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Cytokinetics, Amgen drug shows promise in heart failure study
2015-11-09 05:29:58| Biotech - Topix.net
ORLANDO: An experimental heart failure drug being developed by Cytokinetics Inc and Amgen Inc demonstrated several beneficial cardiac function effects in a midstage clinical trial, according to data presented on Sunday. The trial of 448 patients with chronic heart failure already receiving optimal care tested a twice-a-day oral version of the drug, omecamtiv mecarbil, against a placebo over 20 weeks.
ICIS Releases The World Petrochemical Industry Olefins Annual Study 2015
2015-11-09 01:54:59| chemicalonline Home Page
The olefins industry presents a mixed picture in 2015, with differing signals creating uncertainty about the strength and direction of key markets worldwide. AsAsiaandNorth Americacontinue to increase capacity, concerns about underlying demand growth are ever-present, while the volatile political and economic climates threaten the overall recovery of petrochemicals
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Novo Nordisk diabetes drug fails to help heart failure: study
2015-11-09 01:18:18| Biotech - Topix.net
ORLANDO: The Novo Nordisk diabetes drug Victoza failed to improve clinical stability or delay death in patients suffering from advanced heart failure, researchers reported at a medical meeting on Sunday. The injectable drug, known chemically as liraglutide, was tested in 300 patients with and without type 2 diabetes who had advanced heart failure and a recent hospitalization.
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FRA awards $28m grant to study maglev train system for Maryland
2015-11-09 01:00:00| Railway Technology
The US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a $27.8m grant to the state of Maryland for a potential superconducting magnetic levitation (SCmaglev) train between Washington and Baltimore.
Megacities hit hard by surging sea levels even at 2C rise: study
2015-11-09 00:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Large swathes of Shanghai, Mumbai, New York and other cities will slip under the waves even if an upcoming climate summit limits global warming to two degrees Celsius, scientists reported Sunday. A 2 C (3.6 Fahrenheit) spike in Earth's temperature would submerge land currently occupied by 280 million people, while an increase of 4 C (7.2 F) -- humanity's current trajectory -- would cover areas lived on by more than 600 million, the study said. "Two degrees Celsius warming will pose a long-term,...
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