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Data from Mipomersen Phase 3 Trial in heFH Patients Presented at ESC
Study Meets Primary Endpoint with 28 Percent LDL-C Reduction
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & CARLSBAD, Calif.–(Business Wire)–
Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) and Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS)
announced that data from the phase 3 study of mipomersen in patients with
heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) were presented today at the
European Society of Cardiology`s Congress 2010 in Stockholm, Sweden. The study
met its primary [...]
Just be nice to others to make the world full of kind people
London, September 20 (ANI): Spreading altruism through social networks can make people across the world kind to one another, says an expert.
Nicholas Christakis, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, has observed in a study that one’s kindness can turn a friend kind to someone else he/she knows.
To demonstrate this, Christakis designed a cooperation game [...]
Spinning ‘Roto-tilt Chair’ could help in study of balance
Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): A researcher from University of Alabama has developed the Roto-Tilt Chair – a chair that rotates and tilts the person sitting in it, and could enhance diagnosis and expand what is known about balance disorders, specifically the wobbly issues that arise from inner ear malfunctions.
Brainchild of Dr. Craig Formby, the chair [...]
Scientists develop new language to improve home computer security
Washington, Sept 19 (ANI): Korean computer scientists have developed a novel security language for home networks that could ward off cyber attack in homes.
Like companies, banks, and other big organizations, domestic and small office networks are just as vulnerable to hacking, malicious computer code, worms, viruses, and eavesdropping.
An attack can wreak havoc on individuals and [...]
Human pee mixed with ash can turn out to be a natural fertilizer
Washington, September 19 (ANI): A new study has proven that human urine mixed with wood ash can be a natural fertilizer.
According to a report in National Geographic News, the study was carried out by Surendra Pradhan, an environmental scientist at University of Kuopio in Finland.
In many ways, the substances are natural complements, explained Pradhan. [...]
Soon, single shot to protect against rabies
Washington, Sept 19 (ANI): A single shot of vaccine might soon be efficient enough to provide protection against rabies, say researchers.
The team led by Dr James McGettigan, assistant professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University showed that a replication-deficient rabies virus vaccine that lacks a key gene called the [...]
Regular exercise benefits older women as much as younger women
Washington, Sep 19 (ANI): Regular vigorous exercise benefits postmenopausal women just like younger women, according to two studies.
The results were based on the studies of endurance training in 50-something women.
“There is some good news here for older women in the population, in that they respond much like younger women do to training. The results are [...]
Your handwriting can show if you’re lying
London, Sept 19 (ANI): If you want to know if someone is telling you the truth, just go through his or her handwriting, say scientists in Haifa, Israel.
According to psychologists, handwriting changes when someone lies, and this is so because the brain has to work harder to invent facts, which then in turn interfere with [...]
Three cups of tea a day can cut diabetes risk by almost half
London, Sept 19 (ANI): Intake of at least three cups of tea every day can reduce the risk of diabetes by almost half, concludes a new study.
To reach the conclusion, researchers studied more than 40,000 people whose consumption was monitored for 10 years.
After analyses, boffins discovered that chemicals found in all types of tea cut [...]
Mars turned red due to grinding rocks, not water
London, September 19 (ANI): Recent laboratory studies have shown that Mars is not red due to the rocks being rusted by the water that once flooded the planet, but due to the ongoing grinding of surface rocks, which forms the red dust.
These findings, which open up the debate about the history of water on Mars [...]
Six out of ten Pakistanis want to live in democratic country
Rawalpindi, Sep. 18 (ANI): After witnessing several decades of dictatorship, six out of ten Pakistanis feel that it is ‘very important’ to live in a democratic country.
According to a study titled ‘World Public Opinion on Political Tolerance’, nearly 62 per cent of Pakistanis [...]
Britons spend 1 month of their lives looking for TV remote!
London, Sept 18 (ANI): Britons waste one month of their lives searching for the television remote control, a new study has found.
After studying 4,000 individuals, the researchers found that the average viewer loses it an average of 3.2 times a week and spends more than [...]
Mechanism related to onset of genetic diseases identified
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): Scientists from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) have identified a mechanism that could trigger onset of various genetic diseases.
They have found a process by which proteins with a tendency to cause conformational diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, [...]
Negative public opinion about foreign countries an early warning signal for terrorism
Washington, September 18 (ANI): People’s negative views toward the leadership and policies of other countries may be an indication that a terrorist act may be carried out, say researchers.
Alan Krueger, [...]
Middle-aged smokers with high cholesterol, BP ‘cut life short by 10yrs’
London, Sept 18 (ANI): Middle-aged smokers with high cholesterol and blood pressure face a ten-year cut in their lives, warns a new study.
The warning follows an Oxford University study of 19,000 men over an average of 38 years.
According to researchers, the deadly combo cuts life expectancy by 10 years compared with individuals who do not [...]
Vaccine for urinary tract infections comes closer to reality
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): A simple vaccine may soon be available to protect against urinary tract infections, thanks to researchers from University of Michigan.
The study conducted over mice showed that the vaccine prevented infection and produced key types of immunity.
It alerts the [...]
Weight loss can prevent kidney disease progression in obese patients
Washington, Sept 18 (ANI): Shedding extra pounds can preserve kidney function in obese people with kidney disease, according to a new study led by Indian origin scientist from Cleveland Clinic.
Weight loss can improve a number of health problems, like it can improve control of diabetes, lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and reduce the effects [...]
Changes in humidity, temperature may trigger asthma among kids
Washington, September 15 (ANI): Changes in humidity and temperature may trigger asthma among kids, suggests a report.
Published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the report says that such weather changes have been found to result in a rise in Emergency Department (ED) visits for paediatric asthma exacerbations.
“We found a [...]
Male giant pandas’ sex calls reveal size, females’ age
Melbourne, Sept 15 (ANI): Giant Pandas make bleat calls to attract potential mates, finds a new study.
The study led by Dr. Benjamin Charlton has shown that males reveal information about their size, while females give information about their age.
He says that bleats are just one type of call made by the distinctive black and white [...]
Green tea component may help preserve stored platelets, skin tissues
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): A major component in green tea, called epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), could help prolong the preservation of both stored blood platelets and cryopreserved skin tissues, according to two separate studies in Japan.
The studies have shown that EGCG, which is known to have strong anti-oxidative activity, can prolong platelet cell “shelf life” via anti-apoptosis [...]
