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  Redhot

  In biotech great research is the first step. To take the next step you need expertise in business. Scientists are experts in their field, and know research better than anyone. The idea behind Redhot Diagnostics is to allow the scientists to keep that focus.
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  Antivirals to combat herpes virus diseases

  All anti-herpes virus drugs in common use target a single mode of action; viral DNA replication. Herpes viruses are able to establish resistance against this and, therefore, there is an urgent and unmet medical need for drugs with new mechanisms of action. Fredrik Elgh and Jonathan Gilthorpe have identified a novel antiviral activity against herpes virus that targets the early steps of viral infection. They are exploiting this to develop an antiviral drug that would be used to treat herpes virus infections more efficiently and help overcome antiviral resistance.
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  Limiting adenovirus and herpes simplex virus infectivity

  Today there are no approved specific antiviral compounds for treatment of severe adenovirus infections or for addressing drug-resistant herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. Mikael Elofsson and Göran Wadell's project aims at developing antiviral substances.
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  Surface Microdialysis

  Surface Microdialysis (MD) is an efficient instrument for better surveillance during surgery and intensive care and it will also reduce the coast for nursing. By using Surface MD, the time spent at the intensive care unit after surgery will decrease with days and monitoring the patients will be faster and more accurate.
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  Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

  Dr. Anders Olofsson has made a new discovery and created new tools necessary to dissect the critical and harmful steps in the formation of oligomeric Aβ-assemblies. The project team proposes a new approach to find a treatment of Alzheimer’s disease using drug-like small molecules targeting Aβ oligomers. This approach will allow testing of new chemical entities that may one day slow or prevent the disease progression and, thus allowing the affected individual and their families improved quality of life.
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  Obesity Treatment: New drugs affecting appetite control.

  Stress and sex steroids enhance the appetite and can lead to obesity. Inhibiting these appetite stimulating factors provides a target for possible drug intervention to limit food intake among the obese. After analyzing their library of chemical antagonists to the target receptors, the researchers believe they have several drug candidates which can interfere with the complex interactions behind loss of appetite stimulation, and thus reduce food intake.
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  Chlamydiacides: New Antibacterial Compounds

  The project is addressing the issue of antibiotic resistance by creating new antibiotics for threatening and re-emerging infectious diseases due to lack of effective antibiotics or rising prevalence of antibiotic resistance. New compounds have shown effectiveness against Chlamydia at two separate stages of its lifecycle. The proof-of-principle biological data suggests a novel target mode of action that could lead to several broad spectrum antibiotic compounds.
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  Common Cold Treatment

  Dr. Krister Tano has found a safe and effective compound that can help limit the effects of common cold. The product contains an enzyme found in several consumer products today and have been safely used by millions of consumers every day, and is intended to be delivered as a spray that delivers an effective dose. Preliminary preclinical testing has shown promising effects and clinical trials are planned to start in 2011.
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  Changes in Biomarker protein levels in blood

  Assessment and detection of performance enhancement substance abuse in sports and other similar professional occupations are on the rise stemming from the regulatory agencies like the IOC and its counterparts as well as professional sports bodies such as baseball and boxing.
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  New treatment target for Rheumatoid arthritis

  The project has identified a new drug target that shows promise for the development of new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis as well as other chronic inflammatory diseases. It is anticipated that these new treatments will present less adverse effects than present conventional treatments.
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  Hypertriglyceridemia Targets

  High plasma triglyceride (TG) levels are risk factors for several diseases associated with the so called metabolic syndrome. These diseases, mainly associated with our life style (e.g. obesity, diabetes, cardio-vascular disease) are increasing alarmingly both in the western world and in rapidly developing countries.
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  Premature ovarian failure (POF) syndrome

  Premature ovarian failure (POF) syndrome refers ovarian dysfunction before the age of 40, where the ovaries stop producing mature ovum monthly. POF also leads to reduction of estrogen thus presenting symptomologies and health problems associated with menopause.
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