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Researchers Target Achilles' Heel of Bacteria Behind Hospital-Associated Infections
July 17, 2013 Researchers are defeating persistent bacteria known for causing infections in hospitals. They have discovered how a regulatory system helps this bacteria resist a host's innate immune defense -- a ... > full story -
Mathematical Models Target Disease With Drugs Chosen by Your DNA
July 16, 2013 Medicines that are personally tailored to your DNA are becoming a reality, thanks to the work of U.S. and Chinese scientists who developed statistical models to predict which drug is best for a ... > full story -
Chemical Compound Shows Promise as Alternative to Opioid Pain Relievers
July 15, 2013 A drug targeting a protein complex containing two different types of opioid receptors may be an effective alternative to morphine and other opioid pain medications, without any of the side effects or ... > full story -
Drug Delivery: Small Packages Delivering Huge Results
July 12, 2013 Researchers have developed an efficient system to coat tiny objects, such as bacterial cells, with thin films that assemble themselves which could have important implications for drug delivery as ... > full story -
A Hidden Epidemic: Street Children Show High Levels of Drug Use
July 12, 2013 A review of fifty studies of drug use among street children in 22 countries sheds new light on the magnitude of the problem, the causes and health consequences of drug use among street ... > full story -
'Bath Salts' Stimulant Could Be More Addictive Than Meth, Study Shows
July 10, 2013 Scientists have published one of the first laboratory studies of MDPV, an emerging recreational drug that has been sold as "bath salts." The researchers confirmed the drug's powerful stimulant ... > full story -
Toward a Safer Form of Acetaminophen
July 10, 2013 Efforts to develop a safer form of acetaminophen -- the pain and fever-reducer that is one of the most widely used drugs -- have led to discovery of substances that may have less potentially toxic ... > full story -
Double-Barreled Attack on Obesity in No Way a No-Brainer
July 9, 2013 In the constant cross talk between our brain and our gut, two gut hormones are already known to tell the brain when we have had enough to eat. New research suggests that boosting levels of these ... > full story -
Most Babies Born to Mothers on Methadone Exposed to Several Illicit Drugs in Womb
July 8, 2013 Most babies born to drug addicted mums on methadone maintenance are exposed to several other drugs while in the womb, and half are additionally exposed to excess alcohol, reveal the results of a ... > full story -
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Tailoring Diabetes Treatment to Older Patients Yields Dramatic Results
July 8, 2013 More than a quarter of over 70s with type 2 diabetes could benefit simply from improving communication and education in the clinic, new research has revealed. A new study has found that 27 percent ... > full story
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