Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for ACS patients managed without revascularisation
The first trial to study the effect of platelet inhibition in patients with acute coronary syndromes managed medically without revascularisation has found no significant difference between prasugrel and clopidogrel in the ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Researchers find potential key to new treatment for mantle cell lymphoma
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have demonstrated that the inhibition of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in mouse models of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), an aggressive and incurable ...
Cancer
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Discovery could help combat chronic pain in diabetics
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a class of natural compounds found within the body that may someday lead to pain relief for millions of diabetics and others suffering ...
Diabetes
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Training people to inhibit movements can reduce risk-taking
New research from psychologists at the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff shows that people can train their brains to become less impulsive, resulting in less risk-taking during gambling. The research could pave the way for ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 14, 2012 |
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Fighting cancer with the immune system
The human immune system has a natural ability to identify and attack tumor cells. Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that are particularly effective at killing tumor cells due to their ability to secrete cytotoxic ...
Cancer
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Receptor may hold key to multiple sclerosis treatment
(Medical Xpress) -- A receptor recently discovered to control the movement of immune cells across central nervous system barriers (including the blood-brain barrier) may hold the key to treating multiple sclerosis ...
Immunology
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Inhibition of PBEF is a possible therapeutic target for pulmonary hypertension
Inhibition of pre-B Cell Colony-Enhancing Factor (PBEF) could be a potential therapeutic target for pulmonary hypertension (PH), according to a preclinical study in an animal model of PH.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 22, 2012 |
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Gut microbiota regulates bile acid metabolism
A new study presented today at the International Liver Congress 2012 demonstrates that the gut microbiota has a profound systemic effect on bile acid metabolism.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Live imaging shows response to cancer drugs can be boosted by altering tumor microenvironment
It should be possible to significantly improve the response of common cancers to existing "classical" chemotherapy drugs, say scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), by introducing agents that alter the interaction ...
Cancer
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Study reports validation of the first point-of-care genetic test in medicine, regarding use of antiplatelet therapy
A study published Online First by the Lancet reports the successful validation and clinical application of the first point-of-care genetic test in medicine. The test successfully identifies the CYP2C19*2 allele: a common ...
Cardiology
Mar 28, 2012 |
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New compound discovered that rapidly kills liver cancer
Scientists have identified a new compound that rapidly kills hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, the most common form of liver cancer and fifth most common cancer worldwide, while sparing healthy tissue. The compound, Factor ...
Cancer
Mar 14, 2012 |
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No workout? No worries: Scientists prevent muscle loss in mice, despite disease and inactivity
If you want big muscles without working out, there's hope. In the March 2012 print issue of the FASEB Journal, scientists from the University of Florida report that a family of protein transcription factors, called "Forkhead (F ...
Medical research
Feb 29, 2012 |
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New discovery in fight against Huntington's disease
Researchers at National University of Ireland Galway have made a significant scientific discovery in the fight against Huntington's disease. The novel findings are published 21 February in the online, open access journal ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Feb 21, 2012 |
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How immune cells move against invaders
UCSF scientists have discovered the unexpected way in which a key cell of the immune system prepares for battle. The finding, they said, offers insight into the processes that take place within these cells and could lead ...
Immunology
Jan 19, 2012 |
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A family history of alcoholism may make adolescent brains respond differently
Researchers know that adolescents with a family history of alcoholism (FHP) are at risk for developing alcohol use disorders. Some studies have shown that, compared to their peers, FHP adolescents have deficits in behavioral ...
Health
Jan 16, 2012 |
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