NephroGenex, Inc., a privately held drug development company focusing on kidney disease, announced the completion of patient enrollment in its Phase 2b clinical trial (PYR210) studying the safety and efficacy of its lead drug candidate Pyridorin(TM) (pyridoxamine dihydrochloride) in type 2 diabetic patients with overt diabetic nephropathy. Three hundred and seventeen (317) patients have been [...]

Urovalve announced the successful results of a feasibility study of the Valve component of its Surinate® Bladder Management System designed to improve the quality of life of men who suffer from acute or chronic urinary retention, which is an inability to empty the bladder caused by obstruction of the urethra.
The [...]

New research sponsored by the UKs Alzheimers Society suggests that having an infection like a cold or stomach bug may hasten memory loss in people with Alzheimers disease.
The research was the work of Dr Clive Holmes of the University of Southampton in the UK, and colleagues, and is to appear as a paper this week [...]

Two new genes associated with Alzheimers disease have been discovered in a British scientist led genome study.
In a separate study French researchers revealed links between a third gene and the disease.
The British study, led by Professor Julie Williams, is the largest ever Alzheimers genomewide association study and involved 16,000 individuals. Using a two [...]

Brown University neuroscience professor Gilad Barnea will receive a nearly $1.3 million, fouryear federal grant toward development of a method to selectively monitor the activation of each of the five receptors for the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain.
If he succeeds, the achievement could lead to more targeted treatments for several mental illnesses and a number [...]

The European Association of Urology (EAU) regularly organises regional meetings in Europe, such as the upcoming North Eastern European Meeting (NEEM). These are platforms where new clinical or experimental work from the region is presented to an international audience. Young urologists are especially invited to participate.
The 3rd NEEM meeting will take place in the Radisson [...]

LIVALO (pitavastatin) may have the potential for fewer drugdrug interactions, versus other statins, as evidenced by a new study that evaluated the effects of itraconazole, an antifungal medication, on the pharmacokinetics of LIVALO in healthy volunteers. The data were presented by Kowa at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Many statins currently [...]

There has been much debate about the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep. Three new studies in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology explore GERDs effect on sleep quality and the healthcare system as well as how a widely prescribed sleeping pill may mask the disease. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology is the official journal of [...]

The introduction of prostateantigen screening, or PSA, has resulted in over 1 million additional men over the last 23 years being diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer most of whom were likely overdiagnosed, researchers reported in a new study published online August 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Overdiagnosis has been associated [...]

The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) are proud to announce the first ever prospective study to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to society and to women with the disease.
13 centres in ten countries kickoff the EndoCost study with a goal to identify areas which [...]