Roche has announced that it will invest around $430 million Swiss francs ($387 million) in biotech drug research in its production sites Switzerland and Germany. Around 280 million Swiss francs will...
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A new genetic test for the early detection or prostate cancer may soon be developed. Until now, a patient's risks of having prostate cancer is based on PSA tests which has a relatively low...
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The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) has released a preliminary assembly and annotation of the soybean genome to the greater scientific community to enable bioenergy...
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Using bioinformatics and supercomputers, University of Montreal researchers were able to create the largest-ever mathematical simulation of the electrical activity of a human heart - a 2 billion...
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Recent data indicates that while fish oil supplements may be beneficial to some patients with cardiovascular disease, they may have adverse effect on other cardiac patients. "Fish oils can have...
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Now that genetic markers for certain diseases have already been established, should children/minors be allowed to undergo genetic testing , even when there are no means to reduce the risk until they...
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Researchers have discovered in an animal study that deferoxamine (trade name: Desferal), a drug used to treat iron toxicity, is able to boost bone healing and regrowth, and may be a potential lead...
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Preliminary data indicates that Sirolimus (trade name: Rapamune), a macrolide compoundisolated from the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus in a soil sample collected from easter island, may have...
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An international collaboration of scientists have discovered more than 25 genetic variants in 18 genes linked to cholesterol and lipid levels. Such findings may help in estimating an individual's...
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China's pharmaceutical industry is booming, and there are speculations that, given its aggressive growth, China's biotech industry is on its way to becoming a world player. For their study,...
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Scientists have identified a gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) receptor antagonist called (Pro3)GIP , which has been demonstrated in an animal model to be capable of promoting weight loss,...
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BioWorld Today has released the 2008 Asia Pacific Biotechnology VC Directory which lists more than 100 VC firms that funds biomedical research in China, India, Korea, Australia, New Zealand and nine...
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