Archive: 25/11/2015

Poll: Most Americans see personal tie to rising prescription painkiller abuse

The growing abuse of prescription painkillers now touches home for a majority of Americans, according to a poll released Tuesday.

Nov 25, 2015

Promising drug combination for advanced prostate cancer

A new drug combination may be effective in treating men with metastatic prostate cancer. Preliminary results of this new approach are encouraging and have led to an ongoing international study being conducted in 196 hospitals ...

Nov 25, 2015

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Health-care options as physician shortage looms

The Association of American Medical Colleges projects that the nation will face a shortage of 12,000 to 31,000 primary-care physicians by 2025. So it's no wonder you may be finding it harder to find a doctor or to schedule ...

Nov 25, 2015

Scientists identify promising new melanoma drug

A new drug discovered by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) may show promise for treating skin cancers that are resistant or unresponsive to today's leading therapies.

Nov 25, 2015

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Resting-state fMRI might be an amazing predictor of autism outcomes

(Medical Xpress)—Autistic traits diagnosed in early childhood, including communication problems and adaptive behavior deficits, tend to persist into adulthood. A very few autistic individuals demonstrate improvement in ...

Nov 25, 2015 report

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Study indicates teens are not as good at multitasking as adults

(Medical Xpress)—A small team of researchers with University College London has conducted a study using volunteers that yielded results that indicated that teen girls are not as good at multitasking as adult women. In their ...

Nov 25, 2015 report

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Scientists homing in on new hepatitis C vaccine

Trinity researchers have just commenced a major new study to evaluate a new vaccine for the prevention of Hepatitis C infection in HIV patients, who are at increased risk of contracting the common infection.

Nov 25, 2015

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A new diet provides hope for treating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

Scientists from Royal Holloway, University of London and UCL have identified how a specific diet can be used to help treat patients with uncontrolled epilepsy.

Nov 25, 2015

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Stem cell trial success could lead to new heart disease therapies

The key objective of the EU-funded CARE-MI project, which was completed in September 2015, was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AlloCSC-01, a suspension of allogeneic human cardiac stem cells (CSCs) in patients who ...

Nov 25, 2015

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National survey shows public supports rights, protections for transgender people

From Donald Trump and the Syrian refugee crisis to terrorism and the Islamic State, there will be more than enough political fodder to go around the Thanksgiving dinner table this year.

Nov 25, 2015

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Archive: 25/11/2015

Poll: Most Americans see personal tie to rising prescription painkiller abuse

Promising drug combination for advanced prostate cancer

Health-care options as physician shortage looms

Scientists identify promising new melanoma drug

Resting-state fMRI might be an amazing predictor of autism outcomes

Study indicates teens are not as good at multitasking as adults

Scientists homing in on new hepatitis C vaccine

A new diet provides hope for treating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

Stem cell trial success could lead to new heart disease therapies

National survey shows public supports rights, protections for transgender people

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