Prostate specific membrane antigen PSMA

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a transmembrane protein commonly found on the surface of late-stage and metastatic prostate cancer and a well-known imaging biomarker for staging and monit...

Checkpoint kinase 1 CHK 1

Progression through the cell cycle is monitored by surveillance mechanisms known as cell cycle checkpoints. Dysfunction in cell cycle checkpoints leads to genomic instability and contributes to tumo...

Transforming growth factor beta TGF beta

Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family members are secreted multifunctional cytokines that play pivotal roles in development and disease. The prototypic member of this family, TGF-beta, pla...

Cytotoxic lymphocyte associated molecule 4 CTLA 4 CD152

Cytotoxic lymphocyte-associated molecule-4 (CTLA-4, CD152) is a member of the CD28 receptor family which is expressed on the surface of Helper T cells. CTLA-4 is similar to the T-cell costimulatory pr...

Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea (AP-ne-ah) is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They often...

Human hands leave prominent ecological footprints

[NEWS] Contact: B. Rose Huber rhuber@pitt.edu 412-624-4356 University of Pittsburgh Pitt, LTER Network researchers urge decision makers to take historic human activity into account when creating env...

Quest Diagnostics Acquires UMass Memorial's Clinical and Anatomic Pathology Outreach Labs

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, announced it has completed its acquisition of the Worcester-based clinical outreach laboratory business of UMas...

Wayne Memorial Hospital Joins Yankee Alliance Membership

Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, Pa., is the newest member to join Yankee Alliance, gaining access to the combined purchasing power of over 12,800 members. Cathy Spinney, chief customer officer...

IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Opens Acute Rehab Unit

INDIANAPOLIS -- IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital and Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana (RHI) officials publicly announced a new partnership in the IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Acute Rehabilitatio...

Antibiotic That Works In Low-Oxygen Setting Prevents Reactivation Of TB Infection, Says Pitt Team

Reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection could be better prevented if a drug that is effective against bacteria in low-oxygen environments is added to the treatment regimen, according to research...

Ekahau - A Preferred Provider of Real-Time Location Solutions - Is Awarded an Agreement with the Premier Healthcare Alliance

RESTON, Virginia, August 1, 2012 /- Ekahau Inc., the  high-performance leader in  Wi-Fi based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), announced today that it has been chosen as a preferred pr...

VegasHotelEscapes.com Announces Special Vegas Packages For Memorial Day Weekend

(PRWEB) May 23, 2013 Vegas Hotel Escapes, the premier Las Vegas travel agency, is pleased to announce all new vacation packages for the upcoming memorial day weekend.. Travelers interested in comin...

Aspen Becomes a Premier CHIME Foundation Member and Supports Vision to Shape the Future of Healthcare through IT Leadership

Denver, CO (PRWEB) February 19, 2013 Aspen Advisors, a U.S.-based global healthcare consulting firm, announced today that it has become a Premier CHIME Foundation member . The firm joined the CHI...

Response to Dr Egan's letter.

MEMORIAL--Dr. C. Alvin Paulsen.

MEMORIAL: Dr. C. Alvin Paulsen, a founding member of the American Society of Andrology and an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington died on December 18, 2008, at age 84. Dr. P...

The long-term effect of premier pay for performance on patient outcomes.

Pay for performance has become a central strategy in the drive to improve health care. We assessed the long-term effect of the Medicare Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID) on patie...

Evaluation of the dose range of etoricoxib in an acute pain setting using the postoperative dental pain model.

This study was conducted to evaluate the dose range of etoricoxib in acute pain using the postoperative dental pain model further.

Seasonal variation in vitamin D status in professional soccer players of the English Premier League.

The prevalence of seasonal variation in vitamin D status was examined in 20 FA Premier League soccer players residing at a latitude of 53°N. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels decreased (P <...