http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- A tiny 3-D collagen "scaffold" developed in a Cornell lab could prove a lifesaver for those who have lost parts of their intestine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-artificial-intestine-youths-bowel-disorder.html Medical research Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:54:58 EST news242625282 Recreational use of Ecstasy – the illegal "rave" drug that produces feelings of euphoria and emotional warmth – is associated with chronic changes in the human brain, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-ecstasy-drug-toxicity-brain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:33:40 EST news242325210 University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Lentigen Corporation announced today the initiation of a novel Phase I clinical trial of LG631 gene therapy for the protection of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from the dose limiting toxicity of chemotherapy with Temodar. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-phase-trial-gene-therapy-bone.html Cancer Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:51:50 EST news240493903 In a development that sheds new light on the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), a team of Whitehead Institute scientists has identified connections between genetic risk factors for the disease and the effects of a peptide toxic to nerve cells in the brains of AD patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-yeast-alzheimer-disease-amyloid-beta.html Medical research Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:00:12 EST news238940522 University of Illinois scientists report the first identification of a cellular mechanism linked to the toxicity of a major class of drinking water disinfection byproducts. This study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, suggests a possible connection to adverse health effects, including neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-links-disinfection-byproducts-adverse-health.html Health Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:27:47 EST news238692457 Taking aim at the alarming slowdown in the development of new and lifesaving drugs, Harvard Medical School is launching an Initiative in Systems Pharmacology, a comprehensive strategy to transform drug discovery by convening biologists, chemists, pharmacologists, physicists, computer scientists and clinicians to explore together how drugs work in complex systems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-harvard-medical-school-major-crisis.html Medical research Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:49:02 EST news238074532 New research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) may help prevent damage to the liver caused by drugs like acetaminophen and other stressors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-scientists-key-protein-linked-acute.html Medical research Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:37:45 EST news234628650 Colon cleansing - it's been described as a natural way to enhance well-being, but Georgetown University doctors say there's no evidence to back that claim. In fact, their review of scientific literature, published today in the August issue of The Journal of Family Practice, demonstrates that colon cleansing can cause side effects ranging from cramping to renal failure and death. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-colon-cleansing-benefit-side-effects.html Cancer Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:00:01 EST news231391462 A natural form of vitamin E called alpha-tocotrienol can trigger production of a protein in the brain that clears toxins from nerve cells, preventing those cells from dying after a stroke, new research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gifted-natural-vitamin-tocotrienol-brain.html Medical research Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:45:43 EST news229099520