eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which are prevalent
in fish and fish oils, have been studied in thousands of investigations. A
consistent body of evidence has been elaborated in various types of
investigations, ultimately demonstrating reduction in total mortality,
cardiovascular mortality, and morbidity by ingestion of roughly 1 g/d of EPA
plus DHA. …
Year: 2008
Scientific Abstracts: Multiple Sclerosis – Abstracts : Online Reference For Health Concerns
A current theory proposes that a defect in methylation processes is central to
the biochemical basis of the neuropsychiatry of these vitamin deficiencies. …
FDA pushed ‘voluntary’ cold-meds change
According to the Associated Press, the FDA pushed drugmakers to warn
against using the OTC drugs in young children. And the four-year-old cut-off
appears to have been a compromise proposed by FDA in behind-the-scenes talks
with the companies involved. …
Focus on the gene scene (Drug Discovery News-DDN)
“There are other tools out there that can integrate stuff, but the unique aspect
of IGV at the moment is how we handle the problem of volume by just serving up
little pieces as you need them,” …
3-VIDEOS: Too Many Kids on Psych Drugs – Kathy Fountain Fox-13
Peter Breggin, M.D. author Medication Madness
Bruce Levine, Ph.D.
clinical psychologist
Dominick Riccio, Ph.D. Psychologist &
psychoanalyst
James B. Gottstein, attorney …
Researchers kill off pancreatic cancer cells with ‘suicide gene’
“We are working on making sure only pancreatic cancer cells see this suicide
gene,” Brody says. “By this, we are putting tighter regulation on the expression
of this toxic gene. We hope to just help pancreatic cancer patients.” …
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Harlem DNA Lab opening
The Harlem DNA Lab is the result of a collaboration between the New York City
Department of Education and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. …
NEWS: Imagine Science Film Festival
The festival kicks off on Oct. 16 with “Science in Fiction,” a panel discussion
on the relationship between science and fiction in cinema, moderated by NPR’s
Science Friday host Ira Flatow. The festival will show 24 shorts in competition,
and several feature films. All screenings are free of charge. …
NEWS: Chemistry Nobel for green fluorescent protein
Green fluorescent protein (GFP) has won its discoverer and early developers the
2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. …
Crunch paves way for pharma deals
According to a new Datamonitor report, cash-rich drugmakers are poised to take
advantage of the credit crunch, in part because they didn’t
overdose on the cheap debt that has trapped so many companies now that credit
has dried up. …