Neuroscience
First oral drug for spinal cord injury improves movement in mice
An experimental oral drug given to mice after a spinal cord injury was effective at improving limb movement after the injury, a new study shows.
Jan 8, 2013
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News tagged with toxic effects
Diabetes
Study shows antidepressant could do double duty as diabetes drug
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that the commonly used antidepressant drug paroxetine could also become a therapy for the vascular complications of diabetes.
Dec 14, 2012
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Cardiology
Treating aneurysms with injectable toothpaste-like biomaterials
Aneurysms are weaknesses in the venous walls that require immediate attention, as they can result in the ballooning and bursting of the blood vessels. This critical medical situation is often treated using catheter-delivered ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A new model of Alzheimer's progression
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neurodegeneration in regions of the brain involved in memory and learning. Amyloid beta and tau are two toxic proteins that build up in disease ...
Jun 14, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Chemotherapy drug maintains quality of life despite side effects
Patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) reported similar health-related quality of life (HRQOL) during treatment with a recently approved chemotherapy drug as compared to patients receiving a placebo treatment, ...
Nov 6, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Hypofractionation vs. Conventional fractionation in breast cancer radiotherapy
JAMA Oncology will publish two studies, a commentary and an author audio interview examining outcomes in women with breast cancer who had breast-conserving surgery and were treated with hypofractionated radiation therapy ...
Aug 6, 2015
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Health
Impulsive alcoholics likely to die sooner
Alcohol and impulsivity are a dangerous mix: People with current drinking problems and poor impulse control are more likely to die in the next 15 years, a new study suggests. However, they could get by with a little help ...
Aug 15, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Ipilimumab active in advanced melanoma with brain mets
(HealthDay) -- For some patients with advanced melanoma and brain metastases, ipilimumab is active, according to the results of a phase 2 study published online March 27 in The Lancet Oncology.
Mar 27, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Alzheimer's: Nicotinic receptors as a new therapeutic target
Several scientific studies have indicated that nicotine may be beneficial for memory function. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and the CNRS set out to shed further light on the properties attributed to nicotine - which ...
Aug 29, 2016
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Medical research
Study suggests sugary diet endangers waste-eating protein crucial to cellular repair
A protein that functions like the vintage video game Pac-Man, eating toxic cellular waste caused by high sugar intake, is itself compromised by a sugary diet, according to the results of a study in mice with potential implications ...
Dec 16, 2020
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