https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. An experimental vaccine against human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, which endangers the developing fetus, organ transplant recipients, patients with HIV and others who have a weakened immune system, proved safe and more effective than previous vaccines developed to prevent infection by the ubiquitous virus. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-09-vaccine-approach-human-cytomegalovirus-effective.html Wed, 18 Sep 2013 09:20:19 EDT news298714807 Washington State University researchers have developed a new drug candidate that dramatically improves the cognitive function of rats with Alzheimer's-like mental impairment. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-prospective-alzheimer-drug-brain-cell.html Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:04:39 EDT news269147063 Determining the optimal treatment course and predicting outcomes may get easier in the future for patients with head and neck sqaumous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) with the use of an investigational imaging agent. Research published in the October issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with 3'-deoxy-3'F-18-fluorothymidine (18-F-FLT) during treatment and early follow-up has the potential to predict therapeutic responses and identify patients needing close follow-up to detect persistent or recurring disease. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-pet-early-response-treatment-neck.html Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:10:03 EDT news268311404