Calcium supplements: too much of a good thing?

Contact: Shari Leventhal


American Society of Nephrology Read more

Immune system helps transplanted stem cells navigate in central nervous system

Contact: Tom Vasich


University of California – Irvine Read more

A prognostic and predictive biomarker for nonsmall cell lung cancer

Contact: Marcia Triunfol


Publicase Comunicação Científica Read more

New technique reliably detects enzyme implicated in cancer and atherosclerosis

Contact: John Toon


Georgia Institute of Technology Research News
An enzyme implicated in osteoporosis, arthritis, atherosclerosis and cancer metastasis – cathepsin K — eluded reliable detection in laboratory experiments in the past. Now, a research team at the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed an assay that reliably detects and quantifies mature cathepsin K using a technique called gelatin zymography.

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Pivotal data for the investigational treatment PSD502 for primary premature ejaculation

Contact: Dave Schemelia


HealthStar PR
SAN FRANCISCO, CA/ATLANTA, GA, June 1, 2010 – Shionogi Pharma, Inc., a U.S.-based group company of Shionogi & Co., Ltd., today presented data summarizing the results of two pivotal studies of the investigational new drug PSD502, a topical metered dose spray being developed for the treatment of primary premature ejaculation (PE). These data were presented at the 2010 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

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Different tonsillectomy techniques may result in fewer complications

Contact: Jessica Mikulski


American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery
Alexandria, VA – In a review of three different surgical techniques commonly used for tonsillectomy, the microdebrider technique (where a rotary cutting tool is used to shave tissue) had the lowest overall complication rate when compared to the other two techniques. The results are shown in new research published in the June 2010 issue of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.

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Targeted immunotherapy shows promise for metastatic breast, pancreatic cancers

Contact: Kim Guenther


University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Read more

Mannitol boosts effectiveness of potential cord blood treatment for cerebral palsy in lab animals

Contact: Anne DeLotto Baier


University of South Florida (USF Health) Read more

Body’s own proteins may lead the way in global fight against tuberculosis

Contact: Cody Mooneyhan


Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Read more

Making enough red blood cells

Contact: Sonia Furtado

European Molecular Biology Laboratory Read more

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