Hyperferritinemia is another surrogate marker of advanced liver disease
High serum ferritin, being a hallmark of hereditary hemochromatosis , is frequently found in chronic hepatitis C, alcoholic or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients . A study in Italy has investigated the link between ferritin and steatosis in a non-obese coh...Court Refuses to Intervene for Law on Surrogate Motherhood
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked a woman advocate, seeking judicial intervention for enactment of a law on the issue of surrogate motherhood and hiring of wombs// in India, to instead approach the government. A division bench of Chief Justice M.K. Sarma and Justice Sanjiv Khanna directed ...Mice model becomes surrogate for human prostate
Another importance of stem cells comes to the fore front as claimed by Australian scientists who have grown a human prostate in mice. This is the first time in the world that such a feat has been accomplished. // The feat is to grow a human prostate gland in mice using embryonic stem cells. ...Islamic Medical Ethics opposes Irreversible contraceptive and surrogate motherhood.
During a workshop on Islamic Medical Ethics new rules and flexibility to certain existing rules were done. The workshop was attended by national and international physicians who wanted the Islamic Medical Ethics little comfortable and flexible. //Dr. Malika Haque, Clinical Professor Pediatrics, Ohi...Lilly Receives Fourth FDA Approval for ALIMTA(R) (pemetrexed for injection)
... indication was approved under 21 CFR 314.500 et seq (Subpart H - Accelerated Approval of New Drugs for Serious or Life-Threatening Illnesses) using a surrogate endpoint. (5) American Cancer Society, "What Is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?," October 15, 2007, American Cancer Society, http://www.cancer.org/docr...AMP urges inclusion of molecular diagnostic tests in comparative effectiveness research
...d the continued advancement of quality measures in laboratory medicine; the development of proficiency testing methods as alternatives to distributing surrogate test specimens; and, the development of appropriate quality assurance measures for new technologies such as whole genome sequencing. Finally, as Dr...Indiana U. research at the American College of Sports Medicine conference
...acebo an hour before running on a treadmill. Pulmonary function tests were conducted 15 minutes before the a eucapnic voluntary hyperpnea challenge (a surrogate for an exercise challenge) and then again 1, 5, 10, 15 and 30 minutes afterward. For someone weighing 150 pounds, 3 to 9 milligrams of caffeine per ...Avastin Shows No Benefit Against Early Stage Colon Cancer
...control group. Other experts inserted notes of caution. "Avastin in an adjuvant setting in this trial did not meet its endpoint which is a good surrogate endpoint for overall survival," said Dr. Vincent Chung, assistant professor of medical oncology at City of Hope Cancer Center in Duarte, Calif. "We ne...Landmark Study for GSK's Cervical Cancer Vaccine Published in The Lancet
...he probability the abnormal cells will become cancer cells. CIN 1, 2 and 3 refers to mild, moderate or severe cell changes respectively. CIN 2+ is the surrogate marker for cervical cancer. Worldwide, more than 500,000 women will be newly diagnosed with cervical cancer and 280,000 women will die from it each ye...Amicus Therapeutics Commences Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Amigal(TM) for the Treatment of Fabry Disease
... reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the key protocol design elements of the pivotal trial, including the use of the surrogate primary endpoint of the change in the amount of kidney interstitial capillary GL-3, the substrate that accumulates in the cells of Fabry patients. In...Tolerx Presents Data at 69th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association
...ils Dose Optimization of Pre-Clinical Otelixizumab surrogate NEW ORLEANS, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Tolerx, I...-clinical dose-optimization study conducted with a surrogate of its Phase 3 anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, oteli...rve beta cell function as measured by c-peptide, a surrogate measure of beta cell function. The primary endpoi...FDA Submission of B-R-A-H-M-S MR-proANP Kryptor
...rohormone fragment: the Mid-Regional pro-Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (MR-proANP). In contrast to the mature peptide, MR-proANP is a stable and reliable surrogate measurement of atrial natriuretic peptide levels. The clinical benefits of MR-proANP were analyzed within an international, multi-center, prosp...Two-pronged model could help foil tough cystic fibrosis infections
... Last year, the DMS researchers reported that it took far more tobramycin to destroy biofilm pockets than can be delivered to the lungs. Using a surrogate tissue culture system they created to simulate human airways, they determined that up to 10 times the maximum tobramycin dosage was needed. They were ...Highlights from the March editions of ESA journals
...veness of fire fuel reduction methods under the U.S. National Fire and Fire surrogate Study. Four articles examine the effects of prescribed burns, mechanical tr...McIver J., A. Youngblood, S. L. Stephens. (2009) The National Fire and Fire surrogate Study: ecological consequences of fuel reduction methods in seasonally dry ...Adiponectin is a metabolic link between obesity and bone mineral density
... developed by Dr. P. Scherer's research group at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, N.Y. Bone mineral density and biomechanical strength properties, surrogate measures of fracture risk at multiple skeletal sites, were the outcomes used to assess bone development. Female mice overexpressing adiponectin had we...Southern Sierra Science Symposium planned for Visalia
...ence Advisory Board for the new Giant Sequoia National Monument and the steering committee for the National Study of the Consequences of Fire and Fire surrogate Treatments. Additionally, he is a founding member and steering committee member of CIRMOUNT (the Consortium for Integrated Climate Research in Western...Genome of simplest animal reveals ancient lineage, confounding array of complex capabilities
...erkeley. "Trichoplax has had just as much time to evolve as humans, but because of its morphological simplicity, it is tempting to think of it as a surrogate for an early animal," said Mansi Srivastava, the study's first author, a graduate student under the direction of Rokhsar, at the Center for Integrativ...Newly identified role for 'power plants' in human cells could lead to targeted therapies
...from the cytoplasm to the mitochondria was restored. "These were cells from an actual patient, so this also makes the argument that we don't need a surrogate system from other organisms to set the import process in motion," Alfonzo said. ...Tests show LLNL detection instrument can monitor the air for all major terrorist threat substances
... of each other without reconfiguring the SPAMS instrument." (In some cases, surrogate materials were used.) Last spring, the researchers announced that their ...rax); diethyl phthalate (a nerve agent surrogate), natural cobalt powder (a surrogate for Cobalt 60 and other radioactive metals) and trinitro-1,3,5-triazinane (...Tooth loss strongly linked to risk of esophageal, head and neck, and lung cancer
...own to increase risk for stroke and heart disease. Tooth loss is a common consequence of chronic bacterial infection and may, therefore, serve as a surrogate for chronic infection and inflammation, which in turn may be important to the pathogenesis of cancer, said the studys lead author, Akio Hiraki, Ph.D.,...Using ground-penetrating radar to observe hidden underground water processes
...ponents, the presence of water in the soil principally governs GPR wave propagation. Therefore, GPR-derived dielectric permittivity is usually used as surrogate measure for soil water content. In the areas of unsaturated zone hydrology and water resources, GPR has been used to identify soil layering, locat...Dendreon Publishes Manuscript on CD54 as a Surrogate Marker of Antigen Presenting Cell Activation
SEATTLE, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced the publication of a manuscript titled, "CD54 is a surrogate marker of antigen presenting cell activation" in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy. The manuscript describes and supports the use of CD54 as a s...Amicus Therapeutics Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results
... reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the key protocol design elements of its pivotal trial, including the use of the surrogate primary endpoint of the change in the amount of kidney interstitial capillary GL-3, the substrate that accumulates in the cells of Fabry patients. In...VIA Pharmaceuticals Receives Anticipated Notice From NASDAQ
...n expected timetables and the outcomes of such clinical trials; complexities in designing and implementing cardiometabolic clinical trials using surrogate endpoints in Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials which may differ from the ultimate endpoints required for registration of a candidate drug; the...Rules-Based Medicine, Inc. Launches DiscoveryMAP(TM) Service for Drug and Diagnostic Development
...hers require sensitive and quantitative data to pinpoint the biomarker patterns that are either directly involved in the disease process or are useful surrogate markers. When those patterns can be reliably measured, the efficiency of drug development is accelerated while achieving greater efficacy and safety....Celsense, Inc Receives NIH Grant to Translate Cell Imaging Technology for Clinical Use
...y the number of labeled cells in a user-specified region of interest. It is expected that in vivo cellular imaging will routinely be used to provide a surrogate biomarker for certain cellular therapeutic and drug trials. About Celsense, Inc. Celsense, Inc. is a biotechnology company offering novel pre-cli...