http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Melbourne researchers have identified an immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the development of type 1 diabetes in its early stages, before insulin-producing cells have been destroyed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-immune-protein-diabetes-tracks.html Immunology Mon, 20 May 2013 06:22:51 EST news288249285 For the first time, scientists have demonstrated the mechanism of action of gossypin, a naturally-occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, as a treatment for melanoma, which causes the majority of deaths from skin cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-naturally-substance-effective-deadly-skin.html Cancer Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:44:38 EST news284823871 Mouse model studies show that administered genetically or topically, protein Smad7 protects against or heals mouth sores commonly associated with cancer treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-drug-radiotherapy-associated-oral-mucositis.html Cancer Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:44:36 EST news282321870 In a new phase III trial mirabegron, a β3-adrenoceptor agonist, given once daily for 12 weeks, reduced the frequency of incontinence episodes and number of daily urinations, and improved urgency and nocturia in adults with overactive bladder (OAB) compared to those in a placebo group. The incidence of common adverse events (hypertension, urinary tract infection, headache, nasopharyngitis) was similar in the mirabegron and placebo groups in this study. Rates of dry mouth and constipation were similar in the drug and placebo groups. The study is published in the Journal of Urology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mirabegron-effective-tolerated-overactive-bladder.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:37:19 EST news281637433 Using an artificial protein that stimulates the body's natural immune system to fight cancer, a research team at Duke Medicine has engineered a lethal weapon that kills brain tumors in mice while sparing other tissue. If it can be shown to work in humans, it would overcome a major obstacle that has hampered the effectiveness of immune-based therapies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-immune-therapy-successfully-brain-tumors.html Immunology Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:00:07 EST news274959213 (HealthDay)—A medication typically prescribed to control high blood pressure that's commonly referred to as a water pill may ease some of the symptoms of autism, researchers say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-common-heart-drug-dampen-autism.html Autism spectrum disorders Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:40:01 EST news274439880 Updated results from a Phase Ib/II clinical trial indicates that a novel therapeutic agent for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is highly active and well tolerated in patients who have relapsed and are resistant to other therapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-clinical-results-experimental-agent-ibrutinib.html Cancer Sun, 09 Dec 2012 03:00:17 EST news274244403 (HealthDay)—An antibody can reduce retinal vascular leakage and inflammation in rat models of diabetic retinopathy, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-monoclonal-antibody-effective-therapy-diabetic.html Diabetes Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:00:01 EST news268837582 (Medical Xpress)—US scientists have developed an artificial molecule called a 'stapled peptide' that can shut down the cancer-fuelling effects of a molecule called Wnt.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-experimental-stapled-peptide-drug-blocks.html Cancer Fri, 24 Aug 2012 08:40:01 EST news265016218 Although corticosteroid injections are one of the most common treatments for shoulder pain, there have been relatively few high-quality investigations of their efficacy and duration of action. In a study scheduled for publication in the December issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, researchers report on the first comparative study of the two most commonly corticosteroid doses administered for shoulder pain. They found that lower doses were just as effective as higher doses in terms of reduction of pain, improved range of motion and duration of efficacy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-dose-corticosteroids-effective-higher-shoulder.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:44:08 EST news238905829