Men who take the medication finasteride get a prostate cancer prevention benefit that can last 16 years – twice as long as previously recorded, according to SWOG clinical trial analysis published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This finding was made possible by a new research strategy – linking Medicare claims data to...
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Medicine that slows balding may turn stiff vessels supple, helping vital organs
WASHINGTON-(March. 20, 2018)- A medicine that slows balding and stimulates hair growth also may make stiff vessels more stretchy and improve blood flow to vital organs like the brain, according to an experimental model study published online March 2 in American Journal of Physiology–Heart and Circulatory Physiology. Arteries in young, healthy humans and other mammals...
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‘That’s $425,000 right there’ — the anxious launch of a gene therapy with a record sticker price
BOSTON — The trouble had started over a decade ago, when the Hogans noticed something wasn’t right with their son Jack. As a baby, he would spend hours staring into the lights in his nursery. Later, he sometimes walked into walls or fell down the stairs. When they asked him to pick up his toys,...
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A Potential Drug Target against a Large Family of Parasites is Identified
An international research team identifies for the first time a key enzyme for the synthesis of glycoconjugates (sugars linked to other molecules) in Plasmodium falciparum and other intracellular parasites belonging to the large phylum Apicomplexa. The study, led by ISGlobal- a centre supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation- and published in Scientific Reports, indicates that...
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No more shots? Allergy sufferers find new relief in liquid drops
The melting snow was a welcome sight to many people, except perhaps allergy sufferers. The warmer weather and arrival of spring also signals the beginning of pollen – among other irritants – season in Ohio. However, a new treatment may allow some patients with allergies to replace weekly injections with a few liquid drops. SLIT...
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MS sufferers line up to plead for money to get treatment overseas
Melody Holmes is hoping her Givealittle crowd funding page will help towards the $100,000 cost of getting stem cell treatment in Russia. “For someone staring into the darkness of a future of pain and disability, that’s an amazing light of hope,” writes Melody Holmes on her Givealittle crowd funding page. She’s talking about the chance to go...
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Breakthrough stem cell therapy could provide hope to millions living with MS
A new treatment which reboots the immune system using stem cell transplantation could relieve MS symptoms Multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease roughly 5,000 people are diagnosed with in the UK every year, is unpredictable and notoriously difficult to treat. That might all be about to change thanks to a breakthrough stem cell study that...
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What To Eat For Breakfast? High-Energy Food Beneficial For Obese, Diabetes Patients
“This study shows that, in obese insulin-treated type 2 diabetes patients, a diet with three meals per day, consisting of a big breakfast, average lunch and small dinner, had many rapid and positive effects compared to the traditional diet with six small meals evenly distributed throughout the day: better weight loss, less hunger and better diabetes...
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High omega-6 levels can protect against premature death
Could omega-6 fatty acids protect you against premature death? The answer is yes, according to a new University of Eastern Finland study. While protecting against death, omega-6 fatty acids also keep cardiovascular diseases at bay. “Linoleic acid is the most common polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid. We discovered that the higher the blood linoleic acid level,...
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Better understanding ALS by looking at how cells change
It took eight long years of research, but now an international team led by neuroscientists at Université de Montréal has discovered a basic molecular mechanism that better helps understand how Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), works. And that basic science could someday lead to new therapy for the debilitating disease, which cripples...