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Study shows effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training for prevention of prolapse symptoms

Researchers, including several University of Otago academics, have conducted the first trial of pelvic floor muscle training for the prevention of prolapse symptoms in women with early signs of prolapse several years after childbirth, publishing their findings in the world's leading medical journal The Lancet.

21 Dec 2016

OPERA study evaluates patient perceptions of pain treatment with use of transdermal formulations

Clarity, a global international scientific research company, based in Austin, Texas, announces the latest results of its IRB-approved OPERA study.

21 Dec 2016

FDA expands approved use of G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Dexcom's G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System to allow for replacement of fingerstick blood glucose (sugar) testing for diabetes treatment decisions in people 2 years of age and older with diabetes.

21 Dec 2016

MedUni Vienna scientists show that addictive cravings can be detected after death

A protein known as FosB in the reward centre of the brain alters in chronically ill people suffering from an addictive disorder (e.g. heroin addiction): it is genetically modified, split off and shortened.

21 Dec 2016

Researchers find effective cure for social anxiety disorders

Social phobia is the most common anxiety disorder of our time. But the current treatment regimen for patients with this diagnosis has not proven very effective. Now a team of Norwegian and British researchers believe they have found a cure for social anxiety disorders.

21 Dec 2016

Sanford study explores protein's role in improving survival of ovarian cancer patients

A Sanford Research lab is studying a protein's role in improving survival in ovarian cancer patients. Findings published in Oncogenesis indicate a higher level of a specific protein correlates with an increased survival rate and decrease in the spreading of cancer cells.

21 Dec 2016

Scientists identify potential drug treatment in fight against Alzheimer’s disease

An international team of scientists has announced a new advance in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease by identifying a new drug target for not only improving symptoms of brain degeneration – but also to extend the life-span of the terminally ill mice.

21 Dec 2016

AXT makes magnetic particle imaging technology available to researchers in Australia

AXT is proud to be able to bring another cutting-edge technology to Australia that will help our medical researchers accelerate the rate at which they bring new cures, remedies and therapies to clinical realities.

From AXT Pty Ltd 21 Dec 2016

UT Southwestern researchers find new way to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria in burn injuries

A new way to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria by blinding them rather than killing them proved highly effective in a model of burn injuries, UT Southwestern Medical Center research shows.

21 Dec 2016

First large-scale clinical study of long-acting injectable HIV drug begins

The first large-scale clinical trial of a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention began today.

21 Dec 2016

Research finds differences in cell migration between normal and malignant tumor cells

What makes cancer so deadly is its ability to move . The better that doctors can keep tumors contained and protect unaffected organs in the body, the less lethal a cancer will be.

21 Dec 2016

Breast cancer patient finds new hope with potentially revolutionary treatment

City of Hope patient Susan Young has had a remarkable response to a potentially revolutionary new treatment, a combination of the p53 cancer vaccine and a drug that blocks a specific cancer-aiding protein.

21 Dec 2016

Anticholinergic drugs linked to increased rate of emergency department and hospital visits

Anticholinergic medications, a class of drugs very commonly used by older adults, are linked to an increased rate of emergency department and hospital utilization in the United States, according to an Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science, and Regenstrief Institute study of community-dwelling Americans age 65 and older.

21 Dec 2016

Simple blood test may help predict ovarian cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy treatment

Scientists might be able to quickly predict how ovarian cancer patients are likely to respond to chemotherapy treatment using a simple blood test, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published in PLOS Medicine today (Tuesday).

20 Dec 2016

Study compares medications for treatment of persons with recurrent genital herpes

In a study appearing in the December 20 issue of JAMA, Anna Wald, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, and colleagues compared the medications pritelivir and valacyclovir for reducing genital herpes simplex virus shedding and lesions in persons with recurrent genital herpes.

20 Dec 2016

Active ingredient of pungent substances slows growth of breast cancer cells

Capsaicin, an active ingredient of pungent substances such as chilli or pepper, inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells.

20 Dec 2016

Bioinformatics helps identify new, untested drug combinations for treatment of breast cancer

Based on the study of cell signalling networks, the cell signals that drugs alter when they reach their target molecule, an exhaustive in silico analysis of the pairing of 64 therapeutic agents used to treat breast cancer (half already in use and the other half in clinical testing phase) has allowed researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine to identify 10 new and previously untested combinations that hold potential for the treatment of breast cancer.

20 Dec 2016

Scientists unveil role of NOX4 protein as inhibitor of invasion and metastasis of liver tumor cells

Researchers of the TGF-beta and Cancer group of Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, in collaboration with King's College London, have unveiled the role of NADPH oxidase NOX4 as an inhibitor of the epithelial-amoeboid transition, a process that contributes to the migration and invasion of tumor cells.

20 Dec 2016

ANTRUK's new research finds promising leads to combat antibiotic resistance

Antibiotic resistant infections are predicted to lead to 10 million deaths per year globally by 2050 at a cost of up to $100 trillion to the world economy. In the UK, at least 5,000 people per year die from resistant infections.

20 Dec 2016

How can we tackle antimicrobial resistance?

Antimicrobial resistance happens when bugs, like bacteria, fungi or viruses, change, or evolve, when they’re exposed to drugs, like antibiotics, antifungals, or antivirals. Bugs that develop antimicrobial resistance are sometimes referred to as ‘superbugs’.

20 Dec 2016

Drugs News and Research

Study shows effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training for prevention of prolapse symptoms

OPERA study evaluates patient perceptions of pain treatment with use of transdermal formulations

FDA expands approved use of G5 Mobile Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

MedUni Vienna scientists show that addictive cravings can be detected after death

Researchers find effective cure for social anxiety disorders

Sanford study explores protein's role in improving survival of ovarian cancer patients

Scientists identify potential drug treatment in fight against Alzheimer’s disease

AXT makes magnetic particle imaging technology available to researchers in Australia

UT Southwestern researchers find new way to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria in burn injuries

First large-scale clinical study of long-acting injectable HIV drug begins

Research finds differences in cell migration between normal and malignant tumor cells

Breast cancer patient finds new hope with potentially revolutionary treatment

Anticholinergic drugs linked to increased rate of emergency department and hospital visits

Simple blood test may help predict ovarian cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy treatment

Study compares medications for treatment of persons with recurrent genital herpes

Active ingredient of pungent substances slows growth of breast cancer cells

Bioinformatics helps identify new, untested drug combinations for treatment of breast cancer

Scientists unveil role of NOX4 protein as inhibitor of invasion and metastasis of liver tumor cells

ANTRUK's new research finds promising leads to combat antibiotic resistance

How can we tackle antimicrobial resistance?

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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