Pharmacology News

Staying up-to-date has never been simpler. Sign up for the free GenePool newsletter today! June 19, 2013 -- As part of its continuing mission to ensure the safety of fragrance ingredients, the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. has incorporated early screening with BlueScreena into its genotoxicity profiling regime.

Professors David Murphy , from the School of Clinical Sciences , and Julian Paton , from of the School of Physiology and Pharmacology , have been awarded two of six research grants funded under a collaborative scheme by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Sao Paulo Research Foundation .

A study by researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, shows that a protein called MCL-1, which promotes cell survival, is essential for normal heart function.

Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that population pharmacokinetic modeling and dosing simulations were reported in The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology based on data from four Phase 2 and 3 trials that collectively enrolled patients with urea cycle disorders ages 2 months to 72 years.

Authorities say they don't suspect foul play in the death of a 34-year-old Boulder man whose body was found in a tent at the Sonic Bloom music festival in Georgetown Sunday morning.

Brier Jirka is a sex therapist with the Methodist Physicians Clinic Women's Center.

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. , a leading provider of automated, multiplex molecular diagnostic testing systems, today updated its annual revenue guidance for the year ending December 31, 2013.

Tonight I am giving a talk on "Voodoo Pharmacology" at a Dallas Liberty Forum event.

MPI Research, inviCRO and 3D Imaging are partnering to combine their imaging tools at a new center in Michigan aimed at large biopharma clients.

One of the reasons the innovation economy is such a kick-starter for jobs is that new companies in new industries lead to more new companies to support the new industries.

A study by researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Department of Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego, shows that a protein called MCL-1, which promotes cell survival, is essential for normal heart function.

A new drug called pyrvinium pamoate inhibits aggressive forms of prostate cancer that are resistant to standard drugs, according to a study conducted in an animal model.

When the April 27, 2011, tornado hit Holt, Alshakenya Hughes ran to her home's bathroom for safety along with her then 1-year-old daughter, her boyfriend and their 7-week old son, Kaiden.

Rafal Farjo, PhD, COO of EyeCRO, told Outsourcing-pharma.com that the "demand for ophthalmology studies is increasing.

Newly discovered genetic variations may help predict breast cancer risk in women who receive preventive breast cancer therapy with the selective estrogen receptor modulator drugs tamoxifen and raloxifene, a Mayo Clinic-led study has found.

A new set of guidelines is being proposed to regulate how loose dogs can be captured and how canines are euthanized.

The latest issue of the Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics examines the association between serological and dietary vitamin D levels and hepatitis C-related liver disease risk differs in African American and white males.

Once asleep, we all experience five different stages in our sleep cycle. That being said, one would be hard pressed to find anyone who is familiar with any of the cycles besides REM sleep, or rapid eye movement sleep , which is typically characterized by quick and random movements of the eyes combined with muscle paralysis.

Researchers have discovered a novel way to handle moderate to severe pain that paves the way for lower dosage painkillers.

A professional applicator applies a coal-tar-based sealant to a test plot used to measure emission of polycyclic aromatic carbons into the air in Austin at the University of Texas.