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November 7, 2016

Brain's Placebo Sweet Spot for Pain Relief

Codeine Too Risky For Kids; Restrictions Urged

New Treatment for Muscular Dystrophy?

Cinematic Approach to Drug Resistance

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Drug Shows Promise for Preventing Pre-Term Birth

Nov. 7, 2016 — A drug that is showing some early promise in efforts to prevent pre-term birth has been successfully tested by a team of ... read more

3-D Tumors Grown in the Lab Provide New Perspective for Cancer Drug Discovery

Oct. 27, 2016 — Understanding how cells within tumors respond to drugs is a critical issue in anticancer drug development. In a new article, researchers report a new ... read more

100 Million Prescription Opioids Go Unused Each Year Following Wisdom Teeth Removal, Study Estimates

Sep. 22, 2016 — More than half of opioids prescribed to patients following surgical tooth extraction – such as the removal of impacted wisdom teeth – were left ... read more

'Reversible' Blood Thinner May Cut Bleeding Risk

Aug. 24, 2016 — Researchers have developed an antibody that blocks the formation of blood clots without triggering bleeding, a serious risk associated with current blood ... read more

Scientists Identify Genetic Markers of Resistance to Frontline Malaria Drug That Could Help Control Outbreaks

Nov. 4, 2016 — Scientists have identified genetic markers associated with resistance to the one of the most commonly used malaria drugs in Southeast Asia. The ... read more

Gene Mutations May Increase Adverse Event Risk in Older Adults Taking Multiple Meds

Nov. 2, 2016 — Gene mutations that affect drug metabolism may explain higher hospitalization rates for some older adults taking multiple medications, according to ... read more

New Computational Tool May Speed Drug Discovery

Nov. 3, 2016 — A new computational tool called fABMACS is helping scientists see beyond static images of proteins to more efficiently understand how these molecules function, which could ... read more

Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria from Chickens Pose Risk to Human Health

Nov. 4, 2016 — Isolates of a common poultry pathogen collected from animals in Indian bird markets were found to be mostly resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics. The study provides the first data on ... read more

Engineers Design a New Weapon Against Bacteria

Nov. 2, 2016 — Over the past few decades, many bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics, and few new drugs have emerged. A recent study from a U.K. commission on antimicrobial ... read more

New Discovery Could Help Oral Medicines Work Better

Nov. 1, 2016 — A new method for customizing ingredients that help oral medications dissolve in the body and be absorbed into the bloodstream has now been discovered by researchers. The materials discovered in this ... read more

Put Down The Cranberry Juice — It Probably Won't Help Your UTI

The People Who Give Themselves Hookworm May Be Onto Something

An Inhaler Protects Lungs Against Air Pollution

Pfizer Won't Split

Children Who Witness Violence or Are Sexually Abused Are More Likely to Inject Drugs as Adults

Nov. 2, 2016 — Children who are sexually abused are nearly five times more likely to inject drugs in adulthood as those who are not, while children who witness violence are about three times more likely, according ... read more

First-in-Human of New Polymer-Free Stent Demonstrates Favorable Angiographic, Imaging-Based Outcomes at Nine-Months

Oct. 31, 2016 — A first-in-human study of a new polymer-free drug-filled stent, which provides controlled drug elution from an internal lumen, indicated non-inferior in-stent late lumen loss at nine-months compared ... read more

New Research Paves Way for Anti-Cancer Treatment

Oct. 28, 2016 — A new lab technique has been created that may aid the development and success rate of an important anti-cancer treatment, report ... read more

Clinical Trial Data Sharing Off to a Slow Start

Oct. 27, 2016 — For many years, doctors, scientists and researchers have urged that clinical drug trial data be shared to accelerate medical advances in treating multiple diseases. But two years after free patient ... read more

Shifting Epidemiology in Drug-Resistant Organisms, Large Integrated Health Outcomes Study Reveals

Oct. 27, 2016 — A first-of-its-kind study of 900,000 hospital admissions from an integrated health system has yielded insights into shifts in the epidemiology of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) in the ... read more

Imaging Where Cancer Drugs Go in the Body Could Improve Treatment

Oct. 26, 2016 — Nanomedicine has the potential to help personalize cancer treatments and reduce side effects of therapeutic drugs. While some progress has been made toward the latter goal, customized treatments are ... read more

Experimental Drug Shows Promise in Treating Alzheimer’s Disease

Oct. 25, 2016 — An experimental drug shows promise in treating Alzheimer’s disease by preventing inflammation and removing abnormal protein clumps in the brain that are associated with the disease, suggests a new ... read more

Breakthrough Drug Approved as Alternative to Chemotherapy for People With Advanced Lung Cancer

Oct. 25, 2016 — Pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug has been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration as first-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The first-line designation means that ... read more

Innovative Drug Could Revolutionize the Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Oct. 25, 2016 — A large-scale international study is currently investigating whether a drug that is already showing great promise in the treatment of metastasized breast cancer might also increase the success of ... read more

Drug Use in Business Bathrooms in New York City Surveyed

Oct. 24, 2016 — This is the first quantitative study of business manager encounters with drug use which suggests overdose recognition and naloxone training, combined with the operation of supervised injection ... read more

MRSA Uses Decoys to Evade a Last-Resort Antibiotic

Oct. 24, 2016 — The superbug MRSA uses decoys to evade a last-resort antibiotic, reveals new research. The findings suggest potential new ways of tackling the bacteria, such as interfering with the ... read more

Polymer Scaffolds Build a Better Pill to Swallow

Oct. 21, 2016 — Nanoparticle drugs can make it easier for medications to reach their targets, say researchers. The researchers have developed a polymeric 'scaffold' that helps drugs that often have trouble ... read more

Paving the Road to Drug Discovery

Oct. 21, 2016 — There are many disadvantages to using human cells in the initial stages of creating a new therapy. Scientists often have to test a large number of compounds in order to find one that is effective ... read more

Startup Advances Three-in-One Cancer Drug

Oct. 20, 2016 — Co-D Therapeutics, a University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff, is developing a three-drug cocktail to battle a wide range of cancers. The first target for Co-D is angiosarcoma, a rare and lethal ... read more

Tobacco Plants Engineered to Manufacture High Yields of Malaria Drug

Oct. 20, 2016 — In 2015, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in part for the discovery of artemisinin, a plant-derived compound that's proven to be a lifesaver in treating malaria. Yet many ... read more

Scientists Build a Better Cancer Drug to Pass Through Blood-Brain Barrier

Oct. 20, 2016 — In efforts to develop new treatments for brain cancer, scientists report they have altered the structure of an experimental drug that seems to enhance its ability to slip through the mostly ... read more

Scientists Model Outer Membrane of 12 Bacterial Species to Speed New Drugs for 'Bad Bugs'

Oct. 18, 2016 — Information could be the key to winning the race against antibiotic resistance. If we lose, a new analysis predicts a frightening future where drug resistant bacterial infections kill more people ... read more

Prevalence of Drug-Resistant Staph Bacteria Higher in Young Children Living With Hog Workers, Study Suggests

Oct. 18, 2016 — Young children who reside with adults who work on large industrial hog operations in rural North Carolina had a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria in their nasal ... read more

How an Untested Drugs Scandal Could Lead to Better Clinical Practice

Oct. 17, 2016 — Cancer researchers and patients from all over the world can learn valuable lessons from a recent Brazilian scientific scandal, according to a new policy paper. In Brazil, the distribution by ... read more

Cold Medicine Could Stop Cancer Spread, Study Shows

Oct. 17, 2016 — A nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drug used for treating colds suppresses the spread of bladder cancers and reduces their chemoresistance in mice, raising hopes of a future cure for advanced bladder ... read more

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