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Study: Women who take aspirin daily may reduce risk of ovarian cancer by 20%

Women who take aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health. However, further research is needed before clinical recommendations can be made.

7 Feb 2014

TSRI scientists discover unusual protein that probably helps some bacteria evade immune response

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has discovered an unusual bacterial protein that attaches to virtually any antibody and prevents it from binding to its target. Protein M, as it is called, probably helps some bacteria evade the immune response and establish long-term infections.

7 Feb 2014

Researchers design microfluidic platform to see how cancer cells invade specific organs

Nearly 70 percent of patients with advanced breast cancer experience skeletal metastasis, in which cancer cells migrate from a primary tumor into bone - a painful development that can cause fractures and spinal compression.

7 Feb 2014

Combination of etoposide with compounds that interfere with cell division improves therapeutic window for cancer treatments

A large part of the effort dedicated to cancer research is directed towards the search for combinations of existing drugs-many of which have already been introduced into clinical practice-that permit higher overall survival rates and improvements in the quality of life of cancer patients.

7 Feb 2014

Talking therapy may provide effective alternative to medication for people with schizophrenia

Cognitive therapy may provide an effective alternative to antipsychotic medication for patients with schizophrenia, report researchers.

6 Feb 2014

Women with bipolar disorder shoulder heavy medication burden

Study findings highlight the frequent use of complex polypharmacy in patients with bipolar disorder, with women especially likely to be taking multiple medications.

6 Feb 2014

Pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension common in severe heart failure

Pulmonary hypertension is common in patients with heart failure and is likely to include a pre-capillary component, research suggests.

6 Feb 2014

Mallinckrodt’s net sales increase $540.2M to 7.2% in first quarter 2014

Mallinckrodt plc, a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical imaging business, today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, which ended December 27, 2013. The company also announced revised guidance for fiscal 2014.

6 Feb 2014

Children with FSE who receive earlier treatment with AEDs experience reduction in duration of seizure

New research shows that children with febrile status epilepticus (FSE) who receive earlier treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) experience a reduction in the duration of the seizure.

6 Feb 2014

Chemotherapy following radiation therapy improves survival for adults with brain tumor

Adults with low-grade gliomas, a form of brain tumor, who received a chemotherapy regimen following completion of radiation therapy, lived longer than patients who received radiation therapy alone, according to long-term follow-up results from a National Institutes of Health-supported randomized controlled clinical trial.

6 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: CBO report on health law: Damaging the labor market or freeing workers from 'insurance trap'?

There are 7.8 million Americans working part-time who want full-time work, including a fry cook whose restaurant cut his hours to avoid Affordable Care Act mandates and confronted President Obama in an online Google Q&A last week: "We can't survive. It's not a living." Mr. Obama changed the subject to raising the minimum wage. But he can't dodge reality forever as the evidence piles up that ObamaCare is harming the labor market.

6 Feb 2014

CVS to stop selling cigarettes by fall

The move is part of a trend of pharmacies becoming health providers.

6 Feb 2014

New electronically controlled drugs deliver medicine in much more targeted way

Potential side effects of many of today's therapeutic drugs can be downright frightening - just listen carefully to a drug commercial on TV. These effects often occur when a drug is active throughout the body, not just where and when it is needed.

6 Feb 2014

New effective method of treatment against increased cholesterol

Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally due to e.g. arteriosclerosis. The cause is increased cholesterol. There is therefore a considerable need for an effective method of treatment against increased cholesterol. Now, Danish researchers have made a discovery that may change the picture of how it must be treated.

5 Feb 2014

More seniority employees have positive attitudes

One might think that after years of seeing people at their worst, mental health workers would harbor negative attitudes about mental illness, perhaps associating people with mental health issues as less competent or dangerous. But a new study suggests the opposite.

5 Feb 2014

Incyte enters into clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck to evaluate safety of IDO1 inhibitor

Incyte Corporation (Nasdaq: INCY) announced today that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck, through a Merck subsidiary, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Incyte's oral indoleamine dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) inhibitor, INCB24360, and Merck's investigational anti-PD-1 immunotherapy, MK-3475, in a Phase I/II study in previously treated metastatic and recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and other advanced or metastatic cancers.

5 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: Drop in abortion rates may have something to do with better contraception; GOP health law alternative 'designed to fail'

A new study released on Monday finds that the abortion rate among American women declined to its lowest level in more than three decades in 2011. ... Notably, though, the decline in abortions from 2008 to 2011 was mirrored by a decline in pregnancy rates that the researchers say may reflect stricter adherence to birth control methods during recession, and the growing use, especially among younger women, of reliable long-term contraceptives, like the intrauterine device, or IUD.

5 Feb 2014

Spinifex announces results of Phase 2 clinical trial of EMA401 in postherpetic neuralgia

Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, an Australian pain drug development company, today announces that The Lancet has published the results of its Phase 2 clinical trial of its lead candidate, EMA401, in postherpetic neuralgia (PHN).

5 Feb 2014

Findings raise hope for new oral anticoagulants to treat patients with atrial fibrillation

Approximately one in two patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib) do not optimally reduce their risk of stroke or bleeding when treated with the most widely prescribed oral-anticoagulant therapy, according to a study published online in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association.

From Quest Diagnostics 5 Feb 2014

New cholesterol guidelines to prevent cardiovascular disease

Clinicians and patients should use shared decision-making to select individualized treatments based on the new guidelines to prevent cardiovascular disease, according to a commentary by three Mayo Clinic physicians published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

5 Feb 2014

Drugs News and Research

Study: Women who take aspirin daily may reduce risk of ovarian cancer by 20%

TSRI scientists discover unusual protein that probably helps some bacteria evade immune response

Researchers design microfluidic platform to see how cancer cells invade specific organs

Combination of etoposide with compounds that interfere with cell division improves therapeutic window for cancer treatments

Talking therapy may provide effective alternative to medication for people with schizophrenia

Women with bipolar disorder shoulder heavy medication burden

Pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension common in severe heart failure

Mallinckrodt’s net sales increase $540.2M to 7.2% in first quarter 2014

Children with FSE who receive earlier treatment with AEDs experience reduction in duration of seizure

Chemotherapy following radiation therapy improves survival for adults with brain tumor

Viewpoints: CBO report on health law: Damaging the labor market or freeing workers from 'insurance trap'?

CVS to stop selling cigarettes by fall

New electronically controlled drugs deliver medicine in much more targeted way

New effective method of treatment against increased cholesterol

More seniority employees have positive attitudes

Incyte enters into clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck to evaluate safety of IDO1 inhibitor

Viewpoints: Drop in abortion rates may have something to do with better contraception; GOP health law alternative 'designed to fail'

Spinifex announces results of Phase 2 clinical trial of EMA401 in postherpetic neuralgia

Findings raise hope for new oral anticoagulants to treat patients with atrial fibrillation

New cholesterol guidelines to prevent cardiovascular disease

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

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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