Extrapengar till cancerforskning

Mustascher blev ett bra vapen i kampen mot cancer. Insamlingskampanjen bidrog till att 30 extramiljoner satsas på bröst- och prostatacancerforskning. Av 184 ansökningar har 17 valts ut. Vi har hela listan.

Roche fick som de ville

Trägen vinner. Äntligen verkar det som om Genentechaffären är i hamn. Efter många turer hamnade priset på en nivå som Genentechs ägare kunde acceptera.

C-vitamin förebygger gikt

Citroner eller brustabletter spelar ingen roll. Den som får i sig stora mängder av c-vitamin minskar risken för smärtframkallande kristaller i lederna.

Mediciner i svenska vatten en hälsofara

Även de låga halter av olika läkemedel som finns i svenska vattendrag ökar inflammationen i mänskliga celler.

Euris avnoteras

Styrelsen har beslutat att lista om bolaget på en annan handelsplats, för att minska kraven på administration.

Swedish top scientists to EMBO

Two Swedish top scientists will have a really good chance to influence European life science research from now on. One is from the Karolinska Institutet, and one is from the University of Uppsala.

Re-painting the big pig-ture

Why do tame pigs show such variety in colouring, when their wild relatives are so plain? Swedish researchers know who is to blame. But the big question is why.

Athera signs production partnership

The companys novel cardiovascular product will be manufactured in Germany.

Test if you carry the fat virus

In a soon future there may be a quick and simple test that could show if you are infected with Ad-36, a human adenovirus that can make you over-weight.

Pfizer lays a chunky bid on Wyeth

that may lead to lay-offs of some 8,000 persons.

New member to Active board

The Election Committee of Active Biotech proposes a very experienced financial sector executive to join the company board. Five existing members are also to be re-elected at the AGM in May.

Fusion between pharma giants?

It is rumoured that a fusion between Pfizer and Wyeth is in the process of happening.

EUR 2 million for peanut allergies

ALK Abelló has signed an agreement to invest EUR 2 million in the French biotechnology company DBV Technologies.

Vattenfall is firing with biomass

Vattenfall will provide Denmark with electricity by means of biomass.

Harmony prevents dementia

People who are active, outgoing and relaxed may be less likely to develop dementia, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet.

Finnish Innovation Fund gets new leader

The Supervisory Board of the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra has appointed members of the Board, including a new president.

Crafoord Prize to an American and two Japanese

Today the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces the laureates of the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis 2009.

Collaboration brings next generation drugs

Wyeth and Santaris Pharma announce a new alliance to develop RNA-based medicines.

Norwegian describes scrapie gene

Intestinal lymphatic tissue is important for the absorption and spread of the scrapie prion, suggests a Norwegian researcher.

Elekta gets ok from China

The Swedish medtech comapny Elekta has received approval from the Chinese authority State Food and Drug Administration, SFDA, to sell its linear accelerator in China.

Acadia drug awarded

Acadia Pharmaceutical has got an award for a new treatment against Parkinson's disease.

Cancer cells cheat suicide call

Cancer cells cheat death by reversing a process which causes normal cells to commit suicide at the end of their natural life, researchers from the University of Hong Kong have shown.

Fat cells' reaction differs with body weight

The fat cells of overweight people may react differently to dietary changes than in their lean peers, according to a pioneering study from the Dutch organization TNO Quality of Life.

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