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Low-Cost Alternative Drugs Can Help Patients With Problems Controlling Blood Pressure
October 5, 2005 — Two inexpensive but widely overlooked drugs may help many patients who continue to have high blood pressure despite taking standard blood pressure medications, according to research by Indiana ... > full story -
K-State Researchers Designing Better Drug To Treat Cystic Fibrosis
September 4, 2005 — John Tomich, a Kansas State University professor of biochemistry, spends much of his day thinking about how to design a better drug to treat cystic fibrosis. A chronic and progressive disease, cystic ... > full story -
Researchers Make Headway In Mystery Of Migraines
August 7, 2005 — Scientists at the MUHC have made progress in understanding what causes migraines. The research, published in the new issue of the Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals ... > full story -
Understanding And Diagnosing An Inherited Pain Syndrome
July 14, 2005 — Yale School of Medicine researchers report the first demonstration that a single mutation in a human sodium channel gene can trigger pain in people with an inherited pain syndrome known as primary ... > full story -
Enzyme Affects Hypertension By Controlling Salt Levels In Body
July 7, 2005 — An enzyme known to cause hypertension increases blood pressure by activating tiny pores, or channels, in kidney cells that allow increased levels of sodium to be reabsorbed into the blood, ... > full story -
Study Sheds Light On Why Diabetes Drug Causes Edema
June 19, 2005 — In related discoveries with far-reaching implications for treating diabetes and understanding hypertension, University of Utah researchers have learned why thiazolidinediones (TZDs), a major ... > full story -
Salt Kicks Hypertension Up A Notch
June 7, 2005 — Do you think you're doing enough to reduce sodium in your diet by not adding extra dashes from the salt shaker to your dinner plate? That will help, but it's not nearly enough, say a doctor and ... > full story -
Some Brain Cells 'Change Channels' To Fine-Tune The Message
May 28, 2005 — Johns Hopkins researchers have identified the proteins that allow specific brain cells to "change channels," a rare ability that tweaks what can come into the cell. The findings, described in the ... > full story -
Purdue Study Finds Races React Differently To Dietary Salt, Calcium
May 11, 2005 — African-American and Caucasian adolescent girls handle sodium and calcium differently, which may help explain why the races have different rates of hypertension and osteoporosis, according to ... > full story -
Some Brain Cells 'Change Channels'
March 29, 2005 — Johns Hopkins researchers have identified the proteins that allow specific brain cells to "change channels," a rare ability that tweaks what can come into the cell. The findings, described in ... > full story
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