During a study spanning nearly a decade, researchers at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Houston Methodist Cancer Center have linked the protein clusterin—for the first time—too many different facets of cardiometabolic syndrome risk through…
NIH-Supported Scientists Develop Tool to Measure Success of HIV Cure Strategies
Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new assay to accurately and easily count the cells that comprise the HIV reservoir, the stubborn obstacle to an HIV cure. This advance will enable researchers who are trying to…
New Leukemia Drug is More Effective and Easier to Use
A landmark study co-authored by a Loyola Medicine oncologist has found that a newer targeted drug is significantly more effective than standard therapy for treating elderly patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The drug, ibrutinib, attacks cancer cells without damaging normal…
Novel Protein Could Enhance Treatment For Breast Cancer
Research led by Suresh Alahari, Ph.D., the Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, has found a new role for a protein discovered by his lab in preventing the growth and spread…
Rising Drug Prices Linked to Older Products, Not Just Newer, Better Medications
It’s no secret that drug prices are increasing, but to what extent are rising costs explained by the advent of newer, better drugs? A study from the University of Pittsburgh found that new drugs entering the market do drive up prices,…
NIH Study Implicates Hyperactive Immune System in Aging Brain Disorders
In a study of fruit flies, NIH scientists suggested that the body’s immune system may play a critical role in the damage caused by aging brain disorders. The results are based on experiments in which the researchers altered the activity of…
Cutting Off Melanoma’s Escape Routes
Stopping melanoma from spreading to other parts of the body might be as simple as cutting off the blood supply to cancer, according to researchers. Scientists from The University of Queensland’s Diamantina Institute have discovered stem cells that form blood vessels in…
World AIDS Day December 1, 2018
Each year on World AIDS Day, we reflect on the remarkable progress that has been made against HIV. Indeed, we have come a long way since the disease now known as AIDS was first reported in 1981. We now have life-saving…
A Cancer Drug May Help Treat Human Papillomavirus Infections
HPV infections caused an estimated 266,000 deaths from cervical cancer worldwide in 2012, according to the World Health Organization. Routine screening by Pap smears or Human Papilloma Virus DNA tests has reduced death rates in developed countries compared to less developed…
Potential Treatment for Common Soft-tissue Childhood Cancer
Scientists have developed a potential new therapeutic approach for synovial sarcoma, one of the most common soft-tissue cancers in teenagers and young adults. At present the long-term survival rates for synovial sarcoma patients is well below 50 percent; a fact that…