_ Medical ResearchAnimal Study Shows Why Opioid Therapy May Not Always Work Well for Chronic Pain By Jane Farrell articlePain-induced changes in the rat brain’s opioid receptor system may explain the limited effectiveness of opioid therapy in chronic pain … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchObese People Underrepresented in Clinical Trials By Jane Farrell articleAlthough obesity is a risk factor for a number of cancer types and can influence cancer treatment outcomes, obese patients … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchLong-Sought Structure of Telomerase Paves the Way for New Drugs for Aging & Cancer By Sondra Forsyth articleMore than 30 years ago, when University of California, Berkeley researchers discovered telomerase – an enzyme that lengthens chromosome ends … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchA Better Weapon in The Fight against Cancer By Jane Farrell articleJohns Hopkins researchers have invented a new class of cancer immunotherapy drugs that are more effective than existing methods at … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchNew Hope for Nerve Regeneration? By Jane Farrell articleAs biologists at the University of California San Diego looked for genes involved in regenerating critical nerve fibers called axons, … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchSome Bacterial Infections Could Benefit from Alternative Therapies By Jane Farrell articleDeveloping alternative therapies for mild infections could slow the spread of antibiotic resistance, a problem that can severely hamper the … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchA Common Cancer Drug and Hearing Loss By Jane Farrell articleScientists have found a new way to explain the hearing loss caused by cisplatin, a powerful drug used to treat … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchA Computer App for Heart Patients By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have developed an app that helps improve heart failure patients’ quality of life and longevity, according to a clinical … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchA New Weapon Against Immune-System Diseases? By Jane Farrell articleAnti-aging proteins are noted for protecting against cancer, neurodegeneration, and cardiovascular disease. One protein may also be beneficial to the … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchA New Technique Reduces Side Effects and Improves Delivery of Chemotherapy Drugs By Jane Farrell articleThere is a new method for delivering chemotherapy nanodrugs that increases the drugs’ bioavailability and reduces side-effects, say researchers from … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchManaging Antibiotics Not Enough to Reverse Resistance By Jane Farrell articleMerely reducing antibiotic use will not be enough to reverse the growing prevalence of antibiotic resistance to some types of … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchCancer Cells and Glucose By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have identified a method that restricts the ability of cancer cells to consume glucose, a key source of energy. … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchKey Strides Being Made in The Battle Against Antibiotics Resistance By Jane Farrell articleResistance to antibiotics is becoming increasingly prevalent and threatens to undermine healthcare systems across the globe. Now, though, scientists appear … Read More→
_ Medical Procedures Medical ResearchThe Cancer Treatment that Causes Malignant Cells to Self-Destruct By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered a compound that causes cancer cells to “commit suicide” –and leave healthy cells alone. The compound, found … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchA "Genetic Timetable" and Your Brain By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered a “genetic timetable” in the brain that is timed so precisely, experts can look at the genes in … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchOff-Hours Snacking Leads to Sun Damage? Maybe By Jane Farrell articleAlthough it may seem bizarre for there to be a connection between off-hours snacking and harmful solar rays, research indicates that … Read More→
_ Medical Research Women's Health and WellnessThe Real Reason Why Female Fertility Decreases After Age 35. It's Not What You Think. By Karina Erdelyi articleAge is the single most important factor affecting a woman’s chances of getting pregnant and delivering a healthy child A … Read More→
_ Medical Research Women's Health and WellnessHere's How Doctors are Moving Beyond Traditional IVF By Karina Erdelyi articleThe first successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF) baby was born almost four decades ago. Since then, IVF has become the gold … Read More→