Gene Associated With Pair-Bonding In Animals Has Similar Effects In Human Males Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers. The researchers found that the "334" allele of a common AVPR1A variation, the human version of avpr1a studied in voles, seemed to have negative effects on men's relationship with their spouses.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUSP's 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting To Convene Scientific Experts From Around The World The U.S. Pharmacopeial (USP) Convention's 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will be held in Kansas City, Mo., September 24 to 26. The meeting is an opportunity to interact with the USP experts responsible for establishing internationally recognized standards for
prescription and over-the-counter
medicines, food ingredients and dietary supplements. The focus will be on Quality of Manufactured
Medicines, Food Ingredients and Dietary Supplements.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNanotechnology And The FDA: Size Matters! The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued in July 2007 its Nanotechnology Task Force Report. This report acknowledged that nanoscale materials potentially could be used in most product types regulated by the agency and that those materials present challenges complicated by the fact that properties relevant to product safety and effectiveness may change as size varies within the nanoscale.
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