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According to an alarming new report from the American researchers, 8.4 percent of the children aged between 9 and 10 years are temporarily or regularly thinking about suicide or considering and planning suicide. This study that included 7,994 children was titled, "Risk and protective factors for childhood suicidality: A US population-based study" and was published in the latest issue of The Lancet Psychiatry journal.
Columbia University Medical Center has honored Philipp E. Scherer, PhD, with the 15th Naomi Berrie Award for Outstanding Research in Diabetes, for his work that helped usher in a new understanding of fat and its role in diabetes and other metabolic diseases. His discovery of adiponectin, a hormone produced by fat, helped transform the scientific concept of fat as an inert storage depot to one of it as an endocrine "organ" that exerts control over the brain, muscles, and other organs. The award, given annually by CUMC's Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, is Columbia's top honor for excellence in diabetes research.
Exelixis, Inc. today reported updated interim data from three ongoing trials of XL147 (SAR245408), a selective, orally available small molecule inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K). Activation of the PI3K pathway is a frequent event in human tumors, promoting cell proliferation, survival, and resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI) is a global leading supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging solutions and clinical trials services. This week, they have announced that over the next six months the company will be further expanding its personnel by 50 at its Hay-on-Wye site. This latest recruitment drive comes after a successful apprenticeship enrolment programme, and following the placement of four Undergraduates from Swansea University; reinforcing the company's commitment to supporting the development and education of the local community. Since April 2013, PCI has already recruited 40 staff members within the life sciences sector, signaling itself as one of the principal employers within the Life Sciences/Biotech industry in Wales.
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