Archive: 07/04/2014
Energizing sick mitochondria with vitamin B3
Vitamins B have recently been turned out to be potent modifiers of energy metabolism, especially the function of mitochondria.
Apr 7, 2014
The social circuits that track how we like people and ideas
Whether at the office, dorm, PTA meeting, or any other social setting, we all know intuitively who the popular people are – who is most liked – even if we can't always put our finger on why. That information is often ...
Apr 7, 2014
Rilpivirine combination product in pretreated HIV-1 patients: Added benefit not proven
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) reassessed the antiviral drug combination rilpivirine/emtricitabine/tenofovir. In early 2012, the combination was approved for the treatment of adults ...
Apr 7, 2014
Mallinckrodt buying Questcor for about $5.6B (Update)
Mallinckrodt is buying California-based Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc. for a combination of stock and cash valued at about $5.6 billion that will help to further diversify the Irish company's business.
Apr 7, 2014
Gene sequencing project discovers mutations tied to deadly brain tumors in young children
The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital-Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified new mutations in pediatric brain tumors known as high-grade gliomas (HGGs), which most often occur in the youngest ...
Apr 7, 2014
US schoolchildren exposed to arsenic in well water have lower IQ scores
A study by researchers at Columbia University reports that schoolchildren from three school districts in Maine exposed to arsenic in drinking water experienced declines in child intelligence. While earlier studies conducted ...
Apr 7, 2014
Mountain climbing without the headaches caused by altitude
By monitoring blood flow in the brains of six climbers scaling Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, German medical researchers have identified a possible way to prevent the headaches that are a common feature of altitude sickness. ...
Apr 7, 2014