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Anti-Appetite Hormone In Brain Affected Negatively By Obesity

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Obesity has been found to alter the body in more ways than one. Previous studies have shown that adding too much mass to a body can chemically and genetically alter the body, sending into a sort of downward spiral which can be hard to steer out of. Last month, a Baylor College of Medicine study showed that mice, when overfed as babies, are...

Protein processing breakdown in endoplasmic reticulum

With obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition. A study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry adds substantially to the story by reporting the discover...

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals to Present at the Annual UBS Global Healthcare Conference

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTPH), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a portfolio of potent new antibiotics designed to be effective against dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria (including multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative pathogens), today announced that Tetraphase Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Da...

Getting Fit at Face Fitness Skin Care with “The Skin Gym”

Face Fitness Skin Care can help clients with skin fitness with their new skin care coaching, “The Skin Gym.” Williamsville, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Face Fitness Skin Care in Williamsville is now offering skin care coaching with, “The Skin Gym.” This new coaching program provides customers with the opportunity to learn about what is best for their skin. Face Fitness Skin Care provides the...

NextPharma completes executive management team with the appointment of Jean Cuiné as Chief Scientific Officer

NextPharma Technologies Holding Limited, one of the leading contract manufacturers in Europe for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jean Cuiné to its executive management team. Dr Cuiné has joined NextPharma from Novartis where he held a number of senior roles in Chemistry Manufacturin...

Breakthrough Method for Lipid Analysis in Fecal Material Developed; New Understanding of Diseases/Disorders Related to Gut Function Possible

SOUTH EASTON, Mass., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pressure BioSciences, Inc. (OTCQB: PBIO) ("PBI" or the "Company") today announced the publication in the journal Analytical Chemistry of a study by a team of scientists led by Dr. Bruce Kristal, Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, entitled: Met...

Helsinn Group and Eisai Inc. Announce Top-Line Results for Pivotal Studies of the Investigational Fixed-Dose Combination of Netupitant and Palonosetron for Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting

LUGANO, Switzerland and WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Helsinn Group and Eisai Inc. announced today top-line results from Helsinn's pivotal clinical studies investigating the oral fixed-dose combination of netupitant and palonosetron (NEPA) being evaluated for the proposed indication of prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV).  These data will be...

Almac, UCL in Metagenomics Pact

Will combine chemistry and engineering with biocatalysis expertise

WIL Research Partners with Three S Japan to Expand Full Portfolio of Global Safety Assessment Services to the Japanese Market

WIL Research, a leading global CRO in the pharmaceutical, chemical and agrochemical industries, is partnering with Three S Japan, a company that provides support services in these industries, to represent its full portfolio of global safety assessment services in Japan. WIL Research offers a blend of technical and regulatory expertise in...

Vicious cycle: Obesity sustained by changes in brain biochemistry

(Brown University) In a new discovery reported in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Brown University and Lifespan researchers show that in the brain cells of rats, obesity impedes the production of a hormone that curbs appetite and inspires calori...

Deep fracture fluids isolated in the crust since the Precambrian era

Fluids trapped as inclusions within minerals can be billions of years old and preserve a record of the fluid chemistry and environment at the time of mineralization. Aqueous fluids that have had a similar residence time at mineral interfaces and in f...

BioConference Live Hosts High Level Speakers from UCSF at Their Virtual Conference in May

The 4th Annual BioConference Live Clinical Diagnostics Virtual Conference presents cutting-edge research in clinical diagnostics May 29-31, 2013. Yorba Linda, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 BioConference Live is a premiere producer of online conferences aimed at covering a variety of science verticals, including Clinical Diagnostics, Genetics & Genomics, Cancer Research & Discovery, and Laborato...

Atlantic Peptides Teams Up with a United Kingdom Company to Offer cGMP Peptides and API

Atlantic Peptides LLC, a leader in custom synthetic peptide chemistry service announced today the collaboration with a United Kingdom company to offer cGMP peptides and API. Scarborough, ME (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Atlantic Peptides LLC, a leader in custom synthetic peptide chemistry service announced today the collaboration with a United Kingdom company to offer cGMP peptides and API. The facility...

Director of Proteomics at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Steven Carr, to Deliver Pittcon 2014 Wallace H. Coulter Plenary Lecture

The Pittcon Program Committee is pleased to announce that Steven Carr, director of proteomics at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, will deliver the Wallace H. Coulter Plenary Lecture at PIttcon 2014. Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Dr. Carr is internationally recognized as a leader in the development of novel proteomics methods and in their application in biology and medicine. Dr. Carr...

BioDuro Opens State-of-the-Art Discovery Lab in Shanghai

New facility offers customized portfolio of services to meet expanding client demand BioDuro, A PPD® Company, today announced it has opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Shanghai, strengthening its ability to provide biopharmaceutical clients an extensive range of customized drug discovery services in Asia Pacific. The new lab also enabl...

Almac secures new discovery programme with UCL

BBRSC programme combines chemistry and biochemical engineering at UCL with Almac s biocatalysis group

BASF And Dyadic International Enter Into A Research And License Agreement

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany and JUPITER, Fla., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BASF (BAS.DE) and Dyadic International, Inc. ("Dyadic") (OTC Pink: DYAI) announced today that the two Companies have entered into a non-exclusive worldwide research and license agreement.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110621/CL06708LOGO )  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/CL13970LO...

PharmaDirections is Co-inventor on Second Issued Formulation Patent Entitled “Layered Pharmaceutical Formulations”

PharmaDirections is pleased to announce that United States Patent 8,318,788 has been issued for “Layered Pharmaceutical Formulations”. This was a second patent that was a result of a collaborative formulation development effort between the scientists at Orexigen, PharmaDirections and their sub-contractors. Cary, NC (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 PharmaDirections has added another issued patent to their...

Point of Care Diagnostics Market Research Report Submitted by Transparency Market Research

Albany, NY, May 15, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Point of care (POC) diagnostics comprises of diagnostic tests that are performed at the patient site. POC diagnostics provides fast results which in turn help in faster patient management. The present POC diagnostics market already sports a number of products with several new products in the development stage. The worldwide diagnostics market is experiencing...

Kyoto University iCeMS to Co-Organize World Stem Cell Summit, San Diego, Ca., Dec. 4-6, 2013

Japan researchers and industry leaders to make major contribution at largest interdisciplinary stem cell meeting The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI) announced that the Kyoto University Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) will again serve as a co-organizing institution for the World Stem Cell Summit. The 2013 Summit is schedul...

Anacor Pharmaceuticals: Should Retail Follow Institutions On This Biotech?

By EnhydrisPECorp:Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC) has nosedived over the past week of trading with shares down over 14%. Nevertheless, analysts and institutions alike have placed rather optimistic price targets on the stock that are more than double its current levels (see below). In fact, institutions have bought up nearly 60% of the float ahead of the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for tavab...

Merck KGaA

Merck KGaA  is a top pharmaceutical company based in Darmstadt, Germany. The company was founded in 1668 and is the oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company in the world. Merck stands for innovative therapies – both from the pharmaceutical chemistry and in biotechnology. The company has four core business divisions; all focused on advancing innovations that provide [...]The post Merck KG...

Evonik Industries Selects OPX Biotechnologies for Joint Development of Bio-Based Chemicals

BOULDER, Colo. and ESSEN, Germany, May, 14 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. (OPXBIO) and Evonik Industries AG today announced the two companies have entered into an agreement to jointly develop certain bio-based specialty chemicals. The joint-development agreement signed May 3rd 2013 calls for OPXBIO to use its proprietary EDGE™ (Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering) tec...

Zosano Pharma, Inc. Appoints Nandan Oza as Chief Operations Officer

FREMONT, Calif., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zosano Pharma, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company developing products based on its novel transdermal delivery technology, announced today a key addition to its executive team with the appointment of Nandan Oza as the company's Chief Operations Officer. In this position, Mr. Oza will guide the company's efforts in manufacturing, quality...

HFMA Elects Florida Blue's Jonathan Gavras to Board of Directors

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) — the nation's largest and leading membership organization for healthcare finance professionals — has elected Jonathan B. Gavras, M.D., to its Board of Directors for the 2013-16 term, effective June 1, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.pr