News tagged with receptor antagonists
Study finds genetic risk factor for knee osteoarthritis
(Medical Xpress)—A newly published paper reports that individuals with radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) who had a specific pattern of gene variations in the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene (IL1RN), which is ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 14, 2013 |
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FDA reports Samsca may cause liver damage
(HealthDay)—After reviewing data from recent large clinical trials, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that Samsca (tolvaptan) should not be used for longer than 30 days and should not ...
Medications
May 02, 2013 |
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Study finds that hot and cold senses interact
A study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine offers new insights into how the nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures. The research led by neuroscientist Mark J. Zylka, PhD, ...
Neuroscience
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Is a better sleeping pill on the way?
(HealthDay)—A new class of sleep medications appears to help people fall asleep without causing grogginess the next day, researchers say.
Medical research
Apr 03, 2013 |
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C. diff infection risk rises with antihistamine use to treat stomach acid, study finds
Patients receiving antihistamines to suppress stomach acid are at greater risk of infection from Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, a common cause of diarrhea, particularly in health care settings, Mayo Clinic researchers h ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Combination therapy for heart failure does not reduce risk of CV death or rehospitalization
Among patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF; a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction), initiation of the medication aliskiren ...
Cardiology
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Research pinpoints, prevents stress-induced drug relapse in rats
All too often, stress turns addiction recovery into relapse, but years of basic brain research have provided scientists with insight that might allow them develop a medicine to help. A new study in the journal Neuron pinpoi ...
Neuroscience
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Astrocytes identified as target for new depression therapy
Neuroscience researchers from Tufts University have found that our star-shaped brain cells, called astrocytes, may be responsible for the rapid improvement in mood in depressed patients after acute sleep deprivation. This ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 23, 2013 |
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Promising new finding for therapies to treat persistent seizures in epileptic patients
In a promising finding for epileptic patients suffering from persistent seizures known as status epilepticus, researchers reported today that new medication could help halt these devastating seizures. To ...
Neuroscience
Jan 16, 2013 |
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A new treatment for kidney disease-associated heart failure?
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients frequently suffer from mineral bone disorder, which causes vascular calcification and, eventually, chronic heart failure. Similar to patients with CKD, mice with low levels of the protein ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 09, 2013 |
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Research suggests a new strategy to prevent or halt periodontal disease
Periodontitis, a form of chronic gum disease that affects nearly half of the U.S. adult population, results when the bacterial community in the mouth becomes unbalanced, leading to inflammation and eventually bone loss. In ...
Medical research
Dec 07, 2012 |
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Drug fights hard-to-treat depression by targeting brain receptors in a new way
A first-of-its-kind antidepressant drug discovered by a Northwestern University professor and now tested on adults who have failed other antidepressant therapies has been shown to alleviate symptoms within hours, have good ...
Medical research
Dec 07, 2012 |
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Advancing understanding of treatment through clinical trials
Three late-breaking studies presented during the American Society of Nephrology's Annual Kidney Week provide new information on drugs being tested in patients with diabetes or kidney disease.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 04, 2012 |
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Stress hormones: Good or bad for posttraumatic stress disorder risk?
Glucocorticoids, a group of hormones that includes cortisol, are considered stress hormones because their levels increase following stress. When their relationship to stress was first identified, it was shown that the release ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 12, 2012 |
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The mechanistic effects of spironalactone in diastolic heart failure
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists should be considered as a treatment option in hypertensive patients with diastolic heart failure, said Professor Burkert Pieske presenting results today of the Aldosterone Receptor Blockade ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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