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RxMD and GlycoRegImmune enter drug development collaboration

RxMD, Inc., a privately-held, global therapeutics development company, today announced a collaboration agreement with GlycoRegImmune Inc. (GRI) to develop new treatments for inflammatory, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative conditions based on GRI's novel natural killer (NK) T cell targeted technologies.

29 Jun 2011

Children and adolescents who eat candy less likely to be overweight or obese

Children and adolescents who eat candy tend to weigh less than their non-consuming counterparts, according to a new study published in Food & Nutrition Research, a peer-reviewed journal.

29 Jun 2011

DMI completes rHEALTH sensor reduced-gravity experiments for NASA FAST program

In September 2010, the DNA Medicine Institute (DMI) successfully completed reduced-gravity experiments on its rHEALTH sensor for the NASA Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology (FAST) program. NASA recently followed that experiment with a $190,000 contract to DMI to analyze data from the parabolic flights.

29 Jun 2011

Improved design and user behavior can decrease stepladder accidents

Stepladders, a household product used by thousands of people every day, are a surprisingly common cause of injury. In 2009, more than 187,000 Americans visited the hospital after sustaining stepladder injuries, many of which resulted from a fall. A recent human factors/ergonomics study explores how improved design and user behavior can decrease the likelihood of future accidents.

29 Jun 2011

Asperger syndrome characteristics evident during child's first two years

People with Asperger syndrome have problems with social interaction and attentiveness, and are also sensitive to noise and light. Several of these characteristics were evident to parents during their child's first two years, reveals Petra Dewrang's thesis in psychology at the University of Gothenburg.

29 Jun 2011

Three research organisations to support open-access journal for biomedical, life sciences

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society and the Wellcome Trust announced today that they are to support a new, top-tier, open access journal for biomedical and life sciences research.

28 Jun 2011

University of Nottingham, Malaysian Government to co-host Crops for the Future Research Centre

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus is to co- host the first ever Crops for the Future Research Centre (CFFRC) in partnership with the Government of Malaysia.

28 Jun 2011

Study links physiological responses to anger with reduction of empathy after severe TBI

Egocentric, self-centred, and insensitive to the needs of others: these social problems often arise in people with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and have been attributed in part to a loss of emotional empathy, the capacity to recognise and understand the emotions of other people.

28 Jun 2011

Nitric oxide cream as snake bite first aid may buy time: Study

According to Australian scientists working on snake bits, a chemical compound that is used on heart patients may raise chances of survival for snakebite victim.

28 Jun 2011

Janssen, Jubilant partner for drug discovery in the field of neuroscience

Jubilant Discovery Services Inc., Bedminster, New Jersey, a Jubilant Life Sciences Company, announced today that it has entered into a drug discovery alliance with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Beerse, Belgium, that will aim to deliver preclinical candidates to Janssen. The alliance is set to span an initial period of 3 years and will focus on multiple targets in the area of neuroscience.

28 Jun 2011

Biolauncher, Isogenica and Cresset enter joint venture to develop drug discovery platform

Isogenica Ltd today announced a collaborative joint venture with Biolauncher Ltd and Cresset Biomolecular Discovery Ltd to develop an innovative end-to-end therapeutic discovery platform.

28 Jun 2011

New software program can allow scientists to produce single brain images

A University of Colorado Boulder research team has developed a new software program allowing neuroscientists to produce single brain images pulled from hundreds of individual studies, trimming weeks and even months from what can be a tedious, time-consuming research process.

28 Jun 2011

Wildfire exposure may increase risk of heart failure

An EPA study published online Monday in Environmental Health Perspectives finds that the 2008 peat bog wildfires in NC led to an increase in emergency room visits for respiratory and cardiovascular effects.

28 Jun 2011

HIV drug linked to accelerated and early aging

New research published this Sunday reveals that a class of generic AIDS drugs often used to treat HIV in Africa and other poor regions can cause premature aging and lead to age-related illnesses such as heart disease and dementia.

27 Jun 2011

Lean gene and heart disease risk

According to a new study published Sunday, being lean may not always lead to a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes. The researchers have successfully identified a gene linked both to having a lean body and to a higher risk of metabolic diseases.

27 Jun 2011

Genentech, FORMA enter structurally innovative agreement for small molecule cancer program

FORMA Therapeutics announced today that it entered into an agreement granting Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, exclusive worldwide rights to acquire a pre-clinical small molecule program against a single undisclosed cancer target.

27 Jun 2011

Acorda to move corporate headquarters to Ardsley Park life science campus

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to the Ardsley Park life science campus in Ardsley, New York, which was acquired by BioMed Realty Trust, Inc..

27 Jun 2011

Flamel, Digna Biotech enter joint development agreement for multiple products

Flamel Technologies SA and Digna Biotech SL today announced that the two companies have entered into a joint development agreement for the pre-clinical and clinical development of multiple products.

27 Jun 2011

Study finds increase in life expectancy for people with type 1 diabetes

The life expectancy of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes dramatically increased during the course of a 30-year, long-term prospective study, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study being presented at the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

27 Jun 2011

Scientists discuss oil sands, health and energy at Canadian Light Source annual meeting

Understanding the environmental impacts of the oil sands, advances in health research illuminated by synchrotron light, and the role that synchrotron techniques play in nuclear energy research are all topics for discussion by scientists from around the world during the Canadian Light Source's 14th Annual Users' Meeting June 24 and 25.

27 Jun 2011