News tagged with therapeutic value
Researchers identify pathway that may protect against cocaine addiction
(Medical Xpress)—A study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health gives insight into changes in the reward circuitry of the brain that may provide resistance against cocaine addiction. Scientists ...
Neuroscience
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Chelation therapy may result in small reduction of risk of CV events
Although chelation therapy with the drug disodium EDTA has been used for many years with limited evidence of efficacy for the treatment of coronary disease, a randomized trial that included patients with a prior heart attack ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Discovery may shed light on why some HIV-positive patients have more virus
(Medical Xpress)—Biologists at UC San Diego have unraveled the anti-viral mechanism of a human gene that may explain why some people infected with HIV have much higher amounts of virus in their bloodstreams ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 24, 2012 |
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Potential new treatment target identified for melanoma skin cancer
New research from Western University, Canada, has identified a potential new target for the treatment of melanoma, the deadliest of all skin cancers. Silvia Penuela and Dale Laird discovered a new channel-forming ...
Cancer
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Innovation crisis in drug research is a myth, warn experts
They say the real crisis stems from current incentives that reward companies for developing large numbers of new drugs with few clinical advantages over existing ones.
Medications
Aug 07, 2012 |
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Tumor cells' inner workings predict cancer progression
Using a new assay method to study tumor cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center have found evidence of clonal evolution in chronic ...
Cancer
Jul 27, 2012 |
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Telephone therapy technique brings more Iraq and Afghanistan veterans into mental health treatment
A brief therapeutic intervention called motivational interviewing, administered over the telephone, was significantly more effective than a simple "check-in" call in getting Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with mental health ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 26, 2012 |
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Delivery system for gene therapy may help treat arthritis
A DNA-covered submicroscopic bead used to deliver genes or drugs directly into cells to treat disease appears to have therapeutic value just by showing up, researchers report.
Immunology
May 15, 2012 |
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Multi-national clinical trial shows effectiveness of amantadine in treatment of traumatic brain injury
A multi-national study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed a significant breakthrough in the treatment of patients in vegetative and minimally conscious states. The study showed that the drug a ...
Medical research
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Federal government says marijuana has no accepted medical use
Marijuana has been approved by many states and the nation's capital to treat a range of illnesses, but the federal government has ruled that it has no accepted medical use and should remain classified as a dangerous drug ...
Health
Jul 13, 2011 |
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