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		<title>Indian researchers developed 16 disaster management drugs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preparing to deal with any future chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents, Indian scientists have devised 16 drugs that can be used for disaster management. These include an anti-cyanide drug, an anti-nerve gas drug and an anti-toxic gas drug Several radioactive decorporation agents and drugs for anti-cyanide, anti-nerve gas and toxic gas injuries have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Inhibitors of Elusive Enzymes Promise to Be Valuable Scientific Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 04:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the first selective inhibitors of an important set of enzymes. The new inhibitors, and chemical probes based on them, now can be used to study the functions of enzymes known as diacylglycerol lipases (DAGL), their products, and the pathways they regulate. Early tests in mouse macrophages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jelly-like atmospheric particles resist chemical aging</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:13:20 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Atmospheric chemistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Atmospheric chemists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have found that when it comes to secondary organic material in the atmosphere, there are two distinct breeds: liquids and jellies. Secondary organic materials (SOM) are airborne particles that have begun to react with gases in the atmosphere. In the last 20 years&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study shows starvation hormone increases lifespan in mice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Biochemistry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A team of researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, showed that a secreting hormone involved in response to starvation – fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF21) – dramatically increased the lifespan of mice in which it was overexpressed. The transgenic mice had a longer median survival time than wild-type mice (38 months vs. 28 months) and transgenic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lefkowitz, Kobilka share 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies of G-protein–coupled receptors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka, both from universities in the US, won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, announced Staffan Normark, permanent secretary of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Wednesday. Your body is a fine-tuned system of interactions between billions of cells. Each cell has tiny receptors that enable it to sense its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roche challenges relief granted to Cipla in high court</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swiss drug company Hoffmann-La Roche Monday challenged the relief awarded by a single judge of the Delhi High Court to Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla which held that it (Cipla) has not infringed upon the patent right of Roche on a cancer drug. Appealing before the division bench of the high court, Roche sought a stay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal cell shots could rid you of double chin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dieters could lose their double chins and spare tyres by getting shots of modified heat producing cells commonly found in animals and babies, according to a finding. The cells release &#8220;signals&#8221; that alter the surrounding fat tissue so surplus calories are burnt up by producing body heat rather than being stored as fat. Tests in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zinc deficiency erodes immune system</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Biochemistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American scientists have uncovered a biological mechanism by which zinc deficiency develops with age eroding the immune system and making a person vulnerable to cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The research, conducted by Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, suggests the elderly get adequate intake of zinc, since they may need more of it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Reveal the Physiological Role of a Novel Hormone FNDC5/irisin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BioNews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biochemistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A research team led by Dr. Christos Mantzoros, MD, PhD, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, has published new findings elucidating the molecular and clinical role of FNDC5/irisin in humans. Irisin is a recently identified hormone secreted from muscle cells that has been found to serve as a chemical messenger providing key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone app to diagnose thyroid disease</title>
		<link>http://news.bioscholar.com/2012/09/iphone-app-diagnose-thyroid-disease.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 02:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BioNews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytical Chemistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An iPhone and specially-designed image analysis app can diagnose and manage the treatment of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism, a new study has found. The findings were presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Hypothyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland produces too little thyroid hormone. Symptoms may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphene coating renders copper corrosion free</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A thin coating that is not visible to the human eye could make copper nearly 100 times more resistant to corrosion, creating tremendous potential for metal protection even in harsh environments, according to a finding. Researchers from Monash (Australia) and Rice (US) Universities say their findings could mean paradigm changes in the development of anti-corrosion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Chemistry Technique Reproduces Nature’s Elusive Complexity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Chemistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have shown how to synthesize in the laboratory an important set of natural compounds known as terpenes. The largest class of chemicals made by living organisms, terpenes are made within cells by some of the most complex chemical reactions found in biology. The new technique, described in an advance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venom from snakes could save lives too</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>IANS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snake venom could become the source of life-saving drugs for cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure, according to an Australian research. Gavin Huttley from The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, is part of the international team which discovered that the toxins that make snake and lizard venom deadly can evolve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ultrasound helps drugs get under your skin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers have found a way of harnessing ultrasound waves for non-invasive drug delivery or needle-free vaccinations. Ultrasound &#8211; sound waves with frequencies greater than the upper limit of human hearing &#8211; can increase skin permeability by lightly wearing away the top layer of the skin, an effect that is transient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cholesterol inhibitors block lymphatic vessel growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BioNews</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biochemistry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the world’s top selling drugs potentially also acts against the growth of new lymphatic vessels, with potential implications for cancer therapy. This surprising finding was brought forward by researchers at ETH Zurich with their newly developed three-dimensional cell culture system. Researchers of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at ETH Zurich and the University [...]]]></description>
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