Archive: 08/04/2014
Unexpected results in cancer drug trial
Research from the University of Southampton has shown a drug, used in combination with chemotherapy to treat advanced colorectal cancer, is not effective in some settings, and indeed may result in more rapid cancer progression.
Apr 8, 2014
Intranasal ketamine confers rapid antidepressant effect in depression
A research team from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published the first controlled evidence showing that an intranasal ketamine spray conferred an unusually rapid antidepressant effect –within 24 hours—and ...
Apr 8, 2014
Phase II trial of efatutazone shows challenge of matching treatment to population
Work at the University of Colorado Cancer Center led to phase II trial of efatutazone with erlotinib in patients with refractory non-small cell lung cancer. Results are reported today at the American Association for Cancer ...
Apr 8, 2014
DNA modifications measured in blood signal related changes in the brain
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have confirmed suspicions that DNA modifications found in the blood of mice exposed to high levels of stress hormone—and showing signs of anxiety—are directly related to changes found ...
Apr 8, 2014
MERS fears prompt ER closure at Saudi hospital (Update)
The main public hospital in the Saudi city of Jeddah has closed its emergency room after a rise in cases of the MERS virus among medical staff, the health ministry said Tuesday.
Apr 8, 2014