Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that starvation blocks the effects of growth hormone via a mechanism that may have implications in treating diabetes and extending life span. “It’s been well-established that growth is blunted during starvation. But our work shows...
Link Between Starvation And Growth Hormone May Be Clue To Increasing Life Span, Researchers Find
Chemotherapy Resistance Overcome In The Lab Using Re-Purposed Malaysian Folk Medication
Researchers from McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine have discovered a compound that reduces resistance to chemotherapy agents used to treat cancer. Their results were published in the June issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI). Dr. Jerry Pelletier, PhD candidate Marie-Eve Bordeleau,...
Caphosol Favorably Impacts Both The Rate And Severity Of Oral Mucositis In Cancer Patients
New data show that use of CAPHOSOL® (http://www.caphosol.com/), an advanced oral electrolyte solution, resulted in both favorable impact on rates and severity of oral mucositis (OM) in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The data, which were presented at the 20th International...
Scottish Government To Provide No-Cost EC At Most Community Pharmacies
The Scottish government plans to provide no-cost emergency contraception at most of the country’s 1,200 community pharmacies, Scottish Public Health Minister Shona Robison announced Wednesday, the Scotsman reports. Robison said that she hopes by making the services part of the national contract...
Senate Fails To Take Up Legislation That Would Delay Medicare Physician Fee Cut
A House-passed bill (HR 6331) that would delay a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees failed by one vote to receive the 60 votes in the Senate required to gain cloture on Thursday, CongressDaily reports. The House had passed the measure by a veto-proof margin earlier this week. The bill is similar...
South Carolina Legislature Upholds Governor’s Veto Of HIV Notification Bill
South Carolina legislators on Wednesday during a special session upheld Gov. Mark Sanford’s (R) veto of a bill that would modify regulations concerning HIV-positive students in the state, the AP/Augusta Chronicle reports. The House upheld the veto, which means that the Department of Health and...
NIH Grant Of $5.6 Million Awarded To USU Researchers To Fight Deadly Viruses
Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) have been awarded a $5.6 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop and test vaccines and treatments for the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses. Christopher C. Broder, Ph.D.,...
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2008: Latest Data On Emerging Devices, Biotechnology And Pharmacology
WHAT: TCT 2008 - Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics - the global annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation will release breaking news on scientific studies in the field of interventional cardiology and vascular medicine. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, TCT will provide...
Potential Alzheimer’s Target
Research in fruit flies has shown that enhancing the production of a protein called neprilysin can reduce the formation of plaques and neuron death associated with Alzheimer’s, at the expense of reducing the flies’ lifespan. The buildup of amyloid-beta protein plaques within the brain is...
New Book Investigates The Mechanism And Function Of Humor As Identified By New Evolutionary Theory
A new publication answers centuries’ old questions regarding the mechanism and function of humour, identifying the reason humour is common to all human societies, its fundamental role in the evolution of homo sapiens and its continuing importance in the cognitive development of infants. Alastair...