Johnson & Johnson turns his back on AIDS

In December 2010, the National Institutes of Health, which owns the intellectual property rights for a manufacturing process for darunavir, put his patent for the drug to the patent pool. Johnson & Johnson holds patents remains the drug, and is actually blocking the manufacturers and others to darunavir at affordable prices for patients in developing countries. Continue reading →

The Alzheimer’s sufferers may benefit from medications for diabetes

Kickstein E, Krauss S, Thornhill P, Rutschow D, Zeller R, Sharkey J, Williamson R, Fuchs M, K hler A, Glossmann H, Schneider R, Sutherland C, Schweiger S: The biguanide metformin acts on tau phosphorylation of mTOR / PP2A signaling. PNAS published ahead of print November 22, 2010, doi: 10.0912793107. Continue reading →

Coping with HIV Designer “Let”

‘There are hundreds of genes induced by interferon,’ said ‘The functions are known only to a very small -. Less than a dozen There are a large number of potentially antiviral mechanisms yet know nothing.’. Continue reading →

The survival of patients with stage IV breast cancer, improves with treatment of stem cells, according to a study

High-dose chemotherapy is considered an aggressive treatment, because in addition to killing cancer cells, it also destroys the educational system of a patient’s blood s. Therefore, these patients need to be saved with stem cells can restore the production of blood, including red blood cells, platelets and white blood cells that fight infection. To increase the proportion of hematopoietic stem cells in the blood of patients on regular mobilize stem cells from bone marrow into the blood. Continue reading →

FDA Approves New Pain.

Officials say Lyrica should be classified as a controlled substance. Continue reading →

Fundamental step towards the development of a new clinically useful antibiotic

For example, we can take rational approaches to improve its pharmacological properties, such as its stability in the bloodstream into the tissues and how. Continue reading →

Breakthrough Breast Cancer Identifies potential new treatment that could help 800 Scottish women a year

Scientists at the Research Unit of breast cancer conducted at the University of Edinburgh have discovered a new way to treat a potential form common affecting 800 women and 9000 Scottish women in the UK every year. Continue reading →

New method to predict the success of in vitro fertilization

Yao and his colleagues wanted to develop a more personalized way to predict future success. Then they evaluated data from 1676 IVF cycles done before at Stanford Hospital & Clinics 2003-2006. They found 52 factors, including age, but levels of hormones, egg quality, and characteristics of the embryos, which had an effect on the probability of having a live. Continue reading →

Extremely low-calorie diet does not prolong life

But people are different. Do not give birth to litters of children or to play most of the time as mice. Continue reading →

How Big Picture of interferon-induced antiviral defense genes Launch Revealed

Schoggins and his colleagues hope their work will ultimately help inform the design of new antiviral drugs. Continue reading →