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Studies verify novel method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention

New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found for the first time that HIV can be transmitted through the sharing of equipment used to prepare drugs before injection and that a simple intervention - heating the equipment with a cigarette lighter for 10 seconds - can destroy the HIV virus, preventing that transmission.

26 Apr 2019

Hasting center publishes new articles on Federal Right to Try, Citizen Science and Gamification

Many patients with terminal or serious illness who have exhausted their treatment options want access to experimental therapies they hope will help them.

26 Apr 2019

Study highlights importance of continued efforts to enhance the reach of diabetes prevention programs

Using data from the 2016 National Health Interview Survey, Johns Hopkins researchers report that few American adults eligible for diabetes prevention programs are being referred to, or participating in, these programs.

26 Apr 2019

Prokaryotic transport protein transports both left-handed and right-handed aspartate efficiently

Many biomolecules come in two versions that are each other's mirror image, like a left and a right hand. Cells generally use the left-hand version of amino acids to produce proteins, and uptake mechanisms were thought to share this preference.

26 Apr 2019

New findings about aggressive blood cancer may help develop drugs with less harmful side effects

New findings about a fatal form of blood cancer could aid the development of new drugs with significantly less harmful side effects than existing chemotherapy.

26 Apr 2019

Researchers find out barriers to obtaining clean needles and needle exchange

Acute hepatitis C infections rose 98 percent between 2010 and 2015 nationwide, largely because more people were injecting drugs.

26 Apr 2019

Study finds identical alcohol relapse rates among liver transplant recipients regardless of sobriety period

For decades, patients with liver disease related to alcohol use have been told they must be sober for six months before they can get a liver transplant.

26 Apr 2019

Mice study uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer recurrence

For many women who thought they had beaten breast cancer, the news that it has roared back years later comes as an especially cruel diagnosis with no clear answers for why or how it recurs.

25 Apr 2019

Scientists and patients gather in Vancouver to discuss about Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Scientists and patients from all over the world are gathering in Vancouver, Canada, on Friday and Saturday to discuss new discoveries and future direction in the treatment of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN), a drug-induced disease that has a mortality of up to 50%.

25 Apr 2019

Scientists discover trigger region for absence epileptic seizures

Scientists have discovered a neurological origin for absence seizures--a type of seizure characterized by very short periods of lost consciousness in which people appear to stare blankly at nothing.

25 Apr 2019

New drug minimizes damage after a heart attack by 60 percent

Scientists have found a potential new drug for treating the heart damage caused by a heart attack by targeting the way the heart reacts to stress.

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Drugs for treatment of stroke, vascular dementia show promising results in early trial

Treatments that prevent recurrence of types of stroke and dementia caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain have moved a step closer, following a small study.

25 Apr 2019

Delving into tumor's cellular lineage may offer clues for customized therapies

To explain a person's actions in the present, it sometimes helps to understand their past, including where they come from and how they were raised.

25 Apr 2019

New fluorescence-based method accurately determines strength of Lewis acids

York University chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for accurately determining the strength of a range of Lewis acids, which could one day be used to help purify pharmaceutical drugs, improve industrial processes and explore next-generation technologies, according to a new chemistry study.

25 Apr 2019

Drug overdoses among adolescents and young adults on the rise

In American adolescents and young adults, death rates from drug poisoning, particularly from opioids, have sharply increased over the last 10 years, according to new research in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

25 Apr 2019

New chemical synthesis strategy leads to identification of novel, simpler derivatives

A new chemical synthesis strategy to harvest the rich information found in natural products -- organic compounds isolated from natural sources -- has led to the identification of novel, simpler derivatives with potential to selectively protect neurons, important for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, or to prevent the immune system from rejecting organ transplants, according to a Baylor University-led study.

25 Apr 2019

Cellular communication in emotion-processing brain region motivates us to keep eating tasty food

When you eat something super tasty, ever wonder why you really don't want to stop even though you know you've eaten enough? Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine may have found the reason.

25 Apr 2019

Scientists crack chemical code of incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic'

After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists have cracked the chemical code of an incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic' known to be highly effective against cancer cells as well as drug-resistant bacteria, and have reproduced it synthetically in the lab for the first time.

24 Apr 2019

Myelination deficits cause abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome

A new Tel Aviv University study finds that gene deletion or deficiency in neurons is responsible for the abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome, a rare disorder affecting 1 in 10,000 people around the world.

24 Apr 2019

The homeless are dying in record numbers on the streets of L.A.

A record number of homeless people — 918 last year alone — are dying across Los Angeles County, on bus benches, hillsides, railroad tracks and sidewalks.

24 Apr 2019

Drugs News and Research

Studies verify novel method of HIV transmission among injection drug users and effective prevention

Hasting center publishes new articles on Federal Right to Try, Citizen Science and Gamification

Study highlights importance of continued efforts to enhance the reach of diabetes prevention programs

Prokaryotic transport protein transports both left-handed and right-handed aspartate efficiently

New findings about aggressive blood cancer may help develop drugs with less harmful side effects

Researchers find out barriers to obtaining clean needles and needle exchange

Study finds identical alcohol relapse rates among liver transplant recipients regardless of sobriety period

Mice study uncovers an unknown pathway for breast cancer recurrence

Scientists and patients gather in Vancouver to discuss about Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Scientists discover trigger region for absence epileptic seizures

New drug minimizes damage after a heart attack by 60 percent

Drugs for treatment of stroke, vascular dementia show promising results in early trial

Delving into tumor's cellular lineage may offer clues for customized therapies

New fluorescence-based method accurately determines strength of Lewis acids

Drug overdoses among adolescents and young adults on the rise

New chemical synthesis strategy leads to identification of novel, simpler derivatives

Cellular communication in emotion-processing brain region motivates us to keep eating tasty food

Scientists crack chemical code of incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic'

Myelination deficits cause abnormal hypersocial behavior associated with Williams syndrome

The homeless are dying in record numbers on the streets of L.A.

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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