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A Closer Look At Molecular Signaling In Early Placenta Formation Gives Clues To Causes Of Pregnancy Complications

Date: Apr-16-2013
Understanding the molecular control of placenta formation, the organ which enables fetal growth, is critical in diagnosing and treating related pregnancy complications. A group of scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, and the University of Calgary, Canada has revealed a molecular feedback loop that governs the earliest steps of placenta formation in mice, which is known to mimic placenta formation in humans. Their findings are published April 16 in the open access journal PLOS Biology...

High Heart Rate Increases Risk Of Death, Even In Fit People

Date: Apr-16-2013
People who have a high heart rate (pulse) at rest have an increased risk of death even if they are physically fit and healthy, according to a new study in the journal Heart. A resting heart rate is the number of beats per minute when somebody has been sitting or lying down for ten minutes. Those with a resting heart rate of between 60 and 100 beats per minute are considered to have normal heart rates...

Study Explains How Circumcision Reduces Risk For HIV

Date: Apr-16-2013
Circumcision significantly changes the micro-biome of the penis, possibly explaining why it offers protection against HIV and other viral infections. The research findings were published in the journal mBio, from the American Society for Microbiology, and analyzed the effects of adult male circumcision on the kinds of bacteria that exist under the foreskin before and following circumcision...

BGMA Managing Director To Be A Panel Member At The 16th Annual Generics And Patent Strategies Conference, 13-14 May 2013, London

Date: Apr-16-2013
SMi Group is very pleased to announce that the BGMA (British Generics Manufacturers Association) will be taking part in a panel discussion at the 16th annual Generics and Patent Strategies conference this May in London. "I am very happy to participate in this generics event which is covering a wide range of important industry themes and issues...

Just The Taste Of Alcohol Triggers Dopamine Release

Date: Apr-16-2013
Just the taste of an alcoholic drink can trigger dopamine release in the brain, according to researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine. The study, published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, involved using positron emission tomography, or PET scans among 49 men who initially tasted beer and then tasted gatorade. The results of the scans revealed that dopamine activity was significantly greater when the men tasted beer as opposed to the gatorade...

New Data Support The Benefits Of EXPAREL For Postsurgical Analgesia Following Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures

Date: Apr-16-2013
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX) have announced results from EXCLAIM, its Phase 4 prospective, observational study to assess the use of EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) for postsurgical analgesia in patients undergoing four common plastic surgery procedures. Patients who received EXPAREL following abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, breast reduction or a combination abdominoplasty/breast procedure reported low pain scores, high satisfaction with pain control and minimal opioid use...

Breast Cancer Survivors Win When Teaming Up For Community Races

Date: Apr-16-2013
Breast cancer survivors training together for a spring walk or run not only challenge images of being sick with cancer, but also personally benefit physically, emotionally and mentally, says a Purdue University expert. "Breast cancer survivors who team up and take an interest in exercise after dealing with the disease not only live but thrive from the physical and social benefits of exercising with other survivors," says Meghan McDonough, an associate professor of health and kinesiology who studies exercise and social relationships...

Breakthrough Study Shows Benefits Of Adjunctive L-Methylfolate In The Treatment Of SSRI-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder

Date: Apr-16-2013
New research shows that patients with SSRI-resistant depression can benefit from augmentation therapy with the medical food L-methylfolate. The study, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, demonstrates the safety superior response and tolerability of L-methylfolate, (available by prescription in the U.S. under the brand name Deplin®) in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Approximately two thirds of people living with depression will be unsuccessful with their first round of antidepressant monotherapy...

England's Smoking Ban Linked To Annual 5% Drop In Emergency Admissions For Asthma

Date: Apr-16-2013
Emergency admissions for asthma among adults fell by just under 5% in each of the first three years after the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in England, reveals the largest study of its kind, published online in Thorax. This adds up to around 1900 fewer such admissions every year, the authors calculate, and confirms the value of public health interventions, such as smoking bans, they say. They base their findings on the number of emergency admissions for asthma among adults aged 16 and over in England between April 1997 and December 2010...

New Training Package Could Help Doctors Cut Rates Of Sudden Cardiac Death In Athletes

Date: Apr-16-2013
Progress on curbing the leading killer of athletes - sudden cardiac death - by spotting heart problems early, has been slow. But the development of a series of online tutorials for sports and cardiology doctors looks set to reverse this trend. The tutorials, which are free to any doctor around the globe, thanks to the backing of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) and FIFA, aim to teach physicians how to read heart monitor tracings (ECGs) and spot abnormalities linked to potentially fatal disorders...