Pharmacology/ Therapeutics News for March 2012

Pharmacology/ Therapeutics News Archive

EuroHYP EU Grant Award for Stroke EuroHYP EU Grant Award for Stroke

Proteome Sciences plc (“Proteome Sciences”) announces that Euro-HYP-1, a consortium of leading academic, clinical and industrial European partners in which it is a member, has been awarded a near €11m grant under the EU Framework 7 programme for new ground breaking research on the treatment of stroke.

Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain Rainforest remedy could spell end of dental pain

An ancient Incan toothache remedy – for centuries handed down among an indigenous people in the rainforests of Peru – could be on the cusp of revolutionising worldwide dental practice.

Brain network provides hope for tinnitus sufferers Brain network provides hope for tinnitus sufferers

As Brain Awareness Week (12–18 March) gets underway in the UK, the preliminary findings from the latest tinnitus research suggest that hearing aids might help tinnitus sufferers; research is ongoing into the role the brain has, and how tinnitus symptoms are reflected in brain network activity.

CRT unveils ‘screen test’ for potential drugs to treat oestrogen positive breast cancer CRT unveils ‘screen test’ for potential drugs to treat oestrogen positive breast cancer

Cancer Research UK and its commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology have developed a unique test to discover molecules that could lead to potential new treatments for oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer.

£10 million boost for neglected tropical disease research at Dundee £10 million boost for neglected tropical disease research at Dundee

The University of Dundee has received over £10 million from the Wellcome Trust in the fight against some of the world’s most neglected parasitic diseases, including support for a multi-million pound partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to discover new drug treatments.