Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: disease http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Use of naltrexone reduces inflammation in Crohn's patients Naltrexone reduced inflammation in Crohn's patients in a research study at Penn State College of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-naltrexone-inflammation-crohn-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 19 May 2011 09:56:40 EST news225017754 'Fasting pathway' points the way to new class of diabetes drugs A uniquely collaborative study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies uncovered a novel mechanism that turns up glucose production in the liver when blood sugar levels drop, pointing towards a new class of drugs for the treatment of metabolic disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-fasting-pathway-class-diabetes-drugs.html Medical research Thu, 12 May 2011 12:25:32 EST news224421912 Evidence insufficient on relationship of modifiable factors with risk of Alzheimer's disease The available evidence is insufficient to draw firm conclusions about the association of modifiable factors and risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), according to a report posted online today that will appear in the September issue of Archives of Neurology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-evidence-insufficient-relationship-factors-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 09 May 2011 16:33:12 EST news224177519