Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the first drug Hetlioz (tasimelteon) 20mg capsules, a melatonin receptor agonist to treat a sleep condition that affects blind individuals. Vanda anticipates making Hetlioz commercially available in the second quarter of 2014. The sleep disorder root to the inability of a completely blind … [Read more...]
Drinking Coffee Can Perk Up Your Memory
Enjoying a cup of coffee now got an another motive. Recent research by John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, provided the first substantial confirmation that caffeine augments long-term memory in people subject to the condition that dosage is right. The study, made on about 100 people suggested that a 200mg caffeine pill is equivalent to a strong mug of coffee. When consumed shortly … [Read more...]