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Thailand certified free of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

Thailand has been officially certified free of the transmission of HIV and syphilis from mothers to their children.

9 Jun 2016

Most antidepressants are ineffective at treating children and teens, study shows

The majority of antidepressants prescribed to treat children and teenagers with major depression are ineffective and may even be unsafe, warn researchers.

9 Jun 2016

Researchers identify promising new compound for targeting triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a promising new compound for targeting one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer.

9 Jun 2016

Mathematical approach can help achieve optimal dosing for various drugs

In treating diseases with drugs, dosing is critical; too little is ineffective, while too much can be lethal. Colorado State University's Brad Reisfeld takes a mathematical approach to achieving optimal dosing for various drugs.

9 Jun 2016

Metabolite of oral DMF drug for multiple sclerosis appears to slow onset of Parkinson's disease

The metabolite of a drug that is helping patients battle multiple sclerosis appears to significantly slow the onset of Parkinson's disease, researchers say.

9 Jun 2016

Understanding DNA scrunching could help develop novel ways to fight infections

Evidence of DNA "scrunching" may one day lead to a new class of drugs against viruses, according to a research team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Columbia University.

9 Jun 2016

Age may play major role in cell's ability to respond to physical exercise

If you're an older adult, a 30-minute workout may not be as effective, even at the cellular level, as it was when you were younger.

9 Jun 2016

Migraine drug has quick onset of action

The drug TEV-48125, shown to be effective for chronic migraine in a phase II trial, appears to work within 3 to 7 days of injection, researchers report.

9 Jun 2016

B lymphocytes can influence psoriasis by regulating cytokine IL-10

"A pathological and very complex autoimmune reaction of the skin": This is the definition doctors and scientists use to describe psoriasis, a disease that affects one to three percent of the population.

8 Jun 2016

Genetic variation may predispose certain Asian-Americans to food addiction

Rice anyone? How about a bowl of ramen noodles? Researchers have found that some Asian-Americans are more likely to hunger for carbohydrates and unhealthy foods than other Asian-Americans -- and the reason appears to be genetic.

8 Jun 2016

Study examines trends in obesity prevalence among U.S. adults

The prevalence of obesity in 2013- 2014 was 35 percent among men and 40 percent among women, and between 2005 and 2014, there was an increase in prevalence among women, but not men, according to a study appearing in the June 7 issue of JAMA.

8 Jun 2016

Life Extension, Insilico Medicine team up to identify novel biomarkers of human aging

Life Extension (use different web link to highlight our technical attributes), a Florida-based organization established in the early 1980s is dedicated to extending healthy human longevity.

8 Jun 2016

New drug-capture device can soak up chemotherapy drugs to limit toxicity

Doctors have a powerful arsenal of cancer-fighting chemotherapy drugs to choose from, though a key challenge is to better target these drugs to kill tumors while limiting their potentially harmful side effects.

8 Jun 2016

Children in foster care still face quality challenges in antipsychotic medication use

Significant quality challenges persist in antipsychotic medication use for children in foster care and other Medicaid-insured children, according to a new Rutgers University-New Brunswick study published in Health Affairs.

8 Jun 2016

New immunization approach may one day wipe out pneumonia, meningitis

A new vaccine allows pneumonia-causing bacteria to colonize inside the body, springing into action only if the bacteria pose a threat.

8 Jun 2016

Maternal topiramate use in conjunction with other anti-epileptic drugs may cause fetal malformations

In an analysis of pregnancies in Australia from 1999 to 2014 in which women were taking anti-epileptic drugs, fetal malformation rates fell over time in pregnancies where only one drug was taken, but rates increased in pregnancies where multiple drugs were taken.

8 Jun 2016

Drugs News and Research

Thailand certified free of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

Most antidepressants are ineffective at treating children and teens, study shows

Researchers identify promising new compound for targeting triple-negative breast cancer

Mathematical approach can help achieve optimal dosing for various drugs

Metabolite of oral DMF drug for multiple sclerosis appears to slow onset of Parkinson's disease

Understanding DNA scrunching could help develop novel ways to fight infections

Age may play major role in cell's ability to respond to physical exercise

Migraine drug has quick onset of action

B lymphocytes can influence psoriasis by regulating cytokine IL-10

Genetic variation may predispose certain Asian-Americans to food addiction

Study examines trends in obesity prevalence among U.S. adults

Life Extension, Insilico Medicine team up to identify novel biomarkers of human aging

New drug-capture device can soak up chemotherapy drugs to limit toxicity

Children in foster care still face quality challenges in antipsychotic medication use

New immunization approach may one day wipe out pneumonia, meningitis

Maternal topiramate use in conjunction with other anti-epileptic drugs may cause fetal malformations

Common angina drug can stimulate patient's own white blood cells to combat cryptococcosis

Nivolumab drug benefits metastatic RCC patients who continued treatment beyond progression

Two autologous stem-cell transplants improve survival of children with high-risk neuroblastoma

GFE3 protein may help researchers modify brain activity, memory in targeted ways

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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