energy

Digital vs. Analog Mammography

...rred to a digital receptor that converts the x-ray energy to numbers, processes the numbers, and produces an image that can be displayed on a monitor or printed on a high-resolution laser printer. Digital detectors create an electronic image as pixels, either indirectly or directly. They use either charge-c...

ZIO-101 (Darinaparsin) Interim Phase II and Preclinical Data Presented at International Myeloma Workshop

... mitochondrial functions, resulting indepletion of energy supply to the cell and induction of apoptosis(programmed cell death). Increase in intra-cellular Reactive OxygenSpecies enhances this effect on mitochondrial functions andconsequently the activation of the signal transduction pathwayleading to apopto...

New Poll Shows Men, Women Incorrectly Blame Symptoms of Low Testosterone on Normal Aging

...stosteronein most symptomatic men included lack of energy (64%), decreasedlibido (61%), less strong erections (64%), a sad and/ or grumpymood (58%), and irritability (60%). Symptoms most troublesome towomen with a symptomatic partner are mood swings (91%), depression(91%), irritability (86%), a sad and/ or ...

Elixir Pharmaceuticals Presents Preclinical Data Highlighting Its Ghrelin Antagonist Program at the American Diabetes Association's Annual Meeting

...nd is believedto play a key role in metabolism and energy storage. A naturallyoccurring hormone produced in ...ctly through its receptoron adipocytes to regulate energy homeostasis. Moreover, thereduction of insulin signaling in adipocytes by chronic ghrelintreatment p...

Orexigen Therapeutics to Present Data on Contrave Impact on Visceral Fat and Insulin Resistance at American Diabetes Association 67th Scientific Sessions in Chicago June 23

...g of how the brain appearsto regulate appetite and energy expenditure, as well as themechanisms that come into play to limit weight loss over time. Eachproduct candidate is designed to act on a specific group of neuronsin the central nervous system with the goal of achieving appetitesuppression and sustaine...

Geron Corp. Licensee TA Sciences Announces Landmark 7/07/07 Teleconference to Answer Questions About TA-65, Their Telomerase Activator With Proven Age Management Benefits

...the condition of the skin -- Increased level of energy and sense of overall well being The Pivotal 2005 Anti-Aging Trial was a double blind,placebo-controlled, 24 week study conducted in the USA involving 36male subjects aged 60-85. The most compelling result of the Trial was the profound andpositive i...

Accera, Inc. Announces Open-Label Data from Phase II Study in Alzheimer's Disease at International Conference on Prevention of Dementia

...ted by the liver into ketone bodies, analternative energy source that the brain can metabolize even whenit cannot process glucose. Thus preserving the glucose- deprivedbrain cells, AC-1202 has disease modifying potential in AD and anumber other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by neuronalhypometabol...

Phase III Clinical Trial with 4-Month Long-Acting Formulation of Triptorelin: Ipsen Decides Not to Perform Further Administration

...vestigators. Thus, the teams arenow focusing their energy and expertise in order to resume phaseIII as soon as possible. Our advanced drug delivery platform hasalready been validated through the success of Somatuline(R)Autogel(R), and we are confident in Ipsen's ability to have adifferentiated formulation o...

OREXIGEN Therapeutics Announces Sustained-Release Formulation of Zonisamide Shows Improved Tolerability When Compared to Immediate Release Formulation

...g of how the brain appearsto regulate appetite and energy expenditure, as well as themechanisms that come into play to limit weight loss over time. Eachproduct candidate is designed to act on a specific group of neuronsin the central nervous system with the goal of achieving appetitesuppression and sustaine...

Elixir Pharmaceuticals Presents Additional Preclinical Data Demonstrating the Potential of Ghrelin Antagonism to Regulate Metabolism, Body Weight and Glycemic Control

...nd is believed to play a key role inmetabolism and energy storage. Ghrelin is a naturally occurringhormone secreted by the stomach, which acts primarily at the levelof the hypothalamus in the brain. In the first presentation, Elixir scientists explored whetherghrelin exerts a direct effect on adipocytes (f...

Celsion Completes Enrollment in Phase I Liver Cancer Study

...uding tumor-targetingtreatments using focused heat energy in combination with heatactivated drug delivery systems. Celsion has research, license or commercialization agreementswith leading institutions such as the National Institutes ofHealth, Duke University Medical Center, University of Hong Kong,Clevela...

Auxilium Announces New Data That Show Total Testosterone Blood Levels Increase Significantly Following Switch from AndroGel(R) to Testim(R)

... showimprovements in symptoms of decreased libido, energy levels anderectile function in 76 percent of hypog..., andthe presence of hypogonadal symptoms (libido, energy levels, anderectile function) were compared pre-and post-substitution for eachform of therapy. Prio...

New Study Results Provide Additional Data about Short- and Long-Term Use of Desvenlafaxine Succinate in the Treatment of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder

...otor agitation or retardation -- Fatigue or low energy -- Feeling worthless or guilty for no reason -- Difficulty thinking or concentrating -- Thoughts of death or suicide Further, people with major depressive disorder may experienceclinically significant distress or impairment in social,occupa...

Pooled Studies Showed Desvenlafaxine Succinate Significantly Improved Painful Symptoms and Anxious Symptoms Associated with Major Depressive Disorder in Adults, Compared With Placebo

...otor agitation or retardation -- Fatigue or low energy -- Feeling worthless or guilty for no reason -- Difficulty thinking or concentrating -- Thoughts of death or suicide Further, people with major depressive disorder may experienceclinically significant distress or impairment in social,occupa...

Accera, Inc. Announces Results of Phase II Study in Alzheimer's Disease at American Academy of Neurology Meeting

...ted by the liver into ketone bodies, analternative energy source that the brain can metabolize even whenit cannot process glucose. Thus preserving the glucose- deprivedbrain cells, AC-1202 has disease modifying potential in AD and anumber other neurodegenerative diseases characterized by neuronalmetabolism....

Accera, Inc. to Present Results of Phase II Study in Alzheimer's Disease at American Academy of Neurology Meeting

...e glucose-deprived brain cells with an alternative energy source.The potentially neuroprotective mechanism of AC-1202 is also beingevaluated in age-associated memory impairment, Parkinson's disease,Friedrich's ataxia, and canine cognitive dysfunction. About Accera, Inc. Based in Broomfield, CO, Accera, In...

Study Shows Metabolic Strategy of Stressed Cell

...fforts on a single task: extractinglife-supporting energy from nutrients in the mitochondria-thepowerhouses of the cell. "We identified the metabolic rearrangements the cell undergoesto ensure that the liver keeps CoA levels high enough to produceglucose and the cells of the body maintain enough free CoA f...