News tagged with clinical implications

A gut-full of probiotics for your neurological well-being

Probiotics, often referred to as 'good bacteria', are known to promote a healthy gut, but can they promote a healthy mind? Exploring the new world of neurological probiotics, researchers in BioEssays present new ideas on how ...

Other Jul 06, 2011 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

New study brings long-sought vaccines for deadly parasite closer to reality

One major cause of illness from food-borne diseases is the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). New insights into how the immune system combats T. gondii are provided in a study published by Cell Press Decemb ...

Immunology Dec 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Study suggests ADHD drugs may affect male puberty

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study released this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science reveals that the medication methylphenidate, best known as Ritalin, may delay puberty in males. The researchers cautio ...

Attention deficit disorders Sep 20, 2011 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0 |

Gene deletion drives more than a quarter of breast cancers

A new study shows that the lack of a certain gene occurs in almost 28 percent of human breast cancers, playing a role in some 60,000 breast cancer cases in the United States and 383,000 worldwide this year.

Genetics Aug 15, 2012 | 4 / 5 (3) | 1 |

To promote lasting impact, cancer drugs should force dying cells to alert immune response

A new finding in basic science should trigger a "change in thinking" about how cancer drugs might be developed and tested for maximum effectiveness, says Louis M. Weiner, M.D., director of the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive ...

Cancer Mar 21, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Research gives hope to detecting cancer in early stages

Research from Queen Mary, University of London has uncovered the mechanism which causes normal cells to develop into cancer, giving hope in the fight against one of the UK's biggest killers.

Cancer Mar 26, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

More delays in brain growth seen with ADHD

(HealthDay) -- Researchers have uncovered more evidence that certain types of delays in brain development seem to be related to a heightened risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Psychology & Psychiatry Aug 15, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Testosterone gel fails to boost Viagra's effects

(HealthDay)—Men who have erectile dysfunction and low testosterone may get no extra benefit from adding the hormone to their Viagra prescription, a new study suggests.

Medical research Nov 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Protein synthesis blocker may hold key to reducing effects of traumatic events

Reducing fear and stress following a traumatic event could be as simple as providing a protein synthesis blocker to the brain, report a team of researchers from McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, McGill University, ...

Neuroscience Mar 04, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

HPV linked to cardiovascular disease in women

Women with cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke even when no conventional risk factors for CVD are present.

Cardiology Oct 24, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Study identifies a cause of resistance to colon cancer treatment

Doctors and researchers of Hospital del Mar and its research institute, the IMIM, have lead a study describing a new pharmacological resistance to cancer. This new mechanism is a mutation in an oncogene called EGFR (epidermal ...

Cancer Jan 22, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Bloodstream scavenger inhibits clotting without increased bleeding

A compound that mops up debris of damaged cells from the bloodstream may be the first in a new class of drugs designed to address one of medicine's most difficult challenges -- stopping the formation of blood clots without ...

Medical research Jul 23, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Study suggests early exposure to antibiotics may impact development, obesity

Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have made a novel discovery that could have widespread clinical implications, potentially affecting everything from nutrient metabolism to obesity in children.

Medications Aug 22, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Hope in stopping melanoma from spreading: Study shows that inhibiting key protein prevents metastasis to lungs in mice

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have identified a critical protein role in the metastasis of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. Inhibition of the protein known as adenosine diphosphate ribosylation ...

Cancer Mar 05, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

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