Archive: 03/11/2016

Study details rare cardiac side effects of immune checkpoint cancer therapies

Combination therapy utilizing two approved immunotherapy drugs for cancer treatment may cause rare and sometimes fatal cardiac side effects linked to an unexpected immune response.

Nov 3, 2016

Pharmacogenetic analyses can optimize clomipramine dosing

(HealthDay)—Pharmacogenetic analysis can help optimize clomipramine doses in patients who do not respond to standard-dose treatment, according to a report published online Oct. 31 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and ...

Nov 3, 2016

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Lower anti-Mullerian hormone values for endometriomas

(HealthDay)—Women with endometriomas have significantly lower anti-Müllerian hormone values, and surgical excision of endometriomas appears to have temporary detrimental effects on ovarian reserve, according to a study ...

Nov 3, 2016

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Researchers identify receptor that may allow HIV to infect kidney cells

HIV-1 associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is a kidney condition that can arise in HIV-positive patients of African ancestry who are not treated appropriately with antiretroviral therapy. Despite many years of extensive research, ...

Nov 3, 2016

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Graphic pictures on cigarette packs would significantly reduce smoking death rate, study finds

Using prominent, graphic pictures on cigarette packs warning against smoking could avert more than 652,000 deaths, up to 92,000 low birth weight infants, up to 145,000 preterm births, and about 1,000 cases of sudden infant ...

Nov 3, 2016

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Skip dinner and maybe boost your metabolism

(HealthDay)—Overweight people who eat during a much smaller window of time each day than is typical report fewer hunger swings and burn slightly more fat at certain times during the night, according to a new study.

Nov 3, 2016

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Stem cell therapy appears to have traumatic brain injury treatment effect

Results of a cellular therapy clinical trial for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using a patient's own stem cells showed that the therapy appears to dampen the body's neuroinflammatory response to trauma and preserve brain tissue, ...

Nov 3, 2016

Insulin resistance reversed by removal of protein

By removing the protein galectin-3 (Gal3), a team of investigators led by University of California School of Medicine researchers were able to reverse diabetic insulin resistance and glucose intolerance in mouse models of ...

Nov 3, 2016