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Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, an Australian pain drug development company, today announced it has secured venture capital investment of A$12 million from GBS Venture Partners Limited, Brandon Capital Partners and Uniseed to fund the development of its pain management drug, EMA401.

Children born to older fathers may be more likely to develop bipolar disorder, according to researchers who point to a greater risk of mutations appearing in sperm with advancing age.

Researchers believe family-focused therapy, when combined with medication, is an effective modality for stabilizing symptoms of depression among teens with bipolar disorder. The study is found in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Between one-half and two-thirds of patients with bipolar disorder develop the condition before age 18, [...]

The funding of a network of nine centers across the country that will use high tech screening methods to identify small molecules for use as probes to investigate the diverse functions of cells was announced today by the National Institutes of health (NIH). The network -- funded at approximately $70 million annually over the four-year production phase -- is designed to increase the pace of development and use of chemical (small molecule) probes, which have become invaluable tools for exploring biologic processes and for developing new therapies for disease.

0 posts New research suggests middle-ear disease could increase people's vulnerability to developing schizophrenia. The study, published in the September issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry sh...

AP - Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.

MUNICH, Germany (AP) -- Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday....

Researchers have developed a computer program it believes can accurately predict how many patients will turn up at hospital emergency departments and manage bed space accordingly.

CHICAGO (AP) -- Children born to older fathers face a greater chance of developing bipolar disorder, according to one of the largest studies linking mental illness with advanced paternal age....

Children born to older fathers face a greater chance of developing bipolar disorder, according to one of the largest studies linking mental illness with advanced paternal age.