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BiondVax Pharmaceuticals intends to close trading on NASDAQ market on July 10, 2015

BiondVax Pharmaceuticals Ltd. today announced that it will be closing trading on the NASDAQ market on Friday, July 10, 2015, in celebration of its recent initial public offering in the United States and the launch of its international investor relations program.

2 Jul 2015

24% rise in the number of clinical trials according to Cell Therapy Catapult annual UK analysis

The Cell Therapy Catapult has published its annual analysis of the UK preclinical and clinical research landscapes with the release of its UK Clinical and Pre-Clinical Trials Databases. These show a 24% rise in the number of clinical trials and an increase of 22% in the number of pre-clinical projects. Sector growth came in the key areas of oncology, neurology, ophthalmology and cardiovascular.

2 Jul 2015

Two South Dakota State University researchers awarded NASA grant to combat West Nile virus

Through a three-year NASA grant, two South Dakota State University researchers will help mosquito control officials use mosquito surveillance and environmental data to target West Nile virus.

2 Jul 2015

ExeGi Pharma granted product license to sell Visbiome formulation in Canada

ExeGi Pharma, a company focused on developing and commercializing live biotherapeutics and probiotic treatments, announced today that it has been granted a product license by the Health Canada Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) to sell Visbiome in Canada.

1 Jul 2015

BioPharmX announces closure of previously announced underwritten public offering of common stock

BioPharmX Corporation today announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 3,636,364 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $2.75 per share.

1 Jul 2015

Pinaverium offers quick relief from IBS symptoms

Pinaverium offers quick and effective relief of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms, according to clinical trial results published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.

30 Jun 2015

New technique that mines Twitter data can help identify potentially dangerous drug interactions

A team of scientists has invented a new technique for discovering potentially dangerous drug interactions and unknown side-effects — before they show up in medical databases, like PubMed, or even before doctors and researchers have heard of them at all.

30 Jun 2015

NWS rolls out new online graphics to better convey forecast information

New online graphics being rolled out this summer by the National Weather Service (NWS) are based on research by a team of risk communication experts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) who focused on how to better convey forecast information visually.

30 Jun 2015

Scoring system may help hospitals better prepare for surges in trauma cases

A scoring system that can identify periods of high activity and increased trauma patient deaths in hospital emergency rooms may help hospitals better prepare for surges in trauma patient volume that come with catastrophic events like the Boston Marathon bombing (April 2013) or disasters like the Amtrak train crash (May 2015) in Philadelphia.

30 Jun 2015

Amphetamine-based drug Evekeo effective in treating ADHD symptoms in children

The amphetamine-based drug Evekeo, given once or twice daily to children 6-12 years of age, is effective in treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and improving performance in a laboratory classroom setting, according to the results of a new study published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

30 Jun 2015

Athletes need to drink when thirsty to avoid exercise-associated hyponatremia

For hikers, football players, endurance athletes, and a growing range of elite and recreational exercisers, the best approach to preventing potentially serious reductions in blood sodium level is to drink when thirsty, according to an updated consensus statement on exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH).

30 Jun 2015

Synthetic Biologics announces initiation of SYN-010 Phase 2 clinical trial for treatment of IBS-C

Synthetic Biologics, Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on developing therapeutics to protect the microbiome while targeting pathogen-specific diseases, reported the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial of its proprietary SYN-010 for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C).

29 Jun 2015

Veracyte named to Bay Area News Group's Top Workplaces list for second consecutive year

Veracyte, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company pioneering the field of molecular cytology, today announced that it has been named to the Bay Area News Group's prestigious Top Workplaces list for the second year in a row. The news group selects Top Workplace winners based solely on an annual survey of Bay Area-company employees.

29 Jun 2015

Artemisinin and the fight against malaria: an interview with Dr. Robert Sebbag, Sanofi

Since 2014, more than 16 million anti-malarial treatments derived from the Sanofi patented process for semi-synthetic artemisinin have been supplied to endemic countries in Africa.

From Sanofi 28 Jun 2015

Study: Disconnect between patients and physicians on use of online communication tools

A large number of patients use online communication tools such as email and Facebook to engage with their physicians, despite recommendations from some hospitals and professional organizations that clinicians limit email contact with patients and avoid "friending" patients on social media, new research suggests.

27 Jun 2015

ProfNet network experts available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area

Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. You can also submit a query to the hundreds of thousands of experts in our network – it's easy and free!

27 Jun 2015

Health Canada informs Canadians that eight unauthorized health products were seized from Better Bodies Supplements

Health Canada is informing Canadians that eight unauthorized health products (listed in the table below) were seized from Better Bodies Supplements, 118 Main Street North, in Airdrie, Alta.

27 Jun 2015

BIOCITECH, Seine-Saint-Denis CCI announce winners of first BIOCITECH Funding Day

BIOCITECH, the city complex for healthcare and biotechnology businesses and the Seine-Saint-Denis Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), today announce the three winners of the first BIOCITECH Funding Day.

27 Jun 2015

Mesothelioma.us adds in-depth resource guide to its website

Mesothelioma.us, a free online resource that is full of helpful resources for mesothelioma patients, has just added an in-depth resource guide to the site.

27 Jun 2015

University of Pittsburgh surgeon receives Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine

The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and Molecular Medicine announced today that the fourth Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine will be conferred to Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The award is in recognition of his research in organ transplantation and alloengraftment mechanisms.

26 Jun 2015

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BiondVax Pharmaceuticals intends to close trading on NASDAQ market on July 10, 2015

24% rise in the number of clinical trials according to Cell Therapy Catapult annual UK analysis

Two South Dakota State University researchers awarded NASA grant to combat West Nile virus

ExeGi Pharma granted product license to sell Visbiome formulation in Canada

BioPharmX announces closure of previously announced underwritten public offering of common stock

Pinaverium offers quick relief from IBS symptoms

New technique that mines Twitter data can help identify potentially dangerous drug interactions

NWS rolls out new online graphics to better convey forecast information

Scoring system may help hospitals better prepare for surges in trauma cases

Amphetamine-based drug Evekeo effective in treating ADHD symptoms in children

Athletes need to drink when thirsty to avoid exercise-associated hyponatremia

Synthetic Biologics announces initiation of SYN-010 Phase 2 clinical trial for treatment of IBS-C

Veracyte named to Bay Area News Group's Top Workplaces list for second consecutive year

Artemisinin and the fight against malaria: an interview with Dr. Robert Sebbag, Sanofi

Study: Disconnect between patients and physicians on use of online communication tools

ProfNet network experts available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area

Health Canada informs Canadians that eight unauthorized health products were seized from Better Bodies Supplements

BIOCITECH, Seine-Saint-Denis CCI announce winners of first BIOCITECH Funding Day

Mesothelioma.us adds in-depth resource guide to its website

University of Pittsburgh surgeon receives Anthony Cerami Award in Translational Medicine

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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