Finding Cures For Tropical Diseases: Is Open Source An Answer?
There's aparadigm in life science and drug development : only "lucrative""markets" get exploited by R&D companies. In many occasions I'veseen very promising drugs candidates or related research get cannedbecause no money was to be made with it, even if millions would havebeen saved worldwide. The usual strategy to avoid this fate is to finda drug candid...Potential Cure for Lymphoma in HIV patients
Stem cell transplants have become thestandard of care for patients with relapsed lymphoma, but not forpatients who suffer from both this disease and HIV. A new study showingthat this treatment is a viable option for select patients withHIV-associated lymphoma will be published in the January 15, 2005,issue of Blood, the official journal of the American Society ofHematology.Because of the i...Gene Therapy Cures Inherited Liver Disease In Rats
A single dose of gene-virus combination cured rats of a inherited liver disease in which lack of a gene causes the accumulation of bilirubin –which, untreated, results in jaundice and brain damage, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences. "This is the first time this disease (Crigler-Najjar syndrome) has been complete...Promising new West Nile therapy cures disease in mice
West Nile virus alarmed Americans when it made its first U.S. appearance in New York City in 1999. It has since spread from coast to coast, sickened more than 16,000 Americans and killed more than 600. As the virus spread, medical investigators hastened research to develop an effective vaccine or therapy. None currently exist, but a newly published paper by researchers at Washington University in...Secret of smallpox's success may lead to bioterror cure
In disease, as in war, offensive strategies can become weaknesses, if the defenders see the enemy coming and compensate for its weapons. By manipulating what is perhaps the most devastating trick in cellular weaponry of pox viruses like smallpox, Arizona State University virologist and Biodesign Institute researcher Bertram Jacobs believes that he can turn the biochemical machinery of the...Secure-Seal hybridization chambers from Sigma-Aldrich
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Perscitus Biosciences was founded in 2006 to develop and commercialize two technologies based on reactive oxygen biochemistry. James Thomas, CEO and chairman of Perscitus Biosciences, said the...ProCertus BioPharm secures $2.3M in financing
, an oncology-based pharmaceutical company, will...Mirus Bio secures $900K grant to develop research tool
Mirus, a Madison-based life-science company engaged in gene therapy and the study of RNA interference, received the two-year grant from the <a href="http:/...Sale of SecurePipe won't result in Madison layoffs
Ambiron, which serves businesses in the payment card industry, has announced its acquisition of S...Miracle cure for Alzheimer’s around the corner
Alzheimer’s Disease, one of the most common and perhaps the most dreadful kind of Dementia, where there is degeneration of the brain tissue, might at last have the much awaited miracle cure round the corner. A vaccine made headlines sometime ago, as being efficient in reducing plaque formation in mice, which is characteristic of Alzheimer’s. Latest reports say that it also improves mental...New hope for cancer victims – will vaccine cure the deadly bug
One very deadly form of cancer is pancreatic cancer, though it isn’t very common. Globally it kills lakhs of people every year. And now there is some hope for the unfortunate victims. A new vaccine has been successfully tested on the pancreatic cancer victims and it has increased the survival rates in many. Vaccines are typically thought of as a way of preventing disease. In cancer, howe...Vedic vibration technology- the new cure for arthritis
One of the primary disabling ailments in the world has found a new treatment - Vedic vibration technology. A study, titled 'A double-blind randomised controlled trial of Maharishi Vedic Vibration Technology in subjects with arthritis,' revealed that scientists succeeded in achieving 100 per cent relief from painful arthritis in 36 per cent of the patients treated and at least 60 per cent...New Laser Techniques cure degeneration of the eye
Latest Laser techniques are being developed on a daily basis. One of these latest laser techniques is helpful in the treatment of those suffering from a degenerative eye condition. This degenerative condition cause blood vessels to grow underneath the retina and leak fluid, causing scarring and loss of vision. Eye specialists have come up with a new therapy called the Photodynamic Therap...H2O - a cure for low blood pressure
US researchers have found that a large glass of water may be the latest blood pressure drug for some patients. Investigators at Vanderbilt's Autonomic Dysfunction Center reported that water has a powerful blood pressure raising effect in patients who experience fainting spells while standing.// Blood pressure started increasing within two or three minutes after the water was ing...Holladay Posterior Capsule Polisher and Curette
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MONTREAL, June 14, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ HaemacureCorporation , a Montreal-based specialty biotherapeutics company,today announced the preliminary findings of the content analysis ofone of its plasma discards. Preliminary findings confirm the presence of a number ofproteins and enzymes with applications in significant worldwidemarkets, including albumin, plasmi...Medicure's MEND-CABG Trial Results Published in Peer Reviewed Journal
WINNIPEG, Manitoba - (May 31, 2007) Medicure Inc. (TSX:MPH;Amex:MCU), a cardiovascular focused biopharmaceutical company,today announced that the results from its Phase 2 MEND-CABG trialare featured in a peer reviewed article in the June edition of TheJournal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, published by theAmerican Association of Thoracic Surgery. The article, titled, "Effects of...Curecumin May Be an Effective Treatment for Lung Cancer
MAUI, Hawaii, March 27, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioponicPhytoceuticals, Inc. ("Bioponic" or "the Company") today announcedthat its Curecumin(TM) (a Bioresonant Phytotherapeutic(R) form ofTurmeric containing curcumin in a liquid nasal delivery system) maybe an important treatment for Lung Cancer. In a recent study published in Science Direct, "Induction ofApoptosis in Human L...