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Cancer patients warned popular supplement may interfere with treatment
For many cancer patients, hair loss is one of the most distressing side effects of their therapy. Increasingly, they have... Read more -
Certain antibiotics may may boost immune system
Research led by Lancaster University has discovered that a class of antibiotics—fluoroquinolones—can directly alter the potential bacterial killing ability of... Read more -
Study finds more men taking multiple medications
Research tracking polypharmacy—people regularly taking five or more medications—found an increase in multiple medicine use during the past decade, largely... Read more -
Potential new target to treat Parkinson's disease discovered
About 1 million Americans suffer from Parkinson's disease, with around 90,000 new cases diagnosed each year, according to the Parkinson's... Read more -
New research identifies key strategies for global drug safety studies
A new study published in Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science provides crucial insights into the design and implementation of multi-national... Read more -
No short cuts—but a bit of sugar—in the quest to fight cancer relapse
Medical researchers typically play the long game, spending years (and years and years) exploring an idea that could move beyond... Read more -
A new strategy to beat lung cancer: Chemists develop first-in-class inhibitor targeting a key epigenetic regulator
A research team has made a breakthrough in epigenetic drug discovery. The researchers have successfully developed a first-in-class chemical inhibitor... Read more -
Most elderly cancer patients receive inappropriate drugs until final months, study finds
Analysis of the medical records of 1,269 elderly patients with advanced cancer by researchers at the University of Tsukuba has... Read more -
Drug used for blood disorders may aid recovery in severe malaria, study finds
A new clinical trial led by QIMR Berghofer, in collaboration with University of Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials Network has found... Read more -
New blood test detects subtle clotting changes in heart disease patients
Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect subtle differences in how easily blood... Read more -
Small molecules could treat Crohn's disease by mimicking a protective gene variant
An estimated 3 million Americans have an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. But a... Read more -
New coffee chemicals show promise for managing type 2 diabetes
Coffee may do more than boost energy. New research suggests that certain compounds found in roasted coffee beans could help... Read more -
No clear evidence that cannabis-based medicines relieve chronic nerve pain, updated review finds
There is no clear evidence that cannabis-based medicines provide pain relief for chronic neuropathic pain, an updated review in the... Read more -
Shelf-stable mRNA delivery system targets bladder cancer cells without immune response
Published, peer-reviewed research shows a patent-pending, virus-mimicking platform technology developed at Purdue University improves upon traditional methods of targeting bladder... Read more -
Alpha-2 receptor drugs reduce heavy alcohol drinking, study finds
Alcohol use is widespread and alcohol use disorder (AUD) causes substantial harm. AUD affects 29 million individuals and causes more... Read more
