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How Can We Regulate Medicines Better? European drug regulations need changing to ensure they meet the needs of patients and doctors, argue experts. Licensing of new drugs in Europe is increasingly controlled by the European Medicines Agency, yet new drugs have only to show they are equivalent to current treatments rather than show superiority. An Essential Regulator Of Body Weight Revealed Scientists are one step closer to unraveling the complex mechanisms in the brain that regulate body weight. Working with mice -- whose appetites are controlled by systems very similar to those in humans -- they have identified a specific type of neuron that is essential for feeding behavior. Without these neurons, adult mice stop eating and undergo rapid weight loss. A Return to Grey Gardens Article about the diaries of Edith "Little Edie"Bouvier Beale, who lived in Grey Gardens (a mansion in East Hampton, New York) with her mother Edith "Big Edie"Bouvier Beale. Mother and daughter were the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and their story has inspired a documentary film and a Broadway musical. From New York magazine. Q&A: Ridley Scott Has Finally Created the Blade RunnerHe The famed Director's Cut is not the final word. Blade Runner: The Final Cutwill hit theaters in Los Angeles and New York in October, with a DVD to follow in December. New Medication Appears Effective In Helping Smokers Kick The Habit A drug recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration as an aid to smoking cessation appears effective both short- and long-term for smokers trying to quit, according to two reports in the August 14/28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Precision Agriculture Simplified: Yield And Soil Map Data Made Easier Australian researchers report that they developed a simplified protocol for growers to convert complex yield and soil data into pertinent information.The resulting data and maps can be used to improve crop management, including implementing site-specific nutrient and pest management treatments. Study Points To Possibility Of Blood Test To Detect Lung Cancer A test for four blood proteins may provide a less-invasive follow-up for patients who have suspicious lesions on chest radiographs or computerized tomography scans, according to a new study . Copper: An Important Nutrient For Fetal Brain Development Copper helps move telecommunications signals across phone wires, allowing people to talk to one another across long distances. Tiny amounts of copper, within certain enzymes in the brain, also help form key neurotransmitters that allow brain cells to "talk"to one another. Scientists now have described how adequate amounts of copper are important to brain function. Their animal model studies suggest that levels of copper intake are critical to the fetus during pregnancy -- a concept called "nutritional programming." [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... NEC Makes a Flexible Battery An environmentally friendly, 0.3mm-thick flexible battery made from an organic radical polymer recharges in 30 seconds and contains no harmful metals. Plus: Creative's new gadget one-ups Apple's dream machine. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor.
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