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Neurologist charged with insider trading

The phone calls began in 2007, if not earlier. After safety committee meetings regarding clinical trials of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, neurologist  and committee-chairman Sidney Gilman would...

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Revised psychiatric manual gets final approval

After years of controversy, the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — the DSM-5 — has been cleared for publication. On 1 December, the American Psychiatric...

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Neural ‘connectomics’ game unveiled

Just in time for the holidays, a team of MIT and Max Planck researchers has released EyeWire: an online game that allows users to trace neural connections through the retina. In the proud tradition of...

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Panel rejects experimental chronic fatigue syndrome drug

A drug for chronic fatigue syndrome that spent decades in clinical development and won fervent patient support has been turned down for approval by a committee of advisers to the US Food and Drug...

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US environmental agency chief to resign

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lisa Jackson announced today that she will leave her post in early 2013. Jackson, a chemical engineer, was a founding member of US President...

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FDA approves recombinant flu vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first seasonal flu vaccine comprised of recombinant proteins, rather than inactivated or weakened virus. The 16 January approval of Flublok,...

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FDA approves antisense cholesterol drug

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has approved Kynamro (mipomersen), an ‘antisense’ drug designed to treat a rare condition that causes the accumulation of extremely...

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HPV vaccination programme aims to prevent cervical cancer in developing...

An international cooperation of public and private entities announced today that it will fund the immunization of 180,000 girls in eight developing countries against human papillomavirus (HPV), the...

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Award mints millionaire biologists

A team of entrepreneurs has awarded its first round of US$3-million ‘Breakthrough’ prizes in biology and medicine. The winners were already celebrities in scientific circles, but one goal of the...

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Global call for coordinated fight against cancer

The world needs better patient registries, improved treatments and more research if it is to tackle the international challenge posed by cancer, according to an international panel of leading cancer...

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GSK absorbs controversial ‘longevity’ company

Pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline will close Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, a firm intent on developing compounds that stave off age-related disease — and one of GSK’s most contentious acquisitions. Sirtris’s...

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Medical researchers rally for funds in Washington DC

Thousands of researchers, patients, and patient advocates gathered together today at the Carnegie Library in Washington DC to protest funding cuts for medical research. The rally was heavily populated...

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US Supreme Court hears arguments in gene patent case

SCOTUS/Franz Jantzen The United States’ highest court heard arguments today in a long-running debate over the validity of patents on human genes. US Supreme Court justices will not issue a decision...

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Medical academy unites with venture firm to guide biotech investing

A prestigious UK medical academy has agreed to consult for venture capitalists, to inform decisions about investments in late-stage biotechnology companies. The London-based Academy of Medical...

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US high court rules against soybean farmer in seed-patent case

SCOTUS/Franz Jantzen The US Supreme Court has issued a unanimous ruling today that a soybean farmer violated patents when he planted genetically modified soybeans without first paying the...

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First-in-class cancer drug approved to fight melanoma

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first cancer drug to inhibit a protein — called MEK — that acts in a pathway that fuels tumour growth. The drug, called Mekinist (trametinib),...

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FDA advised to ease restrictions on diabetes drug

Advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended today that the agency modify restrictions on the sale of Avandia, a diabetes drug that has been controversially linked to increased...

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US Supreme Court rules patents on ‘natural’ human genes invalid

SCOTUS/Franz Jantzen In one of the most anxiously awaited court decisions of the year, the US Supreme Court today unanimously struck down patents on isolated, natural human genes. Patents on...

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$500 million cancer pledge comes with a catch

The pressure is on for Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). On 21 September, the Portland university received a surprise pledge of US$500 million for its cancer institute – potentially the...

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GM labeling initiative likely defeated in Washington state

Photo by MillionsAgainstMonsanto via Flickr. Preliminary tallies suggest Washington state voters have struck down a ballot initiative to require labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods. The vote,...

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