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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will honor 18 individuals in 2009 with awards recognizing extraordinary scientific achievements in the areas of biology, chemistry, geology, astronomy, social sciences, psychology, and application of science for the public good. The recipients for 2009 are: GRAHAM ALLISON, Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s John F.
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Taking a hint from the text comparison methods used to detect plagiarism in books, college papers and computer programs, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have developed an improved method for comparing whole genome sequences. With nearly a thousand genomes partly or fully sequenced, scientists are jumping on comparative genomics as a way to construct evolutionary trees, trace disease susceptibility in populations, and even track down people’s ancestry.
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Last week, a presidential limousine shuttled Barack Obama to the most important job in his life. Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have now identified a protein that does much the same for the telomerase enzyme – ferrying the critically important clump of proteins around to repair the ends of chromosomes that are lost during normal replication. Without such ongoing maintenance, stem cells would soon cease dividing and embryos would fail to develop.
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Scientists have uncovered an interesting connection between two important protein kinase signaling pathways that are associated with cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 30th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, may direct new therapeutic strategies for multiple types of cancer. The protein kinase LKB1 is a known tumor suppressor and the LKB1-AMPK signaling pathway couples energy metabolism with cell growth, proliferation and survival.
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Medical News Today is pleased to announce the launch of a new Menopause channel. The section will include news on emotional and physical changes, HRT, symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats and advice on how to minimize symptoms.
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Novartis and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) announced the launch of Coartem® Dispersible, a new pediatric formulation of Coartem® (artemether/lumefantrine 20 mg/120 mg), for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in infants and children.
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In a new study, Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) 60-120 mg, taken once daily, reduced pain severity significantly, compared with placebo, in patients with osteoarthritis pain of the knee. Data from the 13-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial(1) were presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: PRWP) announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), in a pre-New Drug Application (NDA) meeting held last December, indicated the Company will be required to conduct a Phase III trial to demonstrate superiority to the best standard of care for late stage colorectal cancer patients.
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‘S-GRAVENZANDE – Het Hagaziekenhuis begint dit jaar in ‘s-Gravenzande met een speciaal ouderenspreekuur. Het spreekuur voor 65-plussers wordt ingesteld, omdat Westland vergrijst.
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NZa wil vertraging bouwplannen zoveel mogelijk voorkomen De Nederlandse Zorgautoriteit (NZa) onderzoekt met welk percentage in de zorg de rentenorm voor langlopende leningen tijdelijk moet worden verhoogd. Doel is een verhoging van de vergoeding die zorginstellingen krijgen voor leningen in het kader van (nieuw)bouwprojecten. De NZa ontving de laatste maanden signalen van zorginstellingen die vertraging opliepen bij bouwprojecten.
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