http://www.biospace.comBioSpace RSS GeneratorThu, 20 Jun 2013 05:45:35 GMT20http://rss.biospace.com/images/BSPLogo.gifhttp://www.BioSpace.com/news.aspx?SectionId=1Copyright (C) 2011http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=300214&full=1Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the <a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup">free GenePool newsletter</a> today!<br><br>June 17, 2013 -- The potential prevalence of deadly moulds in ethnic shops such as Chinese supermarkets is being investigated by Glasgow Caledonian University, backed by R-Biopharm Rhne, the manufacturer and...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/13/us-health-mothersage-delivery-idUSBRE95C19C20130613Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the <a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup">free GenePool newsletter</a> today!<br><br>Teenage mothers are at increased risk of delivering their babies prematurely, while older moms are more likely to give birth via Caesarean section, according to a new study from Ireland.<br><br>Help employers...Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/06/11/can-sunscreen-keep-your-skin-from-aging/Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. 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Published...Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/7486/20130613/ten-month-old-infants-use-non-verbal-ways-express-sympathy.htmThe human brain may be wired to sympathize with the underdog. Even if the underdog is a yellow square being chased by a blue circle, and the brain has been checking out the outside world for only 10 months.<br><br>A Japanese research team found that 16 of 20 infants reached for the pursued yellow square rather than the aggressive blue ball as the ball bumped the square seven times, then smashed...Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/06/study-better-athletes-have-more-heart-arrhythmias/276768/Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. 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The results provide a strong case for food fortification...Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.b30484b92e958b11adda3242e6908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130604006946&newsLang=enStaying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the <a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup">free GenePool newsletter</a> today!<br><br>LAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Galderma today announced that it has initiated clinical development of a novel muscle relaxant, based on an advanced formulation of botulinum toxin, with the first cohort...Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=299190&full=1Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. 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(Sapiens), an emerging medical device company developing brain stimulation products, today announced positive...Wed, 29 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/28/550099/0/en/Oasmia-s-patented-XR-17-technology-generates-novel-cancer-combination-therapy.htmlStaying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the <a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup">free GenePool newsletter</a> today!<br><br>Uppsala, Sweden, 2013-05-28 14:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Combination therapies are a standard treatment for a number of cancer diseases, such as breast cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer. OAS-19 is the...Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-gsk-vaccine-narcolepsy-idUSBRE94M0FJ20130523Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. 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Sign up for the <a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup">free GenePool newsletter</a> today!<br><br>Topotarget announces that an abstract containing positive final data from the registrational BELIEF study with belinostat in peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) has been released for presentation on ASCO (American...Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=296279&full=1Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. 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(Nasdaq:PSTI) (TASE:PLTR), a leading developer of placenta-based cell therapies, announced today that it has identified its first clinical...Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/05/06/544597/0/en/Oasmia-initiates-clinical-program-with-Paclical-in-metastatic-breast-cancer.htmlStaying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the <a href"http://www.biospace.com/enewsletter.aspx?typeseo-article&sourcenews-signup">free GenePool newsletter</a> today!<br><br>Uppsala, Sweden, 2013-05-06 14:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The active substance of Paclical, paclitaxel, is used in the treatment of breast cancer, often in combination with e.g. hormonal treatment. Cytostatic...Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=291514&full=1March 25, 2013 -- An innovative anti-bacterial spray that will kill just MRSA is being developed by Norwich Research Park scientists. The spray, which can be used in the nose to decolonise patients prior to major surgery, promises to speed recovery time and reduce the number of repeat operations. </p><p>Procarta Biosystems has developed a novel type of antibiotic specifically to treat MRSA and...Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=290581&full=114 March 2013 -- Scientists at the Agency for Science, Technology and Researchs (A*STAR) Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have discovered that key gene regulators work in pairs to trigger stem cells to differentiate into specific cell types. Furthermore, they showed that selective partnering of the regulators result in uniquely specified developmental outcomes.</p><p>An embryo develops from...Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130311005518&newsLang=enINGELHEIM, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New data presented at the American College of Cardiology 62nd Annual Scientific Sessions and Expo demonstrate that patients with ST elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), who cannot undergo primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) in a catheterization lab within 60 minutes of first medical contact, have similar clinical outcomes from early fibrinolysis...Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=289848&full=1Vienna, Austria, March 7, 2013 / B3C newswire / - The European Medicines Agency recently awarded the Austrian biotech company Activartis an Orphan Drug Designation for its innovative Cancer Immune Therapy AV0113. The Orphan Drug Designation applies specifically to the use of AV0113 for the treatment of glioma, a type of brain tumour, which afflicts around one in 10.000 people in the EU. The term Orphan...Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=289520&full=1March 05, 2013 -- Verona Pharma plc (VRP: London Stock Exchange) (Verona Pharma, or the Company), the biotechnology company focused on developing novel treatments for chronic respiratory diseases today announces the results of an exploratory, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial designed to specifically evaluate the anti-inflammatory properties of RPL554 in healthy subjects challenged...Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=289529&full=1Vienna, March 5, 2013 - An innovative nasal spray that has been proven clinically effective against respiratory viruses has now been authorized for the Canadian market. The product, which was developed by the Viennese biotech company Marinomed, reduces the reproduction and spread of viruses on the nasal mucosa and is based on Marinomed's proprietary technology platform Mavirex. This platform exploits...Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=289536&full=1Vienna, 5 March 2013 - APEIRON Biologics AG (Apeiron) today announced that the clinical trial with their liposomal formulation of recombinant superoxide dismutase (project APN201) which started in March 2012 concluded with positive outcomes in all endpoints analyzed.</p><p>Today, Apeiron announced that the clinical trial with APN201 (a liposomal formulation of human recombinant superoxide dismutase...Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=289215&full=1Evry, 1st March 2013 InnaVirVax, a biopharmaceutical company specialised in the research and development of therapeutic and diagnostic innovations focused on immune dysregulation, today announced the publication of a new scientific article in the prestigious journal JAIDS (Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes) (http://journals.lww.com/jaids/toc/2012/11010).</p><p>Although it is known...Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=287608&full=113th January 2013 -- The CRACK IT open-innovation platform has awarded 993,000 to 11 challenge finalists who have been given just six months to develop the most successful proof-of-concepts for five business and technology challenges in preclinical research.</p><p>The platform primarily contributes to funding replacement, reduction and refinement (3Rs) in the use of animals in research and testing...Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2013/01/24/518417/10019282/en/Brainsway-Announces-Final-Results-in-Clinical-Trial-for-Smoking-Cessation-in-Chronic-Obstructive-Pulmonary-Disease-Patients.htmlJERUSALEM, Jan. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brainsway Ltd. (TASE:BRIN) ("Brainsway" or the "Company) is pleased to announce that it has received final results with respect to a clinical trial that was conducted at the Be'er Ya'akov Mental Health Center to assess the efficacy of the Company's Deep TMS device in inducing smoking cessation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ("COPD") patients using...Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=284515&full=1NUTLEY, NJ January 10, 2013 Today, Roche scientists detail the discovery of a new enzyme activity that allows HCV polymerase to remove nucleosides and nucleoside analogues from RNA molecules, which could have implications for future hepatitis C (HCV) drug development. In findings, presented online in the January 10th Early Edition issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science...Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121226081050.htmElevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammatory disease, appear to be associated with increased risk of psychological distress and depression in the general population of adults in Denmark, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA Network publication.Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/12/27/513671/0/en/New-Study-Shows-Superior-Ability-of-PledOx-to-Reduce-Chemotherapy-Side-Effects.htmlStockholm, 2012-12-27 12:16 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer-related cause of death in the Western world. A standard treatment in this disease is oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy. However, serious side effects in more than half of the patients lead to an intolerable burden and cause dose reductions, delays, or, in worst-case scenarios, complete discontinuation...Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/12/20/512843/0/en/Biohit-announces-results-from-acetaldehyde-measurements.htmlBiohit has carried out measurements of carcinogenic acetaldehyde concentrations in foodstuff. Acetaldehyde is a widely used and naturally occurring group-1 carcinogen with apple scent. Industry produces hundreds of thousands of tons it annually. Acetaldehyde is especially rich in food prepared with a fermentation process such as alcohol beverages, vinegar and dairy products.Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/12/19/512454/0/en/PledPharma-Broadens-Patient-Base-for-the-PLIANT-Study.htmlStockholm, 2012-12-19 08:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer-related cause of death in the Western world. Standard treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer is the chemotherapy FOLFOX but serious side effects lead to that less than half of the patients receive the recommended dose, and thus are unlikely to fully benefit from the treatment.Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121217005759&newsLang=enCRAIGAVON, Northern Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Almac Discovery is pleased to announce the selection of a preclinical development candidate from its allosteric Akt inhibitor programme. Akt is a key component of the PI3K pathway, one of the major pathways driving tumour growth in many cancer types. ALM301 is a potent, subtype selective Akt1 & Akt2 inhibitor with good pharmacokinetic properties in multiple...Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121216005055&newsLang=enSOLNA, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aerocrine AB (OMX Nordic Exchange: AERO) announces that a clinical trial published in The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows that FeNO-testing is an excellent tool to identify patients that dont adhere to treatment. The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine published on December 1, 2012, the results of a clinical study...Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121217005466&newsLang=enLAUSANNE, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A study published today online in The Journal of Experimental Medicine has identified the population of CD4 T cells serving as the major reservoir for HIV infected cells and as the primary cell site for HIV replication and production in infected patients. The study was led by Prof. Giuseppe Pantaleo and Dr. Matthieu Perreau at the Division of Immunology and Allergy...Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/12/17/511834/0/en/Genmab-Unveils-A-New-Antibody-Technology-Platform-HexaBody.htmlCopenhagen, Denmark; December 17, 2012 Genmab A/S (OMX: GEN) announced today the addition of a new proprietary technology, the HexaBody platform, to its suite of next generation antibody technologies. The HexaBody platform is a novel technology that allows the creation of differentiated antibody therapeutics by enhancing the natural target killing abilities of antibodies in a fundamentally new...Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=282554&full=1Manchester, UK, December 17 2012 Conformetrix Ltd, a leader in optimising drug discovery and design, is pleased to announce progress in its lead proprietary programme, focused on selective inhibition of the orexin-1 receptor (OX1R). The company has generated a series of potent antagonists, which it plans to evaluate and progress to drug leads. Orexin is a neurotransmitter...Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=281845&full=1December 10, 2012 -- Scientists from VIB, KU Leuven, UGent and Harvard have succeeded in reconstructing DNA and proteins from prehistoric yeast cells. This made it possible to determine how genes developed and evolved into their current form over more than 100 million years. </p><p>Kevin Verstrepen (VIB/KU Leuven): These results provide answers to an argument frequently used by opponents of the...Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=281854&full=1Petach Tikva, Israel, December 10, 2012. PolyPid Ltd., a biotechnology company and developer of the PolyPid drug delivery nanotechnology platform, announced today positive preliminary results of a first-in-man clinical trial with its BonyPid product. In the study, BonyPid demonstrated a clear, positive signal of effect in bone recovery processes, following its early implantation onto the bone void...Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=281402&full=1December 05, 2012 -- Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds, many of whom die because they were unable to reach a hospital in time. A new under-the-tongue spray developed by Norwich Research Park company LondonPharma could help cut deaths by helping children recover sufficiently to survive the journey to hospital.</p><p>LondonPharma, recently voted Best Emerging Biotech of the Year...Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=281042&full=1Singapore, 30 November 2012 - 1. Using your voice as a unique identification to unlock your smartphone is no longer a fantasy or just another scene from a futuristic movie. The technology will be embedded in Lenovos smartphone - Lenovo A586, which will be available from 30th November 2012 in China through major telecommunications providers and online shops. This innovative Speaker Verification...Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121128006503&newsLang=enLUND, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: The results from Probis (STO:PROB) two clinical studies conducted in 2012, one in immune health and one in gut health, are now available. Preliminary analyses of the data show that the results from the studies did not meet expectations. Probi will consequently not apply to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for health claims within the EU at this...Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=280450&full=1November 21, 2012 -- 1. A*STAR scientists have identified the enzyme, telomerase, as a cause of chronic inflammation in human cancers. Chronic inflammation is now recognized as a key underlying cause for the development of many human cancers, autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, and metabolic diseases such as diabetes. This enzyme, which is known to be responsible for providing...Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/11/14/news-for-men-size-matters-when-it-comes-to-your-swimmers/If you were to survey a random group of men about their greatest health concerns, I doubt the length of their sperm cells would even make the list. But thanks to new research published in the journal Human Reproduction, guys with fertility on their minds can add sperm size to their docket of worries.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=20121115_vitamin_c_deficiency_pregnancy_brain_damage_for_baby.htmMaternal vitamin C deficiency during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the foetal brain. And once brain damage has occurred, it cannot be reversed by vitamin C supplements after birth. This is shown through new research at the University of Copenhagen just published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencecodex.com/hormone_affects_distance_men_keep_from_unknown_women_they_find_attractive-102023Men in committed relationships choose to keep a greater distance between themselves and an unknown woman they find attractive when given the hormone oxytocin, according to new research in the November 14 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings suggest oxytocin may help promote fidelity within monogamous relationships.Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/health/gene-mutation-that-hobbles-immune-response-is-linked-to-alzheimers.html?_r=0Two international teams of scientists have identified a rare mutation in a gene linked with inflammation that significantly increases the risk for the most common form of Alzheimer's disease, the first such discovery in at least a decade.<br><br>The findings, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, offer new insights into the underpinnings of Alzheimer's, a deadly, brain...Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/14/alcohol-pregnancy-idUSL5E8ME35O20121114Bad news for moms-to-be: Drinking even a few alcoholic beverages per week during pregnancy could lower a baby's IQ by a few points, a new study has found.<br><br>The findings, published Nov. 14 in the journal PLoS ONE, also suggest that women whose bodies process alcohol slowly are at greater risk of harming their baby's brain development.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.everydayhealth.com/heart-health/1113/relatives-of-sudden-cardiac-death-victims-need-heart-disease-screenings.aspxRelatives of young people who have died suddenly from a heart-related problem are at greatly increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease according to a study published online today (Wednesday) in the European Heart Journal.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/news/20121108/migraines-brain-changes-not-linked-to-mental-harmWomen with migraines are more likely to have a larger increase of deep white matter hyperintensities (brian lesions) than females without migraines. However, the frequency, number, and severity of migraines are not associated with the progression of the lesions.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2232720/Doctors-stop-hospital-outbreak-MRSA-cracking-genetic-code-tracking-health-care-worker-carrying-bacteria.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490An outbreak of the hospital superbug MRSA has been brought to an end by UK doctors cracking the bacterium's genetic code.<br><br>It led to them finding one member of staff at Rosie Hospital, in Cambridge, who may have unwittingly carried and spread the infection.<br><br>They say it is the first time rapid genetic testing has been used to track and then stop an outbreak.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/11/13/504826/10012364/en/Brainsway-Announces-Breakthrough-Results-in-Clinical-Trials-in-Parkinson-s-Migraine-and-More.htmlJERUSALEM, Nov. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Further to Brainsway's (TASE:BRIN) announcement regarding the association between Brainsway and Advanced Technologies Innovation Distribution SRL ("ATID") for the marketing and sales promotion of Brainsway's Deep TMS devices in Italy, in the context of which ATID has been conducting - among its other activities - clinical trials in the San Raffaele medical...Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2012/11/13/504882/10012433/en/Multiple-Sclerosis-Clinical-Trial-Final-Results.htmlJERUSALEM, Nov. 13, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Further to that stated in Brainsway's (TASE:BRIN) periodic report for 2011 regarding the double-blind clinical trial being conducted at the Charit Hospital in Berlin and at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Hamburg to assess the safety and efficacy of the Company's Deep TMS device for the treatment of fatigue and depression symptoms in...Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9673006/Itching-more-contagious-among-nervous-people.htmlHave you ever experienced the feelings of itchiness while watching someone else scratch? Scientists University of Sussex and the University of Hull have found the part of the brain responsible for 'contagious' itching and discovered why some people are more prone to it than others.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.webmd.com/pain-management/knee-pain/news/20121108/drug-slows-knee-osteoarthritisAccording to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., a daily dose of strontium ranelate -- a medication prescribed for osteoporosis -- may delay knee osteoarthritis progression. The study also revealed that taking strontium ranelate may improve knee pain, reduce joint damage and the need for surgery.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=279612&full=1<div class"xn-content"><p /><p>PETACH TIKVA, <span class"xn-location">Israel</span>, <span class"xn-chron">Nov. 13, 2012</span> /PRNewswire/ -- <b>Can-Fite BioPharma (TASE: CFBI, OTC: CANFY)</b>, a biotechnology company with a pipeline of proprietary small molecule drugs that address inflammatory and cancer diseases, announced today that it designated the CF602 drug, which was licensed from the...Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/252669.phpA treatment that isolates the blood supply to a cancerous liver while the organ receives a "chemo bath" has been used for the first time in the UK. The procedure saturates the liver with high doses of chemotherapy without affecting the rest of the body.<br><br>This week, various media have reported how Brian Stedman, a consultant interventional radiologist at Southampton General Hospital, used...Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/technology/story/acetaminophen-infancy-again-tied-asthma-study-20121112Babies given acetaminophen for fevers and aches may have a heightened risk of asthma symptoms in their preschool years, according to a Danish study.<br><br>The findings, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, focused on 411 Danish children and add to a mixed bag of research about whether there's a link between acetaminophen - better known by the brand name Tylenol - and children...Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/252624.phpAfrican American males are among those at greatest risk for severe asthma attacks. In a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Nov. 8-13, researchers assessed the relationship between genetic ancestry and severe asthma. It was concluded that African ancestry was significantly associated with severe asthma...Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/news/20121109/flu-pregnancy-autism?src=RSS_PUBLICKids whose mothers had the flu while pregnant were slightly more likely to be diagnosed with "infantile autism" before age three in a new Danish study. But the children's overall risk for the developmental disorder was not higher than that of other kids.<br><br>Researchers said it's possible that activation of a mother's immune system - such as by infection with the influenza virus - could affect...Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=278369&full=1Cambridge, UK, November 5, 2012 / B3C newswire / - Domainex Ltd., a UK-based drug discovery company, has developed a number of chemical series with potent and selective activity against two closely-related kinases TBK1 and IKKepsilon. IL-17 mediated signaling is known to induce the expression of cytokines and other effectors that can cause a variety of immunological diseases such as psoriasis and Chronic...Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-31/sanofi-worm-pill-kills-resistant-head-lice-as-a-lotion.htmlSanofi (SAN)s lotion Sklice, which as a tablet treated worms, wiped out head lice in a single application in a study that suggests the drug may offer a better approach than existing medications, researchers said.<br><br>A day after treatment, 95 percent of those in the Sklice group were lice free compared with 31 percent given a placebo, according to company funded-studies that helped gain the...Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=277276&full=125th October 2012 -- Researchers from the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research (WAIMR) have taken an important step towards improved treatment of head and neck cancers with new work that has been published by the journal PLOS ONE. </p><p>The researchers, led by Professor Peter Leedman, conducted an in vitro study to explore a potential synergy between a tiny RNA molecule, miR-7, and...Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=276836&full=1Amsterdam, 22 October 2012 The results of an international survey to assess patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs) differing perceptions of ulcerative colitis have been presented at a Shire organised press briefing during the 20th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW) meeting in Amsterdam today. The Mind the Gap survey, which was sponsored by Shire, is the first international...Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=275403&full=1Melbourne, Australia, October 8, 2012 / B3C newswire / - AdiStem Ltd., a provider of PhotoActivation Technology and medical solutions that assist in orthopedic, cosmetic, neurologic, pulmonary, metabolic and plastic/reconstructive surgery procedures, announces today that photoactivated PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) prior to injection reduces pain and accelerates healing. </p><p>PRP injections have...Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004121554.htmResearchers from IMIM, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, have succeeded in determining the function of a new variant of enzyme IKKalpha (IKKa) to activate some of the genes taking part in the tumor progressions of colorectal cancer. In the future, this fact will make it possible to design new drugs that inhibit this enzyme specifically and are less toxic for the remaining body cells, hence...Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20121002006411&newsLang=enPARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Cellectis (Alternext: ALCLS), the French genome engineering specialist, announces in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, one of the most respected scientific journals in the world, the publication of a new approach regarding the targeted modification of DNA2. The manuscript unmasks novel perspectives and broadens the scope of TALENsTM technology to new therapeutic...Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/28/us-probiotic-for-babies-idINBRE88R13Q20120928Kindergartners who were given "good bacteria" supplements as infants were no less likely to suffer from allergies than other kids in a new study from Australia. The findings, reported in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, add to a mixed bag of results from research into whether probiotics can help ward off kids' allergies. Based on what's known so far, it may be that only certain probiotics...Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://zeenews.india.com/news/health/diseases/diabetes-drug-could-help-fight-alzheimers_18859.htmlA drug designed for diabetes sufferers could have the potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, a study by scientists at the University of Ulster has revealed. Type II diabetes is a known risk factor for Alzheimer's and it is thought that impaired insulin signalling in the brain could damage nerve cells and contribute to the disease. Scientists believe that drugs designed to tackle...Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20120917005928&newsLang=enSTOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 80 colicky infants showed that the crying time was significantly reduced among the infants supplemented by drops with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis compared to those in the placebo group. The quality of life for the parents and families were also significantly improved in the probiotic group compared...Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=272097&full=1LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 5 September 2012 - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrigs disease, is a fatal, rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by weakness, muscle atrophy and spasticity due to the selective loss of both upper and lower motor neurons. ALS is the most common motor neuron disease, affecting more than 86,000 people worldwide, and with an...Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120829171933.htmChocolate might not be the healthiest thing for your waistline - but research suggests it may protect against stroke. A study following more than 37,000 Swedish men showed those eating the most chocolate were the least likely to have a stroke.It follows on from other studies that have suggested eating chocolate can improve the health of the heart.Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/biospace/template.PAGE/menuitem.ab520ce17e34ab71ff00d635c0908a0c/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20120829005530&newsLang=enMUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New one-year follow-up results from the global RE-LY AF registry, a multinational primary care registry, have been announced for the first time during the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2012. The findings show that 11.7% of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who were included in the registry from January 2008 to April 2011 had died within one year.1 The...Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=269431&full=18 August 2012 -- Almac, leading experts in the management of temperature controlled clinical supplies, has further enhanced its service offering with the completed expansion of refrigerated (2-8C) storage and newly developed refrigerated labelling facilities at its UK site. This enhancement doubles Almacs refrigerated storage capacity at its UK site and comes as a response to a growing number of...Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.smh.com.au/national/health/new-protein-could-rival-antibiotics-20120728-232uo.htmlResearchers from Monash University in Melbourne, along with The Rockfeller University and the University of Maryland in the United States, have spent the past six years studying the structure of a viral protein called PlyC. They say they have discovered the way it kills the bacteria that causes a range of infections including sore throats, pneumonia and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome. They have...Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/why-you-should-avoid-alcohol-while-on-medication_18088.htmlAlways avoid alcohol while taking certain medicines because it actually triples the original dose, warn researchers. Lab experiments have demonstrated how alcohol made several drugs up to three times more available to the body, effectively tripling the original dose, said Christel Bergstrom, associate professor of pharmacology at Monash University, who led the study.Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=268159&full=1July 30, 2012 -- ClinTec International, a leading global CRO with a substantial presence in the Middle East and Africa has expanded its operations into Malawi, appointing its first highly experienced clinical research associates. A top 5 pharmaceutical company with sales exceeding US$50 billion has selected ClinTec as its preferred partner for vaccine development in Africa and Asia, further enhancing...Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:00 AM GMT