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Auspex Pharmaceuticals, a developer of next-generation medicines with improved safety and performance through the targeted deuteration of clinically validated drugs, today announced positive results from its Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating SD-254, a Selective Serotinin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI). Auspex is developing SD-254, a deuterium-substituted version of venlafaxine, for the treatment Read the rest of this entry »

You’re inclined toward eating vegetarian - you want to eat less meat and more vegetables, fruits, plant-foods and whole grains. Or maybe you’re just more health-conscious than you used to be, but you’re not ready to give up that occasional chicken breast or meatball. You want the health benefits of eating vegetarian, without having to give up meat altogether. That makes you part of a growing health movement which Read the rest of this entry »

In the October 14th edition of Science Signaling researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine have shown that the development of epilepsy in adult rats is linked to functional changes in the expression of alpha 1 containing GABA-A receptors, the main Read the rest of this entry »

In conjunction with Home Indoor Air Quality Month, the North Dakota
Department of Health is cautioning residents about the dangers of mold in homes and other
buildings. Concerns about mold growth should be addressed quickly in order to prevent illness,
according to State Health Officer Terry Dwelle, M.D.
Governor John Hoeven has proclaimed October 2008 as Home Indoor Air Quality Month to
encourage North Dakotans to learn more about indoor air quality issues. Read the rest of this entry »

Some types of stress may increase risk for preterm delivery, but many stressful events do not, according to study by a researcher at RTI International.
The study, published in RTI Press, found that being in debt, being injured by a partner, having someone close attempt suicide, and being divorced were associated with an increase risk of preterm delivery, but 13 other events were not.
"Stressful life events have been associated Read the rest of this entry »