Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week articles from July 2004

Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week archives from July 2004

Alternating electric fields have potent antitumor activity.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alternating electric fields have demonstrated potent antitumor activity in animal cancer models. In a recent study from Israel, "[l]ow-intensity, intermediate-frequency (100-300 kHz), alternating...

Degarelix-loaded PLGA microparticles may enhance prostate cancer treatment.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biodegradable, degarelix-loaded PLGA microparticles show promise as a potential therapy for prostate cancer. In a recent study from Switzerland, "Poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) microparticles (MP)...

5' nuclease assay with minor groove binder probes effective.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel TaqMan-based assay shows promise for large-scale screening of point mutations. "Structural point mutations in exon 1 at codons 52, 54 and 57 and a promotor polymorphism at -221 bp of the...

Cyanoacrylate adhesive superior to sutures for microvascular anastomosis.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A cyanoacrylate adhesive is superior to sutures for microvascular anastomosis. Researchers in South Korea developed "a new technique for microvascular anastomosis, which involves the overlapping of...

Immunohistochemistry provides reliable determination of HER-2/neu status.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Immunohistochemistry provides a highly accurate determination of HER-2/neu status in urothelial cancer patients. "Specific treatments targeted toward oncogenes expressed in cancer cells are...

Millennium, partner begin trial with INTEGRILIN (eptifibatide) Injection.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (MLNM) and Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP) announced the initiation of a multicenter, phase IIIb, clinical trial to evaluate the benefit of INTEGRILIN when administered...

Proteome analysis of adipogenesis conducted.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report the results of a proteome analysis of adipogenesis in a recent issue of the journal Proteomics. According to published research from England, "Adipose tissue plays a crucial...

SnET2 NDA accepted by FDA with priority review designation.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Miravant Medical Technologies (MRVT), a pharmaceutical development company specializing in PhotoPoint photodynamic therapy (PDT), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted...

Study initiated for ferumoxytol under company's agreements with NCI.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Magnetics, Inc., (AVM) announced that the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Imaging Program (NCI/CIP) has initiated the first clinical study under the clinical trial agreement for ferumoxytol...

Guidant to distribute technology designed to make heart bypass surgery easier.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guidant Corp. (GDT) announced that the company has begun distribution of Cardica, Inc.'s, C-Port Distal Anastomosis System in Europe. Cardica's C-Port System, which recently received approval, is...

Short-stemmed modular shoulder prosthesis safe and effective.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel shoulder prosthesis is safe and effective for arthritis patients. According to recent research from the Netherlands, "[b]etween 1994 and 2001, a short-stemmed modular shoulder prosthesis was...

Diaphragm patch facilitates placement of AbioCor implantable replacement heart.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A diaphragm patch can facilitate the placement of artificial hearts. "One of the concerns when placing a total artificial heart is whether the device will fit in the thoracic cavity without...

AT-101 device shows promising use for treating asthma.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acceleration Therapeutics, a Division of Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc., (NIMU) announced that new research indicates that its AT-101 device can effectively treat symptoms of asthma. ...

FDA issues non-approvable letter for Revelation Tx.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardima, Inc., (CRDM) received a letter, dated May 21, 2004, from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, stating that Cardima's premarket approval application (PMA) for the Revelation Tx Microcatheter...

Viral Antigens enters strategic collaboration.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Meridian Bioscience, Inc., (VIVO) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Viral Antigens, Inc., (VAI) has entered into a strategic collaboration with Viral Therapeutics, Inc., (VTI), Ithaca, New...

ProSpecT EIA sensitive and specific for Shiga toxin I and 2 detection in stool.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ProSpecT enzyme immunoassay is sensitive and specific for Shiga toxins I and 2 detection in stool. According to recent research from the United States, "Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli...

Biotech firm submits response to FDA warning letter.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Celsion Corp. (CLN) announced that its response to the warning letter issued to it by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 7, 2004, was submitted to the FDA on Friday, May 28, 2004. ...

Retrograde portography shows important anatomy of the right caudate.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Retrograde portography is safe and effective in providing valuable information for surgeons operating on the right caudate lobe of the liver. According to recent research from Japan, "Hepatobiliary...

Can implants run on body heat?
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Life-saving medical implants like pacemakers and defibrillators face a big drawback: Their batteries eventually run out. So every few years, patients need surgery to have the batteries replaced. ...

Fluid dynamics research aids development of children's artificial heart.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Mississippi State scientist is playing a key role in a national research effort to develop an artificial heart small enough for use in children and infants. Mechanical engineer Greg Burgreen, an...

Albumin-containing sol-gel glasses developed.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Albumin-containing sol-gel glasses have been developed and characterized. In a recent study from Italy, "[g]lasses incorporating increasing amounts of bovine serum albumin were prepared by sol-gel...

DNA-encapsulating polysulfone hollow microspheres developed.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel DNA-encapsulating microspheres may be useful for environmental monitoring. In a recent study from Japan, "[p]olysulfone hollow microspheres encapsulating DNA were prepared using a...

Four pH-dependent formation constants for free PSA elucidated.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Four pH-dependent formation constants for free PSA was elucidated. "Both the free and total PSA had been reported to be pH- and temperature-labile. We have introduced two submodels to describe the...

"All-in-one" blood glucose monitor and insulin pump receives FDA clearance.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smiths Medical MD, Inc., has received 510(k) clearance for the CoZmonitor blood glucose module. The CoZmonitor blood glucose module is attached to the back of the Deltec Cozmo insulin pump to...

TrueTrack Smart System receives FDA approval for alternate site testing.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Home Diagnostics Inc.'s TrueTrack Smart System has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for alternate site testing, offering patients with diabetes the ability to draw a blood sample from...

Secca clinical patient registry for bowel incontinence treatment.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curon Medical, Inc., (CURN), the manufacturer of the Secca system for the treatment of Bowel Incontinence (BI), announced the launch of its new Secca Clinical Patient Registry for Bowel Incontinence, an...

Diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors in children has improved.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although difficult, diagnosing pediatric brain tumors has improved due to advances in imaging, researchers say. "Primary brain tumors are the most common solid neoplasms of childhood," scientists...

Microdissection-based genotyping aids reactive gliosis vs. glioma diagnosis.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Molecular anatomic pathology can detect loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in pathologic specimens, which distinguishes reactive states from neoplastic proliferations. According to published research...

Combined mammography/MRI solution supports early detection of breast cancer.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- iCAD, Inc., (ICAD), and Confirma, Inc., have formed a strategic alliance to offer early detection of breast cancer solutions that provide increasing integration of computer aided detection based on both...

Complete nodal staging is beginning in men with breast cancer.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers begin complete nodal staging in male patients with breast cancer, which will help determine appropriate surgical treatment. According to recent research from Italy, "Carcinoma of the...

Increased access to high-quality mammography needed to reduce cancer deaths.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While new technologies hold promise for increasing the accuracy of breast cancer detection, improving access to mammography and broadening the pool of medical personnel who can interpret mammograms...

MRI better than mammography for determining number, size of tumors.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania have presented the first comprehensive study results showing that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is significantly better...

Mammography technique reveals more hemoglobin in tumors than healthy tissue.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using time-domain optical mammography, researchers in Germany found higher hemoglobin concentrations and blood oxygen saturation in breast cancer tumors than in healthy tissue. D. Grosenick and...

Article: Silicone implants not associated with connective tissue disease.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mentor Corp. (MNT), a leading supplier of medical products in the United States and internationally, announced that a peer-reviewed article published June 2004 in the Annals of Plastic Surgery confirmed...

Company begins operation of 2500-liter bioreactor.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laureate Pharma, LP, announced that its recently installed 2500-liter stirred tank bioreactor is validated and fully operational. The bioreactor, with an overall working volume of 2000 liters, has...

Company opens new preclinical pharmaceutical inhalation facility.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Huntingdon Life Sciences, a provider of preclinical research services, announced the official launch of its new pharmaceutical inhalation-safety testing facility at its location in East Millstone, New...

Company to acquire controlling interest in HBBenda.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hubei Pharmaceutical Group (HBEI) has entered into a formal agreement to acquire a 60% controlling interest in Hubei Tongji Benda Ebei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., (HBBenda), located in Guangshui City,...

Medical Media Systems changes name.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical Media Systems, Inc., has changed its corporate name to Medical Metrx Solutions, Inc. (Metrx). Metrx develops and markets software systems and services using medical imaging and metrics for...

Mississippi hospital buys IV automation technology.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ForHealth Technologies, Inc., a developer of automated devices for intravenous drug preparation, announced that Forrest General Hospital of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, will install and use ForHealth's IV...

Strategic Alliance formed for pulmonary delivery technologies.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SkyePharma PLC has entered into a strategic alliance with Vectura Limited in the area of pulmonary delivery technologies. Through this alliance SkyePharma will acquire rights to use Vectura's...

Diagnostics company satisfies NASDAQ's initial listing requirements.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stratagene Corp. (STGN) announced that following the successful completion of the merger of Hycor Biomedical and Stratagene, the company has satisfied the NASDAQ National Market's initial listing...

More women opt for preventive surgery when they fully assess risks.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who undergo genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations are more likely to select preventive oophorectomy when they fully assess their risk-related options, Fox Chase Cancer Center oncologists have...

Tumor cells can be removed from blood salvaged during cancer surgery.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study shows that tumor cells can be cleared from salvaged blood by irradiation and leucocyte depletion. According to a study from Brazil, "Intraoperative autologous blood recovery offers many...

ADVEXIN and INGN 241 featured at international scientific conference.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Introgen Therapeutics, Inc., (INGN) announced data from the company's ADVEXIN and INGN 241 programs were presented at the Okayama International Forum, "Gene and Cell Therapy: Current Status of Targeted...

Liver cancer expert presents new data on SIR-Spheres.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A leading expert in the treatment of liver cancer presented new data on SIR-Spheres at the World Congress of the International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (IHPBA). Dr. Richard Stubbs of...

Medical product manufacturer to support CME program on RFA for cancerous tumors.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RITA Medical Systems, Inc., (RITA) announced that the company will provide to Medscape an unrestricted educational grant to support a live online continuing medical education program (CME) that educates...

Near-infrared labeled endostatin localizes at tumors in animal models.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Near-infrared labeled endostatin localizes at tumors in animal models. "Endostatin is a potent inhibitor of angiogenesis currently in phase I clinical trials. Imaging technologies that use near...

FDA issues marketing clearance for AED Plus pediatric capability.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ZOLL Medical Corporation (ZOLL) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for the new pediatric capability in ZOLL's automated external...

U.S. patent issued for methods and systems for processing ECGs.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- eResearchTechnology, Inc., (eRT) has been issued United States Patent No. 6,708,057 for various methods and systems for processing electrocardiograms (ECGs). The methods and systems have particular...

$1M study awarded for cardiac safety monitoring, information distribution.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- eResearchTechnology, Inc., (eRT) has been awarded approximately $1 million in cardiac safety monitoring and services from a specialty pharmaceutical organization for one of its drug candidates in...

Implantable defibrillator effective against hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Implantable defibrillators reduce the long-term mortality risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients. In a recent study from Australia, "high-risk patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were...

U.S. patent issued relating to biocompatible HAp coating technology.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MIV Therapeutics Inc. (OTCBB) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded The University of British Columbia (UBC) a patent relating to MIVT's licensed biocompatible hydroxypatite...

Bead-based assay is a poor model of apoptotic cell phagocytosis.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A bead-based culture system provides a poor model of the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells. "Phagocyte recognition of cells undergoing apoptosis is a rapid, efficient way of removing unwanted cells...

Human papilloma virus testing should precede cervical biopsy.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers find an association between the presence of common human papilloma virus (HPV) types and a positive biopsy result. According to a study from Norway, "In this study, we investigated the...

Panel recommends CHARITE artificial disc for FDA approval.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DePuy Spine, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, reported that the Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unanimously recommended approval, with...

Collaborative services agreement expanded by microarray company.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expression Analysis, Inc., (EA) a provider of commercial microarray services using the Affymetrix platform, announced the renewal and extension of its collaborative services agreement with Duke...

AED distribution pact signed for People's Republic of China.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac Science, Inc., (DFIB), a manufacturer of life-saving automated public access defibrillators (AEDs), and Chindex International, Inc., (CHDX), a provider of western healthcare products and...

Agreement signed to distribute BladderScan for urological diagnostics.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Diagnostic Ultrasound Corporation announced the signing of a product distribution agreement with ImageQuest Corporation, exclusive suppliers of ultrasound products and support services to McKesson...

Agreement signed with Althea Technologies for gene expression technology.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beckman Coulter, Inc., (BEC) announced that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Althea Technologies, Inc., for Althea's proprietary eXpress Profiling technology. Beckman...

Company begins exploratory collaboration with Novartis Institutes.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has initiated an exploratory research collaboration with Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc., the new Novartis global research headquarters in Cambridge,...

Distribution deal signed for Aeroneb Professional Nebulizer System.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aerogen, Inc., (AEGN) and Maquet Critical Care AB, a company of Getinge AB, announced that they have entered into a worldwide, non-exclusive distribution agreement for Aerogen's Aeroneb Professional...

Haemonetics extends partnership for body-warming systems in Japan.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Haemonetics Corp. (HAE) has extended its exclusive marketing agreement with Augustine Medical International Corp. for another 3 years. Under the agreement, Haemonetics will continue to market the...

Joint marketing, assay validation agreement signed.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell Signaling Technology, Inc., (CST) and LI-COR Biosciences (LI-COR) announced the signing of a joint marketing and assay validation agreement. Under this agreement LI-COR and CST will validate...

Joint venture to target cardiac repair.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medtronic, Inc., (MDT) and Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) announced they have formed a joint venture to accelerate the development of new treatments for some of the most intractable forms of cardiovascular...

Manufacturing, commercial rights to trandolapril acquired from Aventis.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Aventis announced that they have reached an agreement for Abbott to acquire the remaining commercial rights for the cardiovascular agents trandolapril and the...

Middle East distribution deal signed for ActiPatch therapy.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioElectronics Corporation (BIEL), the manufacturer of ActiPatch Therapy, electronic healing patches, has established Middle East distribution. "ActiPatch Therapy is the ideal wound and first aid...

Sports medicine/exercise group joins Indiana's life sciences initiative.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and BioCrossroads announced a collaboration designed to promote the development of new products and services that enhance physical performance, fitness,...

Eloxatin study demonstrates benefit over standard colon cancer therapy.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of an Eloxatin (oxaliplatin for injection) adjuvant trial (MOSAIC) have been published in the current issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. The trial demonstrated that the addition...

Assessment of lymph nodes in colorectal cancer specimens needs improvement.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A survey of pathologists finds that an educational program is needed regarding lymph node assessment in colorectal cancer specimens. "Lymph node (LN) retrieval and assessment is critically...

U.S. Patent Office requested to re-examine cord blood stem cell patent.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thermogenesis Corp. (KOOL) has requested that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) re-examine patent No. 5,004,681 issued to PharmaStem Corporation, relating to the collection and preservation of...

Fatal complications after symmetry aortic connector use described.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A pair of fatal complications after symmetry aortic connector use in coronary artery bypass surgery have been described. According to recent research from Finland, "[d]uring the last 2 years, 103...

Pre-op IgG therapy facilitates off-pump CABG in ITP patient.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preoperative IgG therapy can facilitate coronary artery bypass surgery in ITP patients. Surgeons in New Zealand "performed an off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) procedure on a...

Clinical trials of invasive coronary interventions have unanswered questions.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers question why some recent studies involving patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease did not include a noninvasive, medical therapy arm. "Trials in the 1990s demonstrated that...

Detector-induced acute endotracheal tube occlusion reported.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An acute endotracheal tube occlusion caused by a detector device has been described. According to a case report from California, an "experienced intensivist performed an emergency endotracheal...

Management of postintubation stenoses in children reviewed.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The guidelines for management of postintubation stenoses in children have been reviewed. "Extubation difficulties after long-term endotracheal intubation in neonates and infants require immediate...

CMV viral load can guide clinical management of transplant recipients.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The CMV viral load can guide the clinical management of transplant recipients. "Successful preemptive cytomegalovirus (CMV) therapy in transplant patients depends on the availability of sensitive,...

Attenuated p53 response in preneoplastic lesions growth advantage under stress.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Attenuated p53 response in preneoplastic lesions gives a growth advantage under stress. According to published research from Sweden, "In the present study p53(+/-) and p53(+/+) C57BL/6 female mice...

Company announces DNA fermentation breakthrough.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nature Technology Corp. (NTC) announced the launch of a new product for improving the yield of DNA manufacturing. This is an important step, according to company spokesman Clague Hodgson, because...

XPC protein plays key role in cell cycle regulation during cisplatin treatment.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The XPC protein plays a key role in cell cycle regulation during cisplatin treatment. "XPC is an important DNA damage recognition protein involved in DNA nucleotide excision repair," scientists in...

Clot-busting drug-device combination provides effective treatment.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Catheter-directed thrombolysis with stent placement is an established interventional radiology treatment option for extensive deep-vein thrombosis (DVT). Research has shown that DVT causes permanent...

Study: Brain monitoring predicts treatment response in depressed patients.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interim analysis of a study being performed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has demonstrated that Aspect Medical Systems' (ASPM) brain monitoring technology was able to predict the effectiveness...

Studies: Expanded population of stem cells successfully reverses diabetes.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gamida-Cell announced preclinical studies show an injection of an expanded population of cord blood-derived AC133 cells directly into the pancreas reversed diabetes in mice. The preclinical data...

Multishot and single-shot fast spin echo sequences enhance tumor imaging.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multishot and single-shot fast spin echo sequences enhance tumor imaging. "The purpose of our study was to assess whether respiratory-triggered multishot fast spin echo (MS-FSE) and breath-hold...

A new quantitation assay details human papillomavirus load.
July 4, 2004... 2004 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new quantitation assay details human papillomavirus load. "Infection with mucosotropic human papillomavirus (HPV) is the necessary cause of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Several...