Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) announced that based upon recommendations from an independent Safety Monitoring Committee (SMC) the company is progressing into the next stage of the enrollm

The Institute for OneWorld Health (iOWH), the US-based non-profit pharmaceutical company that develops drugs for people with infectious diseases in the developing world, announced that an article

Millennium Dental Technologies, Inc. announced the results of a new peer-reviewed manuscript, published in the refereed specialty journal The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorativ

A new study has shown promising results in fighting a severe genetic disorder which can create tumours throughout the body.Advances in genetic knowledge have transformed our understandin

Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen - German Research Center for Environmental Health, together with the University of Oregon, USA have developed a new image reconstruction system for com

A protein found in human hair shows promise for promoting the regeneration of nerve tissue and could lead to a new treatment option when nerves are cut or crushed from trauma.In the curr

A simple test can accurately identify which newborn babies are at risk for developing dangerous levels of jaundice, according to researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.Wh

China's Health Minister, Chen Zhu, has announced a plan to give every person in China access to basic healthcare by the year 2020.Called the Healthy China 2020 plan, the Chinese governme

Dr. Beth Levine, chief of infectious diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center, was recognized as one of the state's top rising stars in research by The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Scien

Rice University bioengineer Jennifer West has been recognized with one of the Lone Star State's highest scientific honors, the O'Donnell Award from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science

A teenager who is physically active and takes part in school or extra-curricular physical activities is less likely to become overweight as a young adult, compared to teenagers who are not physica

The lower a teenage girl perceives herself to be on the social ladder the higher her likelihood of gaining weight for the subsequent 24 months of this perception seems to be, says an article in

Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects as much as 10% of the world population above 65 years of age but after years of research it is still not understood exactly how the disease appears and, even less,

VGX Animal Health, Inc. (VGXAH), a developer of cutting edge technologies for animal health applications, announced the approval by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (AP

People struggling to recover from brain injuries are finding a surprising source of help: brain-training company LearningRx, which specializes in helping kids overcome learning problems.

Eldercare Services announces the availability of professionals to advise and guide families who have concerns about aging family members. During the holiday season, 72 million Baby Boomer

Camp Quality UK, a charity founded twenty two years ago, has recorded its largest voluntary income year on record. In 2007 the charity, which remains an all volunteer organisation, has r

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Nick Blayney underlined the critical role of surveillance amid news of Avian Influenza having been confirmed in a three swans in the Chesil Beach

University of Wolverhampton lecturers have secured £18,000 for a training programme aimed at reducing the incidence of low birth weight babies in Walsall.Low birth weight is defined by t

Authorities are trying to find out how the virulent H5N1 bird flu virus strain infected and killed three mute swans in Dorset, England. Other birds at Abbotsbury Swannery are being tested. Abbot

Epstein-Barr virus is incredibly common in humans; up to 95% of adults in the developed world have been infected, which causes glandular fever and has been linked to the development of several

Joint Commission International (JCI) announced its accreditation by the International Society for Quality in Health Care. JCI is a division of Joint Commission Resources, Inc. (JCR), a private, no

Oncology nurses are needed to participate in a research study at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing to determine the effectiveness of continuing education programs on oncology nurses'

Tinnitus - hearing phantom sounds - affects millions of people, but because the physiological mechanisms behind the condition are largely unknown, treatment options are limited. Now research publi

MIP Technologies AB and Supelco, a division of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL), announce the launch of a new SupelMIP(TM) product for the selective extraction of amphetamine and related

Heart disease is still a major killer, especially in the western world, but new therapies based on stem cells and other techniques could now be imminent. Progress is being held back however by the

The death rate in New York City reached an all-time low in 2006, the Health Department has reported, as the number of deaths fell to 55,391 -- down from 57,068 in 2005 and 60,218 in 2001. Mortalit

Patients will see little benefit in their access to modern, innovative medicines if the recommendations of the House of Commons Health Select Committee are put into effect, the Association of the

It's only been a few weeks since you made that New Year's resolution to exercise more, but already you're finding reasons to skip days - maybe even weeks.You know all the benefits of a h

Muscles usually contract when a neurotransmitter molecule is released from nerve cells onto muscle cells. But University of Utah scientists discovered that bare subatomic protons can act like lar