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Adeona completes $1 million equity financing and provides update on Zinthionein ZC clinical study

Adeona Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that on July 6, 2010, it completed an equity financing of $1 million with a single institutional investor, Seaside 88, L.P. The financing involved the sale of 1,212,121 registered shares of common stock and no warrants. Enclave Capital served as placement agent and will receive a 7% cash commission and 5-year warrants to acquire 60,606 shares of Adeona at $1.32 per share. The use of proceeds is intended for general corporate purposes.

6 Jul 2010

EUSA grants Ohara Japanese rights to Erwinase oncology therapy

EUSA Pharma, a transatlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on oncology, pain control and critical care, today announced that it has granted the Japanese development and commercialization rights to its oncology therapy Erwinase(R) to Ohara Pharmaceutical Company Limited. The agreement represents the first product partnership EUSA has established in Japan.

6 Jul 2010

AHRQ publishes new comparative effectiveness report on treatments for rotator cuff tears

Injuries to the rotator cuff are treatable, but it is unclear which treatment option - surgery or nonsurgical treatments such as exercise or medication - is best, according to a new comparative effectiveness report published by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

6 Jul 2010

Study finds depression as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease

Depression is commonly reported in people with Alzheimer's disease and its precursor, mild cognitive impairment, with several studies suggesting having a history of major depression may nearly double your risk of developing dementia later in life. However, it has been unclear if depression is a symptom of the disease or a potential cause of the disease.

6 Jul 2010

Adolescent cyber bullies and victims more likely to have psychiatric problems: Study

Adolescent victims and perpetrators of electronic bullying appear more likely to report having psychiatric and physical symptoms and problems, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

6 Jul 2010

Depression increases risk of developing dementia later in life

A new study shows that having depression may nearly double your risk of developing dementia later in life. The research will be published in the July 6, 2010, issue of Neurology-, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Jul 2010

Study finds maltreatment during childhood associated with mental health disorders in young adulthood

Abuse and neglect during childhood appear to be associated with increased rates of mood, anxiety and substance use disorders among young adults, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

6 Jul 2010

Music therapy improves movement in stroke patients

Music therapy provided by trained music therapists may help to improve movement in stroke patients, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. A few small trials also suggest a wider role for music in recovery from brain injury.

6 Jul 2010

Antibody-producing B cells promote atherosclerosis: Study

Antibody-producing B cells promote atherosclerosis in mice, according to a study to be published online on July 5th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (www.jem.org) These findings came as a surprise, as prior studies had suggested that B cells help protect against the disease.

6 Jul 2010

Nottingham researchers undertake new clinical trial on hearing loss

Researchers at The University of Nottingham are embarking on a clinical trial that will help them to further understand the debilitating condition of hearing loss.

6 Jul 2010

New blood test eliminates need for surgical lung biopsy for LAM diagnosis

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that a certain blood test can successfully identify lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in some patients, eliminating the need for surgical lung biopsy to make a diagnosis.

6 Jul 2010

Antioxidant supplements increase artery elasticity in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors

Long-term supplementation with dietary antioxidants has beneficial effects on sugar and fat metabolism, blood pressure and arterial flexibility in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism report these positive results in a randomized controlled trial of combined vitamin C, vitamin E, coenzyme Q10 and selenium capsules.

6 Jul 2010

Mild prenatal stressors increase risk of developing neuropsychiatric illness during adulthood

Learning and memory impairments are important contributors to the disability associated with schizophrenia. These functional impairments emerge long before the onset of other symptoms associated with schizophrenia, suggesting that they are a consequence of a disturbance in brain development.

6 Jul 2010

Clusterin associated with development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease: Report

Higher concentrations of clusterin, a protein in the blood plasma, appears to be associated with the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

6 Jul 2010

Simple new rule can help primary care physicians rule out CHD in chest pain patients: Study

A simple new rule can help primary care physicians rule out coronary heart disease in patients with chest pain, states a study published in CMAJ.

6 Jul 2010

Anxiety disorders associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events, deaths in heart disease patients

Among patients with heart disease, anxiety disorders appear to be associated with a higher risk of stroke, heart attack, heart failure and death, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

6 Jul 2010

EC approves change in posology of Circadin from 3 weeks to 3 months of treatment

Neurim Pharmaceuticals confirmed today that the European Commission (EC) has approved a change in treatment duration with Circadin from 3 to 13 weeks (3 months). Circadin is indicated for the treatment of primary insomnia in patients who are aged 55 or over.

6 Jul 2010

Virtual food can be used for evaluation and treatment of eating disorders: Researchers

Food presented in a virtual reality environment causes the same emotional responses as real food. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Annals of General Psychiatry compared the responses of people with anorexia and bulimia, and a control group, to the virtual and real-life snacks, suggesting that virtual food can be used for the evaluation and treatment of eating disorders.

5 Jul 2010

A20 protein plays protective role in diseases associated with chronic bowel inflammation: Scientists

Scientists associated with VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) and Ghent University have discovered that A20 protein plays an important protective role in diseases associated with chronic bowel inflammation. This makes A20 into a promising therapeutic target for the development of new anti-inflammatory drugs.

5 Jul 2010

Experts urge community to get behind bowel cancer screening

University of Sydney experts say around 1000 bowel cancer deaths could be prevented every year if a fully-funded, evidence-based bowel cancer screening program was implemented by the Australian Government.

5 Jul 2010

Medical Condition News

Adeona completes $1 million equity financing and provides update on Zinthionein ZC clinical study

EUSA grants Ohara Japanese rights to Erwinase oncology therapy

AHRQ publishes new comparative effectiveness report on treatments for rotator cuff tears

Study finds depression as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease

Adolescent cyber bullies and victims more likely to have psychiatric problems: Study

Depression increases risk of developing dementia later in life

Study finds maltreatment during childhood associated with mental health disorders in young adulthood

Music therapy improves movement in stroke patients

Antibody-producing B cells promote atherosclerosis: Study

Nottingham researchers undertake new clinical trial on hearing loss

New blood test eliminates need for surgical lung biopsy for LAM diagnosis

Antioxidant supplements increase artery elasticity in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors

Mild prenatal stressors increase risk of developing neuropsychiatric illness during adulthood

Clusterin associated with development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease: Report

Simple new rule can help primary care physicians rule out CHD in chest pain patients: Study

Anxiety disorders associated with higher risk of cardiovascular events, deaths in heart disease patients

EC approves change in posology of Circadin from 3 weeks to 3 months of treatment

Virtual food can be used for evaluation and treatment of eating disorders: Researchers

A20 protein plays protective role in diseases associated with chronic bowel inflammation: Scientists

Experts urge community to get behind bowel cancer screening

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