Medications
Could these antiviral pills treat long COVID?
Could Paxlovid solve one of the pandemic's biggest puzzles? A new study at Stanford University aims to find out.
Nov 25, 2022
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Medical research
Researchers describe a new method to test cancer drug toxicity
For people with cancer, chemotherapy saves lives, but for some patients, the treatment comes with a side effect—heart damage. Screening cancer drugs for cardiotoxicity has been an ongoing challenge, as heart cells don't ...
Apr 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study suggests drug intervention may prevent doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury
There could be an intervention on the horizon to help prevent heart damage caused by the common chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, new research suggests.
Jan 25, 2021
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Medical research
Experts unlock key to blood vessel repair
Scientists from the University of Leeds have found a way to restore the function of damaged blood vessel repairing cells, in a potentially important step for the future treatment of heart disease.
Jun 10, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Antifungal drug delays need for chemo in advanced prostate cancer
The oral antifungal drug itraconazole, most commonly used to treat nail fungus, may keep prostate cancer from worsening and delay the need for chemotherapy in men with advanced disease. Details of the finding, from a clinical ...
Jun 2, 2011
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Cardiology
Soy protein lowers cholesterol, study suggests
Soy protein has the ability to lower cholesterol by a small but significant amount, suggests a new study led by St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto.
May 6, 2019
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Cardiology
Catheter ablation superior to standard drug therapy for heart failure
A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials found that catheter ablation was superior to conventional drug therapy alone for patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Findings are published in Annals of Internal ...
Dec 24, 2018
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Immunology
Tick saliva may hold potential treatment for reducing HIV-linked heart disease risk
Scientists may have found a clue to why people living with HIV have double the likelihood of developing heart disease. The findings, made by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research and National ...
Aug 30, 2017
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Cardiology
FDA approves new type of heart failure drug from Amgen
Patients with chronic heart failure, a deadly disease that worsens as the heart pumps less blood through the body, are getting a much-needed new option.
Apr 15, 2015
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Medical research
Research provides insight into new drug resistance in hospital microbes
Hospitals struggle to prevent the infections that complicate treatment for cancer, joint replacement, heart surgery and other conditions. Hospital-acquired infections are often resistant to multiple antibiotics, leading to ...
Jul 13, 2011
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