Natalizumab ( Tysabri ), a humanized monoclonal antibody against 4 integrin, inhibits leukocyte adhesion and migration into inflamed tissue.
Two ...
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Preliminary clinical data was reported at the XXIII Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium in New York, comparing the efficacy and safety of ...
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The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Tarceva ( Erlotinib ) in combination with Gemcitabine chemotherapy ...
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A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Tokyo has reported in the Proceedings of ...
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Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and their colleagues have discovered a genetic mechanism that controls cellular growth in ...
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Using a novel model for scleroderma, researchers from Duke University Medical Center have discovered two important insights into this devastating ...
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In a study presented at Chest 2005, the 71st annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians ...
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A single 400 mg injection of Cimzia ( Certolizumab pegol, CDP 870 ) every four weeks was effective in maintaining ...
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A study has shown that a special type of MRI scan that measures the movement of water molecules through the ...
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Research with female monkeys at the Tulane National Primate Research Center has for the first time shown that three different ...
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Inside the body, the reagent – CpG oligodeoxynucleotides or CpG-ODNs – alerts the body’s natural warning system to an ...
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A study, published in the Nature Medicine, has found that Bumetanide ( Bumex ), a diuretic, may help treat seizures ...
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Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine are conducting clinical trials on a unique approach to enhance the immune system ...
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A study of gender and risk factors for colorectal cancer reveals that while both tobacco and alcohol increase risk for ...
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Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have identified a second promising treatment target for glioblastoma multiforme, one of ...
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Increasing the activity of two enzymes better known for their role in oxidative stress metabolism turns normally relaxed mice into ...
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that Morphine withdrawal complicates hepatitis C by suppressing IFN-alpha-mediated immunity and enhancing ...
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A study, led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ( BIDMC ) and the Harvard School of Public ...
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified a gene on human chromosome 6 called DCDC2, which is linked to ...
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Osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability among adults.
As the population ages, increased intervention efforts are vital to controlling the ...
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A study has found wild-type measles virus in tissues from patients who died of a fatal brain infection, providing evidence ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found that pregnant women with hypertension who also have elevated blood uric acid ...
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A research at the Oregon National Primate Research Center ( ONPRC ) at Oregon Health & Science University has demonstrated ...
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A longitudinal cohort study has shown that terminating an unwanted first pregnancy may be linked to a lower risk of ...
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A research in monkeys suggests that, although living in an "enriched" environment can make someone less vulnerable to abusing cocaine, ...
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Working with mice -- whose appetites are controlled by systems very similar to those in humans – researchers have identified ...
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A gene involved in B-cell development might play a role in multiple sclerosis.
The results of a large study published in ...
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Researchers at the University of Michigan ( U-M ) Medical School, in collaboration with researchers at Harvard's Brigham and Women's ...
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The International HapMap Consortium published a comprehensive catalog of human genetic variation, a landmark achievement that is already accelerating the ...
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The International HapMap Project was initiated with the primary goal of facilitating medical studies and understanding the genomic basis for ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic studying prostate problems in men report in the Journal of Urology that as men grow older ...
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Little evidence exists to support the widespread use of bronchodilators to treat children and adults with cystic fibrosis.
“ Recurrent wheeze ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have for the first time used gene therapy to successfully treat heart failure and ...
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Researchers at the University of California - San Francisco ( UCSF ) have found a key step in a signaling ...
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The incidence of pneumonia among older adults has decreased substantially, linked to the introduction of a pneumonia vaccine for children ...
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Measurement of an enzyme level ( telomerase activity ) in urine appears useful for detection of bladder cancer in men.
The ...
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Patients who received a higher concentration of supplemental oxygen during colorectal surgery had a significantly reduced risk of wound infection.
Surgical ...
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Human growth hormone, or HGH, is a substance released by the pituitary gland that spurs growth and development in children ...
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Researchers have identified a gene in mosquitoes that helps the insects to fight off infection by the Plasmodium parasite, which ...
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A study has shown that cholesterol levels and use of statins or other lipid-lowering drugs are not associated with breast ...
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A study has demonstrated that elderly people with the lowest and highest hemoglobin concentrations are at increased risk of death.
Increasing ...
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A provocative study has found that people who respond to stressful situations with angry facial expressions, rather than fearful expressions, ...
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Biogen Idec has informed Healthcare Professional of new safety information which is being added to the prescribing information for ...
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Patient enrollment in the phase 3 trial of ReoPro ( Abciximab ) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke has ...
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European Commission has granted marketing authorization in all 25 EU member states for the novel asthma therapy Xolair ( Omalizumab ...
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A research team at Columbia University Medical Center has completed the first human study to show that Aprotinin, a protease ...
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Researchers at Temple University School of Medicine discovered that a novel protein, p27SJ, extracted from a callus culture of the ...
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A study has shown that Cold-fX, an anti-flu, anti-cold pill, reduced the incidence and frequency of recurrent colds by more ...
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Researchers at Saint Louis University have demonstrated that immunization with a new vaccine could potentially prevent more than a million ...
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that that most women who have a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy are satisfied and ...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins found that Viagra ( Sildenafil ), a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction ( ED ), ...
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A study showed that the survival benefits of longer-term therapy using Tamoxifen may take at least nine years to develop.
A ...
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A trial found that circumcision reduces the rate of new infections among heterosexual men in South Africa by about 60%.
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Botulinum toxin can also successfully treat intense facial pain called trigeminal neuralgia.
Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder characterized by sudden, severe, ...
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The results of a Phase III clinical trial have demonstrated that a new class of drugs, called NK-1 receptor antagonists, ...
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Karin Westlund and Terry McNearney, at the University of Texas Medical Branch ( UTMB ) in Galveston, noted that " ...
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Results from the BOLDER II ( BipOLar DepRession ) study have underlined the potential for Seroquel ( Quetiapine ) ...
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A systematic review found that the addition of Testosterone to hormone therapy in women after menopause enhances their sexual function.
However, ...
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A systematic review of current evidence has shown that Lidocaine and similar local anesthetics are effective for treating pain that ...
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Two reviews of previous medical studies suggest that traditional medical treatment of persistent cough may not be the most effective. ...
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Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia have found that nitric oxide may help normalize a sickle cell patient’s hemoglobin ...
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A review of studies has found that exercise improved cardiopulmonary fitness in people with asthma.
" It's safe for patients with ...
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Tumor-suppressor proteins work to inhibit tumor growth in our bodies and when they win, they spare us a battle with ...
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Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered a new kind of messenger RNA molecule that is converted from non-protein ...
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Fetal alcohol syndrome ( FAS ), a disorder that is indicated by distinct facial characteristics, growth retardation, and poor intellectual ...
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In the journal Neuron, researchers led by Eric J. Nestler and Arvind Kumar of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical ...
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A study suggests that a substance made by immune cells plays a key role in the progression of a disease ...
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There was no credible evidence behind claims of harm from the MMR ( measles, mumps and rubella ) vaccination.
This ...
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Peter Andolfatto, an assistant professor of biology at University of California - San Diego ( UCSD ), has showed ...
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Researchers at the University of Toronto, Capital Health's Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children and their ...
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People who carry a mutation in the melanoma susceptibility gene CDKN2A have a much lower risk of melanoma than has ...
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In studies with mice, treatment with a new monoclonal antibody that targets immune system B cells has shown considerable promise ...
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Researchers at Michigan State University ( MSU ) have shown that playing violent video games leads to brain activity pattern ...
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Dietary supplements containing vanadium are used by body builders to help beef up muscles and by some diabetic people to ...
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Researchers from Duke University Medical Center and Louisiana State University have found that the gene encoding an enzyme that hinders ...
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Erectile dysfunction may be a sign that coronary artery disease is developing, even in men without typical risk factors.
" We ...
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A review of more than 56,000 cases of acute coronary syndromes reveals that older patients are less likely to receive ...
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Researchers, led by Vasken Dilsizian at the University of Maryland Medical Center, has demonstrated for the first time that an ...
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Genghis Khan and his troops may have unwittingly used more than just brute military force to conquer entire nations and ...
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A team of researchers has discovered gene mutations associated with an inherited chronic pain and weakness syndrome known as hereditary ...
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A simple blood test may identify people who have an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.
The test measures gamma-glutamyl ...
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In a study of elderly, predominately male veterans, statin use was associated with a 36 percent reduction in risk of ...
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have identified three new genetic mutations in brain tumors, a discovery that could pave the way ...
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Peroxisome proliferator–activated receptors ( PPARs ) are ligand-activated nuclear transcription factors that modulate expression of a large number of genes.
In ...
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Medicare patients have a substantially higher risk of early death following bariatric surgery than previously suggested, and the risk of ...
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A study suggests that restoring a gene often silenced in lung cancer causes the cells to self-destruct.
The research focused on ...
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Researchers at University of California - Los Angeles ( UCLA ) - Jonsson Cancer Center have uncovered the mechanism by ...
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati ( UC ) Academic Health Center have found evidence of a hormone they say ...
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Researchers at University of California - Irvine ( UCI ) have found that breath-analysis testing may prove to be an ...
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The gene responsible for Rett syndrome not only silences some genes but in combination with another also regulates alternative splicing, ...
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A history of childhood physical abuse may be common in men from urban settings, and these men with physical abuse ...
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Sperm from nearly two-thirds of the chronic smokers in the study failed a special test that measures the ability of ...
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Corticosteroids are used often in the treatment of infectious mononucleosis, and for reasons beyond usual criteria.
Systemic corticosteroid therapy ( SCT ...
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Laparoscopic surgery to treat severe reflux disease is effective in relieving symptoms and is associated with high rates of patient ...
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Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of California at Los Angeles conducted a study regarding molecular mechanism involved ...
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A study has identified a molecular switch that integrates cell survival signals from multiple intracellular signaling pathways.
The finding has substantial ...
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Researchers have presented the combined results of two trials that compared adjuvant chemotherapy with or without concurrent Herceptin ( Trastuzumab ...
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Herceptin ( Trastuzumab ), a recombinant monoclonal antibody against HER2, previously shown to prolong survival in advanced breast cancer, reduced ...
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified mechanisms causing a potentially deadly type of hypertension that results from liver ...
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Only one-third of childbearing age women are taking a multivitamin containing the B vitamin folic acid daily to prevent serious ...
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