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PACAP hormone levels linked to post-traumatic stress disorder

High blood levels of a hormone produced in response to stress are linked to post-traumatic stress disorder in women but not men, a study from researchers at Emory University and the University of Vermont has found.

25 Feb 2011

The Lancet journal publishes XGEVA Phase 3 study results against prostate cancer, bone metastases

Amgen today announced the publication of results from a Phase 3 head-to-head trial that compared XGEVA to Zometa in preventing bone complications called skeletal-related events in 1,901 men with prostate cancer and bone metastases.

25 Feb 2011

Scientists find p27Kip1 protein expression in adult and aged human inner ear

In collaboration with scientists and clinicians from the University of California Los Angeles, scientists from Sound Pharmaceuticals have found p27Kip1 to be expressed in the adult and aged human inner ear including the auditory and vestibular sensory organs.

25 Feb 2011

Maternal fructose intake during pregnancy leads to sex-specific changes in fetal, neonatal endocrinology

A recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports for the first time that maternal fructose intake during pregnancy results in sex-specific changes in fetal and neonatal endocrinology.

25 Feb 2011

Golden Meditech to acquire remaining shares in Chinese herbal medicine business for HK$90 million

Golden Meditech Holdings Limited, China's leading integrated healthcare enterprise, is pleased to announce that the Group will acquire the remaining interests in the Group's Chinese herbal medicine business for a total consideration of HK$90 million in shares.

25 Feb 2011

Judge meant to halt health law implementation, states say

Taking a position that the Obama administration's request for "clarification" from U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson regarding his recent ruling on the 26-state challenge to the health law's individual mandate is "wishful thinking," the involved states maintain that the judge's meaning was clear: he meant to stop work on the law's rollout.

25 Feb 2011

Advocates say ending violence against women must be top priority for U.N. women

Nearly three quarters of women's rights advocates say ending violence against women must be a top priority for U.N. Women, according to a report released Wednesday at the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, Inter Press Service reports.

25 Feb 2011

Study: Heparin plays a key role in mast cell-driven allergic and inflammatory reactions

Heparin plays a key role in allergic and inflammatory reactions driven by mast cells, scientists from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows in an international collaboration involving colleagues from Germany and Switzerland. The study is published in the recent issue of Immunity, and sheds some new light on the biological function of heparin.

25 Feb 2011

Western Digital establishes new HDD research and development center in Singapore

Western Digital announced today that it has established a research and development center in Singapore, where the company will leverage the local talent pool and expertise of research organizations, such as Singapore's A*STAR Data Storage Institute, and universities in the development of advanced hard drive technologies.

25 Feb 2011

Enobia completes patient enrollment in ENB-0040 Phase II study for HPP

Enobia Pharma Inc., today announced that it has successfully completed enrollment in its Phase II study of ENB-0040, a bone targeted enzyme replacement therapy being investigated in adolescents and adults with hypophosphatasia, a serious, rare metabolic bone disorder.

25 Feb 2011

Poll finds continuing confusion about health overhaul's status

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll, many Americans either believe the health law has been repealed or aren't sure.

25 Feb 2011

Study: AEG-1 expression predicts erlotinib treatment response in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer

Spanish researchers have identified a gene whose expression level strongly predicts how well certain lung cancer patients will respond to treatment with the drug erlotinib.

25 Feb 2011

Role of serotonin in autism spectrum disorders

Mouse models are yielding important clues about the nature of autism spectrum disorders, which impact an estimated one in 110 children in the U.S. In labs at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, researchers are studying strains of mice that inherently mimic the repetitive and socially impaired behaviors present in these disorders.

25 Feb 2011

Longer looks: Best health policy picks from thought-provoking publications

Last week, in the largest nationwide bust of its kind ever, more than 700 federal agents fanned out from Miami to Los Angeles and rounded up 111 doctors, nurses, physical therapists and health company executives in nine cities.

25 Feb 2011

$MHI begins patient enrollment for new device to treat refractory angina$

MHI begins patient enrollment for new device to treat refractory angina

The interventional cardiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute recently began patient enrolment for a new device, the Neovasc Reducer, designed to treat patients suffering from refractory angina.

25 Feb 2011

Swedish brain scientists create illusion of owning three arms

How we experience our own bodies is a classical question in psychology and neuroscience. It has long been believed that our body image is limited by our innate body plan - in other words that we cannot experience having more than one head, two arms and two legs. However, brain scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have now shown that it is possible to make healthy volunteers experience having three arms at the same time.

25 Feb 2011

Sensable's new Intellifit TE Digital Restoration System offers wide range of benefits to dental labs

Sensable Dental, a division of Sensable, announced the newest version of its Intellifit TE Digital Restoration System that offers dental labs even more choice, performance and flexibility in digitally designing and fabricating a wide range of dental restorations.

25 Feb 2011

Signal files complaint against Med Biogene and Precision Therapeutics in Supreme Court

Med Biogene Inc., a Vancouver-based life sciences company, has been charged with fraud, and Pittsburgh-based Precision Therapeutics, Inc., was charged with tortious interference in an amended complaint filed today by Signal Genetics in Supreme Court for the County of New York.

25 Feb 2011

Collision of fast and slow protein-trains cause major DNA derailment

Scientists have published results that will forever change the way researchers view the interplay between gene expression, DNA replication and the prevention of DNA damage.

25 Feb 2011

Salix anticipates receipt of FDA's CRL for XIFAXAN 550 mg sNDA

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. today announced that based on a telephone conversation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held last evening, the Company anticipates receiving a Complete Response Letter on or before the March 7, 2011 PDUFA goal date for the supplemental New Drug Application for XIFAXAN 550 mg tablets for the proposed indication of treatment of non-constipation irritable bowel syndrome and IBS-related bloating.

25 Feb 2011

Medical News

PACAP hormone levels linked to post-traumatic stress disorder

The Lancet journal publishes XGEVA Phase 3 study results against prostate cancer, bone metastases

Scientists find p27Kip1 protein expression in adult and aged human inner ear

Maternal fructose intake during pregnancy leads to sex-specific changes in fetal, neonatal endocrinology

Golden Meditech to acquire remaining shares in Chinese herbal medicine business for HK$90 million

Judge meant to halt health law implementation, states say

Advocates say ending violence against women must be top priority for U.N. women

Study: Heparin plays a key role in mast cell-driven allergic and inflammatory reactions

Western Digital establishes new HDD research and development center in Singapore

Enobia completes patient enrollment in ENB-0040 Phase II study for HPP

Poll finds continuing confusion about health overhaul's status

Study: AEG-1 expression predicts erlotinib treatment response in patients with EGFR-mutant lung cancer

Role of serotonin in autism spectrum disorders

Longer looks: Best health policy picks from thought-provoking publications

MHI begins patient enrollment for new device to treat refractory angina

Swedish brain scientists create illusion of owning three arms

Sensable's new Intellifit TE Digital Restoration System offers wide range of benefits to dental labs

Signal files complaint against Med Biogene and Precision Therapeutics in Supreme Court

Collision of fast and slow protein-trains cause major DNA derailment

Salix anticipates receipt of FDA's CRL for XIFAXAN 550 mg sNDA

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

Data management challenges in scientific research

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