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Discovery sheds light on how forces outside of cells get translated into internal signals

Johns Hopkins researchers used suction to learn that individual "molecular muscles" within cells respond to different types of force, a finding that may explain how cells "feel" the environment and appropriately adapt their shapes and activities.

21 Oct 2013

COPD investigational treatments: an interview with Dr. Tunde Otulana, Senior Vice President, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Olodaterol is a long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) bronchodilator delivered via the Respimat® inhaler. It is being investigated as a once daily maintenance bronchodilator treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema.

21 Oct 2013

Binge drinking increases atherosclerotic progression, stroke mortality risk in men

A Finnish population-based study showed that binge drinking was associated with increased atherosclerotic progression in an 11-year follow-up of middle-aged men. The progression of atherosclerosis was increased among men who consumed 6 drinks or more on one occasion.

21 Oct 2013

ChromaDex gets equity financing from DSM Venturing

ChromaDex Corp., an innovative natural products company that provides proprietary, science-based solutions and ingredients to the dietary supplement, food and beverage, animal health, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries, announced today that it has received equity financing from DSM Venturing, the corporate venture arm of Royal DSM, the global life sciences and material sciences company.

21 Oct 2013

Anergis reports immunology data from AllerT Phase IIb study for birch pollen allergy

Anergis, a company focusing on proprietary allergy vaccines, today reported immunology data from the Phase IIb study of its lead compound AllerT.

21 Oct 2013

Bioengineers build novel tool to visualize protein networks from breast cancer cell data

A colorful wheel developed by Rice University bioengineers to visualize protein interactions has won an international competition for novel strategies to study the roots of breast cancer.

21 Oct 2013

New investigational drug offers potential treatment option for lung cancer

PF-06463922, an investigational drug being developed by Pfizer Inc., has the potential to become a new treatment option for patients who have lung cancer harboring abnormalities in the ALK gene, according to preclinical results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held Oct. 19-23.

21 Oct 2013

Inovio Pharmaceuticals begins phase I clinical trial for hepatitis C vaccine

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of its therapeutic vaccine for hepatitis C (INO-8000/VGX-6150) will be studied in a phase I clinical trial in chronically HCV infected patients.

21 Oct 2013

DrugDev acquires CFS Clinical

DrugDev, an interactive network and data sharing platform for over 80,000 clinical trial doctors in 93 countries, announced today its acquisition of CFS Clinical (CFS), the leading specialty provider focused on the business and financial management activities for clinical trials.

21 Oct 2013

HOYA Group's Vision Care Division expands operations in Romania

HOYA Group's Vision Care Division, a key player in the global market for ophthalmic lenses, announces the start of HOYA Lens Romania.

21 Oct 2013

GVI uses Toshiba’s Spot Fluoroscopy to reduce radiation exposure to patients and physicians

Gates Vascular Institute is now able to conduct safer exams using Spot Fluoroscopy, a cardiovascular X-ray dose management technology from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. GVI utilizes Spot Fluoroscopy with its Infinix-i bi-plane to reduce radiation exposure to both patients and physicians.

21 Oct 2013

Researchers discover link between NOX4 enzyme and osteoporosis

Genkyotex, the leading developer of NOX enzyme inhibitors, announced today that a group of collaborators have discovered a link between the enzyme NOX4 and development of osteoporosis.

21 Oct 2013

Cytos Biotechnology enrolls patients in Phase 2b study of CYT003 for treatment of allergic asthma

Cytos Biotechnology Ltd ("Cytos" or the "Company") today announced that patient enrolment has been completed in the on-going phase 2b study with its lead product CYT003.

21 Oct 2013

Cell Therapeutics presents preclinical study results of PIXUVRI at AACR-NCI-EORTC meeting

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) today announced the presentation of findings from a preclinical study of PIXUVRI® (pixantrone) that suggest its mechanism of inducing tumor cell death is novel and distinct from that of anthracyclines such as doxorubicin.

21 Oct 2013

Scientists find that activating family of small protein could suppress liver malignancies

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found that activating a family of small protein, known as Rho, could suppress liver malignancies.

21 Oct 2013

Certain food and lifestyle habits can turn on or off expression of cancer related genes

Research performed at the Center of Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) has identified that certain food and lifestyle habits can turn on or off the expression of cancer related genes.

21 Oct 2013

Hereditary high blood cholesterol overlooked and untreated worldwide

Hereditary high blood cholesterol leads to premature heart disease. It is overlooked and untreated virtually worldwide -- including in Europe. This is a major problem as the disease is dangerous for health. However, this disease is easy to diagnose and treat, according to the conclusion of a consensus report from the European Atherosclerosis Society.

21 Oct 2013

Republicans attacking Sebelius on insurance exchange rollout

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21 Oct 2013

Breast milk purchased over Internet contained bacteria that can cause illness in infants

Results from a study led by researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital found more than three-fourths of breast milk samples purchased over the Internet contained bacteria that can cause illness, and frequently exhibited signs of poor collection, storage or shipping practices.

21 Oct 2013

Genetic mutation found to restore translational balance in mice

In a biological quirk that promises to provide researchers with a new approach for studying and potentially treating Fragile X syndrome, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) have shown that knocking out a gene important for messenger RNA (mRNA) translation in neurons restores memory deficits and reduces behavioral symptoms in a mouse model of a prevalent human neurological disease.

21 Oct 2013

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Discovery sheds light on how forces outside of cells get translated into internal signals

COPD investigational treatments: an interview with Dr. Tunde Otulana, Senior Vice President, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Binge drinking increases atherosclerotic progression, stroke mortality risk in men

ChromaDex gets equity financing from DSM Venturing

Anergis reports immunology data from AllerT Phase IIb study for birch pollen allergy

Bioengineers build novel tool to visualize protein networks from breast cancer cell data

New investigational drug offers potential treatment option for lung cancer

Inovio Pharmaceuticals begins phase I clinical trial for hepatitis C vaccine

DrugDev acquires CFS Clinical

HOYA Group's Vision Care Division expands operations in Romania

GVI uses Toshiba’s Spot Fluoroscopy to reduce radiation exposure to patients and physicians

Researchers discover link between NOX4 enzyme and osteoporosis

Cytos Biotechnology enrolls patients in Phase 2b study of CYT003 for treatment of allergic asthma

Cell Therapeutics presents preclinical study results of PIXUVRI at AACR-NCI-EORTC meeting

Scientists find that activating family of small protein could suppress liver malignancies

Certain food and lifestyle habits can turn on or off expression of cancer related genes

Hereditary high blood cholesterol overlooked and untreated worldwide

Republicans attacking Sebelius on insurance exchange rollout

Breast milk purchased over Internet contained bacteria that can cause illness in infants

Genetic mutation found to restore translational balance in mice

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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