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Nobel prize to Briton, Japanese for stem cell work (Update 4)

Two scientists from different generations won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for the groundbreaking discovery that cells in the body can be reprogrammed into completely different kinds, work that reflects ...

Medical research created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Breathe in, breathe out: New way of imaging lungs could improve COPD diagnosis, treatment

A new approach to lung scanning could improve the diagnosis and treatment of a lung disease that affects approximately 24 million Americans and is the country's third-highest cause of death.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New type of drug leads to hope against resistant ovarian cancer

Scientists at USC have discovered a new type of drug for the treatment of ovarian cancer that works in a way that should not only decrease the number of doses that patients need to take, but also may make it effective for ...

Cancer created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Purdue-designed molecule one step closer to possible Alzheimer's treatment

(Medical Xpress)—A new molecule designed to treat Alzheimer's disease has significant promise and is potentially the safest to date, according to researchers.

Medical research created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New class of anti-bacterial drugs against MRSA discovered

Researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a new class of treatment against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as well as evidence of a growing need to quickly genotype individual strains of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trojan horse drug therapy provides new approach to treating breast cancer

When Linda Tuttle was diagnosed with breast cancer, she never imagined her experience would inspire her colleagues to design new treatments to tackle the disease.

Cancer created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Designing a new drug for chronic pain

(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at the University of Liverpool and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital have been awarded £1.4 million to design a new drug for the treatment of chronic pain.

Medical research created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovering new uses for old drugs

With the cost of putting a single new drug on the pharmacy shelves topping a staggering $1 billion, scientists are reporting development of a way to determine if an already-approved drug might be used to treat ...

Medications created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is Ovarian Cancer Linked to Ovulation?

(Medical Xpress) -- Could ovulation be the link to ovarian cancer? Joanna Burdette of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy thinks it might be, and she's working to find out.

Cancer created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Novel anti-malarial drug target identified

An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified the first reported inhibitors of a key ...

Medical research created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers design new substances that might help fight Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

University of Granada researchers have tested melatonin analogues in rats that inhibit the enzyme nitric oxide synthase, which is involved in the development of the diseases referred above.

Medical research created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Investigational diabetes drug may have fewer side effects

Drugs for type 2 diabetes can contribute to weight gain, bone fractures and cardiovascular problems, but in mice, an investigational drug appears to improve insulin sensitivity without those troublesome side ...

Medical research created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Professor links gene mutations with heart disease precursors

(Medical Xpress) -- It may be easier in the future to test and potentially provide early treatment for the one in 500 people affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Cardiology created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify potential target for anthrax drug

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified new targets for drugs that could potentially treat anthrax, the deadly infection caused by Bacillus anthracis.

Medical research created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Purdue researchers reveal role of protein mutation in Parkinson's disease

Purdue University researchers revealed how a mutation in a protein shuts down a protective function needed to prevent the death of neurons in Parkinson's disease, possibly opening the door to new drug strategies to treat ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast