The Journal Of Neuroscience News Tips 1. PKCδ Enhances Alcohol Effects Doo-Sup Choi, Weizheng Wei, J. Kevin Deitchman, Viktor N. Kharazia, Heidi M. B. Lesscher, Thomas McMahon, Dan Wang, Zhan-Heng Qi, Werner Sieghart, Chao Zhang, Kevan M. Shokat, Istvan Mody, and Robert O. Messing Alcohol intoxicates by enhancing GABAA receptor signaling, and accumulating evidence suggests that protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes modulate the effects of alcohol.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOctoPlus Wins New Drug Delivery Evaluation Contract As part of the Company's recently announced strategic focus on developing controlled release formulations for clients, OctoPlus N.V. ("OctoPlus" or "the Company") (Euronext: OCTO) announces that it has signed a new drug delivery technology evaluation contract with a US-based biotech company. On 6 October OctoPlus announced a licensing agreement with Biolex Therapeutics, to license Locteron®, a product based on OctoPlus' PolyActive® drug delivery technology, to Biolex.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGrant To Continue Neuropathy Research Awarded To McGill Professor Dr. Gary J. Bennett, a professor at McGill University's Department of Anesthesia, has been awarded a scientific research grant by The Neuropathy Association, a U.S. patient-based non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. Peripheral neuropathy results from injury to the peripheral nervous system, disrupting the body's ability to communicate with its muscles, organs and tissues.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comChronic Pain Might Contribute To Suicidal Thoughts New research suggests that patients with chronic pain are more prone than others are to consider suicide. The increased risk remained even when study authors took the possible influence of mental illness into account. "This is further evidence that we need to be aware of the heightened risk for suicide in those with chronic pain," said Mark Ilgen, lead study author.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comRPSGB Says Patients Need Better Access To Medicines Under NHS The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) today called for a reduction in the need for NHS top-ups by giving patients better access to
medicines. While the RPSGB welcomes the government's decision to clarify regulations about patients
buying
medicines privately while also receiving NHS treatment (4 November), it has stressed the need for greater emphasis on the access and affordability of
medicines.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comResearchers Test Innovative 'IT' Interventions To Improve Patient Safety By Reducing Medication Problems At Home The Center for Home Care Policy & Research, Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) is launching a new study to test state-of-the art, information technology (IT) strategies that will alert home care nurses to patients at high risk for medication management problems so that they can take immediate action to prevent potentially serious harm from happening.
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