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Gemcitabine drug improves survival rates in patients with pancreatic cancer

Among patients with pancreatic cancer who had surgery for removal of the cancer, treatment with the drug gemcitabine for 6 months resulted in increased overall survival as well as disease-free survival, compared with observation alone, according to a study in the October 9 issue of JAMA.

9 Oct 2013

Flumazenil reverses stress-triggered anxiety in methamphetamine dependant rats

SUNY Downstate Medical Center announced today that Sheryl Smith, PhD, professor of physiology and pharmacology, has published new findings demonstrating a reproducible pathology that may help shed light on anxiety and mood volatility in methamphetamine dependence.

9 Oct 2013

Researchers recently launched Collaborative Hepatitis Network in Africa

Although it does not receive as much attention as AIDS, hepatitis has long been one of Africa's most serious health problems.

9 Oct 2013

New mathematical model predicts biological process that creates antibody diversity

Scientists at USC have created a mathematical model that explains and predicts the biological process that creates antibody diversity - the phenomenon that keeps us healthy by generating robust immune systems through hypermutation.

9 Oct 2013

Salk scientist receives Career Development Award for new research from JDRF

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has given Salk scientist Mark Huising a five-year, $750,000 Career Development Award for his proposed study on how a novel network of receptors in human islets receives and integrates molecular signals. In pre-clinical models, activation of these receptors has proven to actually prevent diabetes.

9 Oct 2013

Research indicates that early hominids developed dexterous fingers before developing bipedal locomotion

Resolving a long-standing mystery in human evolution, new research from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute indicates that early hominids developed finger dexterity and tool use ability before the development of bipedal locomotion.

9 Oct 2013

Binge eating disorder is different from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

Food addiction is not yet recognised as a mental disorder but certain obese individuals clearly display addictive-like behaviour towards food.

9 Oct 2013

Online health information affects people who cannot tolerate uncertainty

Turning to the Internet to find out what ails you is common, but for folks who have trouble handling uncertainty, "cyberchondria" - the online counterpart to hypochondria - worsens as they seek answers, a Baylor University researcher says.

9 Oct 2013

Research: Sunscreen provides 100% protection against skin cancer

Next time your kids complain about putting on sunscreen, tell them this: Sunscreen shields a superhero gene that protects them from getting cancer.

9 Oct 2013

CNIO researcher identifies new molecular mechanism that regulates genome stability, cell proliferation

Cell division is an essential process for the development of an organism. This process, however, can cause tumour growth when it stops working properly. Tumour cells accumulate alterations in their genetic material, and this makes them divide in an uncontrolled fashion, thus encouraging growth of the tumour.

9 Oct 2013

UCLA investigates high rates of schizophrenia in people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

UCLA has joined an international consortium to investigate the high rates of schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders in those who are affected with Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, a disorder caused by the deletion of a small piece of chromosome number 22.

9 Oct 2013

Researchers study link between newborn infections and later behavior problems

Researchers exploring the link between newborn infections and later behavior and movement problems have found that inflammation in the brain keeps cells from accessing iron that they need to perform a critical role in brain development.

9 Oct 2013

Sahlgrenska Academy study finds no traces of viruses in breast cancer and glioblastoma

A major study conducted at the Sahlgrenska Academy has now disproved theories of a viral cause for breast cancer and the brain tumour, glioblastoma. The study, which was based on over seven billion DNA sequences and which is published in Nature Communications, found no genetic traces of viruses in these forms of cancer.

9 Oct 2013

Study: Distinct behavior of proteins reflects common biochemical principles

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found unexpected similarities between proteins that were thought to be fundamentally different.

9 Oct 2013

Study reveals association between sleep-disordered breathing and Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease affects millions of people worldwide. As a result of an increase in life expectancy, the number of patients with dementia is expected to increase dramatically. Due to the lack of effective treatments that can slow down or reverse the progression of AD, preventive measures to lower the prevalence rate of AD by means of managing potential or actual risk factors is a reasonable clinical strategy.

9 Oct 2013

Study looks at attitudes toward drug use among high school seniors

High school seniors who frown upon the use of drugs are most likely to be female, nonsmokers or hold strong religious beliefs, according to a study- by Joseph Palamar of New York University. Palamar examines how teenagers' attitudes toward marijuana influenced their thoughts on the further use of other illicit drugs.

9 Oct 2013

NeuroVigil opens satellite research lab at NASA to develop assistive technologies for ALS

NeuroVigil, Inc. is setting to collaborate with a number of partners in the Silicon Valley where it is opening a satellite research laboratory at NASA Research Park in Mountain View, CA, to develop assistive technologies for individuals suffering from ALS and other conditions affecting the central nervous system.

9 Oct 2013

Medical Research News

Gemcitabine drug improves survival rates in patients with pancreatic cancer

Flumazenil reverses stress-triggered anxiety in methamphetamine dependant rats

Researchers recently launched Collaborative Hepatitis Network in Africa

New mathematical model predicts biological process that creates antibody diversity

Salk scientist receives Career Development Award for new research from JDRF

Research indicates that early hominids developed dexterous fingers before developing bipedal locomotion

Binge eating disorder is different from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa

Online health information affects people who cannot tolerate uncertainty

Research: Sunscreen provides 100% protection against skin cancer

CNIO researcher identifies new molecular mechanism that regulates genome stability, cell proliferation

UCLA investigates high rates of schizophrenia in people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Researchers study link between newborn infections and later behavior problems

Sahlgrenska Academy study finds no traces of viruses in breast cancer and glioblastoma

Study: Distinct behavior of proteins reflects common biochemical principles

Study reveals association between sleep-disordered breathing and Alzheimer's disease

Study looks at attitudes toward drug use among high school seniors

NeuroVigil opens satellite research lab at NASA to develop assistive technologies for ALS

Two gene mutations associated with increased risk of developing eating disorders

Survey reveals 60% of Americans report of having Silicon Valley Syndrome

Hypothyroidism linked to COPD exacerbation risk

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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