Many second-generation antidepressants, despite differences in drug classification and cost, offer patients essentially the same benefits with little variation in ...
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Laboratory model missing one copy of Prox1 gene exhibits abnormal increase in fat accumulation around sites of lymph leakage from ...
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Using a mouse model of breast cancer, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that Snail, ...
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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati ( UC ) have identified a possible new target for treating obesity and diabetes. ...
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A large study, Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness ( CATIE ), funded by NIH's National Institute of Mental Health ...
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A study has identified a molecular defect in cardiac cells that may be a fundamental cause of heart failure, a ...
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Subjects treated with antibiotics for acne for more than six weeks were more than twice as likely to develop an ...
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Researchers at the University of California - Irvine Reeve-Irvine Research Center have used adult human neural stem cells to successfully ...
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According to Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Tarceva ( Erlotinib ), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, showed encouraging activity ...
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have devised a new virus-based gene therapy delivery system to help fight cancer.
Researchers say ...
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Preliminary results from clinical trial of digital versus film mammography show no difference in detecting breast cancer for the general ...
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The study found that survivors of stem-cell transplantation for blood cancers and case-matched controls reported similar rates of hospitalization and ...
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A research, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, reported for the first time that a less-virulent strain of avian ...
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A team of cardiologists at Johns Hopkins reported that performing cardiac stress tests that measure exercise capacity and heart rate ...
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions, believe that lowering blood glucose levels could ...
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Heart failure is associated with a high death rate.
Medications shown to reduce the risk of illness and death from this ...
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Researchers, at University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute, found that a hormonal cocktail routinely used in the lab induces a ...
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An animal study, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, found that the increased rate of cardiovascular complications in patients taking ...
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In studies with mice, Penn State researchers have shown that a combination of Retinoic Acid and PIC, a synthetic ...
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The attaching of methyl--or chemical--groups onto DNA sequences within the tumor suppressing gene Rb2/p130 can cause the gene to cease ...
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A Johns Hopkins study of more than 2,000 men confirms that PSA remains the best measure of the likelihood of ...
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A study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that postmenopausal women who consumed high daily levels of soy ...
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A study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that the importance of genetic factors in an elderly individual's ...
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A study, published in the Archives of Neurology, showed that over a three-year period, the risk of developing multiple sclerosis ...
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The cancer gene MYC is among the most commonly overexpressed oncogenes in human cancers.
Most human cancers demonstrate high levels of ...
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Researchers at Mayo Clinic reported that bariatric surgery is a safe option for treating obese patients who have coronary artery ...
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Preliminary results from the ASSENT-4 PCI ( Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Treatment Strategy for Acute ...
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Although treatment with Interferon appears to reduce the formation of new areas of damage in the brains of patients with ...
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Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ( BIDMC ) has found that heavy alcohol consumption – 35 or more ...
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The FDA’s Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee ( ODAC ) voted 10 to 3 in favor of recommending approval of Tarceva ...
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The Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee ( ODAC ) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) recommended approval ...
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The FDA’s Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee voted to recommend approval of Pargluva ( Muraglitazar ), an investigational ...
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A study, done by investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, found that resistance to the antiviral drug Amantadine is ...
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Investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered how the activities of the protein p53 initiate signals that trigger ...
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The Oncology Drug Advisory Committee ( ODAC ) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) did not ...
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) staff report did not find clear evidence of effectiveness for Abbott Laboratories’ ...
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A secondary analysis of the Candesartan in Heart Failure Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity ( CHARM ) program ...
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In a paper, published in the journal Cell, Christopher Glass, at the University of California, San Diego ( UCSD ) ...
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A prospective cohort study found that high levels of daily stress appear to result in a lower risk of developing ...
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A study compared acute myeloid leukemia ( AML ) patients whose cancer cells showed chromosome changes known as the 8;21 ...
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A research suggests that depression may hasten the progression of heart disease by increasing the levels of a key protein ...
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AMD-3100, a new drug, may help cancer patients mobilize the cells necessary to restore their blood-forming system after high-dose chemotherapy, ...
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A study has shown for the first time that strains of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria are more deadly and better ...
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Researchers at the Brown Medical School have figured out the fate of healthy protein when it comes in contact with ...
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Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered a key cellular switch that controls glucose production in liver cells. ...
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A research, which was conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, confirms a genetic basis for susceptibility ...
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Aspirin and Clopidogrel ( Plavix ) are platelet antiaggregant drugs widely used and proven to be effective in the treatment ...
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Study treatments for the ACTIVE W trial of the ACTIVE ( Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for Prevention of ...
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Folic acid fortification of grain foods has produced a one-third decline in serious birth defects of the brain and spine, ...
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It is assumed that there is a relationship between agricultural chemicals and Parkinson's disease.
Two groups of researchers, one led ...
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Some of the improvement in prostate cancer survival rates over the past decade may be due to a shift in ...
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The complete analysis of data from a trial of the drug Letrozole ( Femara ) confirms earlier reports that the ...
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Genentech, Inc. informed about an updated cardiotoxicity information related to the use of Herceptin ( Trastuzumab ), obtained from the ...
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An analysis of outcomes in 138 patients who received an islet transplant for poorly controlled type 1 diabetes, showed that ...
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Researchers at the University of Florida have uncovered how the inhaled form of anthrax disarms bacteria-fighting white blood cells before ...
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Four sugar-coated faces made by stem cells as they differentiate into brain cells during development have been identified by researchers.
These ...
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Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology and Institute of Cell Engineering have used a non-invasive imaging technique, called ...
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Bacteria lurking in household dust produce chemicals that may trigger asthma and asthma-related symptoms such as wheezing.
These bacterial chemicals, ...
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A study, published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, found that smoking appears to reduce a key enzyme in the ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ( FDA ) has denied Public Citizen's petition against Meridia ( Sibutramine ), but ...
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The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities with abdominal obesity at its centre.
Although all forms of obesity ...
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A study by researchers at Johns Hopkins’ Wilmer Eye Institute, showed that immunosuppressive drug Mycophenolate Mofetil ( CellCept ), used ...
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The results of a randomised trial, published in The Lancet, demonstrated that a combination of modern anti-hypertensive drugs can reduce ...
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Use of the antiplatelet drug Clopidogrel ( Plavix ) before a coronary angioplasty reduced the risk of cardiovascular death, heart ...
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Researchers at The Burnham Institute found that a cell-cycle checkpoint protein, known to be activated by an important class of ...
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A study, published in the Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that, regardless of cholesterol levels, men can ...
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The course of rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) can vary considerably, from mild to crippling, and is difficult to predict. ...
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Women treated with aromatase inhibitors often experience joint pain and musculoskeletal aching --severe enough, in some cases, to make them ...
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Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center demonstrated that combination therapy with Lenalidomide ( Revlimid ) and Dexamethasone looks like ...
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) approved Fluarix, an influenza vaccine for adults that contains inactivated virus.
Fluarix ...
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According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), all patients being treated with any type of antidepressant for ...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) data showed a heavy burden of chlamydia in young women and ...
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The study was designed to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of Exenatide ( Byetta ) LAR (long-acting release ) ...
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The treatment with Docetaxel ( Taxotere ) significantly improved overall survival and median time to disease progression compared with Paclitaxel ...
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Macrophages are effective weapons used by our immune system to absorb and digest pathogenic intruders.
Cell biologists at the University ...
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Researchers at the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology ( VIB ) connected to Ghent University, have discovered the function of ...
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A study, published in the American Gastroenterological Association ( AGA ) journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, showed that nearly ...
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A genetic mutation implicated in an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers also significantly increases the risk of pancreatic ...
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Canadian researchers have discovered a way to use a simple dye as a litmus test to identify abnormal areas of ...
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A study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, carried out by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, ...
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Two studies published in the American Gastroenterological Association ( AGA ) journal Gastroenterology, found an increase in the prevalence of ...
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A multicenter study, led by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, showed for a low dose oral contraceptive with Drospirenone, ...
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Researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center and collaborators at the University of Pennsylvania, The University of the Sciences in ...
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Researchers at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a gene that may play a role in a rare ...
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A study by researchers at University of Florida ( UF ), published in the journal Nature, showed more than ...
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Comparing the human genome to the chimpanzee genome will allow researchers to identify changes in the human genetic code so ...
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The available studies on the health impacts of soy were limited in number, of poor quality, or their duration was ...
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ( UTMB ) have found a way to detect in ...
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FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved the New Drug Application ( NDA ) for ActoPlus met ...
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A device, invented at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, offers a new treatment option for people with heart failure. ...
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As an alternative to medication, the FDA approved implantation of a vagus nerve stimulator ( VNS ) in patients older ...
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The FDA ( US Food and Drug Administration ) has rejected a petition to ban the sale of Meridia, an ...
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Researchers at the University of Scranton found that coffee is the number one source of antioxidants in the U.S. diet.
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Origen Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing product opportunities arising from avian transgenic animal technology, announced the first published scientific ...
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Researchers at UCLA ( University of California- Los Angeles ) found that early treatment with a statin, a cholesterol ...
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A study by Mayo Clinic researchers provides further evidence of Aspirin’s benefits for patients with heart disease and suggests they ...
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Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have created highly magnetized nanoparticles based on metallic iron that could be used in a ...
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Researchers has discovered that GCN2, a protein in cells that inhibits the conversion of new information into long-term memory, may ...
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According to study by University of California - Los Angeles ( UCLA ) researchers,
severely restricting calories over decades may ...
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FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has cleared a method for identifying Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, ...
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