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PMDD may shed light on complex interactions between sex hormones and mood

Improved understanding of the role of female sex hormones on the drivers and symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) may shed light on the complex interactions between sex hormones and mood, potentially helping to explain the increased prevalence of mood disorders in women.

8 Oct 2013

Researchers examine probiotics to prevent excessive crying in infants

There still appears to be insufficient evidence to support using probiotics (Lactobacillus reuteri) to manage colic or to prevent crying in infants, especially in formula-fed babies, but it may be an effective treatment for crying infants who are breastfed exclusively and have colic, according to a study by Valerie Sung, M.P.H., of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Royal Children's Hospital, Australia, and colleagues.

8 Oct 2013

New research identifies protein that controls formation of different types of mature blood cells

New research in the Journal of Experimental Medicine identifies a protein that controls the formation of different types of mature blood cells - a finding that could be important to developing new treatments for blood diseases and helping realize the potential of regenerative medicine.

8 Oct 2013

Study discovers biomarker that helps doctors to accurately diagnose Parkinson's at earlier stage

Although Parkinson's disease is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder in the U.S., there are no standard clinical tests available to identify this widespread condition.

8 Oct 2013

Noncardiac surgery after recent coronary stent linked with increased risk of adverse cardiac events

Emergency surgery and advanced cardiac disease are risk factors for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) after noncardiac surgery in patients with recent coronary stent implantation, according to a study published by JAMA.

8 Oct 2013

LSUHSC receives $2.76M grant to study how HIV affect oral bacterial communities

Dr. Paul Fidel, the Carl Baldridge Professor and Associate Dean for Research at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans' School of Dentistry, is the lead principal investigator of a $2.76 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research over five years to study how HIV and antiretroviral therapy may change communities of bacteria in the mouth and what effects those changes may have on oral infections in HIV disease.

8 Oct 2013

NAC amino acid may offer new treatment options for psychiatric disorders

Improved understanding of the roles of inflammation and oxidative stress in psychiatric disorders has generated new leads in the search for novel therapies. One such investigative compound currently in clinical trials is an amino acid, N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC), which appears to reduce the core symptoms of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, autism and cravings in addictions including cocaine, cannabis abuse and cigarette smoking.

8 Oct 2013

Babies born to moms who smoked when pregnant have increased risk of nicotine addiction in adulthood

Adult women whose mothers had increased levels of stress hormones while they were pregnant are at greater risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, according to a new study led by a Miriam Hospital researcher.

8 Oct 2013

High levels of leptin in blood may increase risk of heart attack, stroke

High levels of adipose tissue hormone leptin in the blood reduces blood vessels' ability to dilate, and also affects blood clotting, all of which increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

8 Oct 2013

Scientists devised technique to make antibody-drug conjugates, basis of new therapies

Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new technique for connecting drug molecules to antibodies to make advanced therapies.

8 Oct 2013

Smoking during pregnancy may affect child’s immune system on molecular level

The Leipzig Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research has gained new insights on the influence of tobacco smoke in utero. For the first time, it could be demonstrated with smoking pregnant women and their children, how exposure to tobacco smoke affects the development of human immune system on molecular level.

8 Oct 2013

Eddingpharm Secures Immutep’s Immufact IMP321 For Growing Stable

Eddingpharm continued to aggressively build its product portfolio by inking another cancer agreement, this time with Immutep. In this latest agreement, Eddingpharm was granted exclusive rights to develop and market ImmuFact® IMP321 in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

7 Oct 2013

Immutep, Eddingpharm partner to develop and commercialize ImmuFact IMP321

Immutep S.A., the biopharmaceutical company specializing in immuno-oncology, and Eddingpharm have entered into an agreement regarding the development, commercialization and manufacturing of Immutep’s ImmuFact IMP321.

7 Oct 2013

GSK Adds Another Program To Isis Antisense Collab

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7 Oct 2013

Advantages of on-site analytical laboratories outlined in new white paper from PCI

PCI, a global supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions and clinical trials services, announces the availability of a white paper detailing the advantages of having on-site analytical laboratories in order to meet the needs of the pharmaceutical industry.

From Packaging Coordinators Inc. (PCI) 7 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 7, 2013

Today's headlines include reports detailing the ins and outs of the federal government's online health insurance markeplace as well as the latest from Capitol Hill on the shutdown.

7 Oct 2013

Professors receive Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof "for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells".

7 Oct 2013

Solar Senior Capital acquires Gemino Healthcare Finance

Gemino Healthcare Finance today announced it has been acquired by Solar Senior Capital Ltd. ("Solar Senior Capital"). Over the last seven years, Philadelphia-based Gemino has earned a strong reputation in the market as a provider of asset-based and term financing solutions for small to mid-size healthcare companies.

7 Oct 2013

Work becomes matter of life and death to person suffering from stress

Stress causes today more cases of prolonged absence from work due to sickness. Work and identity are more closely knit together than ever before, and therefore work becomes a matter of life and death to the person suffering from stress.

7 Oct 2013

Study finds association between heart failure and air pollution

Air pollution increases heart attacks, according to research presented at the Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2013 by Dr Savina Nodari from Brescia, Italy.

7 Oct 2013