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From Focus:
Molecular
Action of Popular Antianxiety Drugs Probed
Popular drugs prescribed to ease debilitating anxiety in people and to restore
a good night’s sleep gave monkeys a serious case of the munchies, report
James Rowlett and his colleagues in the June 17 Psychopharmacology. The
findings are the latest details to emerge from a program that aims to separate
the therapeutic
benefits from the unwanted side effects of benzodiazepines and other drugs that
act on the same receptor. The drugs appear to exert different effects by binding
more strongly or weakly to different versions of the receptor for the principal
inhibitory neurotransmitter.
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Martin Wins International Prize for
Innovation in Health Care Delivery
Medical School dean Joseph Martin wins the first Friesen International Prize
in Health Research, given jointly by two Canadian research organizations.
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Cancer Vaccine Gears Up for Global Delivery
Erica Seiguer reports on the state of the vaccine against human papillomavirus,
which prevents most cases of cervical cancer, and the problems facing its distribution
in poorer nations, where the need is greatest.
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