http://www.biospace.comhttp://www.biospace.comSat, 07 Nov 2009 04:51:42 GMT20http://rss.biospace.com/images/BSPLogo.gifhttp://www.BioSpace.com/news.aspx?SectionId=1Copyright (C) 2009http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162028&full=1BNET -- The drug business spends $5 billion a year on advertising and yet studies continue to emerge suggesting that hundreds of millions of those dollars are wasted. Perhaps its time to consider whether more restrictions on drug ads might, counterintutively, benefit the industry.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162017&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162004&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162063&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162002&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162012&full=1AP -- French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene. The experiment marks the first time researchers have tried that long-contemplated step in people and the first effective...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162022&full=1HealthDay News -- New research sheds light on the possible link between the genes you inherit and the size of your belly.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162006&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162008&full=1EurekAlert -- A gene associated with longevity in roundworms and humans has been shown to affect the function of stem cells that generate new neurons in the adult brain, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The study in mice suggests that the gene may play an important role in maintaining cognitive function during aging.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162007&full=1EurekAlert -- A drug already approved for the treatment of lymphoma may also slow the growth of the most deadly bone cancer in children and teens, according to an early-stage study published online today in the International Journal of Cancer. The study drug, Bortezomib, was found to be effective against bone cancer in human cancer cell studies and in mice. While key experiments were in animals, the...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162015&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162005&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 6, 2009) A common type of chronic diarrhea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The authors of the paper, from Imperial College London, with collaborators from King's College London and the University of Edinburgh, say their results could help more doctors recognise this type...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161999&full=1PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY - News) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a labeling update for REYATAZ to include long-term data from the CASTLE Study. The CASTLE Study assessed a once-daily REYATAZ/ritonavir (REYATAZ/r)-based regimen versus a twice-daily lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r)-based regimen in previously untreated...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162019&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162025&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 6, 2009) Clinical researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) have confirmed that patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer ("tonsil cancer") harbour a common type of human papilloma virus (HPV16), but also that such cancers are very sensitive to radiation. For some patients, this may mean successful treatment with radiation alone and avoiding the side effects of chemotherapy...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162026&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161993&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162018&full=1medGadget -- Ever wondered what a piece of furniture formed from raw data extracted from your brain would look like? But of course you have, and so did Lucas Maassen and Dries Verbruggen, the designers of the Brainwave Sofa.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162024&full=1Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke.The American Academy of Family Physicians has prompted outcry and lost members over its new six-figure alliance with the Coca-Cola Co. The deal will fund educational materials about soft drinks for the academy's consumer health and wellness Web site, www.FamilyDoctor.org.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162021&full=1HealthDay News -- The genome of the domestic horse has been sequenced, an accomplishment that will improve the breeding of horses and may help studies of human health, according to an international team of researchers.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161991&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=162001&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161997&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:...Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161821&full=1Men Find New Motivation for Using CPAP<br><br>SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Golfers who undergo treatment forsleep apnea may improve their golf game as well as their overall health, showsnew research. A new study presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annualinternational scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians(ACCP), found that golfers with obstructive...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161835&full=1Philly.com -- Johnson & Johnson said today that it was closing research & development facilities in Radnor and Chesterbrook and consolidating those operations at the company's Spring House site.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161827&full=1EurekAlert -- New research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower exhaled nitric oxide levels (eNO), a marker of airway inflammation associated with asthma, than women who were taking OC. Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada, studied 17 women with asthma during their menstrual cycles. Results showed...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161852&full=1<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:0...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161826&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2009) A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades. Researchers from the University's Robinson Institute have identified a link between folic acid supplements taken in late pregnancy and allergic asthma in children aged between 3 and 5 years, suggesting that the timing of supplementation...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161834&full=1Reuters - An experimental vaccine cured nearly half of women with pre-cancerous growths on their genitals, producing major improvement in nearly four out of five, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161822&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161810&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161820&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 5, 2009) Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The technique, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Respiratory Research, could provide an alternative to lung transplants for patients with lung injury due to chronic pulmonary disease...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161825&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161838&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161626&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161837&full=1MedPage Today -- Genetic mutations in interleukin-10 receptors may be responsible for inflammatory bowel disease in patients who inherit the disorder, researchers said. In an analysis of two children who had early onset of the disease and their families, the researchers found mutations in genes encoding the IL10R proteins, which make up interleukin-10 receptors, according to Erik-Oliver Glocker, MD...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161818&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161836&full=1Bloomberg -- Merck & Co. Chief Executive Officer Richard T. Clark said he plans to keep Schering-Plough Corp.s headquarters after completing the acquisition of the company. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161809&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161811&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161832&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161831&full=1Bloomberg -- Pfizer Inc. must pay about $75 million in punitive damages to an Illinois woman who developed cancer after taking one of the drugmakers menopause treatments, people familiar with a sealed verdict in the case said. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161833&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161616&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161451&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161814&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161840&full=1PALO ALTO, Calif., & DEERFIELD, Ill.--(Business Wire)--Affymax, Inc. (Nasdaq:AFFY) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Global Research &Development Center, Inc., today announced data from a Phase 2 clinical trial ofHematide showing that Hematide increased hemoglobin and reduced or eliminatedthe need for blood transfusion in most patients with erythropoietin-induced purered cell aplasia (PRCA). The...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161842&full=1Newswise My three year old had a skin breakout we think was due to eggs is it safe to do a flu shot? Its a question being asked to every doctor who takes care of kids during flu season. On the one hand we are concerned about the devastating effects of the new strain of flu, and on the other we arent sure if a history of eggs sensitivity is enough to hold the shot or spray, said Bobby Q. Lanier...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161839&full=1Reuters A cat in Iowa has tested positive for H1N1 swine flu, the first time a cat has been diagnosed with the new pandemic strain, the American Veterinary Medical Association said on Wednesday. The 13-year-old cat apparently caught the virus from one of the people living in the house, the group said in a statement. It has recovered and does not appear to have infected anyone or anything else....Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161634&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161816&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161829&full=1EurekAlert -- Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The study, published online in Cancer Prevention Research, is the first to examine green tea as a chemopreventative agent in this high-risk patient population...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161828&full=1EurekAlert -- New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug. Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, conducted a systematic review and metaanalysis of 19 clinical studies (total subjects425,140) that compared the risk of asthma or...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161668&full=1EurekAlert -- Two genes, each one of which is known to cause cancer on its own, together can lead to aggressive leukaemia. This is the conclusion from new research carried out on gene-modified mice at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The discovery has surprised scientists, and may lead to new treatments.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161641&full=1EurekAlert -- Although statins are widely used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disorders, new research shows that the class of drugs may actually have negative effects on some cardiac patients. A new study presented at CHEST 2009, the 75th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), found that statins have beneficial effects...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161798&full=1BUBENDORF, Switzerland -- CARBOGEN AMCIS announced its intention to restructure its Swiss operations. The early phase services, currently provided by its facilities in canton Aargau, will be consolidated at the Aarau site. The Hunzenschwil site will focus on new technologies, such as micro-reactors, crystallisation and the using the unique assets of the site. In addition, the late phase and high...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161635&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161628&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) Pateamine A (PatA), a natural product first isolated from marine sponges, has attracted considerable attention as a potential anti-cancer agent, and now a new activity has been found for it, which may reveal yet another anti-cancer mechanism. That's the assessment of Daniel Romo, a Texas A&M chemistry professor, and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins University who are pioneers...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161631&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2009) Night-shift workers should avoid drinking coffee if they wish to improve their sleep, according to research published in the journal Sleep Medicine. A new study led by Julie Carrier, a Universit de Montral psychology professor and a researcher at the affiliated Hpital du Sacr-Cur Sleep Disorders Centre, has found the main byproduct of coffee, caffeine, interferes...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161414&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161629&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2009) Eighteen years ago this month the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would sponsor a landmark study to examine women and cardiovascular disease. Known as the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), the study enrolled more than 161,000 women. By 2004 however, the government had ended two arms of the study involving estrogen after researchers found it posed a...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161670&full=1EurekAlert -- Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have for the first time successfully reconstituted in the laboratory the enzyme responsible for producing the blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug lovastatin. 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GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161617&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161652&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161630&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161619&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161625&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161632&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161639&full=1UNC -- Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have developed and experimentally tested a technique to predict new target diseases for existing drugs. The researchers developed a computational method that compares how similar the structures of all known drugs are to the naturally occurring binding partners -- known...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161647&full=1HealthDay News -- Low blood cholesterol levels reduce the risk not only of heart disease but also of cancer, two new studies show. The findings should help ease longstanding fears that low cholesterol is associated with an increased risk of cancer, said Dr. Demetrius Albanes, a senior investigator at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, and an author of one of two reports in the November issue of Cancer...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161691&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161633&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 4, 2009) Eight-year-old children who drink full-fat milk every day have a lower BMI than those who seldom drink milk. This is not the case for children who often drink medium-fat or low-fat milk. This is one conclusion of a thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161637&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) The gender difference between men and women is a lot smaller than we've been led to believe when it comes to heart attack symptoms, according to a new study presented to the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161627&full=1ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With flu vaccination seasonin full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Centercautions that use of many common pain killers -- Advil, Tylenol, aspirin -- atthe time of injection may blunt the effect of the shot and have a negativeeffect on the immune system.</p><p>Richard P. Phipps, Ph.D., professor of Environmental...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161438&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161429&full=1ScienceDaily -- ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) Australian reporting standards for disclosing the ties between pharmaceutical companies and health professionals are not comprehensive enough, according to an analysis in this week's PLoS Medicine.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161442&full=1EurekAlert -- Familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL) is an inherited, fatal, immune disorder characterized by uncontrolled activation of immune cells known as lymphocytes and macrophages. Disease-causing mutations have been identified in several genes that generate proteins involved in lymphocyte-mediated cell death, including syntaxin-11. Now, Genevive de Saint Basile and colleagues, at...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161433&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) Penicillin and several other antibacterial medications commonly taken by pregnant women do not appear to be associated with many birth defects, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, other antibiotics, such as sulfonamides and nitrofurantoins, may be associated with several...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161448&full=1WebMD -- Smokers who want to kick the habit are more likely to succeed when they use a combination of long-acting and immediate-delivery nicotine-replacement products, a study shows. Study participants who used nicotine patches plus nicotine lozenges were more successful than participants who used either product alone. They also had better outcomes than those who used the smoking-cessation drug Zyban...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161455&full=1UPI -- Eating a lot of processed food may increase a person's risk for depression, researchers in Britain found. Tasnime N. Akbaraly, Eric J. Brunner, Jane E. Ferrie, Michael G. Marmot and Mika Kivimak of the University College London analyzed data from 3,486 participants -- 26.2 percent women, mean age 55.6 years -- from the Whitehall II prospective study. Two dietary patterns were identified in the...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161235&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161425&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161434&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) A drug currently under development by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may help bone fractures heal more quickly after radiation exposure, according to a study by Pitt researchers.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161499&full=1<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:0...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161424&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161417&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161428&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161443&full=1EurekAlert -- Study results: MIT cancer biologists have identified a subpopulation of cells that can give rise to pancreatic cancer. They also found that tumors can form in other, more mature pancreatic cell types, but only when they are injured or inflamed, suggesting that pancreatic cancer can arise from different types of cells depending on the circumstances.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161441&full=1EurekAlert -- A pivotal efficacy trial of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate, is now underway in seven African countries: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. The trial, which is expected to involve up to 16,000 children, is on schedule, with more than 5,000 children already enrolled, researchers announced Tuesday at the 5th Multilateral...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161423&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161456&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161420&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161416&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161427&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161422&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161570&full=1<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border:0...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161411&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161432&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a theoretical model that informs the understanding of evolution and determines how quickly an organism will evolve using a catalogue of "evolutionary speed limits." The model provides quantitative predictions for the speed of evolution on various "fitness landscapes," the dynamic and varied conditions under which...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161435&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2009) Tiny particles that can carry drugs and target cancer cells may offer treatment hope for those suffering with pancreatic cancer. New research to be presented in November at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting in Los Angeles reveals that tumor-penetrating microparticles (TPM) have been specifically designed to break through hard...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161437&full=1ISU -- Researchers at Iowa State University have found an essential key to possibly cure Parkinson's disease and are looking for others. Anumantha Kanthasamy, a distinguished professor of biomedical sciences and W. Eugene and Linda R. Lloyd Endowed Chair in Neurotoxicology at the ISU College of Veterinary Medicine, has been working to understand the complex mechanisms of the disease for more than...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161458&full=1Discovery -- NASA technology that allows the Hubble telescope to focus on distant stars now offers LASIK eye surgery patients customized options for fine-tuned night vision, superior image contrast and sight even beyond 20/20. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161264&full=1San Diego Union Tribune -- A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161253&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161267&full=1EurekAlert -- A global collaborative has produced a first draft of the genome of a domesticated pig, an achievement that will lead to insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution. A red-haired Duroc pig from a farm at the University of Illinois will now be among the growing list of domesticated animals that have had their genomes sequenced. Researchers will announce the achievement...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161238&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 2, 2009) Scientists in California are reporting development of a new generation of the microcapsules used in carbon-free copy paper, in which capsules burst and release ink with pressure from a pen. The new microcapsules burst when exposed to light, releasing their contents in ways that could have wide-ranging commercial uses from home and personal care to medicine.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161250&full=1ScienceDaily (Oct. 31, 2009) Charcoal may provide a new approach to managing the high rate of heart disease in patients with advanced kidney disease, according to preliminary research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161277&full=1Medical News Today -- Despite being highly effective and beneficial for many patients, unexpected consequences are emerging in patients who are prescribed proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for reflux diseases. Physicians are warned to monitor these effects and prescribe these medications carefully, according to a new commentary published in the November 2009 issue of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161239&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161257&full=1EurekAlert -- Two genetic mutations that may put individuals at increased risk of fungal infections have been identified by scientists from UCL and Radboud University, increasing understanding about the genetic basis of these infections and potentially aiding the development of new treatments. The two separate studies, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, mark a significant step...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161256&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161248&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161243&full=1ScienceDaily (Nov. 1, 2009) A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to new research reported by an international team of scientists.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161258&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161236&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161146&full=1<p>WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Inc. today announced preliminary results from a recently completed Phase III study with eribulin mesylate (E7389), discovered and developed by the company, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.</p><p></p><p>This global Phase III study, known as "EMBRACE," (Eisai Metastatic Breast Cancer Study Assessing Physician's Choice...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161252&full=1ScienceDaily (Oct. 31, 2009) Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161255&full=1Henry Ford Health -- Extending hepatitis C treatment for liver transplant patients beyond current practice results in high rates of clearance of the hepatitis C virus from the blood, as well as a low rate of relapse, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161251&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161240&full=1 <!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><script type"text/javascript">var addthis_pub"bdwyer";</script><a href"http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v20" onmouseover"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout"addthis_close()" onclick"return addthis_sendto()"><img src"http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/sm-share-en.gif" width"83" height"16" alt"Bookmark and Share" style"border...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161265&full=1Boston Business Journal -- Cambridge-based biotechnology company Cequent Pharmaceuticals has raised $2.7 million of a planned $10.8 million financing round. The funding included investments from Wellesley, Mass.-based Ampersand Ventures, New England Capital Partners in Newton, Mass., and Durham, N.C.-based A.M. Pappas Life Science Ventures.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMThttp://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=161269&full=1pehub.com -- Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Houston-based drug startup focused on prostate cancer, has raised $4.5 million in Series A and convertible note financing. The company has now raised a total of $8.5 million, including $1.45 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 AM GMT