News: [Entry posted at 26th February 2009 05:50 PM GMT] The generic drug giant Ranbaxy falsified data on shelf life and efficacy on products made in their Paonta Sahib plant in India, the FDA said in a press conference today (Feb.26).
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News: [Entry posted at 25th February 2009 06:00 PM GMT] Giving birth to live young is thought to mainly occur in mammals and sharks, but a new study suggests that it was once a common mechanism for reproduction. A large group of ancient fish carried its embryos internally and bore live offspring, says a ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 23rd February 2009 01:50 PM GMT] The FDA issued a warning yesterday confirming that another patient taking the psoriasis drug Raptiva developed a rare form of brain infection called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
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News: [Entry posted at 23rd February 2009 01:42 PM GMT] A single antibody may soon provide a one-size-fits-all antiviral for multiple strains of influenza. Researchers in the online version of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology have identified a human antibody that disarms the flu virus by jamming ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 19th February 2009 07:00 PM GMT] The formation of fingers and toes in mice depends on multiple, interlocking signaling pathways, researchers in this week's Science report. These linked pathways protect the process of digit formation from mutations that could make it go awry.
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News: [Entry posted at 18th February 2009 09:03 PM GMT] The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology has moved its 2011 meeting from New Orleans to Utah in protest of Louisiana's decision to allow religious materials in science class, but it's too late for the Experimental Biology meeting to do ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 18th February 2009 01:24 AM GMT] A neural stem cell transplant from fetal cells performed in Russia led to a brain tumor in a teenage boy, researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine report, raising concerns about the safety of neural stem cells treatments. MRI of brain lesion, ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 16th February 2009 07:52 PM GMT] Willem Kolff with artificial heart courtesy of the Willem J. Kolff Collection at the University of Utah Marriott Library Willem Kolff, a University of Utah physician who invented the precursor to kidney dialysis and the first artificial heart, died ... Click to continue
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News: [Entry posted at 16th February 2009 03:58 PM GMT] Most colleges and universities across the US are facing cuts in state funding of up to 20%, and many are preparing by cutting administrative costs, hiring fewer faculty, and focusing their resources on already strong programs.
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News: [Entry posted at 9th February 2009 08:10 PM GMT] A former UCLA biologist falsified data on biomarkers and treatments for cancer in two journal articles and multiple grant applications, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) reported last week.
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