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Thalidomide Relieves Disabling Cough and Improves Quality of Life for People With Deadly Lung Disease: Study
September 17, 2012 — In the first clinical trial to demonstrate an effective treatment for constant, disabling cough among people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), researchers found that taking thalidomide ... > full story -
Cause of Chemotherapy Resistance in Melanoma Found
September 17, 2012 — Researchers have identified a major reason why melanoma is largely resistant to chemotherapy. They found a genetic pathway in melanoma cells that inhibits the cellular mechanism for detecting DNA ... > full story -
Scientists Reveal How Natural Antibiotic Kills Tuberculosis Bacterium
September 17, 2012 — A natural product secreted by a soil bacterium shows promise as a new drug to treat tuberculosis report scientists. Scientists have shown how pyridomycin, a natural antibiotic produced by the ... > full story -
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Considerably More Patients May Benefit from Effective Antidiabetic Drug, Study Suggests
September 17, 2012 — The antidiabetic drug metformin is not prescribed for patients with reduced kidney function because the risk of adverse effects has been regarded as unacceptably high. A new study has found that the ... > full story -
Discovery of Essential Genes for Drug-Resistant Bacteria Reveals New, High-Value Drug Targets
September 14, 2012 — Biomedical scientists collaborating on translational research are reporting the discovery of a novel, and heretofore unrecognized, set of genes essential for the growth of potentially lethal, ... > full story -
BRCA Mutations May Be 'Achilles’ Heel' for Some Metastatic Breast Cancers
September 14, 2012 — Recent research could reveal whether metastatic breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations are particularly responsive to a drug regimen that includes Veliparib, an investigational drug believed ... > full story -
'Smart Bomb' Investigational Breast Cancer Regimen Provides Promising Outcome for Retired Minister
September 14, 2012 — A 66-year-old Houston woman's golf ball-sized breast tumor is now almost invisible to the naked eye after only four rounds of an investigational drug ... > full story -
Diabetes Drug Could Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Study Reveals
September 14, 2012 — A drug designed for diabetes sufferers could have the potential to treat neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, a new study ... > full story -
New Test to Crack Down on Athlete-Cheating With Drugs
September 14, 2012 — Scientists have developed a new test to catch growth hormone drugs-cheats in sport. The test is based on the measurement of two proteins in the blood, insulin-like growth factor-I and the amino ... > full story -
Mutation Breaks HIV's Resistance to Drugs
September 13, 2012 — The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can contain dozens of different mutations, called polymorphisms. In a recent study an international team of researchers found that one of those mutations, ... > full story
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