Pharmacology
- Suramin: Old Sleeping Sickness Drug Reverses Autism-like Symptoms In Mouse Model
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Autism spectrum disorders affect 1 percent of children in the United States and hundreds of genetic and environmental factors have been implicated in increasing the risk. Scientists have previously reported that suramin, a drug used for almost a century t ...
Article - News Releases - Jan 16 2015 - 9:00am
- Half Of Young Girls Not Getting HPV Vaccine At Earliest Age
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Human papillomavirus is a virus that is responsible for almost all cases of cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine can prevent 70 percent of those. A new study by University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers indicates that only about half of t ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2015 - 12:03pm
- The Public Should Have A Say In Subsidizing Patient Cost For New Expensive Drugs
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Article - The Conversation - Jan 21 2015 - 7:30pm
- You Want That Coffee With Morphine Or Without?
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A team of scientists from Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation Embrapa and the University of Brasilia have discovered tranquilizing properties in previously unknown protein fragments of coffee beans. They did tests and found that these opioid peptid ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 26 2015 - 11:52am
- Heroin Users 6X As Likely To Die Prematurely
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In the largest study of opioids users done to-date, scholars analyzed records of 198,247 people in England who had been involved in drug treatment or the criminal justice system between 2005 and 2009. They found that opioid users were six times more likel ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 27 2015 - 11:23am
- Ghrelin Hormone Supplement Increases Sex Drive
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New studies have found that a supplement of ghrelin- the "appetite hormone"- increased the sexual activity of mice. Ghrelin is a gastrointestinal hormone that is released from the stomach, and is involved in the stimulation of our appetite by act ...
Article - News Staff - Jan 27 2015 - 11:41am
- Is Your Lipstick Causing Early Menopause?
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by Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology at University of Adelaide I was going to avoid blogging on this topic, but seeing as the story made the Australian with the headline “ Chemicals in lipstick and cleaning products linked to early menopause ” ...
Article - The Conversation - Jan 31 2015 - 12:00pm
- Preventing Heart Disease With Vitamin BS
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Preventing heart disease with Vitamin BS By David Seres, M.D. and Josh Bloom, Ph.D. It is not surprising when headlines—particularly those related to health issues—inaccurately convey the take home message from a given study. But, often it goes well be ...
Article - Josh Bloom - Feb 4 2015 - 10:31am
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Active Substance Developed
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a relatively rare congenital disease which causes muscle degeneration and eventual death in teenagers. Around 1 in 3500 newborns is affected and by approximately 10 years of age, Duchenne patients are dependent on a wheelch ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 2 2015 - 6:30pm
- Opioid And Heroin Crisis Linked To Overprescribing Painkillers
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According to a new paper, policymakers must look beyond painkiller abuse in their efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths. In a comprehensive investigation, the scientists show that since 2002, new cases of non-medical abuse have declined, yet painkiller ...
Article - News Staff - Feb 7 2015 - 1:00pm
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