Sanofi-Aventis is purchasing additional 12 million shares on biotech firm Regeneron for $400 million, upping its shares from 4% to 19%. As part of the new deal, Sanofi and Regeneron plan to bring two...
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Researchers have developed a new drug called nitrosyl-cobinamide which may be used to treat hypertension and other heart diseases. Cobinamide is a vitamin B12 analog, and, in fact, is the penultimate...
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Using gene arrays, researchers have identified genes whose activity changes with age in 16 different mouse tissues. The study, published in PLoS Genetics, uses a newly available database called AGEMAP...
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According to the national venture capital association, venture capital investing in the biotechnology arena continue to be robust. Biotechnology had $1.1 billion going into 99 deals in the third...
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Researchers have developed new biomimetic membranes for water treatment and drug delivery. The highly permeable and selective membranes are based on the incorporation of the a water channel protein...
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Did you know that, like moths, spiders butterflies and silkworms, bees also produce silk? Those are the latest findings reported recently in Molecular Biology and Evolution, which discusses the...
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Six Southern California institutions are collaborating to advance stem cell research by establishing the Southern California Stem Cell Scientific Collaboration (SC3). Members of the collaboration...
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In the latest issue of the International Journal of Global Energy Issues, researchers report of an experimental device that use sunlight to convert glucose into hydrogen to power the cell, which...
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Scientists have discovered that mianserin, an antidepressant drug, can extend the lifespan of of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, a commonly used animal model, by about 30 percent. "Our...
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Filed in archive Gene Therapy
by ruth on November 21, 2007
A gene-transfer technique is undergoing Phase I trials to test its safety in people with a form of hereditary blindness called Leber congenital amaurosis type 2, or LCA2. The first adult subject...
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Researchers here have shown that in cell cultures, the stress hormone norepinephrine appears to promote the biochemical signals that stimulate certain tumor cells to grow and spread. The...
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Researchers have designed three new molecules called molecules called sulfated DHPs which can inhibit key enzymes that play a major role in clotting disorders, and could lead to novel therapies to...
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Researchers are exploring the use of a protein called memapsin 2 as a vaccine against Alzheimer's disease. Tang and his colleagues at OMRF previously had identified the cutting enzyme (known as...
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An animal study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Online Early Edition suggests that nitrite, a compound naturally found in green leafy vegetables, and nitrate, a...
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A new type of vaccine against resistant bacterial strains, particularly methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is being developed. Rather than killing bacteria, the new vaccine works by...
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In animal trials, a compound called m-chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP) which triggers serotonin receptors in the brain has been found to improve glucose tolerance and lower insulin levels in obese and...
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In a study published in the Journal of Bacteriology, scientists have identfieid a gene in the bacterium Erwinia carotovora, that influences its ability to infect and damage crops. E. carotovora causes...
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In a recent study published in the Proc. Natl Acad. Sci., scientists have found out that breastfeeding can indeed boost an infant's brain development and intelligence, provided the baby carried at...
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What: San Diego's 2nd Annual peptide Therapeutics Symposium When: November 10, 2007 Where: The Hilton, La Jolla Torrey Pines, CA Internationally acclaimed speakers from will provide updates on...
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In a study published recently in the Journal of General Virology, scientists have identified a set of multiple genes in brassicas - broccoli, cabbage, oilseed rape, and the like- that confer...
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