… to clinical trials will continue to ensure the highest level of patient care is provided. PER serves the oncology health care community, including physicians, fellows, advanced practice nurses, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, and …
Category: Santa Clara County, CA
Following winter rains, Bay Area mosquitoes threaten to swarm
Bay Area mosquitoes are expected to proliferate in the dry weeks following the recent winter storms. Santa Clara County authorities have warned residents of standing water and daytime-biting mosquitoes.
Los Gatos: Wheeler named ‘Veterinarian of the Year’
Dr. Hilary Wheeler, with the Whole Pet Vet’s in-house cat Mr. Kitty, has exercise equipment that’s used to help strengthen cats’ and dogs’ hind legs. ‘ When Los Gatos veterinarian Hilary Wheeler opened the Whole Pet Vet Hospital & Wellness Center in November 2009, she introduced a holistic approach to pet health that includes acupuncture, herbs, chiropractic care and nutritional supplements.
Scientists are growing healthy skin for diseased patients
… Medicine, announced last week. The center, a new joint initiative of Stanford Healthcare, Stanford Children’s Health, and the Stanford School of Medicine, is designed to accelerate cellular therapies at the university’s state-of-the-art …
Gene therapya s latest benefit: New skin
… Medicine, announced last week. The center, a new joint initiative of Stanford Healthcare, Stanford Children’s Health and the Stanford School of Medicine, is designed to accelerate cellular therapies at the university’s state-of-the-art manufacturing …
New MIP system for therapeutic gene delivery can enhance transgene expression using AAV vector
Advanced engineering of a mini-intronic plasmid system designed to carry a therapeutic gene can significantly enhance the expression of the transgene delivered using an adeno-associated viral vector. The ability to increase transgene expression by up to 40 to 100-fold, which would reduce the cost of manufacturing and perhaps also lessen the immune response of AAV/MIP-based gene therapy, is reported in Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.