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Safety Concerns Identified for Nearly 1 in 3 Drugs After FDA Approval
Researchers led by Joseph Ross, M.D., professor of medicine and public health at Yale University, analyzed postmarket safety events for all novel drugs approved by the FDA between 2001 and 2010, with a follow up through February of 2017. A postmarket...
Scientists Create Unique Disease ‘Catalog’ Linked to Immune System Gene Variations
A study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy has generated the first comprehensive disease catalog, with diseases associated with variations in human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes that regulate the body’s...
Cannabis Reverses Aging Processes in the Brain
Memory performance decreases with increasing age. Cannabis can reverse these aging processes in the brain. This was shown in mice by scientists at the University of Bonn with their colleagues at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel). Old animals were able...
Cancer Cells Shown to Co-Opt DNA “Repair Crew”
In experiments with human colon cancer cells and mice, a team led by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that cancer origins when a normal part of cells’ machinery generally used to repair DNA damage...
Diabetes Research: Team Cures Diabetes in Mice Without Side Effects
Diabetes Research A potential cure for Type 1 diabetes looms on the horizon in San Antonio, and the Insulin Therapy Innovation would also allow Type 2 diabetics to stop insulin shots. The discovery, made at The University of Texas Health Science...
FDA Warns Companies Selling Fraudulent Cancer Treatments
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 14 warning letters and four online advisory letters addressed to U.S.-based companies illegally selling products that fraudulently claim to prevent, diagnose, treat or cure cancer. More than 65 products were found to...
Landmark Clinical Trial to Help Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Sufferers
A clinical trial funded by Arthritis Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), led by professors from the Universities of Liverpool and Bristol, has discovered a drug combination that could help thousands of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis....
The Numbers of Latinos with Alzheimer’s in U.S. will grow eight times over the next 40 years: report
Alzheimer’s in Latinos Adult children are increasingly caring for their elderly parents with Alzheimer’s, particularly among Latinos, the fastest-growing minority in the United States. The number of Alzheimer’s cases is growing rapidly across the U.S. population, and could nearly triple by...
Exercise and Vitamin D Better Together for Heart Health
Johns Hopkins researchers report that an analysis of survey responses and health records of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years suggests a “synergistic” link between exercise and good vitamin D levels in reducing the risk of heart attacks...
Beta Blocker Shows Cancer-fighting Properties
A new study finds that carvedilol, a drug typically used to treat high blood pressure, can protect against the sun-induced cell damage that leads to skin cancer. Researchers serendipitously discovered the beta blocker’s cancer-fighting properties after making an error in the...
High-fat, High-carb Diet a Cause of Osteoarthritis, Study Finds
Saturated fat is a prime suspect in the onset of osteoarthritis after QUT scientists found it changed the composition of cartilage, particularly in the weight-bearing joints of the hip and knee. Research, published today in Scientific Reports, conducted by Professor Yin...
Medical Mystery Solved in Record Time
In a study published today in PLoS ONE, a team of researchers reports solving a medical mystery in a day’s work. In record-time detective work, the scientists narrowed down the genetic cause of intellectual disability in four male patients to a...