http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Scientists at Montana State University have developed a therapeutic that has potential as a biological drug or probiotic food product to combat many of the more than 80 autoimmune disorders that affect some 23.5 million people in the United States. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-scientists-potential-treatment-autoimmune-diseases.html Medical research Fri, 17 May 2013 08:37:08 EST news287998611 Botox is best known for its use in cosmetic procedures, but this potent neurotoxin could be transformed into an extraordinary drug to treat a raft of debilitating conditions, a leading scientist will tell an audience at the University of Lincoln. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-botox-natural-born-killer-medical.html Medical research Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:43:39 EST news282548554 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found a potential targeted therapy for patients with tobacco-associated non-small cell lung cancer. It is based on the newly identified oncogene IKBKE, which helps regulate immune response. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-moffitt-potential-therapeutic-non-small-cell.html Cancer Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:17:20 EST news280120593 The unusually high incidence of early-onset Alzheimer's disease in this isolated cattle town has thrust it to the forefront of global efforts to find a cure for the debilitating malady. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-alzheimer-plagued-colombia-region-focus-drug.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:17:01 EST news274961815 Genomic sequencing has revealed therapeutic drug targets for difficult-to-treat, metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), according to an unprecedented study by the Translational Genomic Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-tgen-us-oncology-treatment-metastatic-triple-negative.html Cancer Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:19:37 EST news274029561 (Medical Xpress)—Biologists at UC San Diego have unraveled the anti-viral mechanism of a human gene that may explain why some people infected with HIV have much higher amounts of virus in their bloodstreams than others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-discovery-hiv-positive-patients-virus.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 24 Sep 2012 07:10:48 EST news267689428 Glioblastoma, a lethal brain cancer, is one of the most resistant to available therapies and patients typically live approximately 15 months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-pathway-glioblastoma-resistance.html Cancer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:37:28 EST news246627439 (Medical Xpress) -- A clinical trial for a new technology to diagnose and treat prostate cancer marks the first time Purdue University has directed the entire pathway of a therapeutic product from early research to patient treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-purdue-prostate-cancer-treatment-concept.html Cancer Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:02:06 EST news226821416