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Amino Acid is one of several molecules that join together to form proteins. There are 20 common amino acids found in proteins.

McMaster University researchers discover how metformin drug works on fat in the liver

About 120 million people around the world with Type 2 diabetes - and two million in Canada - take the drug metformin to control their disease.

4 Nov 2013

Malaria elimination and insecticide resistance: an interview with Professor Hilary Ranson, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

The first malaria elimination programme was in the 1950s and 1960s. Malaria was eliminated from many countries in Asia and the Americas, largely by indoor spraying with insecticide. But the campaign had very little impact in Africa and eventually resources were moved away from malaria control.

30 Oct 2013

Two related genes underlie development of two rare bone tumours in nearly 100% of patients

Scientists have made a rare discovery that allows them to attribute two types of tumour almost entirely to specific mutations that lie in two related genes.

28 Oct 2013

Novozymes, Almac Ally To Offer Drug Targeting, Pharmacokinetics Service

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23 Oct 2013

Novozymes, Almac Ally To Offer Drug Targeting, Pharmacokinetics Service

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22 Oct 2013

Novozymes Biopharma partners with Almac to provide combined service for drug development

Novozymes Biopharma, part of Novozymes A/S, a world leader in bioinnovation, is delighted to announce its new collaboration with Almac, to provide a combined service for drug development applications in the field of drug targeting and pharmacokinetic improvements.

22 Oct 2013

Scientists identify recessive gene mutation that reduces certain protein affecting brain development

Though worlds apart, four unrelated families have been united in a medical mystery over the source of a rare inherited disorder that results in their children being born with abnormal brain growth and severe functional impairments.

17 Oct 2013

Pieris, Zydus Cadila partner to develop and commercialize Anticalin-based protein therapeutics

Zydus Cadila, an innovative global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of healthcare products, and Pieris AG, a next generation therapeutic protein R&D company, have entered into an alliance for development and commercialization of multiple novel Anticalin-based protein therapeutics, both companies announced today.

16 Oct 2013

Polyamine-deficient diets effective as pain relief treatment for chronic and acute pain

Before and after spinal surgery, patients on a polyamine-deficient diets experienced significant relief of both chronic and acute pain, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2013 annual meeting.

14 Oct 2013

Researchers discover new approach to tackle global threat of antibiotic drug resistance

Researchers at McMaster University are addressing the crisis in drug resistance with a novel approach to find new antibiotics.

13 Oct 2013

NAC amino acid may offer new treatment options for psychiatric disorders

Improved understanding of the roles of inflammation and oxidative stress in psychiatric disorders has generated new leads in the search for novel therapies. One such investigative compound currently in clinical trials is an amino acid, N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), which appears to reduce the core symptoms of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, autism and cravings in addictions including cocaine, cannabis abuse and cigarette smoking.

8 Oct 2013

Researchers develop new approach to combat tubercle bacillus

A new approach to combating the tubercle bacillus, the microorganism that kills some 1.5 million people in the world each year, has been developed by a French-British team including scientists from CNRS, Inserm, the Institut Curie and Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier.

2 Oct 2013

Genetic discovery could take guesswork out of prescribing correct dose of drugs

The discovery of genetic differences affecting up to a third of the population could take the guesswork out of prescribing the correct dose of 25 percent of drugs currently on the market, researchers say.

2 Oct 2013

FDA expands Hizentra administration options for people with primary immunodeficiency

CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the administration options for Hizentra, Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human), 20% Liquid, to include dosing once every two weeks (biweekly) for people diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency.

28 Sep 2013

Bugs may provide substantial solutions to some of life's problems

Bug spray, citronella candles, mosquito netting - most people will do anything they can to stay away from insects during the warmer months. But those creepy crawlers we try so hard to avoid may offer substantial solutions to some of life's problems.

19 Sep 2013

Video demonstrates high throughput screening of cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines

INTEGRA has published a video demonstrating how its VIAFLO 96 handheld electronic pipette, used in conjunction with the Seahorse Bioscience XF96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer, provides high throughput screening of the cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 17 Sep 2013

New method to target, eliminate cancer-supporting macrophages in mouse tumors

When a person has cancer, some of the cells in his or her body have changed and are growing uncontrollably. Most cancer drugs try to treat the disease by killing those fast-growing cells, but another approach called immunotherapy tries to stimulate a person's own immune system to attack the cancer itself.

17 Sep 2013

Immune marker predicts transplant success, improves selection of bone marrow donors

The risk of death following bone marrow transplantation can be reduced about 60 percent using a new technique to identify bone marrow donors who make the most potent cancer-fighting immune cells, according to research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The findings appear in the September 16 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

17 Sep 2013

Researchers identify biomarker that can predict diabetes risk

Researchers at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a biomarker that can predict diabetes risk up to 10 years before onset of the disease.

17 Sep 2013

Arginine therapy may be safe treatment for patients with sickle cell disease

Arginine therapy may be a safe and inexpensive treatment for acute pain episodes in patients with sickle cell disease, according to results of a recent clinical study. The study was the first randomized placebo-controlled study to demonstrate benefits of arginine therapy in children with sickle cell disease hospitalized for severe pain.

17 Sep 2013

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McMaster University researchers discover how metformin drug works on fat in the liver

Malaria elimination and insecticide resistance: an interview with Professor Hilary Ranson, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Two related genes underlie development of two rare bone tumours in nearly 100% of patients

Novozymes, Almac Ally To Offer Drug Targeting, Pharmacokinetics Service

Novozymes, Almac Ally To Offer Drug Targeting, Pharmacokinetics Service

Novozymes Biopharma partners with Almac to provide combined service for drug development

Scientists identify recessive gene mutation that reduces certain protein affecting brain development

Pieris, Zydus Cadila partner to develop and commercialize Anticalin-based protein therapeutics

Polyamine-deficient diets effective as pain relief treatment for chronic and acute pain

Researchers discover new approach to tackle global threat of antibiotic drug resistance

NAC amino acid may offer new treatment options for psychiatric disorders

Researchers develop new approach to combat tubercle bacillus

Genetic discovery could take guesswork out of prescribing correct dose of drugs

FDA expands Hizentra administration options for people with primary immunodeficiency

Bugs may provide substantial solutions to some of life's problems

Video demonstrates high throughput screening of cellular bioenergetics of multiple cell lines

New method to target, eliminate cancer-supporting macrophages in mouse tumors

Immune marker predicts transplant success, improves selection of bone marrow donors

Researchers identify biomarker that can predict diabetes risk

Arginine therapy may be safe treatment for patients with sickle cell disease

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