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Scythian Biosciences Corp. Retains The Weinberg Group To Provide FDA Consulting Services – GlobeNewswire (press release)

Posted: Published on August 28th, 2017

August 28, 2017 11:22 ET | Source: Scythian Biosciences Corp. TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scythian Biosciences Corp. (the Company) (TSXV:SCYB) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a consulting arrangement with The Weinberg Group and has retained The Weinberg Groups services for assistance with the Companys FDA application process, including pre-IND and IND consulting services. About Scythian Biosciences Corp. Scythian is a research and development company committed to finding a solution for the prevention and treatment of concussions and traumatic brain injury with its proprietary Cannabinoid combination. Scythians mission is to be the first accepted drug regimen for concussive treatment. Scythian has recently formed a collaboration with the University of Miami and its world renowned neuroscientific team to conduct pre-clinical and clinical trials of its drug regimen. The University of Miami believes that Scythians scientific approach shows significant promise and differs from previous approaches to treat this growing problem. The collaboration with the University of Miami allows access to their extensive knowledge base in the fields of traumatic brain injury and concussions and allows for Scythians clinical studies to be undertaken at their world-class facilities. Gillian A. Hotz, PhD, is leading Scythians program at the … Continue reading →

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NFL All-Pro Richard Sherman joins Oxeia board as it readies phase 2 concussion drug research – FiercePharma

Posted: Published on August 28th, 2017

Early stage concussion drug developer Oxeia Biopharmaceuticals notched an outside-the-lab win last week,signing NFL star cornerback Richard Sherman to its advisory board. Sherman, as well-known for his outspokenness as his game-saving pass defense, had already tweeted his encouragement for its work earlier in the month. Oxeia is preparing to start phase 2 clinical studies on its concussion treatment OXE-103. The molecule is ghrelin, a naturally occurring hormone peptide; Oxeia recently acquiredrights to the med from Kinemed. The next phase is expected to begin in early 2018 and may take up to two years. Sherman already partners with a helmet maker and a nutraceutical company around the cause of brain health and is additionally important for his influence among other professional football players as a member of the board of the NFL Players Association union. As a professional football player, I am acutely aware of the risk posed by concussionswe need to start talking about, and working actively on solutions. I look forward to assisting Oxeia as they develop an FDA-approvable treatment for concussions, he said in a statement. Oxeia co-founder and chief business officer Kartik Shah is pleased to have Sherman on board along with other professional athletes, such as … Continue reading →

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Daniel Boey On His Own Eczema: Let’s Show The World We Can Lead Fabulous Lives! – Weekender Singapore

Posted: Published on August 28th, 2017

Lobster, he offers voluntarily when touched on the subject of name-calling. Seated at rooftop destination Aura that overlooks some of Singapores iconic landmarks, Daniel Boey is casually clad in black with eyes that twinkle behind eyeglasses that are seemingly designed to embody a fashionable pair of ski goggles something only Singapores Godfather of Fashion can pull off. He continues: If people call you names, laugh about it. Because if youre going get affected by it, at the end, the only one who is going to be harmed is you. And boy oh boy is Boey laughing all the way to the realm of publishing with a hilarious tell-all memoir that documents his adventures of eczema, rash, sinus and allergies. From his childhood days when his mother foraged fervently for a cure to that one time he suffered a fainting spell in the army, the fashion guru reveals every rash-related story in his second book, Behind Every *itch Is A Back Story. But are these stories a bit T.M.I? I literally have to tell myself that if Im going to write this kind of book, it has to be a very honest book, no half measures about it, he candidly shares. … Continue reading →

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Global Bioinformatics Partnering, Deals Terms and Agreements Analysis Report 2010-2017 – Research and Markets – Business Wire (press release)

Posted: Published on August 27th, 2017

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Bioinformatics Partnering Terms and Agreements 2010 to 2017" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The Global Bioinformatics Partnering Terms and Agreements 2010 to 2017 report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the bioinformatics partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies. The report provides a detailed understanding and analysis of how and why companies enter bioinformatics partnering deals. The majority of deals are discovery stage whereby the licensee obtains a right or an option right to license the licensors bioinformatics technology. These deals tend to be multicomponent, starting with collaborative R&D, and commercialization of outcomes. This report provides details of the latest bioinformatics agreements announced in the healthcare sectors. Bioinformatics Partnering Terms and Agreements provides the reader with the following key benefits: Key Topics Covered: Executive Summary 1. Introduction 2. Trends in bioinformatics dealmaking 3. Leading bioinformatics deals 4. Most active bioinformatics dealmakers 5. Bioinformatics contracts dealmaking directory 6. Bioinformatics dealmaking by technology type 7. Partnering resource center For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9t562p/global Read more: Global Bioinformatics Partnering, Deals Terms and Agreements Analysis Report 2010-2017 - Research and Markets - Business Wire (press release) … Continue reading →

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Royan Intl. Research Award to honor Iranian, foreign researchers – Tehran Times

Posted: Published on August 27th, 2017

TEHRAN The Royan International Research Award will appreciate ten Iranian and foreign researchers for their achievements during a ceremony which is scheduled to be held in Tehran on August 30. Iranian researchers along with foreign researchers from around the world will accept awards on behalf of their scientific achievements concurrent with Royan International Twin Congress on Reproductive Biomedicine and Stem Cells Biology and Technology (August 30-September 1). According to the Royan congress official website the event is a unique scientific event in its own fields in Iran and the Middle East. The congress is a joint of two separate congresses with different themes held by Royan Research Institute Reproductive Biomedicine and Stem Cells Research Center. Speakers from the UK, Europe and the U.S deliver speeches at the event annually. Thank you for all of exceptional assistance in arranging my most interesting visit to the Royan institute and Iran. It was the best congress I have ever been at, everyone was extremely conscious, kind and helpful, said Stuart Howards, Professor of University of Virginia Charlottesville, U.S., about the event published among the views on the event in Royan congress website. Elsewhere Professor Jorge Ferrer, Chair in Genetics and Medicine, Section Head, … Continue reading →

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4-H kicks off new year with open house – St. Augustine Record

Posted: Published on August 27th, 2017

Contributed To kick off a new year, the St. Johns County 4-H Youth Development Program will host an enrollment Open House from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the St. Johns County Extension Office, 3125 Agricultural Center Drive. At the open house, families will have an opportunity to learn more about 4-H and all it has to offer. 4-H is a youth development program for young people ages 5 to 18. The program, which focuses on the development of life skills, citizenship and leadership, has been around for more than 100 years and provides opportunities for youth to use their head, heart, hands and health to positively develop into competent, caring and contributing citizens. St. Johns County has more than 20 different 4-H clubs, and more than 30 county schools participate in 4-H in-the-classroom projects such as public speaking and chicken embryology. Some of the 4-H clubs and projects that are accepting new members include the Aerospace Club, Dog Club, Cooking Club, Farm Life Club, Dreamcatcher Stables Club, Horseination Club, Plant Science Project, Outdoor Buckaroos Club, Happy Hoppers Club, Odyssey of the Minds Project, Crazy Comets Science Club, Hairy Caterpillars Club, Palencia Culinary and Garden Clubs, Clever Clovers Club, Cloverbud … Continue reading →

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Fast-tracking international surrogacy: reforming the law for parental orders – Lexology (registration)

Posted: Published on August 27th, 2017

The legal procedure for obtaining a parental order in England and Wales is complicated. It can be both confusing and expensive for applicants. In Re Z (Foreign Surrogacy: Allocation of Work: Guidance on Parental Order Reports) [2015] EWFC 90 Russell J said that international surrogacy cases invariably involve some legal complexity. As a result, all proceedings under section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (s54 HFEA 2008) where the child was born outside of England and Wales are allocated to a High Court judge. At the moment, applications for parental orders in international cases involve two hearings. The first is a directions hearing at which the judge timetables the filing of evidence, directs a parental order report and lists a final hearing. The second is the final hearing at which the order is made, usually without complication. However, as surrogacy has increased in popularity, so has the number of relatively straightforward cases and the need for reform is clear. Not all international cases involve legal complexity, yet the stringent rules and processes continue to apply. In these cases, it would seem eminently sensible if the two hearings could be condensed to one. This happened in a recent … Continue reading →

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DNA leads Army to declare 3 Black Hawk crew members dead after crash – KHON2

Posted: Published on August 27th, 2017

Related Coverage Three of five crew members on board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed off Kaena Point during a night training mission earlier this month have been officially declared dead. The Armed Forces Medical Examiner declared 1st Lt. Kathryn M. Bailey, Staff Sgt. Abigail R. Milam, and Sgt. Michael L. Nelson deceased after analysis of organic matter discovered among recovered debris matched their DNA. 1st Lt. Bailey, 26, whose home of record is listed as Hope Mills, North Carolina, entered active-duty military service in August 2015 as an Aviation officer. She was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. Baileys decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon and the Aviator Badge. Staff Sgt. Milam, 33, whose home of record is listed as Jenkins, Kentucky, entered active-duty military service in August 2011 as a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Repairer. She was assigned to Company A, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. Milams awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal with two loops, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, … Continue reading →

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Meet ‘dark DNA’ – the hidden genes that may change how we think … – ScienceAlert

Posted: Published on August 27th, 2017

DNA sequencing technology is helping scientists unravel questions that humans have been asking about animals for centuries. By mapping out animal genomes, we now have a better idea of how the giraffe got its huge neck and why snakes are so long. Genome sequencing allows us to compare and contrast the DNA of different animals and work out how they evolved in their own unique ways. But in some cases we're faced with a mystery. Some animal genomes seem to be missing certain genes, ones that appear in other similar species and must be present to keep the animals alive. These apparently missing genes have been dubbed "dark DNA". And its existence could change the way we think about evolution. My colleagues and I first encountered this phenomenon when sequencing the genome of the sand rat (Psammomys obesus), a species of gerbil that lives in deserts. In particular we wanted to study the gerbil's genes related to the production of insulin, to understand why this animal is particularly susceptible to type 2 diabetes. But when we looked for a gene called Pdx1 that controls the secretion of insulin, we found it was missing, as were 87 other genes surrounding it. … Continue reading →

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Warnings over shock dementia revelations from ancestry DNA tests – The Guardian

Posted: Published on August 27th, 2017

People who use genetic tests to trace their ancestry only to discover that they are at risk of succumbing to an incurable illness are being left to suffer serious psychological problems. Dementia researchers say the problem is particularly acute for those found to be at risk of Alzheimers disease, which has no cure or effective treatment. Yet these people are stumbling upon their status inadvertently after trying to find their Viking, Asian or ancient Greek roots. These tests have the potential to cause great distress, said Anna Middleton, head of society and ethics research at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Cambridge. Companies should make counselling available, before and after people take tests. The issue is raised in a paper by Middleton and others in the journal Future Medicine. A similar warning was sounded by Louise Walker, research officer at the Alzheimers Society. Everyone has a right to know about their risk if they want to, but these companies have a moral responsibility to make sure people understand the meaning and consequences of this information. Anyone considering getting genetic test results should do so with their eyes open. Alzheimers is linked to the build-up in the brain of clumps of a … Continue reading →

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