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• Southeast Asian TCM brand Eu Yan Sang Speeds up Expansion in China
  Eu Yan Sang International, an established traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) brand that started in Southeast Asia, is speeding up its expansion on the Chinese mainland after three years of efforts to get sufficient of its health food and other health products registered, said Richard Eu, chief executive officer of the company. by Xinhua Chen Jipeng [...]
  
  
• Life’s building blocks grow close to home
  Chemical reactions in the early solar system create complex organic molecules By Nadia Drake April 21st, 2012; Vol.181 #8 (p. 5) EMBRYONIC CLOUD The swirling, dusty disk surrounding a young star (NGC 1333-IRAS 4B shown in this artist’s illustration) contains particles that can host complex organic molecules, the building blocks of life as we know [...]
  
  
• Great Quest Receives Positive Results From Beneficiation Tests of Tilemsi Phosphate
  VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Mar 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — John Clarke, CEO of Great Quest Metals Ltd. CA:GQ -4.69% (frankfurt:GQM) (“Great Quest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the successful completion of initial beneficiation tests carried out on the Tilemsi Phosphate Project in Eastern Mali by MINTEK South Africa and the Company’s consultant [...]
  
  
• Four anti-cancer compounds identified
  Sydney: Four new anti-cancer compounds have shown promise in inhibiting the growth of tumours, according to a new approach. Jason Smith, doing his M.Phil. in biomolecular sciences from Macquarie University, combined existing knowledge of an enzyme with computational chemistry approach to identify novel (cancer) inhibitors. The enzyme (indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase) has generated excitement amongst researchers due [...]
  
  
• Research at A&M and Scripps finds HIV-killing compound
  COLLEGE STATION - A powerful topical preventative for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, could be a step closer to clinical trials, thanks to a newly discovered molecular compound that research at Texas A&M University and the Scripps Research Institute shows dissolves the virus on contact. The ability of the synthetic compound known as “PD 404,182″ [...]
  
  
• First Clinical Trial of Autologous Cardiac Stem Cells Shows Positive Results
  Initial data from the first ever trial to evaluate autologous cardiac stem cell (CSC) transplants in humans suggests that the treatment improves left ventricular (LV) systolic function by an average of 12% over one year, and reduces infarct size in patients with severe heart failure due to ischemic heart disease. The trial investigators say the results triple the 4% [...]
  
  
• Vaccine for ovarian, breast cancer shows promise
  (CBS) A new vaccine that targets ovarian and breast cancer has shown promise in early studies, giving scientists hope they may be closer to stopping the deadly diseases. PICTURES: 25 breast cancer myths busted Known as PANVAC, the vaccine triggers the immune system to attack tumor cells. “With this vaccine, we can clearly generate immune [...]
  
  
• Coffee Drinking Linked To Lower Risk Of Common Skin Cancer
  New research presented at a conference in the US on Monday finds that drinking coffee is linked to a lower risk of a common form of skin cancer known as basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Results of a prospective study that followed over 25,000 cases of skin cancer suggest coffee may be an important dietary option [...]
  
  
• X-Body BioSciences and Tanabe Research Labs Team Up to Develop mAbs for Autoimmune Diseases
  X-Body Biosciences entered a partnership with Tanabe Research Laboratories (TRL) to identify therapeutic target epitopes and develop monospecific and/or bispecific antibodies against those targets. TRL is focussed on discovery and development of biologicals for autoimmune diseases. Under terms of the deal, X-Body will be responsible for screening, and TRL will fund the work. TRL has [...]
  
  
• Body & Mind – HEALTH U.S. Doctor Cautious About HIV Vaccine
  A New York City-based infectious disease specialist said a new vaccine developed by Spanish scientists, which could turn HIV into minor infection status, is reason to be cautiously optimistic. Dr. Joseph Rahimian said Thursday news of an HIV vaccine is certainly exciting, but questions remain. “An HIV vaccine has been the holy grail for infectious [...]