Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of a number of neurodegenerative disorders in which brain cells damaged by naturally occurring chemicals known as reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been observed

Pharmos Corp. (Nasdaq: PARS) today announced the completion of preclinical toxicology and safety pharmacology studies of an oral formulation of cannabinor, a synthetic CB2-selective agonist, t

In the 2003 Academy-Award-nominated Master and Commander: The Far Side ofthe World, intrepid sea captain Jack Aubrey sails from old-world Europe,around the southern tip of South America, and l

GlaxoSmithKline and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center have announced the initiation of a landmark international breast cancer clinical trial, TEACH (Tykerb(reg) Evaluation After CHemot

During a year in which the circulating strains of influenza showed genetic differences from the strains in vaccines, the traditional killed-virus flu shot was found to be effective in preventing i

Every year there are potentially more than 500 sudden unexplained deaths in England, reveals a nationwide study published ahead of print in the journal Heart.This figure is around

One in three drivers suspected of driving while ‘over the limit,’ but subsequently found to be below maximum permissible levels of alcohol, nevertheless tested positive for a range of drugs, r

According to a new article in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GRD), more commonly known as, acid reflux, is linked to obesity. Since (GRD) is stro

As more and more Americans turn to in-home health care workers to take care of elderly family members, research from a University of Iowa law professor has found nobody is taking care of the careg

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq: CTIC; MTAX) today announced results from a phase I/II study of patients with relapsed indolent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) that may identify a potential

Research centres within the Helmholtz Association signed a cooperation agreement with the UN organisation ECLAC/CEPAL on research in urban areas of Latin America. ECLAC/CEPAL is the UN co

Even as the world commemorated World Aids Day, scholars are still coming to grips with the complex politics that have characterized the response of states and societies across the world to the HIV

Researchers with the International Myeloma Foundation's Bank On A Cure® (BOAC), the world's first repository of DNA samples created to advance the understanding of myeloma, has presented data

This bile duct stent with the Dua Anti-Reflux Valve, named after its inventor, was cleared for use by FDA this year. The Dua stent, for short, has also been approved for use in Europe and Canada

Connecticut recently announced it has awarded a total of $20 million to 21 human embryonic stem cell research projects beginning next year, the

Avalon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ and NYSE Arca: AVRX), presented a poster detailing the effect of AVN944 on a comprehensive set of genetic and biochemical biomarkers at the American Society of

Sildenafil and other impotence drugs that boost the production of a gassy chemical messenger to dilate blood vessels and produce an erection now also show promise in unmasking cancer cells so th

A number of centers and institutes of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) will be among the participants in a collaborative multi-agency emergency preparedness conferenc

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Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in collaboration with scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) took a high resolution action shot of a protein switch

It looks, contracts and responds almost like natural heart muscle - even though it was grown in the lab. And it brings scientists another step closer to the goal of creating replacement parts for

Little science is big news, or is it? Does the media tend to hype nanotechnology, or neglect it? Do newspaper headlines focus more on nanotechnology's risks than its benefits? How do journalists w

New York University chemistry professor Nadrian C. Seeman and his graduate student Baoquan Ding have developed a DNA cassette through which a nanomechanical device can be inserted and function wit

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of clinical-stage product candidates, today announced positive top-line r

A challenge to researchers, funders, governments, aid agencies and investors around the world is set by the Global Health Diagnostics Forum in a Commentary in

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) occurs when ovarian cysts block a woman's normal ovulation and menstrual cycle. While the problem sounds straightforward, the disease is complex, born from both mu

During learning and memory formation, the brain builds or remodels tiny structures on the surface of its nerve cells to store the new information. Now, a team led by Duke University Medical Center

Researchers in the Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and their colleagues in the WHO Global Laboratory Network have developed a new tool f

BiDil is the first drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration marketed for a single racial-ethnic group, African-Americans, in the treatment of congestive heart failure. This analysis disc

Semafore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced receipt of a grant award from the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) for a Phase l trial evaluating its Pl3K inhibitor SF1126 in multipl