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Phase 2 trial data of PET myocardial perfusion imaging with flurpiridaz F 18 presented at ICNC10

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc., a worldwide leader in diagnostic imaging, today announced data from a Phase 2 clinical trial that demonstrated Positron Emission Tomography myocardial perfusion imaging with flurpiridaz F 18 provided superior image quality, diagnostic certainty and diagnostic performance for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging, the current standard for the non-invasive detection of CAD.

17 May 2011

Global health Product Development Partners consortium select GVK BIO as preferred provider

GVK Biosciences, Asia's leading drug discovery research & development organization announced today that it has been selected as a preferred provider to a consortium of 14 global Product Development Partners (PDPs) for clinical services in Asia. GVK BIO is the only partner that is headquartered in India.

16 May 2011

China Pharma first quarter revenue increases 20% to $18.1 million

China Pharma Holdings, Inc., a fully-integrated specialty pharmaceuticals company in China, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

11 May 2011

Pacira Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $9.8 million for first quarter 2011

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, provided an update on the execution of its pre-commercial and launch strategies for EXPAREL, and reiterated 2011 financial guidance.

11 May 2011

Research provides insight into brain reorganization following sensory loss

The part of the brain that uses hearing to determine sound location is reorganized in deaf animals to locate visual targets, according to a new study by a team of researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

11 May 2011

IUPUI psychology professor to receive 2011 Young Scientist award for alcoholism research

Stephen L. Boehm II, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology in the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, has been named the 2011 Young Scientist of the Year by the International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society. The award will be presented May 13 at the society's annual meeting in Rome, Italy.

10 May 2011

'Healthy' smokers have gene expression profiles similar to COPD patients

'Healthy' smokers experience changes in the gene expression of their lungs similar to that suffered by smokers who have developed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This is the conclusion of a new study, led by Catalan researchers, which confirms the crucial role that smoking plays in causing these alterations.

10 May 2011

Kowa presents three K-115 study results against glaucoma at ARVO 2011

Kowa Company Ltd, today announced the results of two clinical studies and a non-clinical study of a drug candidate for glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

10 May 2011

Heptares, Shire sign deal to develop novel A2A antagonist for CNS disease treatment

Heptares Therapeutics today announced it has signed an exclusive option agreement with Shire Pharmaceuticals for a novel adenosine A2A antagonist discovered by Heptares and currently in preclinical development.

9 May 2011

Breast cancer cells utilize tissue stem cell EMT for tumor metastasis

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, after isolating normal stem cells that form the developing placenta, have given them the same properties of stem cells associated with an aggressive type of breast cancer.

7 May 2011

Study finds clear link between children conceived during winter and risk of autism

An examination of the birth records of the more than 7 million children born in the state of California during the 1990s and early 2000s has found a clear link between the month in which a child is conceived and the risk of that child later receiving a diagnosis of autism.

6 May 2011

Pfizer’s Revatio receives European Commission approval for pediatric treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pfizer Inc. announced that Revatio (sildenafil citrate) has been approved by the European Commission for the treatment of pediatric patients aged 1 to 17 years old with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Efficacy in terms of improvement of exercise capacity or pulmonary hemodynamics has been shown in primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease.

5 May 2011

Odyssey Thera receives US patent for application of contextual high-content assays to diverse biological events

Odyssey Thera, Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted U.S. Patent No. 7,935,493, entitled "Protein fragment complementation assays for high-throughput and high-content screening."

5 May 2011

Selexys begins patient enrollment in SelG1 Phase I study for sickle cell disease

Selexys Pharmaceuticals announced today that it has initiated enrollment in a Phase I clinical study of its lead compound, SelG1, a humanized anti-P-selectin antibody.

5 May 2011

iOWH, Center for World Health and Medicine partner to combat childhood diarrhea

The Center for World Health and Medicine at Saint Louis University and the Institute for OneWorld Health have established a joint research agreement to develop new drugs to combat diarrhea, which is the second leading cause of death worldwide in children under age 5.

4 May 2011

PAREXEL third quarter revenue increases 3.5% to $301.4 million

PAREXEL International Corporation today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2011.

From Parexel 3 May 2011

Study explores link between infants' daily growth and sleep

Science is finally confirming what grandma knew all along: infants wake up taller right after they sleep.

2 May 2011

Increased sleep duration is associated with growth spurts in infants

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep is the first to show that increased bursts of sleep among infants are significantly associated with growth spurts in body length.

2 May 2011

Centocor Ortho Biotech Products withdraws NDA for trabectedin for treatment of women with ROC

Centocor Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., today announced that it has voluntarily withdrawn the New Drug Application for trabectedin for the treatment of women with recurrent ovarian cancer. The withdrawal is based on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's recommendation that an additional Phase 3 study be conducted to obtain approval.

30 Apr 2011

Melatonin can help fight obesity and risks associated with it

University of Granada researchers have proven that melatonin -a natural hormone produced by the body- helps in controlling weight gain -even without reducing the intake of food-, improves blood lipid profile -as it reduces triglicerids-, increases HDL cholesterol and reduces LDL cholesterol.

29 Apr 2011

Pharmacology News and Research

Latest Pharmacology News and Research

Phase 2 trial data of PET myocardial perfusion imaging with flurpiridaz F 18 presented at ICNC10

Global health Product Development Partners consortium select GVK BIO as preferred provider

China Pharma first quarter revenue increases 20% to $18.1 million

Pacira Pharmaceuticals reports net loss of $9.8 million for first quarter 2011

Research provides insight into brain reorganization following sensory loss

IUPUI psychology professor to receive 2011 Young Scientist award for alcoholism research

'Healthy' smokers have gene expression profiles similar to COPD patients

Kowa presents three K-115 study results against glaucoma at ARVO 2011

Heptares, Shire sign deal to develop novel A2A antagonist for CNS disease treatment

Breast cancer cells utilize tissue stem cell EMT for tumor metastasis

Study finds clear link between children conceived during winter and risk of autism

Pfizer’s Revatio receives European Commission approval for pediatric treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Odyssey Thera receives US patent for application of contextual high-content assays to diverse biological events

Selexys begins patient enrollment in SelG1 Phase I study for sickle cell disease

iOWH, Center for World Health and Medicine partner to combat childhood diarrhea

PAREXEL third quarter revenue increases 3.5% to $301.4 million

Study explores link between infants' daily growth and sleep

Increased sleep duration is associated with growth spurts in infants

Centocor Ortho Biotech Products withdraws NDA for trabectedin for treatment of women with ROC

Melatonin can help fight obesity and risks associated with it

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