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PubMed Articles
Proteomic anatomy of human skin.
The extracellular matrix is composed of a variety of proteins which are essential for growth, wound healing, and fibrosis. It provides both structural support as well as contributing to the regulation...
Oxidative stress and other risk factors for white matter lesions in chronic hemodialysis patients.
Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and promotes oxidative tress (OS), which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of white matter lesions (WML), a f...
Comparing multiple treatment options using meta-analytical methods requires complex statistical methods called mixed treatment comparisons (MTCs). Such methods offer the possibility to summarize data...
The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significances of the mRNA expression of survivin gene and its four splice variants in the pathogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC samples, ma...
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women with gynecological malignancies. In early stages of the disease (IB-IIA), surgical treatment alone is usually the treatment of choice....
Objective-To evaluate the use of CT and MRI for guidance of osteochondral sample collection for histologic detection of early osteoarthritic lesions in centrodistal (distal intertarsal) joints of hors...
Purpose: Prostate cancer ranks as one of the most common malignancies and currently represents the second leading cancer-specific cause of death in men. The current use of single modality transrectal...
Cell penetrating peptides facilitate efficient intracellular uptake of diverse materials ranging from small contrast agents to larger proteins and nanoparticles. However, a significant impediment rema...
PURPOSE: Coronary artery disease remains one of the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality among women. The published literature shows the importance of standard single photon emission com...
Structural Elucidation of the Lignins from Stems and Foliage of Arundo donax Linn.
As one of the potential energy crops, Arundo donax Linn. is a renewable source for the production of biofuels and bioproducts. In the present study, milled wood lignin (MWL) and alkaline lignin (AL) f...
News Articles
SPE Method for Production of High Quality RNA
INTEGRA has released a new video demonstrating a solid phase extraction (SPE) microplate method for reproducible, high throughput isolation of high-quality DNA-free total RNA. Large scale gene expres...
Roche Experimenting With New Pricing Models In Oncology
Cancer drug prices are unsustainable and creative approaches are needed, Roche’s COO Daniel O’Day says. The firm’s moves into emerging markets are a lab for new methods, though the real test wil...
Tokyo, June 18, 2013 - Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo: 4503; “Astellas”) and Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (Director: Dr. Shinya Yamanaka; &...
ACS NSQIP data is more accurate than administrative data for tracking 30-day hospital readmissions
With Medicare penalties on hospitals with higher-than-expected rates of 30-day readmissions expected to rise in 2014, more hospitals are evaluating the most accurate methods for tracking readmissions...
NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Wall Street Reports announced new research reports highlighting Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN), Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG), Vertex Pharmaceuticals...
Wellness Works Announces "Homemade Probiotics" Cooking Class in Bristow, VA
Health Coach and Digestion Specialist Amy Butchko will teach how to create inexpensive homemade probiotic foods using traditional lacto-fermentation methods Sunday, June 23, 2013. Bristow, VA (PRWEB)...
Concerns raised about disproportionate impact of changes in hospital payment methods
Teaching hospitals with a higher intensity of physician-training activity achieve lower mortality rates, but higher hospitalization readmission rates for key medical diagnoses, reports a study in the...
Middletown, NJ (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Anant Goel, CEO at RKNet Studios stated: âIn order to meet the needs of students in the 21st century, we need to rethink education, its goals, methods a...
Video Tutorial: Quantitative Western Blotting
Are you getting the most from your western blot data? Does Imaging technique matter? Film or Imager? In this video, we describe a methodology to obtain reliable quantitative data from chemiluminescent...
NeoStem (NYSE MKT: NBS) Patent allowance in Canada
Geographic Expansion of AMR-001 IP NBS received notice of a patent allowance in Canada. This patent is in the family titled “Compositions and Methods of Vascular Injury Repair&...
Events
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Companies
Since 1985, Kaufman Hall has been a leading advisor to hospitals and health systems, helping them incorporate proven methods into their strategic and financial management processe...
Acucela Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on leveraging promising science in visual cycle modulation (VCM) to develop new methods for treating blinding eye di...
HemoShear LLC is a biotechnology research company that combines its scientific expertise with its unique technology in partnership with pharmaceutical companies to accelerate drug...
Dr. Yie-Hwa Chang founded the Company in August 2001. The Company is commercializing core technologies for which it has secured an exclusive license from Saint Louis University, i...
BioPontis Alliance LLC, is an operating biomedical company created in 2009 to address a growing crisis in how the biopharmaceutical industry sources the refined validated scientif...
PERCIVIA LLC develops recombinant therapeutic proteins using the PER.C6® human cell line, with a focus on bio-better and bio-similar projects. PERCIVIA has developed a h...
Founded in 2005 by cardiologists and researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine , Aviir is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of innovati...
ChemRisk LLC is a scientific consulting firm committed to helping clients develop sustainable solutions to a growing number of health and safety concerns. Specifically, the...
Based in Houston, Texas, ApoCell (www.apocell.com) is a privately-held specialty clinical research company. Founded in 2004, the firm is a leader in molecular biomarker detection...
Medcor provides telemedicine services to nearly 90,000 worksites in all 50 states and operates 174 on-site workplace clinics. Medcorâs services are available 24/7 for worksit...
Clinical Trials
The purpose of this study is to look for low levels of oxygen (hypoxia) in prostate cancer using a special x-ray test called a positron emission tomography (PET)scan. Hypoxia may have an e...
Testing the Helpfulness of 2 Decision Aids for Prostate Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test different methods for communicating information about prostate cancer treatment to men. The investigators are studying how best to present information...
Autism, originally described by Kanner (1943), is among the most severe of neuropsychiatric disorders. It is a pervasive developmental disorder affecting social, communicative, and compuls...
LPHP-Philos-PHN Conservative Treatment
The aim of the study is to compare the results regarding fracture healing and functional outcome after the treatment of proximal humeral fractures with the four different treatment metho...
Sedation and Psychopharmacology in Critical Care
Certain methods of sedation increase the duration of respiratory failure. Two strategies, a nursing- implemented sedation algorithm and daily interruption of sedatives, decrease length of...
Exercise Testing During Treadmill Gait in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Treadmill therapy has the potential to improve the physical fitness and voluntary function of incomplete-lesion spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. However, if it is to be offered as a re...
Dietary Compensation With Substitution of Meat Products With White Button Mushrooms.
Unfortunately, current methods of achieving weight control are disappointing. There is also a great deal of public confusion over what constitutes an appropriate diet for weight control;...
The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of three different methods for reducing pain and anxiety in adult patients undergoing puncture of the bone marrow. The i...
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Spectroscopy of Breast Cancer Tissue
Breast cancer tissue is collected from women undergoing scheduled surgery for breast cancer. The tissue specimen are analyzed by MR spectroscopy. After MR, the intact tissue specimen can b...
NIRS in Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Due to the small size of infants and the use of bypass machines, physicians have difficulty assessing whether the infant's brain and body is getting enough oxygen during heart surgery. Th...
Videos
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) - Multi-Lingual Captions
This short animation introduces the real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure. Captions are available in English. This resource was developed by Ya...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Empirical Research
The study, based on direct observation, use of statistical records, interviews, or experimental methods, of actual practices or the actual impact of practices or policies.
Long-term Synaptic Depression
A persistent activity-dependent decrease in synaptic efficacy between NEURONS. It typically occurs following repeated low-frequency afferent stimulation, but it can be induced by other methods. Long-term depression appears to play a role in MEMORY.
Harm Reduction
The application of methods designed to reduce the risk of harm associated with certain behaviors without reduction in frequency of those behaviors. The risk-associated behaviors include ongoing and active addictive behaviors.
Contraception, Barrier
Methods of contraception in which physical, chemical, or biological means are used to prevent the SPERM from reaching the fertilizable OVUM.
Early Diagnosis
Methods to determine in patients the nature of a disease or disorder at its early stage of progression. Generally, early diagnosis improves PROGNOSIS and TREATMENT OUTCOME.
