UCLA researchers develop new nanomaterials to deliver anti-cancer drugs to cells
...e challenge of the poor water solubility of todays most promising anticancer drugs and thereby increase th...and its derivatives are considered to be among the most effective anticancer drugs of the 21st century. Although studies have demonstrated their effectivene...High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act endorsed by American College of Physicians
...during the transition years to repeal --and on the most effective approaches to support training programs in primary care. ...Low libido in menopause linked to trouble sleeping
...selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), the most common type of antidepressant medication, can inte...ious studies have established that, for women, the most important factor for maintaining sexual desire is the quality of their intimate relationships. Dimin...UK and other European countries should introduce universal childhood hepatitis B vaccination
...ersal vaccination programme include that it is the most effective means of reducing the global burden of a particular disease. It also protects children before they are at risk of infection, and vaccines available today can immunise individuals for life with no need for additional booster vaccinations. Di...UGA study finds that violence costs nation $70 billion annually
Athens, Ga. The most comprehensive study of its kind has found that vio...ective interventions. The researchers found that most of the costs of violence stem from males and young adults. Sixty-eight percent of the costs from ass...GSK announces launch of largest ever Phase III trial in lung cancer treatment
...AGE-A3 ASCI. In the Phase II clinical study, the most commonly reported adverse events were mild local (pain, redness, swelling) or systemic (fever, fatigue, muscle pain) reactions observed within the 24 hours of injection. Out of 182 patients, one patient was withdrawn from the clinical trial due to ad...Advances in understanding bipolar disorder topics of press briefings June 7, 8
... Understanding Bipolar Disorder: New Tools As in most other medical conditions, genetics and imaging play a vital role in understanding this disease and in providing promising solutions to diagnosis and treatment. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the National Institut...Folic acid supplements do not appear to reduce risk of colorectal tumors
... colorectal adenomas (benign tumors, precursors of most colorectal cancers) in persons with a history of t...expected results of this study be interpreted" The most likely explanation for the increased risk of advanced and multiple adenomas in the intervention grou...Born to lose: How birth weight affects adult health and success
... and Robert Schoeni at U-M, the study provides the most detailed look to date at how well-being and disadvantage are transmitted across generations within families. "The poor economic status of parents at the time of pregnancy leads to worse birth outcomes for their children," Johnson and Schoeni write ...USC and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles both receive grants for stem cell facilities
...at Childrens Hospital fared well in securing these most recent grants from CIRM," says Brian Henderson, M.D., dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC. "The grants complement our hard work in developing strong programs and recruiting an outstanding team of scientists. The funding will help develop more...USC researchers show that molecular markers predict tumor recurrence
...gh risk, but they may be critical to selecting the most efficient therapy. Angiogenesis refers to the bl...tein (VEGF) and its receptor VEGFR-2 as one of the most important activators of tumor angiogenesis. Patients with polymorphisms in the EGFR and VEGFR genes ...Benefits of trastuzumab are lasting, reducing both HER2 + breast cancer deaths and recurrence
...at might result from trastuzumab can be managed in most cases, she says. Dr. Perez says that continuing follow-up is needed to continue to define the long-term benefit of using trastuzumab in these patients. Trastuzumab was approved for the treatment of advanced breast cancer in 1998. The clinical ...New drug shows promise in treatment of advanced thyroid cancer
...ars to have caused "significant tumor reduction in most subjects," he added, "Axitinib has prevented the disease from progressing in most patients, and in a lasting way." In this trial, which began nearly three years ago, "the median du...MU researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
...al Institutes of Health, Alzheimers disease is the most common form of dementia among older adults and affects areas of the brain that control memory, judgment, behavior and intelligence. The disease was first discovered more than 100 years ago by a German physician, Dr. Alois Alzheimer, when he diagnosed...Study shows Diachrome improves blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes
...g both blood glucose and cholesterol levels in the most severe diabetes patients is significant, as this p...opulation is generally the hardest to control, the most costly to care for and the most likely to develop complications. With these clinical research outco...Old memory traces in brain may trigger chronic pain
... now may be relieving what has clinically been the most difficult to treatthe suffering or the emotional component of pain. Scientists have always tried to understand pain from the viewpoint of sensation, Apkarian said. To control it, they tried to stop the sensory input to the brain. We are saying th...U-M study finds lymphoma drug effective over long term
...wn radioimmunotherapy such as Bexxar is one of the most effective treatments for patients with relapsed fo...e immune system. Follicular lymphoma is the second most common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Lymphoma spreads easily through the lymph system and the blo...Pancreatic surgery riskier for obese patients
... in a patients Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of the most important health issues facing health care professionals today, Dr. Berger noted. Higher BMI can lead to a greater risk of a patient developing diabetes and heart disease, as well as esophageal and pancreatic cancers. Increased BMI has been demonst...Genetic variations may predispose some men to suicidal thoughts during treatment for depression
...hey begin taking antidepressant medications, while most do not, according to a report in the June issue of...try, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Although most patients with depression respond favorably to antidepressant medications, a very small subgroup may ...Stanford researchers track human stem cells transplanted into rat brain
...fter an injury for when transplanting the cells is most effective. With the ability to watch the cells in real time, researchers can compare different techniques to learn what works best. The cells used in this study were similar to those that are part of a clinical trial for a childhood disorder called...