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Researchers discover svRNA component that may help develop universal anti-viral treatment

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered a novel component of the influenza virus that may be the key to disabling the virus's ability to replicate itself and to developing a universal anti-viral treatment. The findings were published June 1 online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

4 Jun 2010

Anti-seizure drug can be used to treat AT deficiency: Pitt researchers

The liver scarring of α1-antitrypsin deficiency, the most common genetic cause for which children undergo liver transplantation, might be reversed or prevented with a medication that has long been used to treat seizures, according to findings from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine that will published in Science and are available online today through the Science Express website.

4 Jun 2010

Key regulator of fat cell differentiation identified

New research led by UCD Conway Fellow, Professor Johan Ericsson has identified a key regulator of fat cell differentiation that may be a novel target for obesity drugs. The results of the research are published in the current edition of the scientific journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

4 Jun 2010

Research finding suggests possibilities for future treatment of anxiety disorders

Researchers at the University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine have found a way to pharmacologically induce a memory of safety in the brain of rats. As reported in the June, 4 2010 issue of Science, administering brain-derived neurotrophic factor into the prefrontal cortex prevented rats from expressing fear to a tone that had been previously paired with a shock.

4 Jun 2010

Detailed analysis of epigenetics of Wilms tumor reveals similarities to stem cells

A detailed analysis of the epigenetics - factors controlling when and in what tissues genes are expressed - of Wilms tumor reveals striking similarities to stem cells normally found in fetal kidneys. These findings by Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center researchers have revealed new cellular pathways that are critical for Wilms tumor development and may also apply to other pediatric cancers.

4 Jun 2010

WisTa Laboratories announces collaborative R&D agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma

WisTa Laboratories Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of TauRx Pharmaceuticals, announced today that they have entered a collaborative R&D agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Germany, which could redefine the way Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders are currently being diagnosed and treated.

4 Jun 2010

Intellect Neurosciences receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for IN-N01 monoclonal antibody patent

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. announced today that it has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a new patent related to the Company's humanized monoclonal antibody, IN-N01, being developed as a disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other related indications.

4 Jun 2010

FDA clears Abbott's new ARCHITECT HE4 assay for monitoring ovarian cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new diagnostic test to monitor ovarian cancer, a disease that will strike an estimated one out of every 71 women in the United States in their lifetimes. Abbott's new ARCHITECT HE4 (human epididymis protein 4) assay, the first automated test of its kind available in the United States, uses a simple blood test to aid in monitoring for the recurrence or progression of this disease.

4 Jun 2010

Amorfix Life Sciences signs licensing agreement with PREVENT

Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd. and Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise Inc. of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, today announced that the two groups have entered into a licensing agreement granting PREVENT exclusive worldwide rights to Amorfix's lead amyotrophic lateral sclerosis vaccines.

3 Jun 2010

Discovery reveals a new approach to target cancer

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the School of Medicine have discovered that inhibiting a key molecule in a DNA repair pathway could provide the means to make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation therapy while protecting healthy cells.

3 Jun 2010

U-M researchers one step closer to discovering why certain diseases affect specific organs

Why do some diseases affect only specific organs, leaving others invulnerable? Researchers from the University of Michigan have found neural tissue contains imbalanced levels of proteins, which may explain the brain's susceptibility to a debilitating childhood movement disorder.

3 Jun 2010

Data on Nanosphere Verisens PSA assay to be presented at AUA annual meeting

At the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, data using the Nanosphere Verisens™ ultra-sensitive PSA assay (research use only) will be highlighted as one of less than 40 abstracts that were singled out by the Association for a special session for journalists.

3 Jun 2010

Phase III study of Afinitor tablets in patients with advanced pancreatic NET meets primary endpoint

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation announced today that a Phase III study of Afinitor (everolimus) tablets plus best supportive care met its primary endpoint, showing the drug significantly extended progression-free survival, or time without tumor growth, in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.

3 Jun 2010

Top physicians offer health advice to help people survive during summer

This summer a variety of top physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital are offering health advice to help survive the travails that come with one of the most active seasons of the year.

3 Jun 2010

Chili peppers may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup, says study

Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body. Their study, which could lead to new treatments for obesity, appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.

3 Jun 2010

UTHealth, UH awarded $150,000 grant to find cure and better treatments for Alzheimer's disease

Cure Alzheimer's Fund recently awarded the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the University of Houston a $150,000 grant to fund innovative research on Alzheimer's disease, which currently affects 5.3 million Americans and their families and is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly.

3 Jun 2010

Research explains brain's susceptibility to dystonia

3 Jun 2010

Omega Protein closes $10M term loan with U.S. Department of Commercial Fisheries Finance Program

Omega Protein Corporation, the nation's leading producer of Omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal products, today announced that it had closed a $10 million term loan with the U.S. Department of Commercial Fisheries Finance Program. Proceeds from the loan will be used to reimburse the Company for prior expenditures for fishing vessel refurbishments and a state-of-the-art dryer system that should result in reduced emissions and improved product quality.

3 Jun 2010

Insulin pills to manage diabetes are finally moving ahead in clinical trials

After years of research and anticipation, insulin pills that could make it easier for millions of patients worldwide to manage diabetes are finally moving ahead in clinical trials and a step-closer to the medicine cabinet. That's among the topics highlighted in a two-part cover story on drug manufacturing in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine.

3 Jun 2010

Light therapy may be alternative treatment for prostate cancer

Cliff Berkman is working on a better way—one that specifically targets prostate cancer cells and causes a type of natural death that spares surrounding tissues from damage.

3 Jun 2010

Protein C News and Research

Researchers discover svRNA component that may help develop universal anti-viral treatment

Anti-seizure drug can be used to treat AT deficiency: Pitt researchers

Key regulator of fat cell differentiation identified

Research finding suggests possibilities for future treatment of anxiety disorders

Detailed analysis of epigenetics of Wilms tumor reveals similarities to stem cells

WisTa Laboratories announces collaborative R&D agreement with Bayer Schering Pharma

Intellect Neurosciences receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for IN-N01 monoclonal antibody patent

FDA clears Abbott's new ARCHITECT HE4 assay for monitoring ovarian cancer

Amorfix Life Sciences signs licensing agreement with PREVENT

Discovery reveals a new approach to target cancer

U-M researchers one step closer to discovering why certain diseases affect specific organs

Data on Nanosphere Verisens PSA assay to be presented at AUA annual meeting

Phase III study of Afinitor tablets in patients with advanced pancreatic NET meets primary endpoint

Top physicians offer health advice to help people survive during summer

Chili peppers may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup, says study

UTHealth, UH awarded $150,000 grant to find cure and better treatments for Alzheimer's disease

Research explains brain's susceptibility to dystonia

Omega Protein closes $10M term loan with U.S. Department of Commercial Fisheries Finance Program

Insulin pills to manage diabetes are finally moving ahead in clinical trials

Light therapy may be alternative treatment for prostate cancer

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