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BioWorld Science

Oct. 23, 2003

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Spotlight on endometriosis

AlphaVax receives new award from NIAID

Celera Diagnostics enters research collaboration with Merck & Co.

Discovery Partners and Inspire expand collaboration

Lexicon reviews gene knockouts to predict efficacy of new drugs

MethylGene and Taiho enter HDAC inhibitor collaboration

New antiherpesvirus agents prepared and tested at GSK

Curacyte claims novel urokinase inhibitors with utility in cancer therapy

Roche describes new AKT inhibitors as potential propapoptotic antitumor agents

Dual NO donors/antioxidants and their use in syndrome X and other disorders

New sGC activators for erectile dysfunction claimed by Abbott researchers

Merck Frosst and AxyS patent describes new cathepsin K inhibitors

Novel protein kinase inhibitors identified by Vertex scientists

Topical microbicides safe in healthy and HIV-infected men

Ferumoxtran-10 improves detection of nodal metastases by MRI

Topiramate improves body composition and blood pressure of obese patients

Acorda awarded grants to support research in extracellular matrix modification

Once-weekly Enbrel approved

Phase II OSCAR trial evaluates AGIX-4207 for rheumatoid arthritis

Approvable letter issued for expansion of Provigil labeling

Dose-related performance improvement with CX-516 after sleep deprivation

Phase III program evaluates milnacipran for FMS

Positive preliminary results announced for tolevamer in C. difficile diarrhea

Keryx initiates phase II/III program of KRX-101 for diabetic nephropathy

Encouraging preliminary phase II results for ThGRF in COPD wasting

Vion licenses Triapine rights in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao

Novel antiplatelet/antithrombotic agent acting through the L-arginine/NO pathway