Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from January 2004

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from January 2004

New dynamic PET technique offers greater comfort for cancer patients.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In addition to giving the best possible physical care, medical professionals are concerned about fostering the emotional well-being of individuals undergoing diagnosis or treatment for cancer. ...

New electronic visual prostheses restore vision to patients with retinopathy.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New electronic visual prostheses restore vision to patients with retinopathy. According to a study from the United States, "retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are...

Better methods needed to evaluate metastatic bone disease and its impact.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Better methods are necessary to evaluate the status of the patients preoperatively and postoperatively, to classify functional improvement after surgical treatment, and to determine the impact of...

Rotationplasty offers durable reconstruction after knee tumor resection.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rotationplasty offers a durable and functional reconstruction after resection of tumors of the knee, researchers report. According to published research from the United States, "Rotationplasty is a...

NIST microscopes provide new view for tissue engineering.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists describe a novel combination of microscopes that can peer deep into tissue-engineering scaffolds and monitor the growth and...

Computer-aided patient positioning system developed for radiation therapy.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed a modular software framework that integrates computer-aided patient positioning methods for radiation therapy. According to published research from Germany, "The...

Pharmaceutical company and IBM collaborate to find cure for AIDS.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Locus Pharmaceuticals, a computational-based small molecule drug design and development company, announced a strategic collaboration with IBM's Deep Computing Capacity on Demand center to deploy...

Combination treatments brings best results in acne scarring.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acne scarring affects millions of adults in the U.S.; some to disfiguring - and even emotionally disabling - proportions. Yet, according to Joshua Fox, MD, founder of Advanced Dermatology PC,...

Nonablative laser receives FDA approval for the treatment of acne.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quantel Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) approval to market the non-ablative Aramis Er:Glass 1.54 nm Dermatology Laser for its use to treat acne on the back. Already...

Emergency cardiac monitoring strategy tested in ambulances.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new strategy for hastening treatment for heart attack victims designed by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is being tested in a mountainous California county where drive times to...

Company announces the availability of air detection for rapid infusion.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Level 1, Inc., the Boston, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of temperature management products, announced the availability of the Level 1 H-1200 Fast Flow Fluid Warmer with integrated air detection and...

Skin testing strengths and weaknesses should be known before allergy diagnosis.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors should know the range of available diagnostic skin tests for allergies, as well as strengths, weaknesses. "Practitioners who treat allergic patients must be familiar with the tests that are...

Company presents animal data for antibodies to treat AD.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MorphoSys, AG, (MOR) presented successful in vivo results of their collaboration with Roche regarding Alzheimer disease at the 33rd annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in New Orleans,...

LSU Health Sciences Center initiates clinical trial of COGNIShunt System.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eunoe, Inc., announced the initiation of a clinical trial at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, to investigate the use of its COGNIShunt System in Alzheimer...

Small company grows on success of transmitters for AD.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The two old barns that house manufacturer Wildlife Materials, Inc., in a patch of woods near Carbondale, Illinois, are nothing much to look at. The sign out front looks homemade and the only guards...

Anaphylaxis is a dangerous risk in surgical patients undergoing anesthesia.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anaphylaxis is one of the most dangerous risks in surgical patients undergoing anesthesia; muscle relaxants or latex are the most common triggers. "Anesthesiologists use a myriad of drugs during the...

Skin anesthesia achieved in 5 minutes with help of skin permeation device.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sontra Medical Corporation (SONT) announced the completion of a phase III clinical study demonstrating that skin anesthesia from topical 4% lidocaine was achieved in 5 minutes following treatment with...

Data support durability endoluminal stent graft.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endologix, Inc., (ELGX) announced that follow-up findings from a phase II study of the company's PowerLink endoluminal stent graft (ELG) for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) lends...

Drug delivery company enters the dry powder inhalation - asthma market.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inyx, Inc., (IYXI), a developer and manufacturer of specialized drug delivery pharmaceutical products with expertise in niche aerosol technologies, announced that its operating subsidiary, INyX Phama,...

Novartis, SkyePharma plan new product for treatment of asthma and COPD.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SkyePharma PLC (SKYE) announced an agreement with Novartis Pharma AG to jointly develop a new product for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The product will...

Xopenex Metered-Dose Inhaler well tolerated in phase III trials.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sepracor Inc. (SEPR) announced results from its phase III clinical program of the Xopenex (levalbuterol tartrate) hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) metered-dose inhaler (MDI). In each of the three,...

Pediatric mononeuritis multiplex can occur with vasculitis, autoimmune disease.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pediatric mononeuritis multiplex is a rare nerve disease that can occur with vasculitis in autoimmune disease. "Mononeuritis multiplex results from disease processes causing multifocal injury to...

ERIC-PCR genotype results may not be suitable for large-scale computer analysis.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ERIC-PCR genotype results may not be suitable for large-scale computer analysis. In a recent study, scientists in the United States "analyzed a large collection of Escherichia coli isolates typed by...

Finger-stick test for Helicobacter pylori now available.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- York Nutritional Laboratories has introduced a simple, unique and revolutionary finger-stick test kit designed to detect whether Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a small spiral-shaped bacterium, is...

Global Precision Medical licenses Thermal Ablation Technology.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Global Precision Medical, Inc., (GBPMF) announced that on December 2, 2003, it entered into an agreement to acquire an exclusive worldwide license from MDMI Technologies, Inc., (MDMI), of Richmond,...

NSAIDs may help prevent pancreaticobiliary maljunction carcinogenesis.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- COX-2 inhibitors such as NSAIDs may play an important role in preventing pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) carcinogenesis, researchers report. According to recent research from Japan,...

The Th1/Tc1 circuit can produce tumor-specific CTL, even though Th2 can kill.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Th1/Tc1 cell therapy circuit produces tumor-specific CTL producing IFNgamma, even though Th2 cell therapy can kill and produce IL-4. "Th1 and Th2 cells obtained from OVA-specific T cell receptor...

Company completes 12-month clinical evaluation of bone repair implants.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc., (XMP) (MacroPore) announced that it has completed the 20-patient, 12-month clinical evaluation of the new Faster Resorbing Polymer (FRP) bioresorbable implant system required...

Novel artificial myocardium system under development.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel artificial myocardium system is currently under development. "Where is the place which should be helped in a patient with congestive heart failure? The answer may be contraction of the...

Few bladder cancer markers exist, new tissue analysis methods may help ID more.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To date, only a few bladder cancer markers have been studied. But new tissue analysis techniques, including array testing, may help reveal further therapeutic markers. "With 15000 new cases each...

Acetabular metastases poses significant risk of complications.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acetabular reconstruction is a major surgical procedure with the potential for serious complications, researchers say. "The treatment of acetabular bone metastases presents numerous clinical...

A comparison study of staging systems reveals no clear front-runner.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers find no significant advantage in the ability to predict prognosis for one staging system over the other staging system. "A retrospective study of 250 patients treated at one institution...

Breast cancer assay quantifies likelihood of breast cancer recurrence in study.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) and Genomic Health, Inc., announced that their large, prospective trial met its defined endpoints and validated that Genomic Health's...

Breast imaging workstation designed to support advanced CAD applications.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- R2 Technology, Inc., a computer-aided detection (CAD) company, and MeVis BreastCare (MBC), GmbH, Co., KG, of Bremen, Germany, a developer of softcopy reading software for breast cancer diagnosis,...

Breast tissue differentiation using arterial spin tagging may detect cancer.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast tissue differentiation using arterial spin tagging (AST) can potentially detect cancer, researchers report. "An AST pulse sequence has been developed to measure T-1 and relative blood...

Cancer survivors speak out on treatment options.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A large percentage of women with breast cancer would choose to undergo chemotherapy, even if it only reduced the risk of breast cancer mortality by 1%, states a survey presented at the 26th annual San...

Company presents data for the en-bloc breast biopsy system at RSNA.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neothermia Corp., an emerging company focused on the development and marketing of minimally invasive systems for the diagnosis of cancer, announced the first clinical presentation of data for its...

FDA approves computer-aided detection for digital mammography.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fischer Imaging Corporation (FIMG) and R2 Technology, Inc., announced that approval has been granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of R2's proprietary mammography CAD...

First computer-aided detection on PACS demonstrated at meeting.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- R2 Technology, Inc., announced the industry's first computer-aided detection (CAD) on PACS (picture archiving and communications system) workstations, demonstrated at the 89th Scientific Assembly and...

Freezing technique kills majority of small malignant tumors.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A technique already in use to freeze and kill benign breast masses also appears to kill small malignant breast tumors, new research from a clinical trial at the University of Michigan Comprehensive...

Herstatin inhibits heregulin-mediated breast cancer cell growth.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Herstatin inhibits heregulin-mediated breast cancer cell growth and overcomes tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells that overexpress HER-2, researchers say. "Ligands of the ErbB family of...

NDA completed for treatment of breast cancer with brain metastases.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc., (ALTH) announced that it has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the last component of its new drug application (NDA) for approval to market RSR13...

Performance audit praises state's oversight of mammography facilities.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pennsylvania women can be assured that the Commonwealth is inspecting its mammography facilities regularly to verify that they comply with stringent federal quality standards and safety requirements,...

Physicians play key role in breast and cervical cancer screening compliance.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers find that contact with a physician is most effective for promoting breast and cervical screening compliance. "The objective of this study was to examine mammography and cervical cancer...

Positive survival, quality of life data presented on RSR13 phase III study.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc., (ALTH) announced the presentation of positive findings from its phase III clinical trial of the investigational radiation sensitizer RSR13 (efaproxiral). The results...

Postoperative pain from breast cancer surgery decreased without narcotics.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- I-Flow Corporation (IFLO) announced that results of a study of post-surgical pain relief after breast cancer surgery showed that the use of ON-Q Post Operative Pain Relief System following surgery for...

Study evaluates recurrence in those switched from adjuvant tamoxifen to Arimidex.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study results were presented that evaluated breast cancer recurrence rates in postmenopausal women who had been treated for 2-3 years with adjuvant tamoxifen and then switched to Arimidex (anastrozole)...

Study: Shows rhIGFBP-3 enhances sensitivity to Herceptin.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insmed, Inc., (INSM) reported on data from recent studies of the company's proprietary anticancer compound, recombinant human insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (rhIGFBP-3). These studies...

Scalpel, scissor cause less damage, better results than electrocautery during BCT.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scalpel plus scissor in breast conserving surgery cause less tissue damage and have better cosmetic results at the 3-year follow-up, researchers say. According to a study from Japan, "Breast...

Companies ink distribution agreement for CT Laser Breast Imaging System.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) announced that they have signed an agreement with Rome, Italy-based Biomedical International, Snc., to sell their proprietary CT Laser Breast Imaging System...

Gel-filled breast implants approved as class III medical devices in the E.U.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inamed Corp. (IMDC), a global healthcare company, announced the single lumen models of its silicone gel-filled breast implants have been certified as satisfying the European Union's (E.U.) safety and...

Telomere stability correlates with longevity after exposure to radiation.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Telomere stability along with normal G2 chromosome repair correlates with the longevity of human beings, whereas defective G2 chromosome repair and telomere instability correlate with the radiotherapy...

In aging model of burn injury, macrophage number is same, MCP-1 lower initially.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Macrophages infiltrate burned skin at the same levels, but produce less monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) initially in an animal model for aging. "Clinical observations and laboratory...

Study: HPV test is more effective than Pap smear for cervical cancer screening.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study concludes that in women 30 and older, the HPV (human papillomavirus) DNA test is more effective than the Pap smear alone in identifying women with cervical cancer or its precursors. ...

Company demonstrates that CTLM detects tumor angiogenesis.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) has confirmed that their Computed Tomographic Laser Breast Imaging System (CTLM) can depict angiogenesis associated with tumors. Dr. Eric Milne, professor...

New study on CT-guided PLC can be effective for lung cancer.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endocare, Inc., a medical device company focused on the development of minimally invasive technologies for tissue and tumor ablation, announced that new clinical data presented at the 89th scientific...

Study published on the mechanism of action of TCTP.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Molecular Engines Laboratories (MEL) announced important discoveries in the understanding of the function of one of its key target molecules. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of...

Weights stenotic aortic valves provide objective evidence of valvular stenosis.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weights of operatively excised stenotic aortic valves provide objective evidence of valvular stenosis, researchers report. According to recent research from the United States, "This study was...

Biventricular pacing fails in one-fifth of selected patients.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Even with the most stringent selection criteria, biventricular pacing fails in one-fifth of patients. In a recent study, scientists in the Netherlands "evaluated patients with end-stage heart...

Implanted defibrillator equally effective for CHD and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment with an implanted defibrillator is equally beneficial for patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and coronary heart disease. In a recent study, scientists in Spain evaluated "the...

One year of monitoring is sufficient for patients with unexplained syncope.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One year of monitoring after unexplained syncope is generally sufficient to prevent further episodes. According to recent research from Canada, "The optimal duration of monitoring of patients with...

Hatch Medical joint venture signs global pact.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical device incubator and technology brokerage firm, Hatch Medical, LLC, recently announced that Medical Device Technologies, Inc., (MD TECH) has licensed the manufacturing and global distribution...

Fibrin mobility might be useful for protein and gene trafficing.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fibrin mobility might be useful for protein and gene trafficing. "Recent studies have shown that fibrin promotes epidermal regeneration in vitro and maintains the stem cell population after...

Red blood cells have the capacity to increase survival, expansion of T cells.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Red blood cells (RBCs) have the capacity to increase survival, expansion of T cells; CD58/LFA-3 and heme related compounds do not appear to be involved. "RBCs are known to modulate T cell...

High content screening company announces creation of a center of excellence.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellomics, Inc., a producer of tools for High Content Screening (HCS) announced the establishment of a Center of Excellence for HCS at the Cellomics, Inc. According to Cellomics CEO, Dan Calvo, the...

New technology allows for targeted intervention to improve movement.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Individualized interventions use new advances in assessing movement to increase mobility for people with cerebral palsy, according to Alberto Esquenazi, MD, an expert in physical medicine and...

GLUT1 protein expression is an indicator of hyperplasia grade cervical cancer.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GLUT1 protein overexpression is an indicator of hyperplasia, transformation stages, and cervical cancer. "We studied whether induction of glucose transporters (GLUTs) 1 to 4 correlates with human...

Expressive language in hearing impaired, deaf children depends on technical aid.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The development of expressive language in hearing impaired and deaf children is dependent on the technical aid used, researchers say. According to recent research from Germany, "The extent of...

Virtual reality modeling provides a portable 3-D representation of the inner ear.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Virtual reality modeling provides a portable 3-D representation of the inner ear, researchers report. "This was a study of the use of virtual reality modeling language (VRML) for cross-platform...

Alliance to enable gene expression analysis on paraffin-embedded tissues.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Affymetrix, Inc., (AFFX) and Arcturus Bioscience, Inc., announced that they have entered into a collaboration to develop new tools that will enable researchers to conduct gene expression analysis on...

Alliance to provide sensors and monitors worldwide.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Linde Medical Sensors, AG, and Masimo announced two long-term agreements to provide combined arterial oxygen and carbon dioxide sensors and monitors worldwide. A purchasing and licensing agreement...

Antibody supply, license agreement signed.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aclara BioSciences, Inc., (ACLA) and Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., (CST) announced the signing of a supply and license agreement, for the use and resale by Aclara of certain CST reagents in...

Biochip company receives $1,250,000 payment in strategic alliance.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acacia Research Corporation (CBMX, ACTG) announced that its CombiMatrix Group has achieved a milestone in its multi-year strategic alliance with Toppan, resulting in a $1,250,000 payment. ...

Biotech signs agreement with University College Cork.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MWG Biotech, AG, Ebersberg, Germany, announced a long-term agreement with the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) at University College Cork, Ireland, and Teagasc, Ireland, a new Science Foundation...

Chemistry services company, Sienabiotech form drug discovery alliance.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chemical Diversity Labs, Inc., (CDL), a provider of discovery chemistry services, and Sienabiotech S.p.A. of Siena, Italy, an integrated drug discovery company focused on disorders of the central...

Diagnostic firm, Interthyr announce endocrinology agreement.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc., (DHI) and Interthyr Corp. announced in Chieti, Italy, that they had signed a 4-year research and commercialization agreement with president Carmine Di Ilio of The University...

Genetronics expands agreement on technology for HIV vaccine delivery.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetronics Biomedical Corp. (GEB) has extended a collaborative agreement with Chiron Corp. to conduct additional experiments using electroporation, Genetronics' proprietary technology, to test an HIV...

Genomics company, Canadian Arthritis Network enter a research alliance.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- K. Wayne Marshall, president and CEO of ChondroGene Limited (YDG), and Chris Nelson, president of the Canadian Arthritis Network (CAN), announced that the two organizations have entered into a new...

Lead-finding deal signed for ophthalmology, neurology research.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Discovery Partners International, Inc., (DPII) announced that it is strengthening its R&D relationship with Allergan, Inc., (AGN) by entering into a lead-finding collaboration for multiple, unique...

Medical device company signs distribution agreement for Germany.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardima, Inc., (CRDM) has signed a distribution agreement with Osypka GMBH Medizinintechnik for the distribution of Cardima's CE marked products in Germany. The terms of the agreement were not...

Partners to develop cancer diagnosis support system.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- LifeSpan BioSciences, NEC Corp., and NEC Soft of Japan have entered into a collaboration to develop a cancer diagnosis support system to meet the needs of pathologists, oncologists, and cancer patients...

University of Minnesota, company expand collaboration on gene expression analysis.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genedata announced the extension of a collaborative agreement with the Supercomputing Institute for Digital Simulation and Advanced Computation of the University of Minnesota. As part of the...

CD44v6 expression may be a clinically useful indicator of colon cancer.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD44v6 expression may be a clinically useful indicator of colon cancer, researchers say. "CD44 is a family of transmembrane glycoproteins that serve as a major receptor for hyaluronate and the...

CDX2 inactivation in colon cancer results from defects in trans-acting pathways.
January 4, 2004... 2004 JAN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CDX2 inactivation in colon cancer results from defects in trans-acting pathways regulating CDX2 transcription, and CDX2 silencing contributes to the altered phenotype of some colorectal cancers,...