Researchers found that the fen-phen diet drug combination was potentially toxic due to the destruction of serotonin control in blood plasma. This could lead to primary pulmonary hypertension and heart valve lesions in some users. The study highlights the importance of complete and up-to-date drug labels.
A Northwestern University Medical School study found that low literacy levels were a significant predictor of having incurable prostate cancer among low-income white and black men. Poor reading skills were more prevalent among black men with advanced cancers, suggesting low literacy as a key factor in the disparity.
A new study suggests that blocking glutamate activity may prevent schizophrenia-like behavior in rats. Using an experimental compound, researchers found that doses of PCP no longer triggered behavioral abnormalities when glutamate levels were normalized.
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have revealed the molecular repair mechanism known as S.O.S. repair, which fixes DNA damage and introduces random genetic material to create a beneficial mutation. This discovery provides new insights into diseases like cancer and bacterial resistance to antibiotics.