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Resverlogix highlights features of RVX-208 drug at ATVB conference

Resverlogix Corp. announced today that key scientific data was communicated in an oral presentation highlighting the novel features of RVX-208, the Company's lead drug, during the Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, Vascular Biology conference being held in San Francisco, California.

12 Apr 2010

New TIVR telephone system to teach pain management skills to patients with arthritis

Joan Broderick, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stony Brook University, has received a $606,000 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institutes of Health.

12 Apr 2010

Terrible tragedy for Alzheimer's suffering mother and family

In an bizarre situation a 31 year old Australian woman called Rebecca Doig, who gave birth to a healthy girl last week does not even remember giving birth to the child. The little girl called Emily has never been taken into her mother’s arms and it seems never will.

12 Apr 2010

Scientists discover and block pathway responsible for link between stress, anxiety and depression

Scientists at The University of Western Ontario have discovered the biological link between stress, anxiety and depression. By identifying the connecting mechanism in the brain, this high impact research led by Stephen Ferguson of Robarts Research Institute shows exactly how stress and anxiety could lead to depression.

12 Apr 2010

AED Vimpat to be the subject of numerous studies and analyses at AAN meeting

The antiepileptic drug Vimpat- (lacosamide) (C-V) will be the subject of numerous studies and analyses-both UCB-sponsored and independent-at the 62nd annual American Academy of Neurology meeting, taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto from April 10-17.

9 Apr 2010

Secrets to happiness, depression in centenarians identified

Researchers from Iowa State University's gerontology program have helped identify what predicts happiness and long life in centenarians, as well as what causes depression in 80-somethings and above.

9 Apr 2010

IMAGE project to be launched for prevention of type 2 diabetes

Researchers and clinicians from across the UK have been part of a pan-European team that has developed the first Europe wide strategy for the prevention of type 2 diabetes. The project received substantial funding of -1.2 million from the European Union.

9 Apr 2010

DISH should be considered an important cause of dysphagia among older adults: Study

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a common but often unrecognized systemic disorder observed mainly in elderly people. All papers related to DISH demonstrate a consistent and marked increase of the disease with advancing age. Various local structural lesions such as oropharyngeal tumors, vascular pathologies, retropharyngeal abscesses, and anterior cervical osteophytes may lead to mechanical esophageal dysphagia.

9 Apr 2010

Latest advancement in the development of lab tests for bipolar disorder

Genetic testing may rise to a new level with the findings of Indiana University School of Medicine researchers whose "prototype" for laboratory testing for bipolar disorder appears today in the online edition of the American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics.

9 Apr 2010

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners' vigabatrin data to be presented at 41st ASAM conference

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. today announced that on Friday April 16th, Eugene C. Somoza, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH will present a paper he authored along with Charles Gorodetzky, MD, PhD, Douglas Winship and Peggy Somoza, entitled: "A Multi-Site, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Vigabatrin (VGB) for Treating Cocaine Dependence"

9 Apr 2010

Tβ4 therapy for ocular disorders closer to reality

RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that Tβ4, a synthetic version of a naturally occurring peptide that is the basis for the company's product candidates, will be the subject of three poster presentations at the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida from May 2-6, 2010.

9 Apr 2010

Broken heart disease affects women in post menopause period

It seems an infarction, but it's not. It's called Tako-Tsubo syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and it's a rare disease which at first used to be confused with the far more common (and dangerous) cardiac infarction. Patients arrive to the emergency room with the characteristic heart attack symptoms: acute pain in the chest, an electrocardiogram with the typical changes and the release of those enzymes associated with the usual heart disease.

9 Apr 2010

A*STAR announces fifth major collaboration with Italian research centres and universities

Two research units under Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Experimental Therapeutics Centre (ETC) and Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), are collaborating with Italy's Siena Biotech S.p.A. to develop new drugs and targeted antibodies respectively, which will potentially help millions of cancer and bone loss patients across the world. This is the fifth major collaboration A*STAR has with research centres and universities in Italy .

9 Apr 2010

Gelatinase B expression enhanced in gastric cancer compared to normal gastric mucosa

Gastric cancer in Mexico is the most frequent gastrointestinal malignant neoplasm. Several precursor conditions, such as chronic gastritis, have been associated with the development of gastric cancer. The gelatinases MMP-2 and MMP-9, members of the metalloproteinase family, are fundamental enzymes in extracellular matrix remodelling. The extracellular matrix is composed of secreted molecules outside cells which provides structural support and regulates cell behaviour.

9 Apr 2010

Mayo Clinic researchers to present XOMA 052 data at 101st AACR Annual Meeting

XOMA Ltd., a leader in the discovery and development of therapeutic antibodies, announced that researchers from the Mayo Clinic will be presenting data on the use of XOMA's high-affinity antibody to interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), XOMA 052, in myeloma at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR).

9 Apr 2010

Drugs that affect methylation state of genes could reverse autism's effects: The FASEB Journal

A new discovery raises hope that autism may be more easily diagnosed and that its effects may be more reversible than previously thought. In a new study appearing online in The FASEB Journal, scientists have identified a way to detect the disorder using blood and have discovered that drugs which affect the methylation state of genes could reverse autism's effects.

9 Apr 2010

Non-psychoactive cannabis to be unveiled at Annual National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics

The availability of a new type of medical cannabis strain will be presented for the first time by Steve DeAngelo, who has been featured on CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine, and The New York Times as Executive Director of one of the nation's top model and non-profit medical cannabis dispensaries, Harborside Health Center in Oakland, California.

9 Apr 2010

Magnetic targeting may enhance effectiveness of stem cell therapies for heart injuries

Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute have found in animals that infusing cardiac-derived stem cells with micro-size particles of iron and then using a magnet to guide those stem cells to the area of the heart damaged in a heart attack boosts the heart's retention of those cells and could increase the therapeutic benefit of stem cell therapy for heart disease.

9 Apr 2010

Stimulating care homes can help people living with dementia

New research by Kingston University has revealed how design can improve the quality of life for people with dementia. The University hopes the new study will form a blueprint for future building, lay-out and management of care homes.

9 Apr 2010

Independent management of diabetes a huge issue for teens

It is hard enough being a teenager − or the parent of a teenager − without also having to deal with type 1 diabetes. Keeping good control can be a problem when the responsibility for administering insulin and checking blood glucose levels passes from parent to child.

9 Apr 2010

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Resverlogix highlights features of RVX-208 drug at ATVB conference

New TIVR telephone system to teach pain management skills to patients with arthritis

Terrible tragedy for Alzheimer's suffering mother and family

Scientists discover and block pathway responsible for link between stress, anxiety and depression

AED Vimpat to be the subject of numerous studies and analyses at AAN meeting

Secrets to happiness, depression in centenarians identified

IMAGE project to be launched for prevention of type 2 diabetes

DISH should be considered an important cause of dysphagia among older adults: Study

Latest advancement in the development of lab tests for bipolar disorder

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners' vigabatrin data to be presented at 41st ASAM conference

Tβ4 therapy for ocular disorders closer to reality

Broken heart disease affects women in post menopause period

A*STAR announces fifth major collaboration with Italian research centres and universities

Gelatinase B expression enhanced in gastric cancer compared to normal gastric mucosa

Mayo Clinic researchers to present XOMA 052 data at 101st AACR Annual Meeting

Drugs that affect methylation state of genes could reverse autism's effects: The FASEB Journal

Non-psychoactive cannabis to be unveiled at Annual National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics

Magnetic targeting may enhance effectiveness of stem cell therapies for heart injuries

Stimulating care homes can help people living with dementia

Independent management of diabetes a huge issue for teens

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