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Scientists Identify First Genetic Variant Linked To Biological Aging In Humans, University of Leicester, King's College London, and University of Groningen Study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Estrogen-Only HRT May Increase Risk Of Asthma After Menopause, National Institute of Public Health in Cuernavaca, Mexico Study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

A Beer for Stronger Bones? Research Reveals Link Between Beer And Bone Health, University of California, Davis (UCD) Study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drug Cures Osteoporosis in Mice, Columbia University Study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Soft Drink Consumption May Increase Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer, University of Minnesota Study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Marijuana Ineffective As An Alzheimer's Treatment: University of British Columbia-Study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Potent Suppressor Of Endometrial Cancer Is Revealed, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

First Discovery Of The Female Sex Hormone Progesterone In A Plant, American Chemical Society

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert -- In a finding that overturns conventional wisdom, scientists are reporting the first discovery of the female sex hormone progesterone in a plant. Until now, scientists thought that only animals could make progesterone. A steroid hormone secreted by the ovaries, progesterone prepares the uterus for pregnancy and maintains pregnancy. A synthetic version, progestin, is used in birth control...

Compound Created At Oregon State University Could Become Important New Antidepressant

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Gene That Improves Quality Of Reprogrammed Stem Cells Identified By Genome Institute of Singapore Scientists

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Virus-Free Technique Enables Stanford Scientists To Easily Make Stem Cells Pluripotent, Stanford University Medical Center Study

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Hospitals Should Be Aware Of Rare, Life-Threatening Heart Rhythm

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

DALLAS, Feb. 8, 2010 Hospital care providers need to be more aware that cardiac arrest from a medication-induced heart rhythm problem is a rare but potentially catastrophic event in patients, according to a joint scientific statement from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.

The statement, published online in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association...

University of North Carolina Scientists Map out Regulatory Regions of Genome, Hot Spots for Diabetes Genes

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Growth Factor Gene Shown to Be Key to Cleft Palate, Washington University School of Medicine Study

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Iowa State University, Ames Lab Chemists Discover How Antiviral Drugs Bind To And Block Flu Virus

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Use of Acetaminophen in Pregnancy Associated With Increased Asthma Symptoms in Children, Columbia University's Study

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Possible Pharmacological Target(S) Identified In Pediatric OSA, University of Chicago Study

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Scientists ID A Protein That Splices And Dices Genes, University of Texas Health Science Center, University of Toronto, and National Cancer Institute Study

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Yale University Researchers May Have Uncovered The Mechanism By Which Progesterone Prevents Preterm Birth

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Secret of a Sperm's Wiggle: Molecular Regulator That Controls Ability of Sperm to Reach and Fertilize the Egg Identified, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Study

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics During Sleep, University of Cambridge Study

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Singapore To Lead Three New Liver Cancer Trials

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Subjects Wanted: Launches Clinical Trials

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drexel University and Start Phase II Clinical Trial of Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. Prochymal

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Molecular 'Firing Squad' in Mice Triggered by Overeating Destroys Metabolism, Harvard School of Public Health Study

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Immunovaccine Inc. Cancer Vaccine Set For Clinical Trials, Being Pitched To Investors

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Soy Does Little To Stop Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women, Iowa State University Study

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Genes In Mother, Baby Raise Risk Of Preterm Birth, Study

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Morbidly Obese 'May Have Missing Genes', Imperial College London Study

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

RIKEN Research Institute Study Opens New Path To Fighting Leukemia Relapse

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Researchers in Japan have identified 25 different spots on leukemia cells, each of which could be used to design a new drug to fight the disease.

Male Erectile Dysfunction Drug Enhances Fetal Growth in Female Sheep, Study Finds

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

New Class of AIDS Drug? Two Compounds Lay Foundation, Help Combat Drug-Resistant Virus Strains, The Scripps Research Institute Study

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Analyzing s 2011 Budget, Issue By Issue; Analysis of the FDA and User Fees

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Higher Bipolar Risk For Straight-A Students, King's College London Study

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

The Scripps Research Institute Scientists Find Potential New Way to Enhance Vaccines

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Promising Results Shown For Kidney Cancer Drug, Temple University Study

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert! -- The drug pazopanib (Votrient) slowed the progression of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a form of kidney cancer, in patients by 54% percent, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Novel Compound Blocks Many Viruses, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Biomedical Industry Jobs Critical to California's Economic Recovery, Finds California Healthcare Institute (CHI) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

U.S. Researchers Find New Clue To Infant Deaths, Harvard Medical School Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Experiment Takes Aim At Genetic Learning Disorder; University of California, Davis (UCD) Researchers Trying to Develop Drug to Treat Type of Mental Retardation

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Gene Variation Makes Alcoholism Less Likely In Some Survivors Of Sexual Abuse, Washington University School of Medicine Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Rituximab Safe Long-Term in RA, Karolinska University Hospital Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

MedPage Today -- Multiple courses of rituximab (Rituxan) were safe for patients with advanced rheumatoid arthritis, with no increase in serious adverse events or serious infections, an analysis of data from an international follow-up program demonstrated.

Acetaminophen Protects Kidneys After Muscle Injury, Vanderbilt University Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

ScienceDaily (Feb. 3, 2010) Severe muscle injuries -- such as crush injuries suffered in earthquakes, car accidents and explosions, and muscle damage from excessive exercise or statin drug interactions -- can cause life-threatening kidney damage. Treatment has been limited to intravenous fluids and dialysis, but a new study suggests that the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen may protect the...

Rights Group Like the Argues Against Human Gene Patent

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

SF Mayor Touts City's Biotech Successes, Finally Gets That Tax Hearing

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Making Macrophages Protect Against Effects of Obesity, Gladstone Institute Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Vaccine 'Could Cut HIV TB Deaths', Dartmouth Medical School Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

3-D Scaffold Provides Clean, Biodegradable Structure For Stem Cell Growth, University of Washington Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Are Stem Cell Scientists Sabotaging Rivals' Work, in London Study

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Loss of "Guardian Angel" Gene Prompts Premature Birth, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Study

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Antidepressants May Help Stroke Victims, University of Iowa Study

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Immune Treatment Helps Chronic Pain Patients, University of Liverpool Study

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Nicotine Patch Works Better When Used Longer: Study, University of Pennsylvania Study

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Generational Turnover Among Pharma CEOs Seen Continuing

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

A University of Melbourne Study Finds Mental Benefit of Fish Oil

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Merck & Co., Inc.: Potential Remains For HIV Drug Despite Trial Disappointment

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drug, Device Companies Want To 'Talk' To You Via Social Media

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Herbal Remedies May Be Risky With Heart Drugs Say Mayo Clinic Doctors

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Diabetes Medication, Metformin, Cuts Obese Teens' Weight, Stanford University Study

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Medivation, Inc.: Mystery Medicine for Alzheimer's May Yield Advance for Pfizer Inc.

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Big Drug Groups Urged To Buy In Test Products By Morgan Stanley

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Tumor Suppressor P53 Prevents Cancer Progression In Cells With Missegregated Chromosomes, Dartmouth Medical School Study

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

HIV Researchers From Harvard University And Imperial College London Claim Major Breakthrough

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

No Difference In Survival Between Leukemia Patients 10 Years After Undergoing Stem-Cell Or Marrow Transplant, Charite Medicine University Study

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Gene Family Found to Play Key Role in Early Stages of Development, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Study

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Rapamycin May Be Potential Treatment for Kidney Disease, University of California, Santa Barbara Study

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Fat Tissue May Be a Source of Valuable Blood Stem Cells, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Study Says

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

New 'Suicide' Molecule Halts Rheumatoid Arthritis, Northwestern University Study

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

FDA Aims at Doctors' Drug Pitches

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Discovery Points Way for New Treatment for Aneurysms, University of British Columbia Study

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Five Drugs That Could Be Blockbusters

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Prostate Cancer Therapy Can Increase Heart Risk Factors, Study in

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

DALLAS, Feb. 1 Androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT), commonly used to treat prostate cancer, can worsen heart risk factors and may increase the risk of heart attack and/or cardiac death, although the relationship between ADT and heart attack or cardiac death has not been definitively established, according to a science advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Ginkgo Biloba's Epilepsy Seizures Warning, University of Bonn Study

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

'Ghostly' Drug May Help Fight RA; Study Shows Molecule Can Infiltrate Immune Cells to Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Study

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Virus-Like Particle Vaccine Protects Monkeys from Chikungunya Virus, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

New Compound Could Be Alternative Strategy for Preventing HIV Infection, University of Missouri Research

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Morning-after Pill From HRA Pharma Works Five Days Later

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Biomarker Could Help Doctors Tailor Treatment For Rheumatoid Arthritis, University of Southern California and Hospital for Special Surgery Study

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert -- Investigators have identified a biomarker that could help doctors select patients with rheumatoid arthritis who will benefit from therapy with drugs such as Enbrel, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-antagonist drug. The study, led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in collaboration with rheumatologists at University of Southern California, appears in the February issue of the...

Stem Cell Breakthrough: Bone Marrow Cells Are The Answer, University of Iowa and Tehran University of Medical Sciences Study

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

EurekAlert -- New research in the FASEB Journal shows that bone marrow cells fuse to different types of cells, including embryonic stem cells, creating new hybrids that may evade immune rejection. Using cells from mice, scientists from Iowa and Iran have discovered a new strategy for making embryonic stem cell transplants less likely to be rejected by a recipient's immune system. This strategy, described...

Overweight Elderly 'Live Longer' -- University of Western Australia Study

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

What Are Recruiters Looking for in a Competitive Job Market? Top Interview Questions Revealed by /A>, /A>, and /A>

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Potential New Target For Drugs To Treat Iron Deficiency And Overload Discovered, Medical College of Georgia Study

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

The discovery of a major player in the body's regulation of iron levels should provide a new target for drugs that prevent common iron deficiency as well as rare, potentially deadly iron overload, researchers said.

Can Men Be Trusted to Take Male Contraceptive Pill? Teesside University Study

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Pomegranate Extract Stimulates Uterine Contractions, University of Liverpool And Study

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Tufts University Researchers Develop New Tool for Gene Delivery

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Rotavirus Vaccine Effective In Third World Nations; Could Save 2 Million Lives, Report

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines against rotavirus, which can kills babies and young children within days by causing severe diarrhea, could save 2 million children over the next decade, experts said Wednesday.

Plant Flavanoid May Help Prevent Leukemia, University of Groningen Study

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drug Could Turn Soldiers Into Super-Survivors, Massachusetts General Hospital Study

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Skin Cells Transformed Directly To Nerve In Stanford University Study

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (MA)'s on His Journey From Security Guard to CEO

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

New Hope For Pompe Disease Patients, University of Florida Study

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Intensive Insulin Therapy For Septic Shock Patients Does Not Show Survival Benefit, Hopital Jeanne-d'Arc Study

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Virginia Gov. Proposes More Biotech Funding

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

To Restore Vision, Implant Preps and Seeds a Damaged Eye, Harvard University, Case Western Reserve University And University of California, Irvine Study

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

University of Manchester Scientists Achieve First Rewire of Genetic Switches

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Antibiotics Might Team Up To Fight Deadly Staph Infections, University of Illinois And Weizmann Institute of Science Study

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

BioPharm Executive: J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Sets the Tone for 2010

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Gimmick-Free Weight-Loss Pill in the Works, University Of Montreal Study

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Landmark Heart Treatment Study: Heart Procedure Beats Drugs For Irregular Heartbeat, Loyola University Study

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Common Antidepressant Drugs Linked To Lactation Difficulties In Moms, University of Cincinnati Study

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

NY Governor To Limit Pharma Influence Over Docs

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

World Health Organization Denies Drugs Firms Swayed Its Flu Decisions

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Vaccine Could Be Lethal Weapon Against Malaria, Cholera, University of Central Florida Study

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Oxford University Scientists Find Quicker Way To Study Cancer Drivers

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Two-Pronged Immune Response Offers Hope for Effective Salmonella Vaccine, And University of Birmingham Study

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Antioxidants Aren't Always Good For You And Can Impair Muscle Function, Kansas State University Study Shows

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Little Pill Means Big News in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, Queen Mary School of Medicine Study

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Vaccine Approach Extends Life of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Study

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Opiate Painkillers Raise Fracture Risk, in Seattle Study

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Ancient Egyptian Cosmetics: "Magical" Makeup May Have Been Medicine for Eye Disease, Study in

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Researchers Synchronize Blinking 'Genetic Clocks' -- Genetically Engineered Bacteria That Keep Track of Time

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

NSAIDs May Be More Effective Than Paracetamol for Period Pain, Cochrane Researchers Study

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Chronic Morphine Use Delays Wound Healing, University of Minnesota Study

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Common Heart Medications May Also Protect Against Parkinson's Disease, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Study Finds

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Malaria Drugs May Help Patients With Lupus, Study

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Prions 'May Keep Nerves Healthy', Study

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

PrEP Treatment Prevented HIV Transmission in Humanized Mice, University of North Carolina Study

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Gene Discovery Could Guide Future Breast Cancer Treatment Choices, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Study

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Zebrafish Swim Into Drug Development, Vanderbilt University Study

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

/a>: Novel Herceptin Formulation Promises Greater Convenience

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drugs For Depression, Anxiety Tied To Preterm Birth, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Study

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who take certain drugs for depression or anxiety may have heightened risks of preterm delivery or other birth complications, according to a new study.

University of Melbourne Scientists Discover Cells Critical To Childhood Leukemia

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Identification of the Gene Responsible for a New Form of Adult Muscular Dystrophy, University Of Montreal Study

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Potential New Class Of Drugs To Combat Hepatitis C Identified By Stanford University Scientists

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT

Drops, Not Pills, Best For Swimmer's Ear, Researchers Say

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:00:00 AM GMT