A study has found magnesium lotion boosts levels of the mineral in the blood People with higher than average blood pressure can be deficient in magnesium It may lower hypertension by helping the body to regulate blood flow Good news for people do not like taking pills or have difficulty ingesting them Magnesium cream could...
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Parkinson’s: Asthma drugs may cut risk by a third
A research team from the University of Bergen in Norway, in collaboration with scientists at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, examined the effect of 1,000 different medications to see which ones may lower or increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease. The first author of the study is Shuchi Mittal, of Harvard Medical School, and the findings were...
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Using asthma inhalers HALVES the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease in old age, ‘landmark’ study finds
It is believed the drug stops abnormal protein clumps accumulating in the brain The findings were made by a team of Norwegian and Harvard University experts They hope it could lead to potential new treatments for the incurable disease Asthma inhalers may protect patients from Parkinson’s disease, a major new study suggests. Full of salbutamol,...
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Metal simplifies synthesis of antibody drugs
HOUSTON – (Aug. 24, 2017) – Rice University scientists have developed a method to efficiently modify natural antibodies that can deliver drugs to target cells. Adding a little extra metal is the key. Rice chemist Zachary Ball and graduate student and lead author Jun Ohata discovered that rhodium, a rare transition metal, can be a...
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USC researcher identifies a new potential way to treat HIV
Targeting human proteins may be a more effective treatment than using “HIV cocktails” to maintain health Medical treatment that boosts the immune system rather than attacking ever-mutating viruses may one day help HIV-positive people whose bodies have built a resistance to anti-HIV cocktails, according to a Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher. I-Chueh Huang has...
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Existing drugs could treat chikungunya
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection could be treated with autoimmune therapies currently used for other conditions, according to research led by A*STAR scientists. When transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, CHIKV causes high fever, headaches, joint inflammation and debilitating joint pain. Since 2004 there have been major outbreaks in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. There...
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Cancer drug may benefit patients with inherited form of kidney disease
A cancer drug called bosutinib may inhibit the growth of cysts in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings point to a potential new treatment strategy for affected patients, but the long-term benefits remain to...
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ECSTASY could treat post-traumatic stress disorder: Illegal party drug is given the green light for trials in the mental-health condition
Ecstasy, or MDMA, has received ‘breakthrough status’ by the FDA for PTSD trials This means there is substantial evidence the ‘medication’ could benefit sufferers MDMA is thought to dampen down PTSD triggers, allowing them to be overcome Past studies show 61 out of 107 patients do not have symptoms one year later Assuming sufficient funding, the...
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Inclisiran lowers ‘bad’ cholesterol for up to 1 year
Inclisiran lowers low-density lipoprotein (LLD “bad” cholesterol for up to one year in patients with high cardiovascular risk and elevated LDL cholesterol, according to late-breaking results from the ORION 1 trial presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress. “The ease of dosing – small volume subcutaneous injections twice a year most...
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Compounds in cocoa may help delay onset of type 2 diabetes
What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat diabetes? It’s crazy enough to laugh off. But here’s the thing: BYU researchers have discovered certain compounds found in cocoa can actually help your body release more insulin and respond to increased blood glucose better. Insulin is the hormone that manages glucose, the blood sugar that reaches...