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Additional macitentan (Opsumit) data in pulmonary arterial hypertension presented at ATS

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd / Additional macitentan (Opsumit) data in pulmonary arterial hypertension presented at ATS . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ALLSCHWIL/BASEL, SWITZERLAND - 17 May 2013 - Actelion (SIX: ATLN) today announced that further data for its investigational drug macitentan (Opsumit®) wil...

Computational Analysis in Clinical and Preclinical Decision-Making, new webinar hosted by Xtalks

Xtalks presents an exciting live webinar on Wednesday May 29, 2013 at 11:00am EDT on applying computational analysis of complex genomics data sets to clinical and preclinical decision-making. Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 The paradigm of ‘one drug, one target’ has evolved to understanding complex biological systems that can help predict the adverse and therapeutic effects of a drug. Ke...

Evotec and Harvard University to collaborate on new class of antibacterials

Evotec AG has formed a research collaboration with Harvard University aimed at discovering and developing novel anti-bacterial agents based on a highly validated target family involved in bacterial cell wall biosynthesis. Researchers at Harvard and E...

Career Step to Exhibit at 2013 Amerinet Member Conference May 19-22

Provo, UT, May 17, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Career Step, an online education company and Amerinet supplier, will be exhibiting at the 2013 Amerinet Member Conference being held May 19 through 22 in Orlando, Florida. As an exhibitor, Career Step will be providing information on The ICD-10 Solution in booth 819. “Because I was able to trial some of The ICD-10 Solution modules, I can say, first-hand...

Stopping Phentermine After Long-Term Treatment Does Not Result In Amphetamine-Like Withdrawal

New research published at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) shows that abrupt cessation after long-term use of the anti-obesity drug phentermine does not induce amphetamine-like withdrawal symptoms. The research is by Dr Ed Hendricks, Center for...

Bush Library and Museum Issues Forum to Examine DNA, Genealogy

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University will host a free issues forum on DNA and genealogy May 23 at 7 p.m. CDT. Bennett Greenspan, president and CEO of Houston-based Family Tree DNA, will discuss how advances in DNA testing can lead to an increased understanding of one's genealogical backgrou...

Returning genetic incidental findings without patient consent violates basic rights, experts say

Informed consent is the backbone of patient care. Genetic testing has long required patient consent and patients have had a "right not to know" the results. However, as 21st century medicine now begins to use the tools of genome sequencing, an enormo...

Ethicists provide framework supporting new recommendations on reporting incidental findings in gene sequencing

In a paper published in Science Express, a group of experts led by bioethicists in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine provide a framework for the new American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG)...

OpGen to Present New Data on the Application of Whole Genome Mapping in Microbial Outbreaks at the American Society for Microbiology 113th General Meeting

OpGen, Inc. today announced that new data on the utility and application of its Whole Genome Mapping™ technology in the public health and health care settings will be highlighted at a company-sponsored symposium and poster presentation during the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 113th General Meeting. The meeting is being held May 18-21, 20...

Clovis Oncology Announces Clinical Data to be Presented at ASCO Annual Meeting 2013

Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ:CLVS) announced that three abstracts (ASCO Abstracts #2524, #2585, #2586) highlighting results from three Phase I studies of the company’s two lead compounds will be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2013 in Chicago. Data contained in the published abstracts was current as of the...

Reflux Detected by Impedance in Patients On and Off PPIs

Do PPIs reduce the number of reflux episodes detected by impedance in patients with GERD? This new study explains. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Illumina Launches BaseSpace® Apps

Beta Phase Ends, Platform Enables E-Commerce for Developers with Introduction of iCredits™ Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) today announced the full commercial availability of BaseSpace, the Company’s genomics cloud computing and storage platform. BaseSpace Apps is now out of beta status, and includes a full-fledged e-commerce system that allows custom...

DNA Genotek Inc. Announces Spit for Africa Program

Program Includes Collaboration with the African Society of Human Genetics Ottawa, ON (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 DNA Genotek, a leading provider of products for biological sample collection, today announced ‘Spit for Africa’, a sponsorship program in conjunction with the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG). Spit for Africa is designed to improve access and reduce the cost of DNA collection for...

Illumina releases genomics cloud computing and storage platform

Illumina, Inc. today announced the full commercial availability of BaseSpace, the Company's genomics cloud computing and storage platform.

Structure-guided discovery of the metabolite carboxy-SAM that modulates tRNA function

The identification of novel metabolites and the characterization of their biological functions are major challenges in biology. X-ray crystallography can reveal unanticipated ligands that persist through purification and crystallization. These advent...

e-Therapeutics: Daniel Elger. Pioneers of network pharmacology, a distinctive new approach to the discovery of medicines

In this episode of PharmaTelevision News Review, filmed at BioEurope Spring 2013, in Barcelona, Spain, Fintan Walton talks to Daniel Elger, CFO at e-Therapeutics.

ASCO 2013: Boehringer Ingelheim to Present Data Across Multiple Cancers, Including Different Treatment Settings for Advanced NSCLC

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) today announced the upcoming presentation of data from 14 abstracts involving three of the company's investigational oncology compounds – afatinib*, nintedanib* and volasertib*. Results – to be presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (...

Two Leading Alzheimer's Disease Researchers Recognized with MetLife Foundation Awards

MetLife Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2013 Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease: Yueming Li, Ph.D., member and professor, Sloan-Kettering Institute and director and professor, Graduate Program in Pharmacology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Lennart Mucke, M.D., director, Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, Joseph B. Martin Distinguishe...

Metabolic Solutions Development Company announces publication of data describing a new drug target for diabetes

KALAMAZOO, Mich., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolic Solutions Development Company, LLC (MSDC) announced today the publication of data in the latest issue of the scientific journal PLOS ONE (http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0061551) on a new drug target for type 2 diabetes located in the inner mitochondrial membrane, which includes recently identified proteins that control mitochondrial...

Integrating breast cancer genomics and proteomics

ecancer reporter Peter Goodwin talks to Dr Mills at the 2013 IMPAKT conference in Brussels about the MD Anderson's current 'Moon Shot' programme looking at the genetics of triple negative breast cancer to take preventative action such as prophlyactic...

Chines project probes the genetics of genius

The US adolescents who signed up for the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) in the 1970s were the smartest of the smart, with mathematical and verbal-reasoning skills within the top 1% of the population. Now, researchers at BGI (formerly...

Research Team Publishes New Methods for Synthetic Generation of Influenza Vaccines

LA JOLLA, Calif. and ROCKVILLE, Md., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A team of international researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA, US Department of Health and Human Services), and Institut fur Virologie, Phillips Universitat, has published a study...

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...

LI-COR Analyzers Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Worldwide as Atmospheric Levels Reach 400 parts per million

On May 13, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported a preliminary daily average carbon dioxide (CO2) reading of 400.07 parts per million (ppm) at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii. On May 9, a reading over 400 ppm was reported at the site for the first time ever. But that reading (400.03 ppm) was later revised...

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...