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First mobile application is now available for clinicians to diagnose bleeding disorders

Novo Nordisk announced today the availability of Coags Uncomplicated – the first mobile application to assist in the diagnosis of bleeding disorders – created in partnership with Craig Kessler, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Director of the Coagulation Laboratory, Georgetown University Hospital, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

5 Feb 2011

Lack of DOT1L enzyme could lead to some types of heart disease: Study

Everyone knows chocolate is critical to a happy Valentine's Day. Now scientists are one step closer to knowing what makes a heart happy the rest of the year.

5 Feb 2011

Anacor initiates dosing in AN2728 Phase 2b trial for psoriasis

Anacor Pharmaceuticals announced today that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 2b trial of AN2728, a topical anti-inflammatory product candidate for the treatment of psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects approximately 7.5 million people in the United States and over 100 million people worldwide.

4 Feb 2011

Positive results from Photocure's Allumera RevitAll study to improve skin's appearance

Photocure, a Norwegian specialty pharmaceutical company focused in dermatology and cancer, today announced positive results from its consumer trial with Allumera™, a breakthrough cosmetic treatment formulated to improve the skin's appearance.

4 Feb 2011

EntreMed announces publication of ENMD-2076 Phase 1 results against solid tumors in AACR journal

EntreMed, Inc., today announced the publication of key papers on the clinical and preclinical development of ENMD-2076, an Aurora A/angiogenic kinase inhibitor. The clinical data were published in the December 3, 2010 on-line issue of the American Association for Cancer Research journal, Clinical Cancer Research, and are expected to appear soon in the print version of the publication.

4 Feb 2011

ECR launches sleep aid product, Zolpimist Oral Spray in the US

NovaDel Pharma Inc. today announced that Zolpimist Oral Spray has been launched in the United States by ECR Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc.. ECR Pharmaceuticals announced the immediate availability of Zolpimist Oral Spray, a novel delivery system of the most widely prescribed sleep aid in the US, zolpidem tartrate.

4 Feb 2011

Scientists discover how stressed cells boost thrombin production

In our not-so-distant evolutionary past, stress often meant imminent danger, and the risk of blood loss, so part of our body's stress response is to stock-pile blood-clotting factors. Scientists in the Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, a collaboration between the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and the University of Heidelberg Medical Centre, have discovered how stressed cells boost the production of the key blood-clotting factor, thrombin.

4 Feb 2011

Salk Institute receives $2.3 million CIRM grant for translational research on Parkinson's disease

The Salk Institute has been awarded a $2.3 million grant by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine for translational research focusing on developing a novel stem cell based therapy for Parkinson's disease.

4 Feb 2011

Scientists awarded grant to study microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis pulmonary infection

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have begun work into improving the lives of thousands of Cystic Fibrosis sufferers thanks to the award of a -1.74 million US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership grant.

4 Feb 2011

UofL receives $9.56 million NIH/NHLBI grant to study cardioprotective therapies

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has awarded $9.56 million over five years to a University of Louisville Health Sciences Center research scientist to form a multi-center network examining cardioprotective therapies at the preclinical level.

4 Feb 2011

Cancer Care Ontario supports UICC in efforts to raise awareness for World Cancer Day

Cancer Care Ontario has joined with cancer organizations worldwide to support the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in its efforts to raise awareness for World Cancer Day.

4 Feb 2011

Positive results from KYTHERA's ATX-101 Phase IIb study for reduction of submental fat

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed a third Phase II clinical study with ATX-101, a first-in-class adipolytic agent that is under investigation for the reduction of submental ('under-the-chin') fat.

4 Feb 2011

Poor adolescents who live in tight-knit communities less likely to smoke and be obese

Growing up poor increases a person's likelihood of health problems as an adult, but a new study led by a Cornell University environmental psychologist shows that being raised in a tight-knit community can help offset this disadvantage of poverty.

4 Feb 2011

Scientists discover how stressed cells boost production of key blood-clotting factor, thrombin

Scientists in a collaboration between EMBL Heidelberg and the University of Heidelberg Medical Centre have discovered how stressed cells boost the production of the key blood-clotting factor, thrombin. Their work, published today in Molecular Cell, shows how cancer cells may be taking advantage of this process, and opens new possibilities for fighting back against cancer and septicaemia.

4 Feb 2011

Queen’s scientist awarded Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award

One of Northern Ireland's leading scientists has received a top UK award, to support ground-breaking research into vascular stem cells and eye disease at Queen's University.

4 Feb 2011

Most Canadians want to do more to support cancer research

When it comes to cancer research, Canadians want to do more. A national survey released today in advance of World Cancer Day shows that more than half of Canadians 35 to 69 years of age feel cancer should be a top priority for health research. However, the survey also shows that a similar number do not know how to get involved in a way that could be helpful to other people.

4 Feb 2011

GSA commends '2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans'

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) - the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging - commends the federal government's recent release of the "2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans" and particularly applauds its inclusion of specific advice for older adults.

4 Feb 2011

How body's first line of defence distinguishes between microbes and own structures

This week, the highly-respected US Academy of Sciences journal (PNAS) published an article describing how the first line of defence of the human immune system distinguishes between microbes and the body's own structures.

4 Feb 2011

New report identifies top research priorities related to Female Pelvic Medicine, Reconstructive Surgery

A set of consensus recommendations identifying top research priorities related to female pelvic floor disorders is presented in the January/February issue of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, official journal of The American Urogynecologic Society.

4 Feb 2011

Benefits and underutilization of ITB therapy for multiple sclerosis

A new scientific article has been published demonstrating the profound impact of spasticity on patients with multiple sclerosis and the benefits and underutilization of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy from Medtronic, Inc. as a treatment option for these patients.

4 Feb 2011

Medical Condition News

First mobile application is now available for clinicians to diagnose bleeding disorders

Lack of DOT1L enzyme could lead to some types of heart disease: Study

Anacor initiates dosing in AN2728 Phase 2b trial for psoriasis

Positive results from Photocure's Allumera RevitAll study to improve skin's appearance

EntreMed announces publication of ENMD-2076 Phase 1 results against solid tumors in AACR journal

ECR launches sleep aid product, Zolpimist Oral Spray in the US

Scientists discover how stressed cells boost thrombin production

Salk Institute receives $2.3 million CIRM grant for translational research on Parkinson's disease

Scientists awarded grant to study microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis pulmonary infection

UofL receives $9.56 million NIH/NHLBI grant to study cardioprotective therapies

Cancer Care Ontario supports UICC in efforts to raise awareness for World Cancer Day

Positive results from KYTHERA's ATX-101 Phase IIb study for reduction of submental fat

Poor adolescents who live in tight-knit communities less likely to smoke and be obese

Scientists discover how stressed cells boost production of key blood-clotting factor, thrombin

Queen’s scientist awarded Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award

Most Canadians want to do more to support cancer research

GSA commends '2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans'

How body's first line of defence distinguishes between microbes and own structures

New report identifies top research priorities related to Female Pelvic Medicine, Reconstructive Surgery

Benefits and underutilization of ITB therapy for multiple sclerosis

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