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Gel Technologies raises $9 million

Gel Technologies Ltd today announced the successful completion of an investment round of $9 million.

18 Nov 2008

How should we assess new antimalarial drugs?

In recent years, the use of a three-day course of an antimalarial treatment called ACT (artemisinin-based combination therapy) in over 40 countries that face endemic malaria has shown great success in curing this deadly disease.

18 Nov 2008

Ginkgo's benefits for cognitive decline treatment supported by scientific research

A vast body of research supports numerous health benefits for ginkgo extracts, particularly for treating various symptoms and conditions associated with declining cognitive performance and poor circulation, says the American Botanical Council, an independent nonprofit research and education organization.

18 Nov 2008

Altus Pharmaceuticals reaffirms plan to submit NDA for Trizytek

Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that it is reaffirming its plan to submit a new drug application (NDA) for Trizytek TM (liprotamase) in the first-half of 2009.

18 Nov 2008

Time, surgery appear to reduce episodes of dizziness in patients with Ménière's

Episodes of dizziness tend to become less frequent over time in patients with Ménière's disease, a condition characterized by vertigo, hearing loss and ringing in the ears, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.

17 Nov 2008

Study helps clarify role of vitamin D in cancer therapy

A colon cancer cell isn't a lost cause. Vitamin D can tame the rogue cell by adjusting everything from its gene expression to its cytoskeleton.

17 Nov 2008

Researchers find deadly protein that acts as a cancer master switch

Two critical properties of cancer cells are their ability to divide without restraint and to spread away from the primary tumor to establish new tumor sites.

17 Nov 2008

Large deformation diffeomorphic mapping reveals brain abnormalities that may play key role in ADHD

A study published in the online advance edition of The American Journal of Psychiatry for the first time reveals shape differences in the brains of children with ADHD, which could help pinpoint the specific neural circuits involved in the disorder.

17 Nov 2008

Study suggests Siemens non-invasive blood test may have a role in monitoring breast cancer patients' response to Herceptin

Siemens Healthcare announced that data from a new study published in the American Cancer Society journal Cancer, supports using the Siemens Serum HER-2/neu test to monitor patients with an aggressive type of metastatic breast cancer.

17 Nov 2008

New gene-silencing pathway found in plants

Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have made major headway in explaining a mechanism by which plant cells silence potentially harmful genes.

17 Nov 2008

Scientists identify dangerous 'two-faced' protein crucial to breast cancer spread and growth

Two critical properties of cancer cells are their ability to divide without restraint and to spread away from the primary tumor to establish new tumor sites.

17 Nov 2008

Researchers reduce production of alpha-synuclein in the brain - offers hope for Parkinson's disease

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a method to reduce the production of alpha-synuclein in the brain.

17 Nov 2008

Hypertension may develop undetected in young African-American men

Young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African American men are developing hypertension early and with little outward sign, according to a new study.

17 Nov 2008

Therapy News and Research

Gel Technologies raises $9 million

How should we assess new antimalarial drugs?

Ginkgo's benefits for cognitive decline treatment supported by scientific research

Altus Pharmaceuticals reaffirms plan to submit NDA for Trizytek

Time, surgery appear to reduce episodes of dizziness in patients with Ménière's

Study helps clarify role of vitamin D in cancer therapy

Researchers find deadly protein that acts as a cancer master switch

Large deformation diffeomorphic mapping reveals brain abnormalities that may play key role in ADHD

Study suggests Siemens non-invasive blood test may have a role in monitoring breast cancer patients' response to Herceptin

New gene-silencing pathway found in plants

Scientists identify dangerous 'two-faced' protein crucial to breast cancer spread and growth

Researchers reduce production of alpha-synuclein in the brain - offers hope for Parkinson's disease

Hypertension may develop undetected in young African-American men

Glucocorticoids may cause damage in the brain

COLD-FX remedy undergoes NCI-sponsored trial in leukemia patients

CAPHOSOL shown to benefit cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy

New and improved scientific method to forecast the demand for key anti-malarial treatments

Innocoll receives fast track designation for Gentamicin surgical implant

Blood exosomes shown to contain tumor-specific genetic information for brain cancer

Microvesicles released from glioblastoma cells carry information that may guide treatment

Industry Focus eBook - Analytical Chemistry (2nd Edition) eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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