Three grants totaling more than $4.5 million, from agencies of the National Institutes of Health, will be used to explore novel treatment strategies for muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is a group of debilitating, and often fatal, diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles, which control movement and breathing....
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a component of the National Institutes of Health, has established two new sites as part of the Morris K. Udall Centers of Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research. The NINDS grants will provide a five-year investment totaling more than $16 million for Emory University in Atlanta...
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, is awarding $65 million to renew its Programs for Nanotechnology Research to help researchers develop tools based on materials designed at the molecular level to detect and deliver treatments for heart, lung, and blood diseases. “Nanotechnology has enormous potential...
R5 Integrase Study in HIV-1 Naive Patients This study is currently recruiting participants. Purpose This is a pilot, open-label study of raltegravir and maraviroc in combination for the treatment of antiretroviral naïve patients. The study will enroll 10 antiretroviral naïve patients with CD4 counts > 500 and viral loads > 5,000. The subjects...
The National Institutes of Health announces the transition of the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) to the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The transition gives the institute a more defined role in the NIH’s research agenda against health disparities, which it defines as differences in the...
The National Institutes of Health will award $9.4 million over three years to support four research projects in regulatory science. This research is conducted in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which will contribute approximately $950,000. These projects will better inform scientists and regulatory reviewers alike about medical product safety, and improve...
A laboratory at the Science Applications International Corporation in Frederick, MD (SAIC-Frederick) has developed a lentiviral vector, pDEST-673, for high protein expression yields in cells. The pDEST-673 vector combines three features that make it optimal for protein expression in lentiviruses: the pFUGW backbone, a Gateway? vector conversion cassette, and a neomycin antibiotic resistance marker....
HAYWARD, Calif.–News–The Tiger Balm brand of external analgesics (www.mytigerbalm.com) has enjoyed a recent surge in popularity in the United States with category-busting sales figures and explosive growth in its Facebook fan base, according to President of Prince of Peace Enterprises, Inc., the sole licensed United States distributor for all Tiger Balm products. The Tiger...
MARIETTA, Ga.–News–Smart Holdings, Inc. (SMHS.PK), today announced that it has signed a contract with InfoCision Management Corp., one of the largest call centers in the U.S., to handle the Company’s inbound and outbound consumer call volume and sales. InfoCision Management Corporation is the second largest privately held teleservice company and is a leader in...
NEWARK, New Jersey–News–Sabato, 2 ottobre, più di 25.000 dipendenti di Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) e le loro famiglie aiuteranno le loro comunità partecipando al 16o Global Volunteer Day. Oltre a donare il proprio tempo e talento ad organizzazioni di servizio delle comunità ubicate in tutto il mondo, ogni volontario avrà un dollaro donato a suo...