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SCIENCE NEWS
Brain Training Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Specialized brain training targeted at the regions of a rat's brain that process sound reversed many aspects of normal, age-related cognitive decline and improved the health of the brain cells. [Press release from University of California, San Francisco discussing online prepublication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA]
Neuroscience: Watching and Learning from Flies on the March
Using a microscope, a floating foam ball, and rock-steady hands, Janelia Farm researchers developed a way to measure the brain activity of a fruit fly while it is walking. [Press release from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute discussing online prepublication in Current Biology]
Screen Yields Drugs That Could Help Treat Fatal Brain Disorder
Using novel screens to sort through libraries of drugs already approved for use in human patients, researchers have identified several compounds that could be used to treat a rare and deadly neurological disorder. [Press release from the University of Wisconsin discussing online prepublication in Human Molecular Genetics]
Researchers Pinpoint Key Stem Cells for Eating and Sex
Researchers have identified the stem cells that generate three critical classes of nerve cells that are responsible for enabling animals and humans, to eat, interact socially and reproduce. [Press release from George Washington University discussing online prepublication in Development]
Irradiating Brain's Stem Cell Niche Doubles Survival Time for Patients with Brain Cancers
Patients with deadly glioblastomas who received high doses of radiation that hit a portion of the brain which harbors neural stem cells had double the progression-free survival time as patients who had lower doses or no radiation targeting the area. [Press release from the University of California, Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center discussing online prepublication in BMC Cancer]
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Actelion Obtains Option to Acquire Privately-Held Trophos
Actelion Ltd and privately-held Trophos SA announced that they have entered into a binding agreement whereby Actelion has, for EUR 10 million, obtained an exclusive option to acquire privately-held Trophos SA. [Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd Press Release]
Researchers Report in Neuroscience that TB4 Improves Neurological Function after Stroke
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. announced a research team from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI, reported that Thymosin beta 4 (TB4), administered to rats after embolic stroke, improved neurological functional outcome compared to control animals. [RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Press release]
Winston Laboratories, Inc. Receives Notice of Compliance in Canada for CIVANEX™ for Treatment of Osteoarthritis
Winston Laboratories, Inc. announced that it has received Notice of Compliance from the Therapeutics Drug Directorate, Health Canada for its New Drug Submission for CIVANEX ™ for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis. [Winston Pharmaecuticals, Inc. Press release]
Institute of Microelectronics and Stanford University to Develop Silicon Nanowire Based Circuits Inspired by the Brain
The Institute of Microelectronics announced a collaborative partnership with Stanford University to develop silicon nanowire based circuits that are inspired by the brain. [A*Star Press Release]
Mark Goldberg Named Head of Neurology at UT Southwestern
Dr. Mark Goldberg has become chairman of neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. [Press release from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center]
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POLICY NEWS
NIH Asks for Input on Closing Loophole in Conflict-of-Interest Rule
Responding to yet another flap about the influence of drug companies on biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has decided it needs more time to revise its rules for policing conflicts of interest so that sanctions will move with an investigator if he or she changes institutions. [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Office of Biotechnology Activities; Recombinant DNA Research: Proposed Action Under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (NIH Guidelines) (Doc. 2010-17668) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting (Doc. 2010-18088) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting (Doc. 2010-18052) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Instrument Development for Biomedical Applications (R21) (RFA-RR-10-009) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL): 5th Edition (NOT-OD-10-117) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
National Institute on Aging (NIA) Announces Research Model Sharing Website (NOT-AG-10-009) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP)[R01] (PAR-10-234) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Program Project (P01) Applications (PAR-10-233) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Request for Information (RFI): Tools and Resources for Neuroscience Research (NOT-NS-10-023) [National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, United States]
February 22, 2010: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Transcripts [Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research, United States]
Charter of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee [Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research, United States]
Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for Which Public Health Service Funding Is Sought and Responsible Prospective Contractors [Docket Number NIH-2010-0001][Department of Health and Human Services, United States]
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. et al.; Withdrawal of Approval of 27 New Drug Applications and 58 Abbreviated New Drug Applications [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0318] [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
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