http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological disorder marked by a progressive loss of motor control. Despite intensive research, there are currently no approved therapies that have been demonstrated to alter the progression of the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diabetes-drug-parkinson-disease-patients.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:02 EST news288269009 (HealthDay)—The drug Byetta, approved for adults with type 2 diabetes, appears to help severely obese teens lose some weight, a small study found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-diabetes-drug-modest-weight-loss.html Pediatrics Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:00:40 EST news279291613 Preliminary evidence from a clinical trial suggests that treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists was associated with reduced body mass index and body weight in adolescents with severe obesity, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Pediatrics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-glucagon-like-peptide-receptor-agonists-adolescent.html Pediatrics Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:00:12 EST news279197910 A direct, head-to-head comparison of two of the newer treatments available for type 2 diabetes yielded mixed results. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-head-to-head-trial-diabetes-drugs-yields.html Diabetes Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:00:02 EST news271438319 (Medical Xpress)—Medications used to treat hypertension, diabetes and skin conditions could be doubling as treatments for Alzheimer's within 10 years according to researchers. A groundbreaking new study funded by Alzheimer's Society and led by King's College London identifies four existing drugs and one drug class which could reduce risk or slow down symptoms of the disease. The study, published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery today forms a key part of ongoing drug discovery work which aims to accelerate the search for a cure and drugs for dementia by looking at existing treatments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-everyday-drugs-combat-dementia-major.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 01 Nov 2012 06:44:42 EST news270970967 A drug made from the saliva of the Gila monster lizard is effective in reducing the craving for food. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, have tested the drug on rats, who after treatment ceased their cravings for both food and chocolate. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-drugs-lizard-saliva-cravings-food.html Neuroscience Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:46 EST news256313978 Exenatide, a drug commonly prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control, also has a powerful and rapid anti-inflammatory effect, a University at Buffalo study has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-exenatide-byetta-rapid-powerful-anti-inflammatory.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:35:51 EST news239452542 Two newer drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes could be linked to a significantly increased risk of developing pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, and one could also be linked to an increased risk of thyroid cancer, according to a new UCLA study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-link-diabetes-drugs-pancreatic-cancer.html Medications Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:52:43 EST news235410714