Rats Receiving Ginkgo Biloba Learn Quicker, Live 20 Percent Longer Than Controls, UB Study Finds
... evidence exists of at least a modestly beneficial clinical effect in humans, is encouraging on both points," Winter said. "The challenge now is to identify, from this mix of perhaps 200 chemicals, which chemical or chemicals are producing these pharmacologic effects." This study was supported in part b...Targon And Duke Cancer Center Sign $3.75 Million Agreement To Produce Advanced Anti-Cancer Drugs
...s/technologies that warrant continued research via clinical studies. The remaining portion of the funds will support pre-clinicaland clinical trials of new compounds developed at Duke, or other institutions, which are currently identified as ...American Heart Association Comment: Lancet (Jan. 24, 1998) Report
...thout known risk factors," says Fuster. Policy and clinical decisions cannot be based on one study, and physiciansstill must make individual judgments and weigh the risk and benefits. In a study published in Lancet last year by Fuster and other researchersinvolved in the Coumadin Aspirin Reinfarction Study, w...Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Short-Term Brain Plasticity
...is needed beforethese strategies will be ready for clinical use. In most cases, researchersstill need to learn whether the changes in brain function that they see afterinjury play a beneficial role by helping the brain to compensate, or if they areharmful or simply irrelevant, says Dr. Cohen. They also need...Survey Finds Acute Stroke Teams Gaining Prevalence
...tissue plasminogen activator) havebeen utilized in clinical trials at larger medical centers, leaving smaller,rural centers without the necessary knowledge or expertise to aid strokepatients with the new treatments. "One of the challenges is to move the idea of a stroke team fromacademic cente......dministration showed mixed results in a nationwide clinical trial, according toresearch being presented this S... large-scale brain cell damage after stroke. The clinical trial, involving nearly 400 patients in 33 centers nationwide,showed no statistically significant di......"We have just embarked on a couple of experimental clinical trials forstroke in our community, and we realized very quickly that people were notgetting to the hospital on time," says Ann Stroink, M.D., a neurosurgeon andco-author of the study. "Not surprisingly, the results of our survey explainedwhy. To hav...Penn Researchers Create Drug To Help Target Attack On Cancerous Tumors
...y, was recently approved by the FDA for a Phase I clinical trial at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. Patients with early stage cervix tumors, located at the neck of the uterus, and soft tissue sarcomas, are given EF5 intravenously two days before their tumors are surgically removed or..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
...and destruction rates opens up a whole universe of clinical and research questions to direct measurement." Initial in vivo results are the first step in the development process of this diagnostic technology. SpectruMedix is a U.S. company with a strong focus on medical and scientific technologies and associat...Research Trial To Test New Drug For Diabetic Neuropathy
Hershey, Pa. --- A multi-center clinical research trial is underway to test a new drug to treat diabetic neuropathy, a common complication of diabetes that impairs nerve function in the lower extremities and can lead to foot ulcers and sometimes amputation. The drug is known as PN401 ...Four-Year Study Shows Long-Term Effectiveness Of Proscar In Treating Enlarged Prostates
...nary tract requiringcatheterization. "This clinical trial demonstrates that finasteride clearlyalters the progression of BPH," said McConnell, holder of the E.E.Fogelson and Greer Garson Fogelson Distinguished Chair in Urology."The most significant finding of this study is the dramatic decreasein the ......re-uptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which have been in clinical use for adecade. SSRIs are believed to relieve symptoms of depression by increasing theavailability of serotonin required to transmit electrical signals in nervepathways affecting mood. The new findings suggest that drugs affecting specific signali......t responserates." BNP7787 is currently in Phase I clinical trials in the United States at theUniversity of Ch...ary technology platform forthe rapid discovery and clinical development of small molecule basedpharmaceuticals for cancer. BioNumerik is a leader in a powerful...Clinical Pharmacists Improve Outcomes Of Heart Failure Patients
...y Medical Center study shows thatthe addition of a clinical pharmacist to a multi-disciplinary heart failure t... The Duke researchers said the broad use of clinical pharmacists in themanagement of heart failure appears to save money by reducing the frequency ofhosp......ta from four of the largest multi-centerrandomized clinical trials of new heart disease drugs, Duke University...are designed and carried out. Most large clinical trials use clinical events committees (CEC) toreview case records to ensure that all the physicians ...Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Potentially Fatal Platelet Disorder
...approval by the Foodand Drug Administration. Early clinical trials found that almost 3 percent ofpatients deve...e effect. His research group subsequently compiled clinical data onticlopidine-associated TTP from at least 60 patients. Of these, almost twothirds were older t...Clot-Busters As Effective As Surgery To Clear Blockages In Legs
...om the samedata that drug therapy does not improve clinical outcome. Citingthe increased risk of bleeding, he concludes, "For the timebeing, I do not regard thrombolytic therapy as first-linetreatment for acute arterial thromboembolism of the legs." Like Ouriel, co-author Veith disagrees, saying the stud...International Study Raises Hopes For Heart Transplant Patients
...medication. These findingssuggest that Neoral has clinical advantages, which may translate into improved outcomes for heart transplant recipients. In 1995, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Neoral for theprevention of organ rejection. Based upon scientific registry data from theUnited Network f...Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
...t attacks andsurgery," says Sacks. "A conservative clinical application of these findingscould be to suggest a...tacks. The trials do emphasize the need to employ clinical judgment whether tointensify therapy in patients with heart disease whose LDL levels are alreadynear...Widely Used Therapy May Not Be Effective In Treatment Of Acute Stroke
...btype Classification, is now widely used in other clinical stroke trials. Stroke often results when blood clots form on the surface of the plaques in thearteries. The blood clot may close off the artery entirely or a piece of theclot may break off and travel to the brain (embolism). For many years,medicatio...