Established renal failure (ERF) in children and young adults is considered a rare disease. Single country data may be underpowered to show any differences or effects of treatment and therefore cooperation between countries is essential to improve the outcome of children with ERF. Until 2007 data collection on children and young adults on renal replacement therapy (RRT) in Europe was limited to that of the European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant (ERA–EDTA) Registry. Within the [...]

The benefits of mentoring residents have been studied, but there is no research about mentoring new program directors. Program directors’ responsibilities have become increasingly complicated, and they may not be adequately prepared for their role at the time of appointment without the benefit of mentoring that is specific to their new role.To assess whether nephrology subspecialty program directors were specifically mentored and whether they felt prepared for the educational and administrative aspects of this role. [...]

Satisfactory disposal of wastewater, whether by surface, subsurface methods or dilution, is dependent on its treatment prior to disposal.  Adequate treatment is necessary to prevent contamination of receiving waters to a degree which might interfere with their best or intended use, whether it be for water supply, recreation, or any other required purpose. Wastewater treatment consists of applying known technology to improve or upgrade the quality of a wastewater.  Usually wastewater treatment will involve collecting [...]

Tiger-Consulting, an American-founded and managed firm specializing in helping global enterprises to successfully expand and do business in the Asia marketplace, has selected marketing strategist, Tisha Doré, to lead its U.S. and Canadian sales efforts. Doré will focus on expanding Tiger-Consulting’s already extensive list of top tier U.S.-based international business customers spanning industries including IT, telecommunications, social networking, finance, pharmaceuticals, travel and hospitality. She brings to the firm over 15 years experience in integrated marketing/PR [...]

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The critical stage of a world-first experiment, to monitor what might happen if CO2 leaks from an underground storage reservoir, has been successful. Following a complex drilling operation, the injection of CO2  from a shore-based laboratory into shallow marine sediments is allowing scientists to determine whether (and how) such a leak from a CCS sub seabed storage site would adversely affect marine life. The experiment is also enabling the assessment of various ways of monitoring [...]

China made a large stride in space exploration by successfully conducting a manual docking between a manned spacecraft and an experimental orbiting lab module. The feat, carried out by three Chinese astronauts aboard the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, took China one step closer to its dream of building a space station by 2020. On the same day, China made another technological breakthrough under the sea, which carried just as much, if not more, significance than the [...]

Precompetitive collaboration usually takes place between either a public and private institution or within a consortium. For example, the NIH is working to identify systematic bottlenecks in the drug approval process. Specifically, the NIH is working to develop a clinical toxicology biochip that mimics human cells to test new drugs against. Such a biochip is expected to reduce phase II failure, which is characterized by safety but inefficacy and improve target validation. An even more [...]

Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN) today announced that it has received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for RG1068 (synthetic human secretin). RG1068 was evaluated in a Phase 3 study to improve detection of pancreatic duct abnormalities in combination with MRI in patients with known or suspected pancreatitis. The CRL indicates that the FDA has completed its review of the RG1068 NDA and [...]

Can’t kick cigarettes? A vaccine may one day help by preventing nicotine from reaching its target in the brain, according to research published this week. Most smoking therapies do a poor job of stopping the habit — 70% to 80% of smokers who use an approved drug therapy to quit relapse. Scientists say this is because the targets of existing therapies are imperfect, only slightly weakening nicotine’s ability to find its target in the brain. [...]