Affymetrix and the Karolinska Institutet Announce Translational Medicine Strategic Alliance
Affymetrix Inc. (Nasdaq: AFFX - News) and Karolinska Institutet announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance designed to improve healthcare by accelerating the translation of basic genetic research into tools for better diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. During the next five years the projects include genetic analyses and measurement of gene expression in patients wi...UCLA launches $20 million stem cell institute to investigate HIV, cancer and neurological disorders
Experts in bioengineering, imaging, molecular genetics, immunology, ethics, hematology/oncology and cellular biology to collaborate on Proposition 71 research Drawing together experts from fields as diverse as engineering to molecular biology, UCLA officials announced March 16 the formation of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine to conduct embryonic and adult stem cell resear...BioMed Central welcomes the new National Institutes of Health public access policy
BioMed Central welcomes the announcement of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) new public access policy. The NIH calls on all of i...Institute for Systems Biology Symposium Addresses Need for Better Computational Tools
The Institute for Systems Biology announced today at its 2005 international symposium on Computational Challenges in Systems Biology that ISB's Human Proteome Folding Project launched on IBM's World Community Grid in November 2004 has already predicted 50,000 protein structures. "This project showcases the enormous power of collaborations," stated Dr. Richard Bonneau, senior scientist at t...Japanese institute installs Imago system
The device, the LEAP 3000 Metrology System, is made by Imago Scientific Instruments of Madison. LEAP stands for local electrode atom probe. It is used...New biomedical institute aims to unite business and academia in SE Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin...UW-Madison approves new research institute
The institute is a collaboration of the four UW-Madison health sciences schools: Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, an...Morgridge Institute for Research seeks first CEO
MIR, the new private, not-for-profit research institute is officially seeking nominations and <a href="http://www.warf.o...Waisman director leading early stages of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
But even as architects design the (WID), campus leaders are busy forging its identity....Hundred million dollar gift for malaria institute
An anonymous donor has gifted 100 million dollars to Johns Hopkins University in the United States of America to set up a malaria institute. This would be the world’s foremost center for malaria research in the world. Public health experts say the Johns Hopkins Malaria Institute will put the university at the forefront of efforts to find an effective vaccine and new treatments for the mo...ATG useful in transplant patients as substitute for steroids
Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), a compound made from rabbit antibodies appears to be as effective as routine steroids in reducing rejection of transplanted organs without any of the side effects, according to Dr. James Eason of the Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Center in New Orleans. In the largest study on steroid-free treatment of liver transplants, Dr. Eason found patients treated with...Weizmann Institute of Science says Immune Cells Could Help Maintain Brain Function
New research from the Weizmann Institute of Science throws light on cells that could prevent deterioration of cognition in old age. These findings appear in the February issue of Nature Neuroscience. Professor Michal Schwartz of the Neurobiology Department at Weizmann led the study, //which might have important implication in delaying the onset of cognitive deterioration in the elderly....Georgia Institute of Technology develops doppler Vein finder
Michael Gray and his research team from Georgia Institute of Technology as developed a new doppler ultrasound which detects veins accurately. The researchers feels that locating veins accurately would avoid unnecessary punctures during injections which causes inflammation and infection. // The new technology gives a 3-D dimensional structure using doppler effect which uses an alternating...Neuro-Patch Synthetic Dura Substitute
Description:Neuro-Patch is a non-absorbable dura substitute, manufactured from highly purified polyesterurethane. Its microporous structure allows the proliferation of fibroblast, supporting tissue in-growth; the dense "weave" minimizes suture channels, resulting in decreased chance of cerebrospinal fluid leakage....Lyoplant Bovine Pericardium Dura Substitute
Description:Lyoplant is a new biological material produced from bovine pericardium. A pure collagen implant, lyoplant can absorb in one to three months, replacing implant material with the recipient's own collagen. Its natural structure minimizes suture channels, resulting in decreased chance of cerebrospinal fluid leakage....Pro Osteon Bone Graft Substitutes
Description:Pro Osteon Bone Graft Substitutes a natural alternative to autografts. Surgeons can utilize allografts from cadaver bone, but such grafts may introduce the risk of immune response and disease transmission. Interpore Cross has developed the Pro Osteon family of bone graft products to address these needs, offering surgeons a broad range of bone grafting alternatives that mimic the architecture of h...Rosetta Genomics and Weizmann Institute Scientists Identify Role of microRNA in Cancer Suppression
Findings Published in Molecular Cell Show Potential of microRNAs asNovel Cancer Drug Targets REHOVOT, Israel and NORTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 05, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosetta Genomics Ltd , a leading microRNAcompany, announced today research published in the journalMolecular Cell by scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Scienceand Rosetta Genomics . The findings suggest...