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Researchers identify immune cell population that acts as body's border patrol with the outside world

So-called barrier sites -- the skin, gut, lung - limit the inner body's exposure to allergens, pollutants, viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Understanding how the immune system works in these external surfaces has implications for understanding such inflammatory diseases as asthma, psoriasis, IBD, and food allergies, all of which occur at the body's barriers.

8 Feb 2011

PDL, UCB enter definitive settlement agreement to resolve all legal patent disputes

UCB SA, on behalf of its affiliate UCB Pharma S.A., and PDL BioPharma, today jointly announced that the companies have entered into a definitive settlement agreement that resolves all legal disputes between them, including those relating to UCB's pegylated humanized antibody fragment, Cimzia, and PDL's patents known as the Queen et al. patents.

8 Feb 2011

Ansaris receives milestone payment for identification of kinase-related compound for cancer, autoimmune diseases

Ansaris announced today that it has received a milestone payment for the successful identification of a kinase-related compound under its drug discovery collaboration with Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Ono will initiate the preclinical study of the identified compound. This collaboration between Ansaris and Ono was established to focus on the discovery of kinase-related compounds for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

8 Feb 2011

Kinship caregivers more likely to have low socioeconomic status, need greater support services

Children placed with a relative after being removed from their home for maltreatment have fewer behavioral and social skills problems than children in foster care, but may have a higher risk for substance use and pregnancy as teenagers, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

8 Feb 2011

Hematopoietic stem cells are less fixed, more flexible than previously thought: Study

The bone marrow stem cells responsible for generating new blood cells are less fixed and more flexible than previously thought, according to a paper published online on February 7 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

8 Feb 2011

Fast track rehabilitation program effective after colorectal surgery

The concept of fast track rehabilitation program has been recently introduced in colorectal surgery. It is basically a multidisciplinary perioperative care strategy for patients after resection of colorectal cancer.

8 Feb 2011

UK medical student seeks new initiative to promote culture of healthy eating for Kentuckians

Thad Salmon, a second-year UK medical student, seeks a brighter, healthier future for Kentuckians through chefMed, a new initiative to promote a culture of healthy eating at the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine.

8 Feb 2011

Elan 2010 total revenue increases 5% to $1,169.7 million

Elan Corporation, plc today reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2010 financial results and provided financial guidance for 2011.

8 Feb 2011

NKT, DSM sign contract to develop therapeutics based on natural killer T cells

DSM Biologics, a business unit of DSM Pharmaceutical Products, today announced the signing of a contract with NKT Therapeutics, Inc. based in Waltham, Mass, USA, the biotechnology company that focuses on developing therapeutics based on unique immune cells called natural killer T cells.

8 Feb 2011

NCI awards grant to reduce cancer-related health disparities among Latinos

A $4 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will create a Texas regional Community Networks Program Center, called Latinos Contra El Cancer, to reduce cancer-related health disparities among Texas Latinos.

8 Feb 2011

Muscular Dystrophy Association awards 44 research grants totaling $13.5 million

The Muscular Dystrophy Association today awarded 44 grants totaling $13.5 million to support new research to advance understanding of disease processes and to uncover new strategies for treating muscular dystrophies, ALS and other related neuromuscular diseases affecting more than a million Americans. The vital research funding was made possible by generous public support of the MDA Labor Day Telethon.

8 Feb 2011

Genentech's OCEANS Phase III study of Avastin in platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer meets primary endpoint

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today that OCEANS, a Phase III study evaluating Avastin® (bevacizumab) in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin and gemcitabine) followed by continued use of Avastin alone until disease progression in women with previously treated (recurrent), platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, met its primary endpoint.

8 Feb 2011

Teva fourth quarter net sales increase 16% to record $4.4 billion

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2010.

8 Feb 2011

Republican FY 2011 budget proposal to be introduced as legislation soon

On Capitol Hill this week, "Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers, R-Ky., is expected to turn [the proposed FY 2011] budget allocation into legislative language with specific allocations for federal agencies. That bill would then be brought to the House floor, setting the stage for a lengthy debate as conservative Republicans seek larger cuts than [Rep. Paul Ryan, (R-Wis).] proposed," according to CQ (Goldfarb, 2/4).

8 Feb 2011

iPhone software apps designed to help people quit smoking fall short of the mark

A new study finds that iPhone software applications designed to help people quit smoking fall short of the mark because they do not meet accepted standards.

8 Feb 2011

New report provides insight into link between intelligence, personality traits, various health outcomes

Do smarter people live longer and better lives? Are certain personality types more prone to premature death than are others? A new report in Psychological Science in the Public Interest, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, provides an overview of research on possible associations between intelligence and personality traits and various health outcomes.

8 Feb 2011

Almac opens analytical facility at new 240,000 sq. ft. North American Headquarters

Almac's new 240,000 sq. ft. North American Headquarters, built on 40 acres in Souderton, PA, north of Philadelphia is part of the Almac Group's integrated services solutions strategy. The new facility delivers full-service, integrated clinical packaging, drug supply management and technology solutions to pharmaceutical and biotech clients.

8 Feb 2011

U.S. News Media Group releases 2011 Best Nursing Homes online rankings

U.S. News Media Group has released the 2011 Best Nursing Homes rankings, available online at www.usnews.com/nursinghomes. The list highlights facilities across the nation providing high-quality care and is a worthwhile tool for millions of elderly Americans and their families in search of a nursing home.

8 Feb 2011

Dots to donate $91,086 for Cure's 'Girlfriends Giving Back' partnership program

Dots, LLC announced today that it will donate $91,086 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help fund ground-breaking research and life-saving community outreach projects through the "Girlfriends Giving Back" partnership program.

8 Feb 2011

Sign language may play an important role in learning numbers

Language may play an important role in learning the meanings of numbers, scholars at the University of Chicago report.

8 Feb 2011

Medical News

Researchers identify immune cell population that acts as body's border patrol with the outside world

PDL, UCB enter definitive settlement agreement to resolve all legal patent disputes

Ansaris receives milestone payment for identification of kinase-related compound for cancer, autoimmune diseases

Kinship caregivers more likely to have low socioeconomic status, need greater support services

Hematopoietic stem cells are less fixed, more flexible than previously thought: Study

Fast track rehabilitation program effective after colorectal surgery

UK medical student seeks new initiative to promote culture of healthy eating for Kentuckians

Elan 2010 total revenue increases 5% to $1,169.7 million

NKT, DSM sign contract to develop therapeutics based on natural killer T cells

NCI awards grant to reduce cancer-related health disparities among Latinos

Muscular Dystrophy Association awards 44 research grants totaling $13.5 million

Genentech's OCEANS Phase III study of Avastin in platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer meets primary endpoint

Teva fourth quarter net sales increase 16% to record $4.4 billion

Republican FY 2011 budget proposal to be introduced as legislation soon

iPhone software apps designed to help people quit smoking fall short of the mark

New report provides insight into link between intelligence, personality traits, various health outcomes

Almac opens analytical facility at new 240,000 sq. ft. North American Headquarters

U.S. News Media Group releases 2011 Best Nursing Homes online rankings

Dots to donate $91,086 for Cure's 'Girlfriends Giving Back' partnership program

Sign language may play an important role in learning numbers

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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