In order to better understand the causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, a group of scientists at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Research Centre…
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Research findings could help psychiatrists better diagnose depression, schizophrenia
When elderly drivers get behind the wheel, they often confront the harrowing reality that they cannot easily see other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists moving around them. This frightening effect of aging, it…
20 cr Indians to be screened for cancer, diabetes
Around 20 crore people will be diagnosed for various diseases in a soon-to-be launched health care programme by the Centre, touted to be the world’s biggest pilot project in health sector. “We…
Taxol reduces cell regeneration obstacles after spinal cord injury
After a spinal cord injury a number of factors impede the regeneration of nerve cells. Two of the most important of these factors are the destabilization of the cytoskeleton and the development…
Phase III study shows tapentadol ER relieves chronic pain associated with DPN
New research has been published indicating that patients suffering from a painful complication of diabetes may experience a significant improvement in their pain as measured by a pain intensity scale when using…
Research shows nestin regulates formation of neuromuscular junction
Among stem cell biologists there are few better-known proteins than nestin, whose very presence in an immature cell identifies it as a “stem cell,” such as a neural stem cell. As helpful…
Scientists convert adult skin cells into cardiomyocytes using direct reprogramming strategy
Scripps Research Institute scientists have converted adult skin cells directly into beating heart cells efficiently without having to first go through the laborious process of generating embryonic-like stem cells. The powerful general…
Later puberty results in lower bone mass, increases risk of fracture
A team of researchers led by Vicente Gilsanz, MD, PhD, director of Clinical Imaging at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, determined that the onset of puberty was the…
Call for boys to get cervical cancer jab
A SUBMISSION calling for adolescent boys to be offered free Gardasil vaccinations to prevent genital warts and some cancers will be discussed in March. Pharmaceutical company CSL’s submission will come before the…
ISU researchers study parasites that cause NTDs in humans
Richard Martin, DVM, PhD, a biomedical sciences professor at Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, has devoted his 35-year career to studying nematode parasites. These parasites infect approximately one-quarter of the…
Hopes raised for anti-smoking drug
Scientists have pinpointed a source of nicotine craving in the brain, opening up a new path towards drug treatments to help smokers kick their habit. In experiments with mice and rats, US…
How tomatoes cut prostate cancer risk
The University of Illinois scientists, who suggested that eating tomatoes reduces risk of prostate cancer, have developed a tool that may help trace the metabolism of tomato carotenoids in the human body….
Tibotec Signs Multiple Agreements With Generic Manufacturers To Provide Access To New HIV Treatment
Tibotec Pharmaceuticals announced that it has granted multiple non-exclusive licenses to generic manufacturers including Hetero Drugs Limited, Matrix Laboratories Limited (a Mylan company) of India and Aspen Pharmacare of South Africa to…
Antibiotic Offers Potential For Anti-Cancer Activity
An antibiotic known for its immunosuppressive functions could also point the way to the development of new anti-cancer agents, researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have reported. The study determined…
Where Immunotherapy’s Core Science Discovered, Ground-Breaking Cancer Treatment Begins
Cancer has been growing inside Peter Alfke’s prostate for 13 years. For several years, the best available treatment worked. “Then,” said Alfke, “it didn’t.” And the disease had moved into his bones….