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Pharma cos must forge Strategic alliances

Indian pharmaceutical majors should go in for strategic alliances among themselves to capture export markets increasingly by leveraging cost advantages and precluding cut-throat competition which would be detrimental to the industry. This was stated by the Commerce Secretary, Mr. Prabir Sengupta, at the opening the Regional Office of the Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Exp...

Handling forgetfulness

Forgetfulness is a common problem faced by the middle aged people. There are many reasons why women often report forgetfulness at mid-life, but simple guidelines can help you preserve memory. There is little evidence that healthy women undergo a decline// in their memory or thinking skills before the age of 70. Yet many women younger than this say they have a problem with continually forgetting...

A forgery: the cloning (controversy) research

The scientific paper on cloning that rocked the world about cloning from South Korea has been found as forged. The South Korean scientist Hwang was found guilty by a university panel.// Hwang resigned from the university and apologized for his actions. This has been taken very seriously by the university and the Seoul National University panel pledged to impose an unspecif...

Menopause pauses memory, posing unforgettable problems

Approaching Menopause? Losing your mind? Just pause and read this. A recent study reported in Boston at the Annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, // suggests that women approaching menopause might just get a bit unforgettable. That means they might have huge difficulties remembering things! One more of that middle age blues. According to the study team, from the...

Never Forget Brushing And Flossing

Dentists have always stressed the importance of brushing and flossing. A new study in published in the Journal of Periodontology gives the reasons// why these two common tasks are vital. In the study, researchers found that tongue and tooth brushing in combination with dental flossing routinely was responsible for 38 percent reduction in gingival bleeding. Halitosis, or bad breath, was...

Forgetful? You May Be Losing More Than Just Your Memory

Older adults who complain their “mind is going” may be losing a part of their brain along with their memory, according to a study published// in the September 12, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study, which looked at 120 people over the age of 60, found people who complained of significant memory problems but still had norma...

When Your Pet Forgets Who You Are

Alzheimer’s disease, characterized by dementia including forgetfulness, confusion and behavioral changes in humans has a newfound victim; cats.// Researchers Dr. Danielle Gunn- Moore, a cat expert and her husband Dr. Frank Gunn-Moore who works with Alzheimer’s patients came up with this find when they observed certain behavioral changes in their eight-year-old cat. Investi...

Forge Ahead On Folate Fortification

AMA Vice President, Dr Choong-Siew Yong, today said the AMA is yet again calling for immediate mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. // Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) recommended in October last year that mandatory fortification be introduced in Australia, but implementation has been delayed until after the next meeting of the Australia and New Zealand Food R...

Chemo Brain- Nothing Forgettable About It

A mental fog referred to as ‘chemo brain’ that chemotherapy patients complain about, is finally getting the attention it deserves. // Patients especially women have for years informed their doctors about cognitive symptoms such as short-term memory loss, an inability to concentrate, difficulty retrieving words, trouble with multitasking and an overarching sense that they had lost their...

DBT And IAVI Forge Partnership To Develop “Next Generation” Vaccine Candidats

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative signed// an agreement today to address a major obstacle in AIDS vaccine development: the design of candidate vaccines to elicit neutralizing antibodies against HIV. A new Indian Medicinal Chemistry Programme, co-sponsored and co-funded by IAVI and the Departme...

Forgetfulness Actually Helps Your Brain Stay Healthy

People who have a tendency for forgetting things are the ones with the last laugh, for researchers have found that a forgetfulness is a sign that your brain is working properly. Researchers led by Brice Kuhl at Stanford University in California, US, conducted a study on the brain and found that the brain only chooses to remember memories that it deems important. This i...

DBT And IAVI Forge Partnership To Develop Next Generation Vaccine Candidates

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative signed an agreement today to address a major obstacle in AIDS vaccine development: the design of candidate vaccines to elicit neutralizing antibodies against HIV. A new Indian Medicinal Chemistry Programme, co-sponsored and co-funded by IAVI and the Departmen...