Patients suffering from psoriasis find it tedious to the daily chore of dealing with the condition symptoms and results of a recent study has added to their woes. The study has revealed that there is a link between psoriasis and two potentially serious medical conditions, atherosclerosis and diabetes.
Psoriasis is a chronic [...]
April 30, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a study published in an edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers have been able to find out the key details of how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) could possibly destroy bone.
The findings are seen as already guiding efforts to design new drugs for reversing loss of bone related to rheumatoid arthritis and may [...]
April 29, 2010 | Posted in
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A recently discovered mechanism can play a critical role in virulence of an infectious fungus, as per Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators at Duke University Medical Center.
The finding suggested that changes in light after fungal invasion of the human body can be termed as a important but previously neglected cue that sparks infection.
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April 28, 2010 | Posted in
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On a biochemical level, hormone-like molecules in tiny worms called nematodes work on the same lines as specific hormones work in humans, according to a new research at UT Southwestern Medical Center. It is believed that this finding could one day provide implications for eradicating worm infections that tend to affect a third of world’s [...]
April 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Parents of asthmatic children usually scramble to plug in the device supplying medications for easing symptoms of the respiratory disease when an asthma attack strikes.
Though the device, electronic nebulizer, has long been recommended by practitioners, University of Florida clinical pharmacist Leslie Hendeles wants parents to know that there is a device that can deliver the [...]
April 27, 2010 | Posted in
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A link has been identified between lupus of young patients and abnormal secretion of alpha interferon to the malfunctioning immune systems by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research in Dallas.
Lupus is a condition that can lead to skin, kidney, heart, and other organ damages in children [...]
April 27, 2010 | Posted in
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Corticosteroids, the drugs that simultaneously deliver potent therapeutic effects and potentially severe adverse effects, can bring a remarkably complex ‘domino effect’ of genomic changes, as per a landmark paper by pharmaceutical scientists at University at Buffalo.
The paper was published online in the Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (JPET).
From Sciencedaily.com:
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April 26, 2010 | Posted in
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As per scientists at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, a factor or protein in the eye can prevent and halt autoimmune eye disease in animal models and can be used to prevent and treat other autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and diabetes.
The authors demonstrated, in a study in the November issue of the Journal of [...]
April 26, 2010 | Posted in
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According to a new systematic review of studies, drugs promoting production of red blood cells and stimulants used for treating attention deficit disorder can relieve excessive tiredness in cancer patients.
Lead investigator Dr. Oliver Minton, a clinical researcher at St. George’s University of London, said fatigue is difficult to treat because of varying contributory causes, many [...]
April 25, 2010 | Posted in
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Androstenedione, a dietary supplement used by some athletes when administered in doses of 300 milligram (mg) can elevate blood testosterone levels in healthy young men as per a study. It was also revealed that an increase in levels of estrogen is also possible with both 100 and 300 mg doses of the supplement. The study, [...]
April 24, 2010 | Posted in
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