Artificial liver may extend lives
...immortalized human liver cells, the Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device, or ELAD, is a bedside system that treats blood plasma, metabolizing toxins and synthesizing proteins just like a real liver does. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is currently one of only a small number of h...UTSA Dean George Perry co-edits textbook chronicling four decades of Alzheimer's research
... (San Antonio) Two of the world's leading Alzheimer's researchers have co-edited a book critically synthesizing the major new developments in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Building upon a 2007 Alzheimer's disease conference held in Chile, ...Enzyme and vitamin define the yin and yang of asthma
...ampening the inflammatory effect. Mice that lack MMP7 were found to have higher production of retinal dehydrogenase, an enzyme that is responsible for synthesizing vitamin A in the lung. MMP7 deficient mice showed less lung inflammation when they are exposed to allergens than did mice who had enough MMP7. Suppre...New Site Compares Pennsylvania Hospitals
... make even more informed decisions when selecting a hospital for treatment, thanks to a new Web site offering searches by procedure and facility. synthesizing extensive data from the 2003-2007 Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council's Public Hospital Performance Reports (PHC4) into a searchable f...ELAD(R) Liver Support System Study Initiated at Multiple U.S. Centers
...iver cell-based Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device (ELAD). ELAD could provide support for patients with severe liver failure by processing toxins and synthesizing proteins and metabolites that are key products of normal human liver function. ELAD is in investigational clinical trials and VTI completed a pivotal ...Research Explains How Advanced Prostate Cancer Becomes Resistant to Androgen-Deprivation Therapy
...ued growth of the tumor cells, but also a critically important reason behind why those androgens are there -- the discovery that the gene pathways for synthesizing androgens from cholesterol appear to be present in the distant tumor sites. This finding will allow us to start honing in on the specific source of th...Replidyne Provides Strategic Update
...ents the growth of C. difficile by inhibiting an essential enzyme in the bacterial cell called methionyl tRNA synthetase that blocks the organism from synthesizing proteins. In preclinical studies, REP3123 has been shown to inhibit growth, toxin production and spore-forming in C. difficile bacteria while leaving ...FAU Receives Patent for Invention Which Induces and Restores Cardiac Muscle Function
...and unique RNA (ribonucleic acid) derived from the anterior endoderm (gut) of normal animal model embryos. They cloned the gene for this specific RNA, synthesizing a "bioactive" RNA that is capable of rescuing mutant hearts by promoting the development and differentiation of contractile cardiac muscle cells from ...Gladstone scientists reveal that fat synthesizing enzyme is key to healthy skin and hair
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body is also an element in healthy skin and hair. The enzyme is acyl CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 or DGAT1. Mice that lack DGAT1 have many interes...Bacterial genome sheds light on synthesizing cancer-fighting compounds
Sea squirts around the world are breathing a sigh of relief, as they no longer run the risk of being harvested for their natural disease-fighting substances. Scientists recently discovered that the bacterium Prochloron didemnii, which lives symbiotically inside the sea squirt, actually produces the...Munich researchers discover new target for tailored antibiotics
...or to a detailed examination of the reaction mechanism using computer simulation and mutagen experiments, in which E. coli bacteria are coerced into synthesizing defective IspH enzymes. Thus, the X-ray structure, kinetic measurements, and mutagenic analyses ultimately confirmed the unusual arrangement of three ...Capturing the birth of a synapse
... billion neurons that make some 100 trillion synapses in a single human being. That leaves a lot of room for errors in the DNA-driven instructions for synthesizing molecules responsible for synapse formation, Washbourne said. "Basically," Washbourne said, "we have found mechanisms by which two very important m...The fragility of the world's coral is revealed through a study of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
...permits for use, and discernment of which areas to monitor for climate change effects. "Our maps of cumulative human impact are a powerful tool for synthesizing and visualizing the state of the oceans," said first author Selkoe, who is also affiliated with Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at the University o...Frogs reveal clues about the effects of alcohol during development
...of alcohol. This provides evidence that alcohol 'hijacks' RALDH2 molecules for its own breakdown process and steals it away from its important role in synthesizing positional and maturation cues during development. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) cause malformations ...Kun Run Biotechnology, Inc. Year-End Revenues Increase 56% to $11.6 million
...s in order to defend and cure malignant diseases. The company maintains two state-of-art manufacturing plants and possesses one of the largest peptide synthesizing capacities across Asia. Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements set forth in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements...Mayo Clinic CEO Offers New Vision for Personalized Patient Care
...on among different providers in determining the optimal treatments for individual patients. "Health information technology plays a huge role in synthesizing large amounts of data, creating knowledge that will drive evidence-based decision making," Dr. Cortese said. These insights should guide spendi...Semiconducting nanotubes produced in quantity at Duke
... "buckyballs." The late Richard Smalley, who headed the Rice University laboratory where Liu was based before coming to Duke, shared a Nobel Prize for synthesizing buckyballs. In addition to being especially tiny, those nanotubes offer other advantages -- including reduced heat output and higher frequency ope...Method sorts out double-walled carbon nanotube problem
... -- nanomaterials with promising technological applications -- find themselves in just this predicament. The problem is that current techniques for synthesizing double-walled carbon nanotubes also produce unwanted single- and multi-walled nanotubes. These two forms each have interesting properties, but an intr...New England Peptide Forms Scientific Advisory Board
...e board will continue to enhance NEP's ability to efficiently synthesize peptides," says Robinson, noting the company's established reputation in synthesizing difficult peptides. The formation of the scientific advisory board links directly to NEP's mission to serve as an extension of customers' research org...Rice microRNA Microarray from LC Sciences
Description:...tom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and number of replicates. The Paraflo technology also provides the flexibility of synthesizing microarrays containing probes with modifications such as, 5-amino linker, phosphate, biotin, and various methylation or other types of modifications. ...Arabidopsis microRNA Microarray from LC Sciences
Description:...tom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and number of replicates. The Paraflo technology also provides the flexibility of synthesizing microarrays containing probes with modifications such as, 5-amino linker, phosphate, biotin, and various methylation or other types of modifications. ...Fishes microRNA Microarray from LC Sciences
Description:...tom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and number of replicates. The Paraflo technology also provides the flexibility of synthesizing microarrays containing probes with modifications such as, 5-amino linker, phosphate, biotin, and various methylation or other types of modifications. ...Cow microRNA Microarray from LC Sciences
Description:...tom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and number of replicates. The Paraflo technology also provides the flexibility of synthesizing microarrays containing probes with modifications such as, 5-amino linker, phosphate, biotin, and various methylation or other types of modifications. ...Maize microRNA Microarray from LC Sciences
Description:...tom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and number of replicates. The Paraflo technology also provides the flexibility of synthesizing microarrays containing probes with modifications such as, 5-amino linker, phosphate, biotin, and various methylation or other types of modifications. ...Viruses microRNA Microarray from LC Sciences
Description:...tom designed probe content and to use probes of their chosen lengths and number of replicates. The Paraflo technology also provides the flexibility of synthesizing microarrays containing probes with modifications such as, 5-amino linker, phosphate, biotin, and various methylation or other types of modifications. ...