Researchers find link between food odors and lifespan in fruit flies
... apply it to people," he said. "The pharmaceutical companies would like to be able to mimic the beneficial effe... apply it to people," he said. "The pharmaceutical companies would like to be able to mimic the beneficial effects of caloric restriction by having you take a pi...Biogen Idec acquires Brandeis spin-out
...egic alliance with Biovitrum AB of Sweden with the companies sharing equally the costs and profits of development and commercialization. Following regulatory approval, Syntonix is responsible for marketing FIX:Fc in North America and Biovitrum is responsible for marketing FIX:Fc in Europe, Russia, and the Midd...Researchers probe health and safety impacts of nanotechnology
... nanotechnology. There are already more than 400 companies worldwide that tap nanoparticles and other forms of nanotechnology, and regulatory agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration are closely examining whet...Genomatix and Molecular Connections form strategic partnership
...onnections Private Ltd. announced today that both companies entered into a strategic partnership. As a first result Molecular Connection's Database Netpro will be fully integrated into Genomatix biological networks and pathway knowledge base and analysis system BiblioSphere PathwayEdition (BSPE). Netpro is on...Africa's farmers will have room to grow
...ch systems, non-government organizations, and seed companies in several African nations, up to a million hectares are now sown to new, drought-tolerant varieties, giving farmers a 25-30% boost in yield. But there is much more potential to be realized for farmers in the region, potential that can raise farm f...Genes behind animal growth discovered
...iodiversity. Many plants have hybrid vigor. Seed companies exploited this property to increase corn yields se...e green revolution worked by trial and error, with companies trying every possible cross of corn strains to find the best hybrids. "A century after its discove...Disabling key protein may give physicians time to treat pneumonic plague
... to depend on the activity of PLA. "Pharmaceutical companies have large libraries of protease inhibitors, so hopefully someone will start the search soon for an inhibitor of PLA that is specific and non-toxic enough to be used as an adjunct treatment," Goldman says. "That might give us enough time to use antib...Scripps Research study reveals new activation mechanism for pain sensing channel
...ently being investigated by several pharmaceutical companies as a potential target for chronic pain, Patapoutian noted....New test predicts blood cancer's sensitivity to experimental cancer drug
...osis. Inspired by this pioneering research, drug companies have begun testing novel Bcl-2 inhibiting drugs designed to restart the natural death processes thwarted by the survival molecule. Letai said that his group has tested Abbott's investigational compound ABT-737 against cultured CLL cells with striki...MIT: Nanocomposities yield strong, stretchy fibers
... the thick and bulky packaging now used. Fabric companies have also expressed interest in the new materials, which can be used to make fibers similar to stretchy compounds such as nylon or Lycra. The new approach to making nanocomposites can also be applied to biocompatible polymers and could be used to mak...More women students choose engineering -- but not as a career
...loyable as a result of their gender, and felt that companies were trying to recruit more females in order to improve their image. Professor Bagilhole said: "A drive to recruit more women into the industry is commendable, but this has had the effect of making them wonder whether they have been employed for the...A new target for the treatment of breast cancer
...ty," said Kenny. "We would like to see some of the companies who have developed the new generation TACE inhibitors for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis also consider evaluating them in cancer patients." Kenny stressed that the importance of EGFR to so many different tumor types, including lung, head and ne...University of York and Smith & Nephew unveil new collaboration
... develop new treatments. Through the partnership, companies ranging from large multi-nationals to small start-...ork. Smith & Nephew, one of the world's leading companies in medical technology, will undertake the overall management of projects and provide technical consu...European Union outpaces United States on chemical safety
...ly to touch electronics manufacturers and chemical companies worldwide. In particular, three recent E.U. environmental policies are gradually being implemented across the 27 European Union member nations. Two e-waste directives, adopted in 2003, require manufacturers to dispose of consumers' used electronic e...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Dec. 20, 2006
...se gaps are apparent at a time when pharmaceutical companies are recognizing that minuscule differences in the crystal structures of drugs can have big influences on how drugs work in patients. ARTICLE #5 EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, JAN. 1, 2007 "Aspirin's Dose of Structural Insight: A recently ide...Epigenetic drugs, promising for breast cancer treatment
...id. Advocacy groups are claiming that "big pharma" companies are not interested in pursuing the preclinical and clinical development of this type of drugs regardless of their potential antitumour efficacy simply because they cannot be protected by patents and in consequence huge revenues cannot be expected. If...University of Colorado influenza chip licensed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego
...reated in CU labs moving to the marketplace, where companies like Quidel can distribute it to improve health care around the world," said David Allen, associate vice president for technology transfer in CU's Technology Transfer Office....Lab on a Chip and Corning Incorporated are pleased to announce
...ssor Beebe has also co-founded three biotechnology companies that are in the process of commercializing these technologies. After the announcement Beebe commented, "Receiving this award is indeed a great honour. To be selected by peers in conjunction with Lab on a Chip, the top journal in the field is quite h...One gene 90 percent responsible for making common parasite dangerous
...ancers and autoimmune disorders, so pharmaceutical companies already have libraries of inhibitors they've developed to block the activity of these proteins," Sibley says. "Some patients can't tolerate the antibiotics we currently use to treat T. gondii infection, so in future studies we will want to screen the...U of Illinois professor tout health benefits of Hispanic foods and beverages
...ges is $60 billion and growing. "The new trend for companies in the beverage industry is to mix tea with soft drinks for a unique flavor and added health benefits. You can taste the tea in the new product. Its bubbly, its different, but people seem to like it," she said. Caleb Heck, a graduate student in de ...