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Research findings could lead to development of improved breast cancer drugs

Biomedical scientists have revealed the inner workings of a group of proteins that help to switch critical genes on and off during blood-cell production, in a finding that could lead to the development of new and improved cancer drugs.

9 Aug 2016

Antiepileptic drugs for reducing seizures may induce psychotic disorders, study shows

Today Brain publishes a new study indicating that antiepileptic drugs designed to reduce seizures, may also induce psychotic disorders in some patients.

9 Aug 2016

Study finds no major difference in effectiveness of two classes of drugs in peritoneal dialysis patients

With cardiovascular disease being the No. 1 cause of death in end-stage kidney disease patients on peritoneal dialysis, a new study examined two classes of medications commonly prescribed to prevent cardiovascular events in these patients and found no significant difference in outcomes.

9 Aug 2016

Wistar scientists discover novel mechanism that helps tumors adapt to hypoxia

One of the many reasons tumors are so difficult to treat is that they are able to adapt whenever they are exposed to unfavorable conditions.

9 Aug 2016

CTCA at Western begins clinical trial for novel antibody to treat patients with advanced tumors

Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center has dosed its first three patients as part of the launch of a Phase I clinical trial using a novel antibody to treat patients with advanced solid tumors.

8 Aug 2016

College students who misuse stimulant medications more likely to exhibit clinical psychiatric dysfunction

A new study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators finds that college students who misuse stimulant drugs are more likely to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder or substance-use disorder than are students not misusing stimulants.

8 Aug 2016

New compound could kill parasites of three neglected diseases

Scientists have identified a compound that can kill the parasites responsible for three neglected diseases: Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness.

8 Aug 2016

Novel compound holds potential for next-generation prostate cancer treatment

In the search for new ways to attack recurrent prostate cancer, researchers at Duke Health report that a novel compound appears to have a unique way of blocking testosterone from fueling the tumors in mice.

8 Aug 2016

Neuropathic pain could be significantly reduced by targeting brain cells

Neuropathic pain - which affects more than 1 million Americans - could be reduced or even eliminated by targeting brain cells that are supposed to provide immunity but, in some instances, do the opposite, causing chronic pain that could last a lifetime.

8 Aug 2016

New class of anti-cancer agents may be promising treatment for multiple myeloma

Australian researchers have discovered that a new class of anti-cancer agents may be effective in treating multiple myeloma, an incurable bone marrow cancer.

8 Aug 2016

Researchers uncover new preventative way to battle against Ascaris roundworm infection

Scientists working out of Trinity College Dublin, Maynooth University, and Queen Mary University of London have unearthed a potential new preventative option to combat Ascaris roundworm infection.

8 Aug 2016

Gasotransmitters in the body could potentially be used to develop new drugs

Gases once thought of only as environmental pollutants are now known to be produced by the body. They could potentially be used to develop drugs to treat diseases including heart failure and cancer.

8 Aug 2016

Immunotherapy innovations in oncology: an interview with Robert LaCaze

The body’s immune system is an excellent weapon against many diseases. For more than 100 years, immunology and immunotherapy have played an ever-increasing role in the understanding and treatment of cancer.

8 Aug 2016

Novel therapeutic strategy could target multiple aspects of Alzheimer's disease

Therapeutic strategies targeting Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related molecule β-amyloid (Aβ), Tau protein and BACE enzyme have been recently explored. However the therapeutic efficacy for a single target is not ideal.

8 Aug 2016

New study shows how the body’s biological clock suppresses inflammation during night-time sleep

New research published online in The FASEB Journal, describes a protein created by the body's "biological clock" that actively represses inflammatory pathways within the affected limbs during the night.

8 Aug 2016

FDA issues updated draft recommendations on submitting new 510(k) for modified devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft updated recommendations to help manufacturers determine when they are required to notify the FDA about modifications made to certain medical devices already on the market, including a separate guidance applicable to software devices.

8 Aug 2016

Study uses computer-based approaches to characterize Zika virus genome

The sudden emergence of the Zika virus epidemic in Latin America in 2015-16 has caught the scientific world unawares.

5 Aug 2016

European Union may be catching up to the United States in nonmedical prescription drug abuse

There is a high rate of prescription pain reliever abuse in Europe, largely accounted by opioids, according to the first comparative study of prescription drug abuse in the European Union, which was conducted by researchers at RTI International and published in BMC Psychiatry.

5 Aug 2016

Russian physicists propose unique method to avoid implants rejection

A group of Russian physicists, with the contribution from their Swiss colleagues, developed a way to use the therapeutic effect of heating or cooling the tissues due to the magnetocaloric effect.

5 Aug 2016

Scientists make major advance in understanding how stem cells become specialized

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have made a major advance in understanding how the cells of an organism, which all contain the same genetic information, come to be so diverse.

5 Aug 2016

Drugs News and Research

Research findings could lead to development of improved breast cancer drugs

Antiepileptic drugs for reducing seizures may induce psychotic disorders, study shows

Study finds no major difference in effectiveness of two classes of drugs in peritoneal dialysis patients

Wistar scientists discover novel mechanism that helps tumors adapt to hypoxia

CTCA at Western begins clinical trial for novel antibody to treat patients with advanced tumors

College students who misuse stimulant medications more likely to exhibit clinical psychiatric dysfunction

New compound could kill parasites of three neglected diseases

Novel compound holds potential for next-generation prostate cancer treatment

Neuropathic pain could be significantly reduced by targeting brain cells

New class of anti-cancer agents may be promising treatment for multiple myeloma

Researchers uncover new preventative way to battle against Ascaris roundworm infection

Gasotransmitters in the body could potentially be used to develop new drugs

Immunotherapy innovations in oncology: an interview with Robert LaCaze

Novel therapeutic strategy could target multiple aspects of Alzheimer's disease

New study shows how the body’s biological clock suppresses inflammation during night-time sleep

FDA issues updated draft recommendations on submitting new 510(k) for modified devices

Study uses computer-based approaches to characterize Zika virus genome

European Union may be catching up to the United States in nonmedical prescription drug abuse

Russian physicists propose unique method to avoid implants rejection

Scientists make major advance in understanding how stem cells become specialized

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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