Your daughter is cupping both hands around her throat. She is crying, her mouth is open, but there is no sound. She’s unable to breathe. She stands there looking up to you, shaking, waiting for you to help. What would you do? It is a frightening question for parents and one that many are unprepared [...]
They said it couldn’t be done. No less a genius than Leonardo da Vinci tried to design a workable airplane. He got as far as building a couple of gliders and apparently even soared off the roof of a barn for a few moments. Discouraged that he couldn’t do better, da Vinci wrote …
They said it couldn’t be done. No less a genius than Leonardo da Vinci tried to design a workable airplane. He got as far as building a couple of gliders and apparently even soared off the roof of a barn for a few moments. Discouraged that he couldn’t do better, da Vinci wrote …
Resveratrol, a popular anti-inflammatory and antioxidant plant extract, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists.
Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists. Results of the study appear as a rapid electronic [...]
EventsEAST BAY East Bay SPCA — “Fanciful Bunny,” 11 a.m. Aug. 7 adoptions, 4-5 p.m. art reception. Buy a work of art and adopt a bunny. 4651 Gleason Drive, Dublin.
SynCo Bio Partners today announced an extension of its successful collaboration with Versartis, Inc. following the recent initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with monthly dosing of VRS-859. This news comes less than 12 months since the parties entered into a strategic partnership to manufacture Versartis’ lead [...]
Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and rupture of brain aneurysms in women. The findings from this first-of-its-kind study by a neurointerventional expert from Rush University Medical Center were presented at the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) 7th [...]
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Competitive Technologies, Inc. announced today that Commonwealth Pain Specialists, the premier pain management center in Richmond and Central Virginia, is treating patients suffering from chronic, intense neuropathic pain using CTT’s Calmare Pain Therapy medical device.
Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and rupture of brain aneurysms in women. The findings from this first-of-its-kind study by a neurointerventional expert from Rush University Medical Center were presented at the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) 7th [...]
Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and rupture of brain aneurysms in women. The findings from this first-of-its-kind study by a neurointerventional expert from Rush University Medical Center were presented at the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) 7th [...]
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology 7, 422 (2010). doi:10.1038/nrclinonc.2010.109
Author: Lisa Hutchinson
The antitumor efficacy of oncolytic viruses can be influenced by the immune system. Adenoviruses are among the most advanced cancer gene therapy approaches; however, despite evidence of activity of these agents in clinical trials, single-agent efficacy has been disappointing. Researchers from Helsinki generated an oncolytic (Source: [...]
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IVA is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme N-acetylgalatosamine-6-sulfate sulfatase (GALNS), which leads to the accumulation of keratan sulfate and chondroitin 6-sulfate, mainly in bone. To explore the possibility of gene therapy for Morquio A disease, we transduced the GALNS gene into HEK293 cells, human MPS IVA fibroblasts [...]
Authors: W-B Pyun, W Hahn, D-S Kim, W-S Yoo, S-D Lee, J-H Won, B-S Rho, Z-Y Park, J-M Kim
& S Kim (Source: Gene Therapy)
Authors: G-J Ye, M M Scotti, J Liu, L Wang, D R Knop
& G Veres (Source: Gene Therapy)
Authors: S Peng, A Monie, T H Kang, C-F Hung, R Roden
& T-C Wu (Source: Gene Therapy)
Authors: S R Riddell
& U Protzer (Source: Gene Therapy)
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Winners and losers and oncolytic adenoviruses: who should be down in the mouth?
Gene Therapy advance online publication, July 29, 2010. doi:10.1038/gt.2010.98
Author: K J Harrington (Source: Gene Therapy)
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Nokia spent $150,000 on lobbying in second quarter
WASHINGTON — Nokia Inc., the world’s largest maker of cell phones, spent $150,000 in the second quarter to lobby the U.S. federal government on patents, the use of minerals from rebel-held mines in the Congo and other issues, according to a disclosure report.
That’s slightly less than [...]
AT&T spent $3.09M on lobbying in 2nd quarter
WASHINGTON — Phone company AT&T Inc. spent $3.09 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government on a wide array of issues, including retiree health care and taxes on cell phone service, according to a disclosure report.
The lobbying amount was up slightly from the $3.06 million [...]