Updated data on novel HPV vaccine confirms efficacy in large population
Updated data from a study on a promising new vaccine against a pre-cancerous cervical virus shows superior efficacy in preventing cervical pre-cancers and non-invasive cervical cancer, according to a study presented today during the American Association for Cancer Research's 4th Annual Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting in Baltimore. Final results of the phase III study, ori...Mitochondrial DNA sequencing tool updated
High-tech laboratory tools, like computers, are often updated publicly as their analytical capabilities expand. In the September issue of the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, NIH grantees report they have developed a second generation "lab on a silicon chip" called the MitoChip v2.0 that for the first time rapidly and reliably sequences all mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondria, the energy-producing...Merge unveils updated medical imaging software
Merge, which has released several product upgrades this year as it attempts to recover from past financial reporting improprieties, said...Dane County mapping software updated, available to public
The software is called GIS, or a geographic inf...Lands End Debuts Updated Virtual Model
Dodgeville, Wis. The new My Virtual Model is designed to help both men and women find clothes that fit correctly by modeling garments virtually. It...High -tech Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Tool Updated
With the increase of analytical capabilities of high-tech laboratory tools, like computers, their updating is often conducted publicly . NIH grantees report they have// developed a second generation "lab on a silicon chip" called the MitoChip v2.0 that for the first time rapidly and reliably sequences all mitochondrial DNA, in the September issue of the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. Mitochond...Updated Sleep Apnea Screening Recommended for Commercial Drivers
New recommendations released today by a joint task force of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), American College of Occupational// and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), and the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) offer an updated and consistent approach to the screening and management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators. Published as a supplement...Infinity and MedImmune Present Updated Phase I Results of IPI-504 in GIST at ASCO Annual Meeting
Data From the Companies' Novel Heat Shock Protein 90 InhibitorReveal Further Evidence of Safety, Tolerability, and BiologicalActivity CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 5, 2007 (PRIMENEWSWIRE) -- Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:INFI) andMedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDI) today announced updated interimresults from a Phase I clinical trial of the companies' heat shockpr...Updated Overall Survival Data From Pivotal Herceptin Adjuvant Studies in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 4, 2007 - Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA)today announced updated results from a joint analysis of two PhaseIII clinical trials studying Herceptin(R) (trastuzumab) for theadjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer. Data presentedat the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of ClinicalOncology (ASCO) showed that, with median follow-up of nearly threeyears...