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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Simponi the first biologic therapy to be approved for rheumatologic diseases !
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We did know about the three 3 TNF inhinitors (namely-Infliximab , Etanercept and Adalimumab ) , the last still to be approved by U...
A New approach for the TB drug discovery ?
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We are aware that the development of new drugs to combat tuberculosis (TB) has become urgent, as strains of TB resistant to all major anti-T...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Fluorescent anesthetic compound – a new avenues for drug discovery?
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We did know about the fluorescent biomarkers in drug discovery, especially to establish the mode of action of drugs. But this is somet...
Monday, April 13, 2009
Broccoli sprouts may help prevent stomach cancer !
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Pict., of Broccoli (Structures of DIM & Sulforaphane respectively) We knew that Broccoli has anticancer activity due to the...
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Niacin as one of the best and cheapest ways to manage cholesterol !
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Niacin (nicotinic acid or vitamin B3), has long been regarded as one of the most effective weapons in managing cholesterol. It can lower le...
Visualization of single ribonucleic acid in living cell achieved?
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Yes says a research group lead by Philip Santangelo , an Asst., Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engi...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
New hope for patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease ?
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A novel method for the treatment of patients suffering from parkinson's disease (and probably will be the first of its kind in...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
New TB vaccine ?
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On March 11, I did mention about the improvement for the existing BCG vaccine for tuberculosis. But this is something really intere...
Successful clinical results for plant-produced insulin....
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On Jan 25th, 2009 I did write a blog on "Insulin from Plants ?". It has come true now and SemBioSys Genetics has come...
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Improved synthetic biology for Artemisinin....
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We know that Artemision, is a drug to treat multi-drug resistant strains of falciparum malaria . And also fermenting artemisinin v...
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Improved efficacy of tuberculosis vaccine ?
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We know that BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) is a live but weakened form of a bacterium, M. bovis, which causes tuberculosis in cattle. It is ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Mode of action of curcumin establlished ?
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In India, turmeric ( Haldi-in Hindi, Arishin-in Kannada) has been used in food preparation. Curcumin (see the structure le...
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Biomarkers for Chikungunya fever .......
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Though as we Indians (and more in Karnatak), we might have seen in the last 1-2 years lots of news on Chikungunya . Like raids on ma...
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Chloroquine as antiviral agent !
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We all knew that chloroquine derivatives are better known as antimalarials, but something new chloroquine can be used as ...
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Beware of cell phones of hospital workers !..
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I heard from one of my friend a few days back, that a patient who was admitted to a hospital for the treatment for Parkinson...
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