TOP STORY University of Central Florida Professor Harnesses Plant ‘Power’ to Fight Hemophilia Treating hemophilia can sometimes be deadly because many patients suffer fatal allergic reactions to the expensive protein that doctors use to make their blood clot. Now researchers have devised a way that could help patients develop a tolerance to the therapeutic protein before they seek treatment to prevent the potentially deadly reactions. [Press release from University of Central Florida discussing online prepublication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U S A]
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SCIENCE NEWS Bone Marrow Cancer Patients May Benefit From Drug Combo The drugs azacitidine and lenalidomide provide a highly effective combination treatment for bone marrow cancer, according to the results of a new study. [Press release from National Institutes of Health discussing the online prepublication in Journal of Clinical Oncology] New Use for Once-Cursed Drug Thalidomide? French doctors, experimenting on mice genetically engineered to have hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia, found that Thalidomide reduced the risk of haemorrhage and stabilised blood vessels. [Yahoo! News Press Release]
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POLICY NEWS Enhancing Peer Review: Updated Processes for the Review of All Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Fellowship Applications (NOT-OD-10-071) [National Institutes of Health, United States] NIH Will Require the Electronic Submission of Appointment Forms and Termination Notices via xTrain for Research Training, Fellowship, Education, and Career Awards Beginning January 2011 (NOT-OD-10-072) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Small Business Innovation Research Award Levels Adjusted to $150,000 (Phase I) and $1,000,000 (Phase II) (NOT-OD-10-079) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Notice of Change in Expiration Date for Program Announcement on Bioengineering Research Partnerships (PAR-07-352) (NOT-EB-10-001) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Revision of the Requirements for Constituent Materials (Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0099) [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Voting and Nonvoting Consumer Representative Members on Public Advisory Committees and Panels; Notice of Public Meeting (Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0001) [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; LUSEDRA (Docket Nos. FDA-2009-E-0202 and FDA-2009-E-0204) [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Revision of Organization and Conforming Changes to Regulations (Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0148) [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Administrative Practices and Procedures; Good Guidance Practices; Technical Amendment (Docket No. FDA-1999-N-3539) [Food and Drug Administration, United States] 2010 Biological License Application Supplement Noteworthy Approvals [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
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