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The Biology Behind Alcohol-Induced Blackouts
Neuroscientists have
identified the brain cells
involved in alcohol-related
blackouts and the molecular
mechanism that appears to
underlie them. Alcohol
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Steroids Aid Recovery From Pneumonia, Researchers Say
Adding corticosteroids to
traditional antimicrobial
therapy might help people
with pneumonia recover more
quickly than with
antibiotics alone,
... > full story
Blood Pressure Drug May Curb Brain Damage From Alzheimer's, Depression And Schizophrenia
A drug used to treat high
blood pressure and
enlargement of the prostate
may protect the brain from
damage caused by
... > full story
Faster, More Efficient Method For Detecting Illegal Steroids In Urine
Amid growing concerns about
sports "doping," researchers
report development of a
faster and more efficient
method for detecting the
... > full story
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Etanercept Shows Promise for Treating Dermatomyositis, Study Suggests
June 17, 2011 — A multicenter pilot study of etanercept for treatment of dermatomyositis found no major safety concerns and many patients treated with the drug were successfully weaned from steroid therapy. These ... > full story -
Injection Therapy for Sudden Hearing Loss Disorder May Be Suitable Alternative to Oral Steroids
May 24, 2011 — Treating idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with injections of steroids directly into the ear appears to result in recovery of hearing that is not less than recovery obtained with the ... > full story -
How Genetic Variations in Neuroactive Steroid-Producing Enzymes May Influence Drinking Habits
February 15, 2011 — Alcohol dependence (AD) may develop through alcohol's effects on neural signaling. Researchers have found that neuroactive steroids may mediate some of the effects of alcohol on y-aminobutyric acid ... > full story -
New Role for Zebrafish in Human Studies: Animal Model Uses Mysterious Enzyme Also Found in Human Brains
May 19, 2010 — A researcher has discovered that zebrafish -- an important animal model in disease and environmental studies -- could provide the means to help scientists eventually reveal the function of a ... > full story -
Member Of NFL Hall Of Fame Diagnosed With Degenerative Brain Disease
October 28, 2009 — Medical researchers have announced that a recently deceased member of the NFL Hall of Fame suffered from the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) when he died, becoming ... > full story -
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Multiple Sclerosis Research
Multiple Sclerosis
Controlled Substances
Addiction
Illegal Drugs
Adding Steroid Drug To MS Treatment May Reduce Disease Activity
April 30, 2009 — Using a steroid drug for multiple sclerosis in addition to an MS drug may reduce the amount of disease activity more than using the MS drug alone, according to a new ... > full story -
Asthma Drugs Need To Be Maintained For Continued Benefit, Study Shows
February 17, 2009 — Children whose asthma improved while taking steroid drugs for several years did not see those improvements continue after stopping the drugs, new results from a comprehensive childhood asthma study ... > full story -
NO Help: Nitric Oxide Monitoring Does Not Help Most Children With Asthma
January 7, 2009 — A recent multi-center prospective study found that calibrating medications based on daily monitoring of the fractional exhaled nitric oxide and symptoms in asthmatic children showed no significant ... > full story -
Healthy Aging
Hormone Disorders
Menopause
Personalized Medicine
Today's Healthcare
Mental Health Research
Focus Attention Upon Distributors Of Human Growth Hormone, Scientists Urge
June 17, 2008 — A great deal of attention has been paid to the use of growth hormone by elite athletes and a few vocal entertainers. But underlying this tip of the iceberg is a $2 billion dollar a year business, ... > full story -
Testosterone Levels Predict City Traders' Profitability
April 14, 2008 — When city traders have high morning testosterone levels they make more than average profits for the rest of that day, researchers have discovered. The scientists hypothesize that this may be because ... > full story
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