Saturday, May 31, 2014

Combination of metformin and rapamycin shows potential in treating aging and related diseases

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A proven approach to slow the aging process is dietary restriction, but new research in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State Univer...
Friday, May 30, 2014

Study provides new insight into the prevalence of obesity

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Study provides new insight into the prevalence of obesity

Isis Pharmaceuticals starts Phase 1 clinical study of ISIS-PKKRx to treat patients with HAE

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Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) announced  that it initiated a Phase 1 clinical study of ISIS-PKK Rx .  ISIS-PKK Rx  is an antis...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

AbbVie receives HUMIRA orphan drug designation from FDA for treatment of non-infectious uveitis

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AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted HUMIRA ®  (adalimumab) orphan drug designation ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Study: RNAi silencing strategy blocks production of mutant huntingtin protein

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In continuation of my update on RNAi A targeted gene silencing strategy blocks production of the dysfunctional huntingtin (Htt) prote...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

New anticancer compound discovered

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A team of research scientists from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, the University of Turku and the University of Eastern Finland...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Research explains action of drug that may slow aging, related disease

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Rapamycin , an antibiotic and immunosuppressant approved for use about 15 years ago, has drawn extensive interest for its apparent ability...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

Compound reverses symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice

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"It reversed learning  and memory deficits and brain inflammation in mice that are genetically  engineered to model Alzheimer's d...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

FDA Approves Purixan (mercaptopurine) Oral Suspension

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U. S. Food and Drug Administration approved an oral suspension of  mercaptopurine  (Purixan, NOVA Laboratories Limited). Mercaptopurine ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Scientists have found a potential cure for Ebola (Science Alert)

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Ebola and related viruses cause hemorrhagic fever and death through organ failure, and can have a mortality rate of up to 90%, among the h...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

MSU research pushes promising molecule toward clinical trials for treatment of neurological disorders

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Research at Michigan State University, published in the  Journal of Biological Chemistry , shows that a small "molecular tweezer...
Friday, May 9, 2014

MSU research pushes promising molecule toward clinical trials for treatment of neurological disorders

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Research at Michigan State University, published in the  Journal of Biological Chemistry , shows that a small "molecular tweezer...
Thursday, May 8, 2014

MSU research pushes promising molecule toward clinical trials for treatment of neurological disorders

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Research at Michigan State University, published in the  Journal of Biological Chemistry , shows that a small "molecular tweezer...
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

MSU research pushes promising molecule toward clinical trials for treatment of neurological disorders

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Research at Michigan State University, published in the  Journal of Biological Chemistry , shows that a small "molecular tweezer...
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

MSU research pushes promising molecule toward clinical trials for treatment of neurological disorders

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Research at Michigan State University, published in the  Journal of Biological Chemistry , shows that a small "molecular tweezer...