Archive for the 'Pharmaceuticals' Category
April 21st, 2011 by admin
New research has shown that nasal vaccines are much more effective in providing protection against the flu. In fact the research also proved that nasal vaccines will soon protect not only against the flu and pneumonia, but also against bioterrorism agents such as Yersinia pestis that causes the plague. The research, presented at the Society for General Microbiology’s Spring Conference in Harrogate, presented Professor Dennis Metzger who described how including a natural immune chemical with standard vaccines has the potential to increase their protective impact when delivered through the nose.
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April 20th, 2011 by admin
An investigational combination of drugs already approved to treat obesity, migraine and epilepsy produced up to a 10 percent weight loss in obese individuals participating in a one-year clinical trial, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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April 20th, 2011 by admin
A research team from the Harvard University has harnessed the ability of fast-replicating bacterial viruses, also known as phages, to accelerate the evolution of biomolecules in the laboratory. This latest research has the potential to ultimately allow the tailoring of custom pharmaceuticals and research tools from lab-grown proteins, nucleic acids, and other such compounds.
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April 19th, 2011 by admin
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have produced a simplified, cheaper, all-purpose produces they say can be utilized by scientists around the world to more safely turn blood cells into heart cells. The procedure developed by them is virus-free and produces heart cells that beat with nearly 100 percent efficiency.
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April 18th, 2011 by admin
After many days of openly denying the “existence and public health importance” of the NDM-1 gene, India has finally agreed to search for the presence of superbugs in the Capital and its water supply lines.Quietly yielding under pressure, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has agreed to lead a study to detect the “prevalence of Carbapenem resistance in Delhi’s ICUs and environment”. Carbapenems are the most powerful generation of antibiotics.
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April 18th, 2011 by admin
Even one minute alteration one of the thousands of DNA codes that constitute each gene in the human genome can lead to severe diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy or Huntington’s Disease. A similarly miniscule alteration in the DNA of a virus or bacteria can lead to drug resistant strains that are difficult for doctors to treat with generalized drug therapies. For these reasons, scientists have been searching for methods for studying the impact genetic mutations can have on an organism but have been restricted in these efforts by an inability to easily and efficiently produce and analyze the thousands of potential changes possible in even one small gene.
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April 15th, 2011 by admin
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of ophthalmic products, is being acquired by Merck & Co., commonly known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada. The acquisition is being valued at approximately $430 million.
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April 14th, 2011 by admin
In research conducted by the University at Buffalo, it has been proven that a low dosage of insulin has the ability to restrict the expression in the blood of four precursor proteins involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. Research done by endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo indicates that insulin might have a powerful and new role to play in combating Alzheimer’s disease.
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April 14th, 2011 by admin
Researchers worldwide are hailing a new discovery as being a possible breakthrough in the treatment for AIDS. Scientists have developed a new protein that stops the AIDS the virus from entering cells. This protein has a basic make-up of naturally occurring proteins in the body that protects cells from viruses, except the human-made version does not cause inflammation and other side effects at the dosages needed to inhibit AIDS.
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April 13th, 2011 by admin
A new development in cancer technology has made it possible for researchers to identify cancer cells with carbon nanotubes. In recent announcement, a Harvard bioengineer and an MIT aeronautical engineer have developed a novel device that can identify single cancer cells in a blood sample, thus making it possible for doctors to quickly determine whether cancer has spread from its original site.
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