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FDA permits marketing of 23andme Personal Genome Service Pharmacogenetic Reports test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing, with special controls, of the 23andme Personal Genome Service Pharmacogenetic Reports test as a direct-to-consumer test for providing information about genetic variants that may be associated with a patient's ability to metabolize some medications to help inform discussions with a health care provider.

1 Nov 2018

Diet enriched with cottonseed oil improves cholesterol profiles

Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that a high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed oil drastically improved cholesterol profiles in young adult men.

31 Oct 2018

A fully human cell culture system for growing skin keratinocytes

Breakthrough research to culture human skin cells called keratinocytes to produce skin grafts has been published by a team of researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Singapore General Hospital.

31 Oct 2018

New software may enable early detection of arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis is one of the widespread diseases. If the blood is no longer pumped properly through the veins, a heart attack or stroke may be the consequence. In most cases, the disease is only diagnosed at an advanced stage.

31 Oct 2018

Research highlights lack of data on European children's nutrient intake levels

Only a third of European countries have robust reporting on child and adolescent nutrient intakes, new research shows. This highlights the potential lack of data to inform the design and monitoring of nutritional policies in some parts of Europe.

31 Oct 2018

New project shows potential of extracting nutrients from seafood process waters

Process waters from the seafood industry contain valuable nutrients, that could be used in food or aquaculture feed.

31 Oct 2018

Study finds link between early life antibiotic exposure and weight gain in children

A pioneering study conducted within a nationwide network, the National Patient Centered Clinical Research Network, finds that antibiotic use at <24 months of age was associated with slightly higher body weight at 5 years of age.

31 Oct 2018

UA pharmacology professors aim to avoid opioid analgesic tolerance

For thousands of Americans, opioids no longer relieve pain -- they cause pain. Known as "opioid tolerance," patients eventually become desensitized to opioids and more sensitive to pain after years of using the pain relievers.

31 Oct 2018

World’s first vaccine against coeliac disease to be tested in Australia

US-based pharmaceutical company ImmusanT, after worldwide trials, is all set to start clinical trials of a new vaccine against coeliac disease at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Clinical Trials Centre in Melbourne. This will be followed by trials to be held at Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Mackay and Sunshine Coast say the sources.

31 Oct 2018

Study reveals how Seneca Valley Virus interacts with tumor receptors

Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you’d want to catch, but it could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy.

30 Oct 2018

Researchers deconstruct royal jelly that determines honeybee hierarchy

Katharina Paschinger's father, a conservation chemist in Vienna, was a devoted beekeeper. Paschinger remembers fondly that he would bring royal jelly, an important food for bee larvae, as a gift on visits to her maternal grandmother.

30 Oct 2018

Promising potential of stimuli-responsive nanomaterial for cancer therapy

Nanosystems that deliver anticancer drugs or imaging materials to tumors are showing significant progress, particularly those that respond to tumor-related stimuli, according to a review published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

30 Oct 2018

Atopic dermatitis found to be highly prevalent among adults in the U.S.

As many as 16.5 million adults in America suffer from a skin disease known as atopic dermatitis, an inflammatory disease that results in red, itchy skin.

30 Oct 2018

Cephalopods could become new source of protein for people around the world

Among chefs and researchers in gastronomy there is a growing interest in exploring local waters in order to use resources in a more diverse and sustainable manner, including using the cephalopod population as a counterweight to the dwindling fishing of bonefish, as well as an interest in finding new sources of protein that can replace meat from land animals.

30 Oct 2018

Cellix Bio announces completion of Pre-IND meeting with FDA on novel prodrug of mesalamine for ulcerative colitis

Cellix Biosciences Inc., a development-stage pharmaceutical company, today announced successful completion of a Pre-Investigational New Drug meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the development of CLX-103, a novel molecular conjugate of mesalamine for the treatment of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis.

30 Oct 2018

Researchers receive grant to study treatment options for binge eating disorder in veterans

For the first time, the United States Department of Defense has awarded a grant to researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine to study binge eating disorder treatments in veterans and active duty military.

29 Oct 2018

TherapeuticsMD announces FDA approval of BIJUVA capsules to manage vasomotor symptoms of menopause

TherapeuticsMD, Inc., an innovative women's healthcare company, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved BIJUVA (estradiol and progesterone) capsules, 1 mg/100 mg, the first and only FDA-approved bio-identical hormone therapy combination of estradiol and progesterone in a single, oral capsule for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (commonly known as hot flashes or flushes) due to menopause in women with a uterus.

29 Oct 2018