A novel drug that mimics a naturally occurring molecule found in coffee and blueberries has been developed to treat radiation exposure. Charles R. Yates, Pharm.D., Ph.D., and colleagues Duane Miller, Ph.D., and Waleed Gaber, Ph.D., from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and...
An experimental immune-based therapy more than doubled median survival of patients diagnosed with the most aggressive malignant brain tumor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers reported in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, published online. Median survival in a Phase I clinical trial at...
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup - the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk factors - may only change your estimated disease prediction risk...
Daily doses of a soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing S-equol significantly improved menopausal symptoms, including significantly reducing hot flash frequency after 12 weeks according to a placebo-controlled study in postmenopausal Japanese women published in the peer-reviewed...
The first randomised trial to investigate the use of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) - an antibody-guided drug - for the initial treatment of HER2- (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) positive metastatic breast cancer has shown that it makes a significant difference to the time women live...
Antibiotic use in conventional animal food production in the United States has created public health concern because it has been shown to contribute to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that can potentially spread to humans. A new study, led by Dr. Amy R. Sapkota of the University...
Companies like Google and Zappos.com are famous for their "work hard, play hard" attitudes and friendly work environments, but are their employees healthier too? According to a Tel Aviv University researcher, a positive relationship with your co-workers has long-term health benefits. Dr. Sharon...
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center say there are at least 70 genetic mutations involved in the formation of colon cancer, far more than scientists previously thought. Based on the study, published in the July 2011 Cancer Research (Priority Reports), researchers are suggesting a new...
Pre-eclampsia, which affects approximately 1 in every 20 first time pregnancies, could be prevented if high risk pregnant women started taking a dietary supplement containing L-arginine and antioxidant vitamins during their 20th week of pregnancy, researchers from La Universidad Nacional...
Quietly, Vanderbilt has been the home to one of college basketball's most stable basketball programs in recent years.
Why so quiet, though?
Well, what's kept the Commodores from moving into the elite upper crust is a lack of recent NCAA tournament success. While Vandy has made the NCAAs in...
Quietly, Vanderbilt has been the home to one of college basketball's most stable basketball programs in recent years.
Why so quiet, though?
Well, what's kept the Commodores from moving into the elite upper crust is a lack of recent NCAA tournament success. While Vandy has made the NCAAs in...
higher than the other pedals? Hi
I test drove a manual toyota yaris the other day and noticed that the clutch was positioned much higher than the other pedals. Almost so high you hit your leg on the steering wheel.
I was wondering if this is a normal feature or whether the car i drove has had...
Profectus Biosciences, Inc., a leader in the development of therapeutic and preventive vaccines against infectious diseases and cancers, announced that its GENEVAX™ IL-12 pDNA adjuvant has significantly improved the vaccine-induced response rate in a Phase I clinical study of an experimental DNA...
Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) announced top-line results from a Phase 3 trial evaluating XGEVA(TM) (denosumab) versus placebo in 1,432 men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer. The trial, known as the '147 study, demonstrated that XGEVA significantly improved median bone metastasis-free survival by...
Although survival in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia has improved dramatically in the past few decades, this has not been the case for those who relapse. In a trial that compared the chemotherapeutic agents mitoxantrone with idarubicin in a radically different approach to treatment...
Tasocitinib (CP-690,550) has been found to reduce the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis considerably, as well as significantly improving physical function according to a Phase 3 clinical trial, ORAL Solo (1045), says Pfizer. Tasocitinib, used as a monotherapy - on its own - is an oral...
...due to the release of the S^3? The Symbian's latest OS Symbian^3 is being released this year. I m going to buy Nokia X6. Will the prices of it fall as a result of the release of S^3 ?? Is it good to buy the phone now???
Thanks in advance.