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Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Jul 3rd, 2008
Scientists have discovered that our own body not only makes chemical compounds similar to the active ingredient in marijuana (THC), but these play an important part in maintaining healthy skin.
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Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Mar 31st, 2008
One of the world’s deadliest diseases, caused by the Ebola virus, may finally be preventable thanks to US and Canadian researchers, who have successfully tested several Ebola vaccines in primates and are now looking to adapt them for human use.
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Posted in Medicinal Plants, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Mar 31st, 2008
Terra Sigillata : Can academic drug discovery programs improve on pharma’s relative stagnation?
A paper in last month’s issue of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery reported that US drug approvals during 2007 were the lowest number since 1983. (17 new molecular entities and 2 biologicals; see this figure for 1996-2007 data.) The review cites increased regulatory action [...]
Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Mar 6th, 2008
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Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Feb 23rd, 2008
(NewsVisual, powered by IntellectSpace) — The San Francisco-based biotechnology company Genentech Inc (NYSE: DNA) announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for one of its drugs to be used metastatic breast cancer. The FDA’s approval means that the company’s drug Avastin can be used in combination along [...]
Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Feb 16th, 2008
The push to create a regulatory framework for generic versions of biotech drugs fizzled last year in Congress, as legislators seemed to lose interest after failing to attach the measure to a major FDA reform bill. But now it’s back, and has gained some unlikely friends in the Bush administration. The FY2009 federal budget, [...]
Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology on Feb 5th, 2008
A compound that naturally occurs in grapefruit and other citrus fruits may be able to block the secretion of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from infected cells, a process required to maintain chronic infection. A team of researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Engineering in Medicine (MGH-CEM) report that HCV is bound to very [...]
Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology on Jan 3rd, 2008
Northerners sip it from steaming mugs, whereas Southerners prefer it super-sweet in ice-cold glasses. However it’s prepared, tea is a popular beverage in the United States. Now, scientists from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are offering a new twist on this old favorite–with assistance from a surprising source.Hops are best known as ingredients in another [...]
Posted in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology on Jan 1st, 2008
Phytoestrogens are plant chemicals that may act as fungicides, deter herbivores, regulate plant hormones, and protect plants against ultraviolet radiation. Structurally, some phytoestrogens resemble endogenous estrogens of humans and animals, and recent research suggests they may also function as estrogen agonists or antagonists when eaten by humans. Although humans have used phytoestrogens medicinally for thousands [...]
Posted in Molecular Pharming, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Plant Biotechnology on Jan 1st, 2008
A recent study shows that flavonoids, biological compounds found in more than 4,000 fruits and vegetables, seem to inhibit the growth of human cancer cells in laboratory tests.
CNN.com - Flavonoids may help fight cancer, study finds - March 30, 2000
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