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Cloud computing technology shortens development time for new antibiotics

IBM today announced researchers from science and technology university ETH Zurich and CloudBroker, a high-performance cloud computing company, have partnered with IBM to use cloud computing technology to conduct cutting-edge research focused on developing new antibiotics to fight disease.

8 Jul 2011

EU countries should pool funding to create 'prize' for bringing new antibiotics to market, report says

"European policy makers were urged Wednesday to find viable financial incentives to get drug companies to discover new antibiotics, because the lack of fresh supplies poses acute dangers to health care and efforts against infectious diseases," according to a report by the Office of Health Economics and funded by GlaxoSmithKline, Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal reports.

8 Jul 2011

Emotional reactions in human body may prompt introspection and promote moral choices

The human brain may simulate physical sensations to prompt introspection, capitalizing on moments of high emotion to promote moral behavior, according to a USC researcher.

8 Jul 2011

Scientists discover mechanism that enables developing cancer cells to sustain abnormal growth

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered a basic mechanism that can enable developing cancer cells to sustain abnormal growth. The finding is expected to lead to the targeting of this mechanism with drugs and diagnostic techniques.

8 Jul 2011

UNHCR says African drought threatens 'Human tragedy of unimaginable proportions'

"High levels of malnutrition, combined with violence in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation, are threatening 'a human tragedy of unimaginable proportions,' the UNHCR warned" on Wednesday, the AFP/Daily Telegraph/Vancouver Sun reports.

8 Jul 2011

Scientists track public health trends through Twitter

Twitter allows millions of social media fans to comment in 140 characters or less on just about anything: an actor's outlandish behavior, an earthquake's tragic toll or the great taste of a grilled cheese sandwich.

8 Jul 2011

Primary function of sex is not to promote diversity, but to maintain a species' identity

Biology textbooks maintain that the main function of sex is to promote genetic diversity. But Henry Heng, Ph.D., associate professor in WSU's Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, says that's not the case.

8 Jul 2011

Next phase of HIV programming must focus on sustainable health systems response

"Now, we are in the Third-Generation of AIDS programming, in which the focus must be on a sustainable, health systems response, especially in the countries most affected by HIV & AIDS," Jonathan Quick, president and CEO of Management Sciences for Health, writes on the organization's "Global Health Impact" blog.

8 Jul 2011

Shire files lawsuit against Watson over generic Vyvanse

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules. Watson's lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules are a generic version of Shire LLC's Vyvanse®.

8 Jul 2011

First dog enters ADXS-HER2 dose-ranging study in canine osteosarcoma

Advaxis, Inc., a leader in developing the next generation of immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, announces that the first dog has entered a dose-ranging in canine osteosarcoma at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

8 Jul 2011

Obama defends U.S. foreign aid spending during Twitter Town Hall meeting

"President Barack Obama on Wednesday held his first-ever 'Town Hall' meeting using the social media network Twitter, focusing on the U.S. economy and jobs," VOA News reports (Robinson, 6/7).

8 Jul 2011

Merck decides not to advance IMO-2055 development for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Idera Pharmaceuticals today provides an update on the clinical development of IMO-2055 (EMD 1201081), a TLR9 agonist for cancer treatment being developed by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, under its collaboration with Idera.

8 Jul 2011

Extensive genomic, transcriptional diversity identified through massively parallel DNA and RNA sequencing

In a paper published in the online edition of Nature Genetics on July 3, 2011, sequencing specialists at Axeq Technologies, and scientists from Macrogen Inc., Genomic Medicine Institute at Seoul National University, Psoma Therapeutics Inc., Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported the discovery of a wide range of novel genetic variants based on the deep sequencing of 18 genomes and 17 transcriptomes of unrelated Korean individuals.

8 Jul 2011

Infectious adenoviruses and noroviruses in bathing water could pose a risk to health

European researchers have found viruses in nearly 40% of more than 1,400 bathing water samples gathered from coastal and inland areas in nine countries, including Spain. The concentrations found are low, but the scientists are calling for these microorganisms to be monitored in recreational waters, above all at times when their populations skyrocket, as is the case after heavy rains.

8 Jul 2011

Emergency aid will ease East African hunger, but it's not the solution

In a Guardian opinion piece, Nicholas Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross, writes about ongoing hunger in East Africa and how it ideally should be addressed. "Today's situation is so dire that in many cases emergency food aid is the only realistic option.

8 Jul 2011

Study finds higher rate of switching from Byetta to Victoza in treatment of type 2 diabetes

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that although Amylin/Eli Lilly's Byetta currently commands a higher patient share than Novo Nordisk's Victoza, more patients were switched from Byetta to Victoza than vice versa (25.2 percent versus 2.8 percent) in the last quarter of 2010 among recently treated type 2 diabetes patients.

8 Jul 2011

New human syndrome features craniosynostosis, maxillary hyperplasia, delayed tooth eruption, extra teeth

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have described a new, recessively inherited human syndrome featuring craniosynostosis, maxillary hyperplasia, delayed tooth eruption and extra teeth. The researchers also identified causative mutations in a gene IL11RA.

8 Jul 2011

Cash incentives for vaccination are ethical and economical

Orin Levine, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center, and Amanda Glassman, director of global health policy and a research fellow at the Center for Global Development, in this CGD "Global Health Policy" blog post present their reasons as to why cash transfers for vaccinations are economically and ethically sound.

8 Jul 2011

German Court announces negative decision regarding validity of Aerocrine patent

Aerocrine AB today announced a negative decision by the Munich Court regarding the validity of one German Aerocrine patent. This decision does not influence Medisoft's obligation to respect the existing three courts decisions in Germany.

8 Jul 2011

Portable system for highly sensitive multi-dimensional chemical analysis

By pairing an award-winning remote-detection version of NMR/MRI technology with a unique version of chromatography specifically designed for microfluidic chips, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have opened the door to a portable system for highly sensitive multi-dimensional chemical analysis that would be impractical if not impossible with conventional technologies.

8 Jul 2011

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Cloud computing technology shortens development time for new antibiotics

EU countries should pool funding to create 'prize' for bringing new antibiotics to market, report says

Emotional reactions in human body may prompt introspection and promote moral choices

Scientists discover mechanism that enables developing cancer cells to sustain abnormal growth

UNHCR says African drought threatens 'Human tragedy of unimaginable proportions'

Scientists track public health trends through Twitter

Primary function of sex is not to promote diversity, but to maintain a species' identity

Next phase of HIV programming must focus on sustainable health systems response

Shire files lawsuit against Watson over generic Vyvanse

First dog enters ADXS-HER2 dose-ranging study in canine osteosarcoma

Obama defends U.S. foreign aid spending during Twitter Town Hall meeting

Merck decides not to advance IMO-2055 development for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Extensive genomic, transcriptional diversity identified through massively parallel DNA and RNA sequencing

Infectious adenoviruses and noroviruses in bathing water could pose a risk to health

Emergency aid will ease East African hunger, but it's not the solution

Study finds higher rate of switching from Byetta to Victoza in treatment of type 2 diabetes

New human syndrome features craniosynostosis, maxillary hyperplasia, delayed tooth eruption, extra teeth

Cash incentives for vaccination are ethical and economical

German Court announces negative decision regarding validity of Aerocrine patent

Portable system for highly sensitive multi-dimensional chemical analysis

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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