B Family Album -Structural Biology: First structures of class B G...
A computer model of a full-length glucagon receptor (left) and a crystal structure of a corticotropin-releasing factor receptor (right) add details of class B receptors to the class A structures...
View ArticleIndian biopharma giant Biocon clocks revenue worth $121 mn
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairman and managing director, Biocon. Indian biopharma giant Biocon reported healthy growth of 22 percent for Q1 FY14 riding on the back of an increased geographical footprint...
View ArticleChemically Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
A combination of seven small-molecule compounds can be used to generate induced pluripotent stem cells Read more ………………………….
View ArticlePotential Treatment for ALS
Kenpaullone prevents the death of motor neurons and might be used for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Read more ……………..
View ArticleResveratrol: Too Much of a Good Thing?
The natural antioxidant resveratrol is detrimental for cardiovascular function when performing physical exercise Read more ……………………….. ………………….
View ArticleALL ABOUT ANTIDIABETIC PLANT: COCCINIA INDICA
Introduction Plants had been used for medicinal purposes long before recorded history. Ancient Chinese and Egyptian papyrus writings describe medicinal uses for plants as early as 3,000 BC. Indigenous...
View Article6-Shogaol, an active constituent of ginger, inhibits breast cancer cell...
6-Shogaol, an active constituent of ginger, inhibits breast cancer cell invasion by reducing matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression via blockade of nuclear factor-κB activation. Abstract Source: Br J...
View ArticleIndia revokes more pharma patents
India revokes more pharma patents 2 August 2013Phillip Broadwith India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board has revoked one of two patents granted to GlaxoSmithKline for its cancer drug lapatinib....
View ArticleTotal synthesis outshines biotech route to anticancer drug
This unassuming weed is currently the source for of the anticancer drug ingenol © Floral Images/Alamy US scientists have developed the first efficient and scalable route for the total synthesis of...
View ArticleHealth Animation – Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
the above is only a snap shot, see original animation at the link below http://www.medindia.net/animation/patent-ductus-arteriosus.asp You require a Flash plug-in version 8.0 or higher to view the...
View Article7 Ways of Boosting Your Metabolism
7 Ways of Boosting Your Metabolism Many of us have a sluggish metabolism. This can make it really difficult to lose weight and extremely easy to gain weight. A slow metabolism can also make you tire...
View ArticleRoche’s breast cancer drug patent partly annulled by Indian government
Roche’s breast cancer drug patent partly annulled by Indian government Patents granted to pharmaceutical giant Roche Holding for the breast cancer drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) have been partially...
View ArticleAntiviral patents released by Roche
valganciclovir A five-year agreement between Roche and Unitaid’s Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) will make more antiviral drugs available at knock-down prices in developing countries. Roche has agreed to...
View ArticleAZATHIOPRINE
AZATHIOPRINE generic licensing news http://newsletter.lead-doctors.com/ef1/preview_campaign.php?lf1=932543337a665012625317e9856877 Azathioprine is a chemotherapy drug, now rarely used for...
View ArticleActavis Receives Approval from French Competition Authority for Pending...
PARSIPPANY, N.J. and DUBLIN, IRELAND – August 9, 2013 - Actavis, Inc. (NYSE: ACT) and Warner Chilcott plc (NASDAQ: WCRX) today announced that they have received approval from the French Competition...
View ArticleVibativ Back on the Market
Theravance Inc. said Wednesday it is antibiotic Vibativ is now back on the market. Vibativ was approved as a treatment for complex skin infections in 2010, and it was approved for use against...
View ArticleUpsher-Smith Receives Tentative NDA Approval for Vogelxo™ (testosterone) Gel...
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Aug. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., today announced that it has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its New...
View ArticleBrain Cancer Survival Improved Following FDA Approval of Bevacizumab, Mayo...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new population-based study has found that patients with glioblastoma who died in 2010, after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of bevacizumab, had lived...
View ArticleRoche’s new skin cancer drug now available in UK
AUGUST 20, 2013 UK patients with a certain type of skin cancer can now get access to Roche’s once-daily pill Erivedge following its launch in the country. Erivedge(vismodegib)胶囊 Erivedge (vismodegib)...
View ArticleIndian U-turn on diabetes drug ban
Pioglitazone increases the body’s sensitivity to insulin Suspension of cheap and popular medicine reversed but will now come with new safety warnings...
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