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ChemImage Presents Raman Chemical Imaging at CRS
ChemImage Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pa., will present and exhibit at the 37th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Controlled Release Society, July 10-14 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.  continue



Vanderbilt Invests in Large NMR Center
inst-4Vanderbilt University has placed a major multi-systems NMR order with Bruker, including an ultra-high field AVANCE III 900 US2 NMR spectrometer.  continue



Scientists Reveal How Genetic Mutations May Cause Type 1 Diabetes
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have provided an answer to the 40-year-old mystery of how certain genetic mutations lead to Type 1 diabetes, discovering that diabetes-causing mutations changed the charge at one end of the MHC peptide-binding groove.  continue



New Class of Brain-Protecting Drugs Emerging
Researchers have identified a compound that mimics one of the brain's own growth factors and can protect brain cells against damage in several animal models of neurological disease.  continue
Quinn Eastman


Drug Delivery News
homingThe latest news in drug delivery systems and research including a new cancer delivery system, a prostate cancer homing device, an inhalation system, and more.  continue



Stem Cell Bill Puts Researchers in Jeopardy
A bill making it a crime to do stem cell research will hurt Oklahoma research efforts and penalize people with debilitating diseases, says the head of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.  continue
Ron Jenkins, Associated Press Writer


Court Ruling Could Hamper Drug Innovation
A US Supreme Court ruling that federal approval of a drug is no protection from lawsuits in state courts could make drugmakers more cautious about safety issues and may lead them to halt development of some medicines.  continue
Linda A. Johnson, AP Business Writer


Nanotechnology May Deliver Once-Daily Dosage of Clozapine
Azur Pharma Limited and Elan Corporation plc agreed to develop and commercialize once-daily formulations of clozapine using Elan’s proprietary drug delivery technologies.  continue



Grant Funds Research on Biomolecule Delivery
nanoTherics was awarded a Research & Development Grant which will enable the company to continue development of novel gene transfection technologies.  continue



FDA: Weigh Cardiovascular Risks for Type 2 Diabetes Drugs
The FDA recommended in mid-December that manufacturers developing new drugs and biologics for type 2 diabetes provide evidence that the therapy will not increase the risk of cardiovascular events.  continue





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