UCSD medical/bioengineering reseachers show titanium debris satobtage artificial joints
Microscopic titanium particles weaken the bonding of hip, knee, and other joint replacements, according to research published online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and the Jacobs School of Engineering. The team demonstrated that titanium implants are safe in large blocks, but at the microscopic...More animals join the learning circle
Killer whales and chimpanzees both pass on "traditions" to other members of their group, according to two separate studies of feeding behaviour. The findings add to evidence that cultural learning is widespread among animals. One study involved killerwhales at Marineland in Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada. An inventive male devised a brand new way to catch birds, and passed the strategy...New Rotavirus vaccine joins routine infant immunization schedule
The federal agency that oversees childhood vaccinations today recommended a new vaccine for routine use against rotavirus infection, a common childhood illness that is the single largest infectious disease killer of infants and young children worldwide. Three scientists associated with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Wistar Institute are co-inventors of the vaccine, based on resea...Salk and Stanford teams join forces to reveal two paths of neurodegeneration
Wiring the developing brain is like creating a topiary garden. Shrubs don't automatically assume the shape of ornamental elephants, and neither do immature nerve cells immediately recognize the "right" target cell. Abundant foliage, either vegetal or neuronal, must first sprout and then be sculpted into an ordered structure. Neurons extend fibers called axons to target cells in an exuberan...Gene therapy research switches off joint inflammation; switches on genetic process of joint repair
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Albany Medical College, together with Rainforest Nutritionals, Inc. have demonstrated in a mini symposium held today at the 14th International Conference of the Inflammation Research Association (IRA) that a blend of natural botanical products called Reparagen have turned on the master repair gene, IGF-1, which is responsible fo...Fergus joins Baird Venture Partners, Caden Bio
Fergus, a graduate who will be b...Silva-Craig joins Neurognostics board
Neurognostics, which spun out of the Medical College of Wisconsin in 2003, develops magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) products and services Silva-Craig is the president and chief operating officer of Ema...Chemical-petroleum executive joins Virent Energy board
Virent, which recently entered into an agreement with , a subsidiary of Shell Oil Co., is developing technologies that allow the renewable...Schneider National exec joins TrafficCast board
At Schneider National, Schneider is responsible for new business development and prici...Doyle joins governors in support of stem cell bill
The pending legislation, Senate Bill 5 - the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 - is being debated in the Senat...Stem cell research- now Nobel Laureates join the debate
Throwing their lot with the group of scientists asking for more funding into stem cell research, 80 Nobel prize winners are faxing a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush asking him not to block stem cell research in any way. The debate on stem cell research is reaching a feverish pitch with both sides slamming each other on the pros and cons of stem cell research. While those...Ranbaxy joins hand with Cipla to co-market ciprofloxacin
Two of the leading pharmaceutical industries, Ranbaxy Laboratories and Cipla announced an alliance to co-market Ranbaxy’s once-a-day formulation of Ciprofloxacin. The formulation had recently received Drug Controller General of India’s (DCGIs) approval for marketing in India. Ciproloxacin is a unique dosage form of the broad-spectrum antibiotic. The domestic market for ciprofloxacin is es...Hyperflexible joints connected to chronic fatigue
According to a new study children and teens with chronic fatigue syndrome are three and a half times more likely to have hyperflexible joints than their healthy counterparts.// Researchers from Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore examined 100 children, ages 10 and older, for joint hypermobility. The group was split evenly between patients diagnosed with CFS and otherwise healthy...Rat joins list of cloned animals
Cloning will aid in the development of genetically modified rat models of greater predictability and quality. Scientific results obtained from these models will contribute to the development of innovative therapeutics for major pathologies such as cardiovascular diseases, //cancers, obesity, diabetes and neurological disorders. Rats and mice used in labs are inbred or genetically...Paparella Incudostapedial Joint Knife
Description:0.5 mm wide x 1.5 mm long. Angled 20 degrees. Octagonal handle....House Incudostapedial Joint Knife
Description:0.75 mm diameter blade. Angled 60 degrees. Round handle. Designated most popular model or size....DJD II Dynamic Elbow Joint Distractor
Description:The two principal goals of the DJD® II are to allow active or passive motion of the elbow and to protect the articular surfaces of the elbow and collateral ligaments. Motion is allowed by a hinge which is designed to replicate the elbow's axis of rotation, while an integrated distraction mechanism prevents the articular surfaces from damaging each other. The DJD® II may be used in either...