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U of M study identifies medication that helps people with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that a drug originally developed to fight tuberculosis may help people with obsessive-compulsive disorder make more progress in therapy sessions. view more (2007-07-20)
Using a small stockpile of a secondary antiviral drug in a flu pandemic
In a global influenza pandemic, small stockpiles of a secondary flu medication - if used early in local outbreaks - could extend the effectiveness of primary drug stockpiles, according to research made available today ahead of publication in PLoS Medicine. view more (2009-05-01)
Study highlights benefits of drug-eluting stents in coronary revascularisation (pp 558, 583)
A pooled analysis of 11 previously published trials provides evidence that drug-eluting stents (DES)-increasingly used in coronary angioplasty-have benefits over bare-metal stents (BMS) by reducing the need for later revascularisation and reducing the risk of cardiac events. However the study did not find that the use of DES reduced the risk of... view more... (2004-08-11)
Effective preventive drug against bird flu developed in the mouse
Researchers have developed what could be used as an effective preventive drug against bird flu. view more (2006-10-13)
Diabetes drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer's
Treatment of high blood sugar may have a scientific connection to memory loss that could, one day, benefit millions of people with Alzheimer's Disease, which affects up to 4.5 million older Americans, bringing with it impaired thinking and memory. view more (2006-07-18)
Good news for the medical marijuana movement: pot proliferates brain cells and boosts mood
Most drugs of abuse decrease the generation of new neurons in the brain, but the effects of marijuana on this process, called neurogenesis, had not been clear. view more (2005-10-14)
New gel pill could mean an end to injections
Scientists in India have developed a new gel that is taken orally and is capable of delivering drugs to manage diseases often requiring an injection. The research, published in the journal Polymer International, suggests the gel could offer a painless way of treating diabetes, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, bowel cancer, constipation and... view more... (2004-09-16)
Tryptophan deficiency may underlie quinine side effects
Researchers have found that the anti-malarial drug quinine can block a cell's ability to take up the essential amino acid tryptophan, a discovery that may explain many of the adverse side-effects associated with quinine. view more (2009-06-29)
New treatment for food poisoning
A team of researchers working at the University of Bristol has found a potential new treatment for listeriosis, a deadly form of food poisoning. view more (2006-05-12)
Relationship between incarceration and race disparities in US HIV rates explored
There may be a relationship between incarceration and race disparities in American HIV rates, Yale researchers report in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. view more (2005-12-13)
Comparison of cocaine and methamphetamine 'highs' finds differences in onset, pattern and duration
Investigators at the Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA examining responses to cocaine and methamphetamine use find distinct differences in onset, pattern and duration. view more (2005-08-25)
Experts research world-first tests for allergic reactions to medication
It is estimated that up to 10,000 UK hospital patients each year suffer an allergic reaction to anaesthetics, and that one in every 100-200 consumers of penicillin has an allergic response to it. Allergic reactions to fairly common medications generally occur unexpectedly and often within minutes of drug administration, but there are few... view more... (1999-05-24)
Treating MS is expensive, but cost falls over time
The cost of drug treatment multiple sclerosis is high, but decreases with prolonged treatment up to 20 years, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers evaluated the cost effectiveness of four drugs currently licensed for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom (three interferon betas and glatiramer acetate). They... view more... (2003-03-05)
A new computational technique predicts side-effects of a major cancer drug
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a novel computer technique to search for the side effects of major pharmaceuticals. view more (2007-11-28)
UCLA researchers discover how drug binds to neurons to stop drunken symptoms of alcohol
UCLA researchers discovered how an experimental drug, called Ro15-4513, binds to specific receptors on brain neurons, which helps explain how this drug stops the drunken behavioral symptoms of alcohol such as impaired motor coordination, memory loss and drowsiness. view more (2006-05-09)
Passenger Screening Advised To Cut Risk Of Importing Drug-Resistant Malaria To Africa
Imported resistance has rendered ineffective the two affordable malaria drugs which have been the mainstay of malaria treatment in Africa for forty years, according to experts writing today in the journal Science. Scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and colleagues from institutions in the USA, South Africa and... view more... (2004-08-16)
Flipping the brain's addiction switch without drugs
When someone becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the brain's pleasure center gets hijacked, disrupting the normal functioning of its reward circuitry. view more (2009-05-29)
Illicit drug use and abuse may be genetic
Researchers have found that genetic factors may play an important role in a person's use, misuse or dependence of illicit drugs like marijuana, stimulants, opiates, cocaine and psychedelics. view more (2006-07-06)
Study reveals mechanism for cancer-drug resistance
Using the worm Caenorhabditis elegans, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a mechanism by which cancer cells become resistant to a specific class of drugs. view more (2006-10-11)
Drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder dramatically increases lifespan in worms
Nematode worms treated with lithium show a 46 percent increase in lifespan, raising the tantalizing question of whether humans taking the mood affecting drug are also taking an anti-aging medication. view more (2007-10-31)
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