Archive: 11/04/2017

Spanish academics charged for selling 'fake' cancer drug

Two Spanish university professors and three other suspects have been charged over the alleged sale of a "fake" cancer drug that raked in more than 600,000 euros, police said Tuesday.

Apr 11, 2017

Team examines use of antiparasitic drug as new treatment for brain tumors

Marc Symons, PhD, professor in The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research's Karches Center for Oncology Research, is examining if a common medication administered to treat pinworms, could replace the current treatment used ...

Apr 11, 2017

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Study finds genetic basis for drug response in childhood absence epilepsy

Consider two children who have childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), the most common form of pediatric epilepsy. They both take the same drug—one child sees an improvement in their seizures, but the other does not. A new study ...

Apr 11, 2017

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Study tests new way to reduce 'vaccine hesitancy'

Results are promising for a new approach to reducing "vaccine hesitancy," which happens when parents' concerns about vaccine safety lead them to delay or skip their children's immunizations, according to a Kaiser Permanente ...

Apr 11, 2017

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New potential treatment for aggressive brain cancer in children

Chicago...Using state-of-the-art gene editing technology, scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago have discovered a promising target to treat atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) - a highly ...

Apr 11, 2017

When children see war as better than peace

For most people, the end of a war offers relief, hope, and an end to violence. This may not be the case for children born of wartime rape, however, who often endure continued brutality in the post-war period.

Apr 11, 2017

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Success of sensory cell regeneration raises hope for hearing restoration

In an apparent first, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have used genetic manipulation to regenerate auditory hair cells in adult mice. The research marks a possible advance in treatment of hearing loss ...

Apr 11, 2017

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3-D printing helps surgeons sharpen their craft

Cher Zhao recently had the rare opportunity to practice skills belonging to the most advanced surgeons: reconstructive cartilage grafting.

Apr 11, 2017

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Study links 26 novel genes to intellectual disability

Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Queen's University have identified 26 new genes linked to intellectual disability. Currently most patients with intellectual disability receive no molecular ...

Apr 11, 2017

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Study explores adherence and tolerability to Alzheimer's medications

Researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute have performed the first study conducted in the United States under real-world conditions comparing patient adherence and tolerability ...

Apr 11, 2017

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Archive: 11/04/2017

Spanish academics charged for selling 'fake' cancer drug

Team examines use of antiparasitic drug as new treatment for brain tumors

Study finds genetic basis for drug response in childhood absence epilepsy

Study tests new way to reduce 'vaccine hesitancy'

New potential treatment for aggressive brain cancer in children

When children see war as better than peace

Success of sensory cell regeneration raises hope for hearing restoration

3-D printing helps surgeons sharpen their craft

Study links 26 novel genes to intellectual disability

Study explores adherence and tolerability to Alzheimer's medications

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