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DIO Rats Available February 2012
30/01/12: Due to a cancellation we have a batch of dietary-induced obese, female Wistar rats available (at substantial discount!). Please contact us for more information.
RenaSci Introduces a Rat Model for Drug Dependence Testing
30/01/12: Model validated in male Sprague-Dawley rats:
- Fixed-Dose or Escalating-Dose schedules
- Multiple behavioural, physiological and physical endpoints
- Unequivocal demonstration of tolerance and dependence on withdrawal
- Experimental design meets EMA and FDA guidelines
- Regulatory compliant study reports
CNS Regulation of Food Intake and Energy Expenditure
RenaSci (Dr Sharon Smith, Dr Rob Jones and Prof David Heal) are currently editing a Special Issue of Neuropharmacology entitled 'CNS Regulation of Food Intake and Energy Expenditure'. This will contain 10 reviews by world-renowned experts and in addition articles containing original research in the field. Look out for this Special Issue which will appear in 2012.
ADHD Guidelines
One of our Directors, Prof David Heal, took part in an ADHD forum which took place in London on 14th July 2011. The meeting was chaired by Prof David Nutt and sponsored by Lilly. The forum 'ADHD 2011 - Emerging evidence, guidelines and implications for child and adolescent psychiatry' was to advise psychiatrists and other healthcare professionals on advances in the field. Notes from the meeting will be published by John Wiley and will be available in 2012. David is also a member of the British Association for Psychopharmacology Expert Panel on ADHD chaired by Prof David Nutt. The panel is revising the 'Evidence based guidelines for the management of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adolescents in transition to adult services and in adults: recommendations from the British Association of Psychopharmacology' published in 2006. Revised guidelines will appear in 2012.
RenaSci Scientists Demonstrate Value of Culex Bambino
05/12/11: Our scientists recently demonstrated the value of the Culex Bambino system for microdialysis combined with the measurement of plasma drug concentrations and locomotor activity by comparing the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic characteristics of immediate release d-amphetamine versus the d-amphetamine prodrug, lisdexamfetamine. Please contact us if you would like copies of the posters presented at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington, 12th to 16th November, 2011.
