New Principal & Dean at the Royal Veterinary College
The new Principal and Dean of the Royal Veterinary College, Professor Quintin McKellar took up post on 1st August 2004. Prior to this appointment, Professor McKellar was the director of the Moredun Research Institute after holding the post of Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology at the University of Glasgow. His interests are in animal... view more... (2004-08-04)
... post of Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology at the University of Glasgow. His interests are in animal ... His interests are in animal pharmacology and parasitology. He has indicated his commitment to enhancing ... excellence in learning, teaching and research and his support for widening participation and fair access to students wishing to become practising veterinarians, veterinary scientists and veterinary nurses. He ...
Dartmouth researchers find that arsenic triggers unique mechanism in rare leukemia
Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) researchers have identified a new way that arsenite, a form of arsenic, acts in treating a rare cancer known as APL, or acute promyelocytic leukemia. Their study is published in the Jan. 3 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. view more (2007-01-09)
... paper and an instructor of pharmacology and toxicology at DMS. "Now we know that arsenite destabilizes ... professor of medicine and of pharmacology and toxicology, who is also affiliated with the Norris Cotton ... include B.D. Roebuck, professor of pharmacology and toxicology; Eugene Demidenko, research professor of community and family ... medicine in the area of biostatistics; and Roger Sloboda, the Ira Allen ...
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGISTS CURRENTLY UNDERUSED, SAYS REPORT
Key recommendations from the report view more (1999-05-19)
... a national core curriculum in pharmacology, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics needs to be agreed to reduce variations or ... of university departments of clinical pharmacology with larger departments of medicine as having an impact on ... recognise the close relationships clinical pharmacology has with other disciplines, and the need to maintain a ... aspects of research in clinical pharmacology must be integrated into ...
New University of Bath arrival could help banish painful injections
One of the world's leading experts on a new technique that could make painful injections a thing of the past, arrives at the University of Bath as the new Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences this month. Professor Richard Guy is joining the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology after eight years at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. He is... view more... (2004-08-16)
... the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology after eight years at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. ... will lecture on pharmacy and pharmacology as well as carrying out research. Together, they will ... Bath because its pharmacy and pharmacology department is one of the top three in the country. ... the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. "He will bring considerable expertise to ...
Dangerous interaction between the antibiotic ciprofloxacin and the muscle relaxant tizanidine
Researchers from Finland have found that the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (brand names Ciproxin, Ciprofloxacin etc.) greatly increases the concentrations of tizanidine (Sirdalud, Zanaflex) in blood. Concomitant use of ciprofloxacin and tizanidine results in severe and prolonged decrease in blood pressure and greatly enhances central nervous system... view more... (2004-12-15)
... at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, by an independent group of researchers led ... the December issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, the leading scientific journal within the clinical pharmacology and therapeutics area. ... ...
Personal drug selection: Problem-based learning in pharmacology
Irrational use of medicines is a major problem all over the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) and many other bodies are concentrating on improving the use of medicines. view more (2007-06-13)
... of medicines. Problem-based teaching of Pharmacology and Therapeutics to undergraduate medical students has been recognized as ... in treatment. The department of Pharmacology at the Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS), Pokhara, Nepal ... concentrates on teaching rational use of medicines to medical students.
The department has been teaching the P-drug concept to the third and fourth semester medical students for over ...
UNC scientists discover 'gatekeeper' protein in blood clotting
New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has identified a protein that may control blood clotting by keeping blood platelets from sticking together. view more (2006-01-30)
... professor in UNC's department of pharmacology and the study's lead author, said CIB1's role was as ... Leslie V. Parise, professor of pharmacology and the new study's senior author, discovered the protein CIB1 ... Tina Leisner, assistant professor of pharmacology and one of the study's primary authors. The group now ... plans further study of the molecular mechanisms of the CIB1/GPIIb/IIIa interaction, which ...
OHSU lab finds meth receptor that could lead to therapy
A recently discovered signaling system in the brain has just been shown to be turned on by methamphetamine, an Oregon Health & Science University study found. view more (2007-04-19)
... Medicine's Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, scientists demonstrated the new target of meth, and its close ... and chairman of physiology and pharmacology. "Chemical space - that is, the number of possible drug ... OHSU professor of physiology and pharmacology. Grandy's lab found TAAR1 is activated by chemical relatives of ... edition of the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
Earlier research in ...
Scientists pool information to boost understanding of drug action
As a result of the Human Genome Project, scientists now know the human DNA codes for about 20,000-25,000 genes, each of which could be a target for the development of new medicines. However, most scientists believe that only about 10% of these genes are likely targets for the drugs of the future. view more (2005-12-01)
... Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (IUPHAR) and hosted by the University of Edinburgh, has drawn ... in the teaching of the pharmacology - the science of drug action- to keep pace with ... the information explosion. The goal of the IUPHAR database is to provide information on all of the GPCRs, with information on the drugs that act on them, the ...
Egg's Energy Stores Key to Preserving Fertility
An immature egg's internal nutrient supply is critical to its survival, an insight that offers a new route to understanding and treating infertility due to egg death. view more (2005-10-07)
... and an associate professor of pharmacology and cancer biology at Duke University Medical Center. Adds Leta ... researcher in Duke's department of pharmacology and cancer biology. The results appear in the Oct. 7, ... researcher in Duke's department of pharmacology and cancer biology. Also, female mice missing the gene to ... produce caspase-2 are born with an excess number of oocytes. "We've really ...
OHSU School of Dentistry team discovers new molecule in blood-pressure control system
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's School of Dentistry (www.ohsu.edu/sod) have discovered that the nerve cells controlling heart rate and blood pressure synthesize a molecule known to be critically important for proper nervous system growth. view more (2009-01-09)
... assistant professor of physiology and pharmacology. "Someday we hope to better understand cardiorespiratory developmental disorders such ... Medicine professor of physiology and pharmacology, indicate that levels of BDNF in cardiorespiratory nerve cells increase ... dramatically when blood pressure rises. This suggests a direct role of BDNF in regulation of blood pressure, said Balkowiec. ...
The mechanism of the life-threatening drug-interaction of Bayer's cholesterol-lowering agent Lipobay/Baycol clarified
Researchers from Finland have found that the cholesterol-lowering agent gemfibrozil (marketed as Lopid and generics) greatly increases the concentrations of cerivastatin (Lipobay or Baycol) in blood. This finding explains the observed muscle toxicity of the gemfibrozil-cerivastatin combination. This potentially fatal adverse effect of cerivastatin... view more... (2002-12-16)
... in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, by an independent group of researchers led ... the respected scientific journal Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. ... ...
Research offers new approach to developing treatments for cocaine and amphetamine addiction
The study shows that highly addictive drugs, like cocaine and amphetamine, require a neurotransmitter called CART (Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript) peptides to produce their maximal effects. view more (2005-09-29)
... findings in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics NORTH CHICAGO, ILL. - A methamphetamine epidemic ... appear in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics in December 2005 and is currently available ... Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, and Dr. White is Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (RFUMS). Ms. ... appear in ...
Environmental enrichment can reduce cocaine use, researchers find
Simple environmental enrichment and increased social stress can both affect the level of individual drug use, according to new monkey research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. view more (2008-04-07)
... of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).
Nader and colleagues worked with a group ... Nader, professor of physiology and pharmacology and of radiology. "First, it is a result that could ... be directly applied to the human situation. It suggests that a better environment could alleviate at least some of the risk that individuals will turn to drugs.
"Secondly, we ...
Dangerous Interaction Between The Antidepressant Fluvoxamine (Fevarin, Faverin, Luvox) And The Muscle Relaxant Tizanidine (Sirdalud, Zanaflex)
Researchers from Finland have found that the antidepressant drug fluvoxamine (brand names Fevarin, Faverin, Luvox etc.) drastically increases the concentrations of tizanidine (Sirdalud, Zanaflex) in blood. Concomitant use of fluvoxamine and tizanidine results in severe and prolonged decrease in blood pressure and greatly enhanced central nervous... view more... (2004-04-06)
... at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, by an independent group of researchers led ... of the scientific journal Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. ... ... |
