Vernalis shares rise 28% after US cold medicine deal

guardian vendredi 10 février 2012 20 h 54 CET | info [fr] [other]

UK biotech firm's licensing deal on slow-release drugs with Tris Pharma sees £69m pledged in oversubscribed fundraising Shares in Vernalis have surged after the biotechnology firm sealed a key deal with US company Tris Pharma to develop slow-release cough and cold medicines....

Wnt signaling pathways in urological cancers: past decades and still growing.

7thspace vendredi 10 février 2012 20 h 53 CET [fr] [other]

The Wnt signaling pathway is involved in a wide range of embryonic patterning events and maintenance of homeostasis in adult tissues. The pathological role of the Wnt pathway has emerged from studies showing a high frequency of specific human cancers ......

Anti-Drug Vaccines Hold Promise - But Little Profit

ipsnews vendredi 10 février 2012 20 h 46 CET | info [fr] [other]

Vaccines against drug addiction appear to be a better strategy than the repressive worldwide "war on drugs", but first they must overcome resistance from pharmaceutical laboratories and secure financial backing, scientists say....

Green Blog: The Forensics of Snake Venom

IHT vendredi 10 février 2012 20 h 41 CET | info [fr] [other]

Genetic analysis of venom allows Indian investigators to determine whether it came from an endangered cobra, helping them to prosecute traffickers....

Smoking May Up Cancer Risk in Barrett's Esophagus Patients (HealthDay)

news-yahoo vendredi 10 février 2012 20 h 31 CET [fr] [other]

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) -- People with the condition called Barrett's esophagus who are smokers may have double the risk of developing esophageal cancer, a new study warns....

Komen backlash leaves Race for the Cure scrambling to limit damage

guardian vendredi 10 février 2012 20 h 23 CET | info [fr] [other]

Fears grow that breast cancer awareness event run by Komen group could be a casualty of Planned Parenthood criticism Every month, somewhere in America, people swath themselves in pink, lace up their running shoes and take part in the Race for the Cure, the world's largest and most successful breast cancer awareness and fundraising event....

MOEA plans an exclusive Japanese business office

ChinaPost vendredi 10 février 2012 20 h 21 CET

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) said yesterday it is planning to set up an office in March exclusively for industrial cooperation between Taiwan and Japan....

Brave young breast cancer victims bare their scars in 'beautifully disturbing' series of portraits

dailymail vendredi 10 février 2012 19 h 20 CET [fr] [other]

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: It was personal contact with the disease that five years ago made David Jay turn his camera away from the fashion models he is used to shooting and on to victims of breast cancer....

A Cancer Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease in Mice

time vendredi 10 février 2012 19 h 05 CET | info [fr] [other]

Mice are not men, so let's not get too excited yet, but scientists have discovered that an existing cancer drug quickly reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in rodents...

Sundin announces $330,000 health fellowship

CBC vendredi 10 février 2012 18 h 40 CET | info [fr] [other]

Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin announces a $330,000 donation to help fund a new research partnership between the University of Toronto and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm....

Life of a visionary: Lloyd Morrison

nzherald vendredi 10 février 2012 18 h 27 CET | info [fr] [other]

The death of Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison at the age of 54 has robbed New Zealand of one of its business leaders and singular characters.Morrison, the founder of infrastructure investment company Infratil, died of leukaemia.He......

Sommet UE‑Inde – Un partenariat en faveur de la prospérité

dg-comm-fr vendredi 10 février 2012 18 h 26 CET | info [en] [other]

Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse SommetUE‑Inde– Un partenariat en faveur de la prospérité Bruxelles, 9février2012– C’est le 10février2012, à NewDelhi, que l’Union européenne et l’Inde tiendront leur 12esommet annuel.......

Harper Government Creating Agriculture Trade Opportunities with China

gc vendredi 10 février 2012 18 h 07 CET | info [fr] [other]

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was pleased to join Prime Minister Stephen Harper on a successful trade mission to China which resulted in a series of new agricultural agreements between the two countries....

Cytos Biotechnology AG – Product Pipeline Review – H2 2011 - new company profile report published

pr-inside vendredi 10 février 2012 17 h 59 CET [fr] [other]

(PR-inside.com) Cytos Biotechnology AG – Product Pipeline Review – H2 2011 - Global Market Directs pharmaceuticals report, "Cytos Biotechnology AG - Product Pipeline Review - H2 2011" provides data on the Cytos Biotechnology AGs research and development focus....

Chemo possible for pregnant women with cancer

hurriyetdailynews vendredi 10 février 2012 17 h 31 CET [fr] [other]

Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation......

Researchers find cancer drug rapidly clears dementia plaque

AHN vendredi 10 février 2012 17 h 25 CET [fr] [other]

U.S. researchers say that a drug already approved for use on a form of skin cancer appears to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s in mice....

Drug halts organ damage in inflammatory genetic disorder

nieuwsbank vendredi 10 février 2012 17 h 00 CET | info [fr] [other]

[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | U.S. NIH ] Drug halts organ damage in inflammatory genetic disorder NIH study shows benefits of long-term Kineret therapy in people with NOMID A new study shows that Kineret (anakinra), a medication approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is effective in.......

Riziko vzniku infarktu se může dědit z otce na syna, varují lékaři

tyden vendredi 10 février 2012 16 h 51 CET | info [en] [fr] [other]

Muži mohou dědit problémy se srdce po svých otcích, zvýšené riziko vzniku nemoci si nesou ve svých genech. Tvrdí to rozsáhlá studie uveřeněná v odborném časopisu Lancet, na které se podílely univerzity z Velké Británie, Francie, Německa a Austrálie. Podle vědců může hrát genetika při vzniku problémů.......

Satellite clinics to target ‘silent killer’

montrealgazette vendredi 10 février 2012 16 h 39 CET | info [fr] [other]

Twelve satellite clinics are to roll out in Montreal, targeting as many women as possible for fast-track assessment of deadly ovarian cancer, often called the “silent killer.”...

Amino acid fermentation at the origin of the genetic code

7thspace vendredi 10 février 2012 16 h 18 CET | info [fr] [other]

There is evidence that the genetic code was established prior to the existence of proteins, when metabolism was powered by ribozymes. Also, early proto-organisms had to rely on simple anaerobic bioenergetic processes. In this work I propose that amino ......

Individuellere Behandlung auch in der Medizintechnik

vdi-nachrichten vendredi 10 février 2012 16 h 12 CET | info [en] [fr] [other]

. Medizintechnik: Im finanziell angespannten Gesundheitssystem könnte personalisierte Medizintechnik die Behandlungen effektiver gestalten. Welche Technologien verfügbar sind und wo Hindernisse in der Finanzierung liegen, erläuterten Experten bei der Vorstellung des VDE-Innovationsreports „Personalisierte Medizintechnik“ in München....

Poklady z rozhlasového archívu

rozhlas-sk vendredi 10 février 2012 15 h 53 CET [en] [fr] [other]

Genetika je disciplína biológie, ktorá skúma dedičnosť a premenlivosť. Genetiku založil Johann Gregor Mendel....

InNexus Biotechnology Inc. – Product Pipeline Review – H2 2011 - new company profile report published

pr-inside vendredi 10 février 2012 15 h 46 CET [fr] [other]

(PR-inside.com) InNexus Biotechnology Inc. – Product Pipeline Review – H2 2011 - Global Market Directs pharmaceuticals report, "InNexus Biotechnology Inc. - Product Pipeline Review - H2 2011" provides data on the InNexus Biotechnology Inc.s research and development focus....

EU-India summit - A partnership for prosperity

nieuwsbank vendredi 10 février 2012 15 h 25 CET | info [en] [fr] [other]

[ Vrijdag 10 februari 2012 | European Union ] Brussels, 09 February 2012 - The European Union and India will hold their 12th annual summit in New Delhi on 10th February 2012...

Baby 'unharmed if pregnant mum has chemotherapy'

france24-en vendredi 10 février 2012 15 h 15 CET | info [fr] [other]

Women who are given chemotherapy during pregnancy do not run a risk of harming their baby, doctors reported in The Lancet Oncology on Friday. European cancer specialists looked at 68 pregnancies, producing 70 children, during which 236 cycles of cancer drugs were administered....

Europa-Terminvorschau vom 13. bis zum 19. Februar 2012

presseportal vendredi 10 février 2012 15 h 06 CET | info [en] [fr] [other]

Europäische Kommission: Brüssel / Berlin (ots) - Die EU-Terminvorschau ist ein Service der Vertretungen der EU-Kommission in Deutschland für Journalisten. Sie kündigt vor allem Termine der EU-Kommission, des Europäischen Parlaments, des Rates der Europäischen Union und des ......

Un medicament anticancer inversează, cu rapiditate, efectele maladiei Alzheimer - studiu.

romanialibera vendredi 10 février 2012 15 h 05 CET | info [en] [fr] [other]

Un medicament anticancer a readus cu rapiditate la normal functiile cerebrale ale soarecilor de laborator suferind de maladia Alzheimer, aceasta descoperire putand conduce la obtinerea unui tratament eficient contra acestei boli incurabile cu efecte devastatoare, relateaza AFP si Mediafax....

SA to build pharmaceutical plant

thetimes-za vendredi 10 février 2012 14 h 54 CET | info [fr] [other]

South Africa is to build a R1.6 billion pharmaceutical plant to produce the ingredients for antiretroviral medicines, used in the treatment of HIV and Aids, government announced....