Therapy News and Research

RSS

Hormone therapy may not protect women from Alzheimer's disease, new study shows

The latest study on hormone therapy and Alzheimer's disease shows no relationship between taking the drugs and whether you may develop the disease years later.

15 Feb 2017

Yale researchers find potential new way to combat brain cancer

A recent Yale study may have found a new way to fight brain cancer.

15 Feb 2017

Signals from fat cells may aid in diagnostics for metabolic conditions

Fat cells are not simply big blobs of lipid quietly standingby in the body--instead, they send out hormones and other signaling proteins that affect many types of tissues.

15 Feb 2017

FDA approves new drug to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Siliq (brodalumab) to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. Siliq is administered as an injection.

15 Feb 2017

Combination of drugs amplifies kill rates of brain cancer tumours in mice

A promising combination of immunotherapies delivers a one-two punch to brain cancer tumours with high cure rates in mice, scientific evidence published in Nature Communications today says.

15 Feb 2017

New clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based analyses of specific insomnia drugs

A new clinical practice guideline is the first from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine to provide comprehensive, evidence-based analyses of individual agents commonly used in the treatment of chronic insomnia disorder.

14 Feb 2017

Penn Medicine's ODC collaborates with FAST to develop gene therapy for Angelman syndrome

Penn Medicine's Orphan Disease Center announces a new partnership with FAST to study gene therapy approaches to treat Angelman syndrome.

14 Feb 2017

Scientists identify how imbalance of calcium in mitochondria may contribute to Alzheimer's disease

Calcium in the mitochondria -- the energy factory of cells -- may be one of the keys to understanding and treating Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

14 Feb 2017

VIB-KU Leuven scientists identify new mechanism that impacts cancer growth

Scientists at VIB-KU Leuven have identified a new mechanism that impacts tumor growth. The typical lack of oxygen in tumors doesn't only stimulate proliferation, but also offsets the important role of the protein PHD2 as 'cancer cell killer'.

14 Feb 2017

Salk professor receives inaugural Sjöberg Prize for groundbreaking cancer research

Salk Professor Tony Hunter, who holds an American Cancer Society Professorship, has been awarded $500,000 as part of the $1 million Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' inaugural Sjöberg Prize for Cancer Research for "groundbreaking studies of cellular processes that have led to the development of new and effective cancer drugs."

14 Feb 2017

New infusion therapy may help avoid debilitating symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients

Constant infusion of a drug now used intermittently to "rescue" patients with Parkinson's from bouts of immobility may also help avoid these debilitating symptoms and smooth out their movement throughout the day, physician-scientists say.

14 Feb 2017

Review shows lipid nanoparticles as highly promising delivery systems in gene therapy

Lipid nanoparticles (SLNs and NLCs) are regarded as highly promising systems for delivering nucleic acids in gene therapy.

14 Feb 2017

TSRI scientists receive $3.3 million NIH grant to create new breast cancer treatments

A pair of scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have been awarded up to $3.3 million from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health to create the next generation of breast cancer treatments for the thousands of patients whose current treatment options are limited.

14 Feb 2017

New ASTRO guideline underscores safety, effectiveness of palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases

The American Society for Radiation Oncology recently published an updated clinical guideline that underscores the safety and effectiveness of palliative radiation therapy (RT) for treating painful bone metastases.

14 Feb 2017

Scientists managed to produce large quantities of promising natural substance

Once they can synthesise molecules of active natural substances, scientists will be able to harness nature’s medicine cabinet for the drugs of the future.

14 Feb 2017

Oesophageal cancer patients who suffer sarcopenia have lower chances of survival, study finds

Oesophageal cancer patients who suffer loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) during neoadjuvant therapy (chemotherapy prior to surgery) survive, on average, 32 months less than patients with no sarcopenia.

14 Feb 2017

New RNAi treatment safely blocks ocular inflammation in mice

Scientists have developed a new RNA interference therapeutic agent that safely blocked ocular inflammation in mice, potentially making it a new treatment for human uveitis and diabetic retinopathy.

14 Feb 2017

UT professor and burn survivor develops new mobile phone app to support burn patients

Burn patients need support to transition to burn survivors. That's why Thereasa Abrams, an assistant professor in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's College of Social Work and a burn survivor herself, has developed an app called the Bridge to help them heal faster.

14 Feb 2017

Taking prostate cancer drug with low-fat breakfast can be effective and less expensive, study finds

Taking one-fourth the standard dose of a widely used drug for prostate cancer with a low-fat breakfast can be as effective - and four times less expensive - as taking the standard dose as recommended: on an empty stomach.

14 Feb 2017

Plant-based drug for hemophilia shows promise in animal models

People with hemophilia require regular infusions of clotting factor to prevent them from experiencing uncontrolled bleeding. But a significant fraction develop antibodies against the clotting factor, essentially experiencing an allergic reaction to the very treatment that can prolong their lives.

13 Feb 2017

Therapy News and Research

Hormone therapy may not protect women from Alzheimer's disease, new study shows

Yale researchers find potential new way to combat brain cancer

Signals from fat cells may aid in diagnostics for metabolic conditions

FDA approves new drug to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis

Combination of drugs amplifies kill rates of brain cancer tumours in mice

New clinical practice guideline provides evidence-based analyses of specific insomnia drugs

Penn Medicine's ODC collaborates with FAST to develop gene therapy for Angelman syndrome

Scientists identify how imbalance of calcium in mitochondria may contribute to Alzheimer's disease

VIB-KU Leuven scientists identify new mechanism that impacts cancer growth

Salk professor receives inaugural Sjöberg Prize for groundbreaking cancer research

New infusion therapy may help avoid debilitating symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients

Review shows lipid nanoparticles as highly promising delivery systems in gene therapy

TSRI scientists receive $3.3 million NIH grant to create new breast cancer treatments

New ASTRO guideline underscores safety, effectiveness of palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases

Scientists managed to produce large quantities of promising natural substance

Oesophageal cancer patients who suffer sarcopenia have lower chances of survival, study finds

New RNAi treatment safely blocks ocular inflammation in mice

UT professor and burn survivor develops new mobile phone app to support burn patients

Taking prostate cancer drug with low-fat breakfast can be effective and less expensive, study finds

Plant-based drug for hemophilia shows promise in animal models

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

Latest News