 Adjusted Earnings Per Share Increased 13 Percent To $1.29

.... Denosumab: The Company discussed the previously announced results of its pivotal, Phase 3, head-to-head study where denosumab demonstrated superiority versus Zometa((R)) (zoledronic acid) in the treatment of bone metastases in advanced breast cancer patients. Vectibix: The Company discussed...

Human Genome Sciences Announces Second-Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Key Developments

...a Phase 3 Trial with Positive Results On July 20, 2009, HGS and GSK announced that BENLYSTA (belimumab) met the primary efficacy endpoint of superiority versus placebo at Week 52 in BLISS-52, the first of two pivotal Phase 3 trials in patients with serologically positive systemic lupus erythematosus (S...

Messages Heard Better in the Right Ear

...ettes when they spoke directly into the right ear. Scientists have long known about right-ear dominance, which reflects the brain's left hemisphere superiority for processing verbal information. But earlier studies took place in laboratoy settings and didn't involve everyday human interactions -- until now. ...

Research: Improving treatment of patients with heart attack

... 32 observational studies reporting on the treatment of patients with heart attacks in routine clinical conditions. Both types of studies show the superiority of PCI over fibrinolytic therapy in reducing mortality and the risk of further episodes of cardiac arrest and stroke over the short term. However, the...

Need something? Talk to my right ear!

... best known asymmetries in humans is the right ear dominance for listening to verbal stimuli, which is believed to reflect the brain's left hemisphere superiority for processing verbal information. However, until now, the majority of studies looking at ear preference in human communication have been controlled l...

Zysolin(TM) Pre-clinical Data Supports Once-a-day Dosing in Humans

...Michael Weisspapir, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Scientist of AlphaRx commented, "As a result of this pre-clinical data, we anticipate that the demonstrated superiority over free drug availability will result in higher drug concentrations in lung tissue, enhancing clinical efficacy for VAP patients in vivo." Abou...

Abbott Initiates Trial of Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Drug Eluting Stent, Building Upon Superior Outcomes from SPIRIT Family of Trials

...ing important advances in drug eluting stent technology to clinicians and their patients." In the SPIRIT family of trials, XIENCE V demonstrated superiority to Boston Scientific's TAXUS(R) Paclitaxel Eluting Coronary Stent System in two randomized clinical trials. In the SPIRIT II trial, XIENCE V demonstra...

The Latin American Digital Radiography Market to Grow Significantly due to the Need to Improve Digital Adoption, Observes Frost & Sullivan

...with increased productivity is one of the best ways to distinguish the participants' products. "The market participants should prove the workflow superiority of digital solutions and advantages of adopting such equipments to succeed in the Latin American DR market," concludes Gallo. Technology Trends ...

Frost & Sullivan Presents LG Electronics IRIS With the 2009 Global Iris Recognition Biometrics Market Customer Value Leadership of the Year Award

...e advantage. Each year, the Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation is presented to the company that has demonstrated technological superiority within its industry. This Award recognizes the ability of the company to successfully develop and introduce new technology, formulate a well-designed ...

Superiority in Medical Technology

Denosumab Demonstrates Superiority Over Zometa(R) in Pivotal Phase 3 Head-to-Head Trial in Breast Cancer Patients With Bone Metastases

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN ) today announced that a pivotal, Phase 3, head-to-head trial evaluating denosumab versus Zometa(R) (zoledronic acid) in the treatment of bone metastases in 2,049 patients with advanced breast cancer met its primary and ...

Thoratec Says Interim Data Analysis Demonstrates Statistical Superiority for the HeartMate II(R) in Destination Therapy Trial

PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thoratec Corporation (Nasdaq: THOR ), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, said today that a pre-specified interim analysis of data from its HeartMate II Destinati...

Abbott's XIENCE(TM) V Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent Shows Continued Superiority to TAXUS Stent in Reducing Major Adverse Cardiac Events in SPIRIT III Clinical Trial

One-year Data Demonstrate Continued Safety, Consistently Positive Clinical Results with XIENCE V WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Data presented today from Abbott's SPIRIT III U.S. pivotal clinical trial demonstrated continued positive, statistically signifi...

Newly Published Data Demonstrates Superiority of Cipralex Over Duloxetine for Acute Treatment of Depression

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 04, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- - Cipralex Better Tolerated and at Least as Effective in Long-Term Treatment H. Lundbeck A/S announces new study data published today in the journal Current Medical Research and Opinion, demonstrating that Cipralex(R) (escitalopram) was superi...

Cipralex demonstrates superiority to duloxetine for acute treatment of depression in new study

COPENHAGEN, June 4, 2007-A new study published today in the journal Current Medical Research and Opinion showed that Cipralex® (escitalopram) was superior to Cymbalta® (duloxetine) in the acute treatment of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and was at least as efficacious in lo...

Phase III Trial Results Show Superiority of Rivaroxaban over Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement Surgery

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 8, 2007 - Late-breaking Phase III clinical trial data presented today at the XXI International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Congress demonstrate that once-daily rivaroxaban achieved superior efficacy in the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in p...

Phase III Trial Results Show Superiority of Rivaroxaban over Enoxaparin for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement Surgery

Rivaroxaban, a New Oral, Once-Daily Direct Factor Xa Inhibitor, Shows a Significant Reduction in Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Compared with Enoxaparin with Similarly Low Bleeding Rates GENEVA, July 8, 2007 - Late-breaking Phase III clinical trial data presented today at the XXI In...

Exenatide Once Weekly Provided Superior Glucose Control Compared to Lantus(R) in Head-to-Head DURATION-3 Study

... third in a series of studies designed to test the superiority of exenatide once weekly, an investigational diabe..."Exenatide once weekly outperformed Lantus in this superiority study by meeting its primary endpoint," stated Orv... Study Design The 26-week open-label, superiority study included 467 subjects with type 2 diabetes w...

Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline Announce Positive Phase 3 Study Results for BENLYSTA(TM) in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

...eat (ITT) analysis, belimumab met its primary efficacy endpoint of superiority versus placebo at Week 52. A clinically and statistically signific...limumab includes two double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center Phase 3 superiority trials - BLISS-52 and BLISS-76 - to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bel...

Data Demonstrated ACTEMRA(R) (tocilizumab) Significantly Inhibited Progression of Structural Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

...MBITION Study AMBITION, a two-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, was designed to evaluate the non-inferiority and subsequent superiority of ACTEMRA monotherapy in patients with RA compared with methotrexate alone at 24 weeks. The main study examined patients who had not received methot...

Superiority in Medical Products

OQAS Optical Quality Analysis System

Description:...ugh a lens. Transfer this optical knowledge to the eye and now we can know, for the first time, the total optical quality of the eye. The superiority of OQAS over aberrometers is the ability of the OQAS to measure and analyze all orders of aberration PLUS scatter. Standard aberrometers are incapable...
Company:Visiometrics

Superiority in Biological News

Mothers give interloper's offspring a head start in life

...' offspring often outperform their half brothers and sisters. While the superiority of these extra-pair offspring has generally been attributed to improved gen...at this non-genetic, laying order effect largely accounted for the observed superiority of the extra-pair offspring. The next challenge for the team is to under...

When every photon counts

...hose descendants that have later become diurnal - including us humans - have reverted to the conventional rod nuclear organisation. "This confirms the superiority of the conventional architecture", says Joffe. "Obviously, the inverted nuclear organisation also has - as yet unknown - disadvantages". A possible...

Clarke clarifies pattern recognition theory

...d broader incongruity theories on the recognition of patterns of scale or locational recontextualization, often alongside those identified in anomaly. superiority and anti-dominance theories have tended to recognize positive repetition and patterns of scale, and even the popular theory that 'It's funny because i...

Internationally acclaimed researcher joins UH faculty thanks to $5.5 million grant

...nence," said Don Birx, vice chancellor for research for the UH System and vice president for research at UH. UH and TMHRI applied this summer for a superiority grant from the state's Emerging Technology Fund to establish the Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, a research enterprise aimed at bette...

Texas invests record $3.5 million in startup cofounded by UT's Mauro Ferrari

... new products and services to the marketplace. The ETF also offers Research superiority Acquisition Awards, which are designed to bring the best and brightest rese...s in the world to Texas. Ferrari was a recipient of a $2.5 million Research superiority Award in August of 2006. "The NMS partnership with UTHSC-Houston is bre...

BIO-key(R) Reports Profitability on Strong Revenue Growth for Second Quarter 2008

... within our emerging industry, few of our peers can match our achievement of GAAP profitability. Our results reflect the efficacy of our strategy, the superiority of our technology, the rising market interest in biometrics and mobile solutions and the commitment of our people." "We are very pleased to report o...

BIO-key(R) Reports Profitability on Strong Revenue Growth for Second Quarter 2008

... within our emerging industry, few of our peers can match our achievement of GAAP profitability. Our results reflect the efficacy of our strategy, the superiority of our technology, the rising market interest in biometrics and mobile solutions and the commitment of our people." "We are very pleased to report o...

No-scalpel vasectomies by skilled surgeons may speed recovery

... Although no-scalpel vasectomies are becoming more popular among physicians and patients, there are no definitive statistics to confirm the superiority of this choice, and a new review's main conclusion is to underline the importance of training. Yet training is not always available or sought, said ...

Superiority in Biological Technology

Study Reaffirms Superiority of Trofile(TM) Assay

Pfizer Study Finds Pathway's SensiTrop(TM) Assay Is Discordant in Detecting HIV Tropism with Clinically Validated Trofile SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGRM ) today announced that Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE), the manufa...

Cordex Completes Production of ATPace(TM) Clinical Trial Material

...rapeutic and diagnostic drug for the management of cardiac arrhythmias. A stable liquid formulation of ATP is a prerequisite for ATPace(TM)'s clinical superiority over adenosine, the only approved competition in the U.S. The maintenance of intact ATP molecules in solution is critical for the unique bradycardic e...

Exenatide Once Weekly New Drug Application Submitted to FDA for Type 2 Diabetes

...e the DURATION-1 study and the meta-analysis of primary cardiovascular events across the BYETTA clinical database. DURATION-1 was designed to test the superiority of exenatide once weekly, as compared to BYETTA, which is administered twice daily. In this study, exenatide once weekly treatment resulted in statist...

First oral uveitis drug reduces both inflammation and recurrence in potentially blinding eye disease

...n 5% of patients. Otherwise the safety profile was similar to placebo. In study LX211-01 the 0.4 mg/kg BID dose fully met the primary endpoint of superiority to placebo at both weeks 16 (p=0.008) and week 24 (p=0.027) for mean change from baseline in vitreous haze, a validated measure of inflammation of the...

Thoratec Announces Filing of PMA Seeking Destination Therapy Approval for HeartMate II(R)

...a series of discussions with the FDA. An interim analysis conducted at the end of 2008 for the primary endpoint demonstrated statistically significant superiority in favor of the HeartMate II versus the control group. As a result, Thoratec and the FDA have agreed that it is appropriate to make this filing now ...

Neptune Technologies to expect Record Revenues; Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter and Year-End Results

...ility compared to successfully marketed nutraceutical and pharmaceutical omega-3 and NKO(R) like phospholipid formulations supporting the claim of the superiority of Neptune's omega-3 phospholipids. Completion of $2.75 million private placement with 10% management participation The proceeds from this...

Amylin Pharmaceuticals Provides Shareholders with Update Regarding Recent Developments

...ss product profile. In the last week, we released the following important news: positive results from DURATION-2 that demonstrated superiority of exenatide once weekly as compared to two commonly prescribed diabetes medications, Januvia(TM) (sitagliptin) and Actos(R) (pioglitazone), and ...

Exenatide Clinical Data Analysis Shows No Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Events

...tiate a large cardiovascular outcomes trial with a superiority design that will evaluate the effects of exenatide...patients has broad utility and is designed to show superiority of exenatide once weekly compared to BYETTA, suppo...xecuting on a clinical trial program aimed to show superiority of exenatide once weekly over other diabetes medic...

New Analysis Finds Bioidentical Hormones Safer Than Standard Hormone Replacement Therapy

...synthetic counterparts. The Holtorf Medical Group is one of the leading authorities on hormone replacement and has been educating patients on the superiority and safety of natural hormones versus synthetic for many years. Dr. Holtorf is available to discuss the FDA's move to halt the use of bioidentical hor...

Frost & Sullivan Names Naviscan a Leader in the Future of Molecular Breast Imaging

...ing Emerging Technology of the Year Award. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that has demonstrated technological superiority within its industry. The award recognizes the ability of the company to successfully develop or introduce a new technology, formulate a well-designed ...

Superiority in Biological Dictionary

Suppressor

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Heterozygote

...pular and persuasive ... Mechanistically, the genetic basis of this heterozygote advantage is well understood. ... In contrast, no heterozygote superiority was observed when the MHC haplotype ... In the case of heterozygote superiority, low-fitness homozygotes will express a ... Heterozygote ad...

Conspecific

... Conspecific stimuli, whether from males or females, significantly activated the ... ... through conspecific sperm precedence, the. competitive superiority of conspecific over ... among ejaculates of different conspecific males within a sin ... developmental success of conspecific versus. heterospec...