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Low-Dose Steroids Reduce Joint Damage From Rheumatoid Arthritis, Evidence Suggests
January 23, 2007 — Low doses of steroids can inhibit joint damage when used in the early phase of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new review of ... > full story -
Steroid-Free Medication Lowers Rejection Rate For Kidney Transplants
December 13, 2006 — Kidney transplant recipients are typically required to take daily steroids as part of their anti-rejection medications. However, long-term steroid use has significant side effects. A new study in ... > full story -
Scientists Use Gene Therapy To Improve Memory And Learning In Animals
November 8, 2006 — Stanford University neuroscientists have designed a gene that enhances memory and learning ability in animals under stress. Writing in the November 8 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, the ... > full story -
Steroid Users May Be More Likely To Commit Crimes Involving Weapons, Fraud
November 7, 2006 — The use of anabolic androgenic steroids may be associated with an antisocial lifestyle involving several types of crime, including weapons offenses and fraud, but did not appear to be associated with ... > full story -
Mutant Gene Causes Severe Kidney Disease In Infants
November 6, 2006 — Scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School have discovered a previously unknown cause for a severe, early-onset form of kidney disease and renal failure in children: recessive mutations ... > full story -
Toward Better Identification Of Substances Used For Doping In Sports
October 25, 2006 — Athletes who use performance-enhancing drugs try to get around anti-doping rules by turning to "designer steroids" -- drugs that are not on the list of banned substances, and off the testers' radar ... > full story -
Brief, High-Dose Steroid Treatment Offers Extended Relief To Giant Cell Arteritis Patients
October 3, 2006 — A new study offers both hope and a practical treatment option for patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). Researchers from Emory University and the Mayo Clinic have found that by treating newly ... > full story -
Elevated Testosterone Kills Nerve Cells
September 26, 2006 — A Yale School of Medicine study shows for the first time that a high level of testosterone, such as that caused by the use of steroids to increase muscle mass or for replacement therapy, can lead to ... > full story -
SARS: No Evidence That Any Of The Treatments Worked
September 15, 2006 — The SARS virus set alarm bells ringing across the world when it first appeared in 2002, but now a review of the effectiveness of the treatments used against it has found no evidence that any of them ... > full story -
Inhaled Corticosteroids Reduce Death In Patients With COPD
September 15, 2006 — Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who use inhaled corticosteroids may have a significantly decreased mortality risk, according to a new study published in the September issue of the ... > full story
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